Ladies show us your best.

[elsewhere]

Strangely, although I sell vintage I don't actually have many pictures of me IN it!

I have only this one.. and it's not much at that. Modern skirt w/ 50's hot pink mohair sweater with abalone buttons...(plus husband & child) :

EDITED--- oh... and here I'm with my best friend/Maid of Honor. Over my 40's style (but modern) wedding dress I'm wearing a 40's black velvet cape with ermine trim.

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

What we really need to see is some vintage swimsuit action.

 

[Matt Deckard]

What we really need to see is some vintage swimsuit action.

This thread was not started for swimsuit shots, This is for dressy, not leisure attire... Cream of the crop. Thanks for the pics Elswhere I like the wedding dress, do you have any more pics?

 

[elsewhere]

I have TONS of pics of the wedding.. but didn't want to bore everyone.

Not a whole lot of real vintage. Vegas wedding at the Tropicana Chapel which is a lovely tropical bamboo chapel. Elvis did the honors. Not fat 70's jumpsuit Elvis.. but pompadored 50's Rock & Roll Elvis. He was fun and made everyone laugh.. but he was also very heartfelt & appropriate. Not a cheesy wedding at all. Plus... he played guitar while my DH's daughter sang "Love Me Tender" as I walked down the aisle.
I asked the bridesmaid's to wear black "Cocktail" dresses & I supplied them with vintage brooches. Groomsmen wore all black as well and we provided sharkskin ties that coordinated with the bridesmaids brooches.
This was a wedding on a tight budget! But I think it turned out well.

All in all it turned out "vintage-ish". Certainly had a vintage flavor... but there wasn't a whole lot of actual vintage. I tried for MONTHS to find an actual vintage wedding dress.. but to no avail. The one I did find, however, I fell in love with immediately. It really had a great 40's Hollywood glamour to it. Not bad for a modern dress, I think.

Anyway.. for those with time to kill, here are a ton more wedding pics
http://www.elsewherevintage.com/weddingpics.htm
&
http://wicked23.com/clips/wedding/

 

[Lauren]

LOVE your icon, and wonderful cape!

 

[elsewhere]

LOVE your icon, and wonderful cape!

Thanks
The cape has a matching skirt, too. Someday I'll actually get it listed on my site.

As for my avatar... I love that picture! When you say "Joan Crawford", most people get the later 40's "Mommy Dearest" image in their heads. In her earlier years she wasn't like that at all. She was so glamourous and STRONG!

 

[Harry Marlowe]

Classy,Classy, Classy

Boy, I wish we would get some of the dames walking into our gigs. It would really class-up the joint. Maybe they could show some of the locals how to dance too.....a tip of the hat to beauty.
Harry

 

[rubyredlocks]

Harry-
Let me know if you ever make it to Dallas.I might be able to get a small group together.A few dancers for sure.

 

[Vanessa]

New here as well, but ran across this thread & thought I'd give it a picture-go. . .

 

[Matt Deckard]

M

Beautiful!

 

[Chad Sanborn]

You ladies all look lovely!

Chad

 

[scotrace]

Oh my gosh - GLOVES

That's a beautiful gown, and gloves... a weakness of mine. Beautiful!

 

[Biltmore Bob]

I think this is the best looking forum on the net...

 

[Johnnysan]

Two words...

...oh, my.

 

[Matt Deckard]

bump.

 

[fortworthgal]

I know I'm late to this thread, but...

From a hangar dance:

This must have been at our Meacham dance, in front of Chuckie. This year's dance is gonna be a hoot!

 

[jitterbugdoll]

I remember this thread! Always fun to see what the ladies are wearing

I just purchased this dress from a good friend--it's a 1940s dusty blue rayon decorated with painted blue and pink swallows trimmed in clear sequins:

 

[Wild Root]

fortworthgal, I like your new avatar! So WAASP, it's great! Keep'em Flying, victory is waiting on your wings!

Say Jitterbug, that's a nice dress, you always seem to score such great clothes!

=WR=

 

[maisie]

Great dress Jitterbugdoll!! I love your shoes as well!

 

[jitterbugdoll]

Aw thanks, Root

The dress was a lucky find---my friend was cleaning out some of her extensive collection and parted with one of her more unusual pieces, which I was all to happy to snap up