*Obnoxious* Vintage Fashions you LOVE

[Amy Jeanne]

 

[~Psycho Sue~]

Perfectly innocent vintage patterns I've turned into obnoxious, eyesore-ific messes:

You can sew any of these for ME! AAAAOOOOOGAH! The sushi bolero..to die for! Would look cute with my 30s cupcake-print KIMONO! :fing28:

 

[exquisitebones]

I am mad LOL-ing at the flamingo dress Amy! that is great!

 

[Lauren]

Helen Kane

COOL! I think I have almost exactly this pair of shoes in my closet lol

 

[Lauren]

More things that give me joy:

A star spangled beach pajama set:

PLAID in 1910's clothing:

Late teens to early 20s suits with flared coats and high neck collars:

MAD 1910s hats:

 

[Lauren]

Oh yeah- and Amy Jeanne, in my sewing lineup in the past I had bell bottom pants with the three stooges faces all over them and a hawaiian sarong dress with pinup girls all over it, so you're not alone in sewing madness
I love what you've done!

 

[SayCici]

Oh she looks wonderful! And I really love the suits, ack.

 

[lolly_loisides]

I *love* this pattern.

 

[Lauren]

Ooh! fun!
It kind of reminds me of the crazy fun beach pajamas of satin that Betty Grable wears in The Gay Divorcee- probably the mad shoulder treatment. These are padded with HUGE piping strips.

Let's Kn-ock Kn-ees.

 

[Miss Sis]

Lauren, this is a great idea for a thread! lol.

I'm not sure I own anything that could be described as *obnoxious* - my tastes are quite subdued! Mad, perhaps, but obnoxious? Hmmmmmm.

(goes away to rifle through wardrobe and ponder)

 

[*martini*time*]

Late teens to early 20s suits with flared coats and high neck collars:

The men in the background of this picture are funny. I bet you they're thinking "who is this woman going to rob?" or, "It's really not that cold out, we're not wearing any fur overcoats."

 

[clubwitsend]

okay...I would totally kill for that umbrella...and the entire ensemble on the right.

 

[Mrs. Merl]

I want that umbrella too!

 

[BeBopBaby]

I totally love wacky late teens/early 20s bathing costumes. Preferably with big bold prints. I saw a picture of one once with a spierweb design on it. Love.

I also really love Mexican souvenier circle skirts. I have one from Acapulco with cliffs and cliff divers painted on it. And another one with sequined aztec temples on it.

And the more ridiculous the novelty print, the more I love it.

Who am I kidding, I really love a lot of the over-top-stuff. I think that's what drew me to vintage in the first place.

 

[zendy]

okay...I would totally kill for that umbrella...and the entire ensemble on the right.

I'd kill far anything in this picture

 

[zendy]

I need these!

MUST BIULD TIME MACHINE!

 

[clubwitsend]

I need these!

MUST BIULD TIME MACHINE!

Gorgeous!!!

It reminds me...skipping farther back in time...when I interned in the costume collection at a museum...the textiles of their evening dresses from the 1870s were CRAZY!!! like the most psychedelic silk patterns that would put the 60s to shame! but in a bustle with dripping beads around every hem...AMAZING.

 

[Lauren]

Oh, I'm totally with you on that. 1870s costumes are NEAT.

It seems I'm always sharing hats in this thread so far. lol
Check out this exhibit on Hats from the V&A. Some of those are just wonderfully silly and out there.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/hats-anthology/the-exhibition/inspiration.html

 

[Lenore]

okay...I would totally kill for that umbrella...and the entire ensemble on the right.

Look what I found, sadly out of stock, at ModCloth.com.

 

[clubwitsend]

Look what I found, sadly out of stock, at ModCloth.com.

Oh, hell, no!!! Ahhh!

Maybe we can petition to bring it back!!