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[Lady Day]

I WON THIS!!!!

A 79 page Lane Bryant catalog from 1932!!!!
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
AND it was only $23. *pant* pant* *pant*

LD

 

[vintage_jayhawk]

Lady Day, that is great! Can we expect some cool scans???

 

[zendy]

Waoh! What a score LD!

 

[Lady Day]

Lane Bryant catalogs are NEVER on eBay and on a whim I decided to search and there it was, two hours left and *no* bids!

I was so nervous that I would get sniped (I did) but I prevailed! I prevailed (you have no idea how happy I am)!

Im gonna be buried with it.
*happy dance* *happy dance*
LD

 

[Bombshell Becca]

Wow Lady Day!!! :eusa_clap
I remember you had scaned some pages from other catalogs, what thread was that in?

 

[Emer]

Not techinically vintage, but these shoes made my heart sing.

They're from Sofft shoes and they're modeled after Victorian shoes.

 

[Inky]

I shall never need another chiffon/nylon scarf in my lifetime!

A lot of 47 chiffon scarves, one white triangle hair net, and 2 of the most interesting black nylon turban things that I shall try to photograph later - would be a snap to make (they are modern - they have velcro) at a cost of 0.57 U.S. per scarf!

oh yes, there will be hair do's and neck scarves and scarves on purses, oh my!

This is just a few of them - it's amazing how much room 50 scarves takes up, lol.

 

[shepkatt]

Fabulous Bronze Satin Dress

Received this yesterday.. Fits perfectly and it is FABULOUS! Whoohooo

 

[LelaViavonie]

I shall never need another chiffon/nylon scarf in my lifetime!

A lot of 47 chiffon scarves, one white triangle hair net, and 2 of the most interesting black nylon turban things that I shall try to photograph later - would be a snap to make (they are modern - they have velcro) at a cost of 0.57 U.S. per scarf!

oh yes, there will be hair do's and neck scarves and scarves on purses, oh my!

This is just a few of them - it's amazing how much room 50 scarves takes up, lol.

OOOOOOOHHHHH Inky.. I have been lookin high and low for scarves to put in my hair.. now that you mention it.. Im going to have to check Ebay..

 

[Antje]

I shall never need another chiffon/nylon scarf in my lifetime!

A lot of 47 chiffon scarves, one white triangle hair net, and 2 of the most interesting black nylon turban things that I shall try to photograph later - would be a snap to make (they are modern - they have velcro) at a cost of 0.57 U.S. per scarf!

oh yes, there will be hair do's and neck scarves and scarves on purses, oh my!

This is just a few of them - it's amazing how much room 50 scarves takes up, lol.

Inky, wooooowwwww, so great all those scarves, have fun with them

 

[Antje]

Not techinically vintage, but these shoes made my heart sing.

They're from Sofft shoes and they're modeled after Victorian shoes.

Those are adorable shoes!

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

I shall never need another chiffon/nylon scarf in my lifetime!

A lot of 47 chiffon scarves, one white triangle hair net, and 2 of the most interesting black nylon turban things that I shall try to photograph later - would be a snap to make (they are modern - they have velcro) at a cost of 0.57 U.S. per scarf!

oh yes, there will be hair do's and neck scarves and scarves on purses, oh my!

This is just a few of them - it's amazing how much room 50 scarves takes up, lol.

Oo you lucky thing! I was just thinking I need some more scarves in different colours! What a score!

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

I put a little ad box on my blog a couple of months ago and it's been really great pocket money for me! The funds go into my Paypal... and straight out of my Paypal! I used it to buy this bakelite demi from Etsy:

I really wanted a red swirled bangle that I saw on there months ago, which was huge and chunky and expensive. This is the exact same colour and was less for both together, though the bangle's a smidge narrower. Never mind!

 

[zombi]

fleur - LOVE it!

 

[dgenevieve]

The Golden Dress

I posted over here on the Cleaning Vintage thread (still need advice!) about a dress I was considering buying. I decided to take the plunge (pun intended) and buy it despite the water stain.

Early '40s, I believe?

Here are some detail shots:

You can see the water stain better there. Still crossing my fingers that one of you ladies will have some tips about cleaning/cleaners!

Gorgeous pleats at the waist/hips, and a stunning little "x" shaped self-belt! Too cute!!

Zipper's in good condition, which I'm excited about. Only real issue (other than water stain) is this side seam coming apart a bit. Should be a pretty easy repair, if I can find the correct thread color!

I'm just bonkers over the color, the fit, the rayon fabric, the high v-neck... So thrilled that I was able to buy it... had to do a little haggling due to the stain and seam needing to be repaired.

After I get this lovely gown cleaned up, I'm headed straight to Cicada Club!

I have some questions for you ladies regarding accessories... I believe there's a thread for advice on that, so I'll post there next.

 

[Bombshell Becca]

Lovely dress dgenevieve! I also wanted to say Hi because I am in Ventura!

 

[RebeccaMUA]

Received this yesterday.. Fits perfectly and it is FABULOUS! Whoohooo

This is GORGEOUS! I absolutely love the cut and color!

 

[dgenevieve]

Lovely dress dgenevieve! I also wanted to say Hi because I am in Ventura!

Thanks! Good to meet more people from the 805!

 

[Mojito]

I've had one of the reeling weekends, its been that good...almost beside myself with the vintage gods smiling on me.

Reputed Chanel provenance:

You can read about it here: http://www.vintagefashionguild.org/forums/viewthread.php?tid=63123

and here http://circavintageclothing.com.au/2009/10/14/1920s-chanel-beaded-silk-gown/

And then...a Molyneaux stole:

I'm a bit beside myself, as you can imagine.

 

[cookie]

Of course the Molyneuxs are a famous Irish family decended from the Normans I suspect.