Show us your favourite vintage dresses!

[Black Dahlia]

Hello ladies!

I don’t see this thread here yet, so thought ‘why not start it.’ I’d love to see your favourite frocks, day time dresses, evening wear, any era! Please post so we can all admire.

Below, two of my favourites.

1950s day dress, bought new with tags!

1940s dress I love, 40s cardy with fur trim

More to post later. Can't wait to see yours!
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[KittyT]

There is a similar thread here but I don't remember what it's called :-/

EDIT:

I know there was another one, but I still can't find it. I remember a photo that someone posted there, but I can't remember who either.

 

[Black Dahlia]

Kitty, oops... If anyone remembers, and let's me know...I'll delete this one. Don't want to clog up the forum with repetitive threads!

Thanks for posting the thread Kitty! Seeing as it was created in 2006, and no one has replied since, I'll just leave this newly created dress thread.

Cheers
BD

 

[Lauren]

There's also this one.
Ladies Show Us Your Best

Love your outfits, Black Dahlia!

 

[KittyT]

There's also this one.
Ladies Show Us Your Best

Love your outfits, Black Dahlia!

THAT's the one I was thinking of!

 

[Black Dahlia]

Thank you Lauren; I love the outfit in your profile pic. Gorgeous!

Thank you both, I'm off to check out that thread. Amazing photos there, though no one has posted in a long time either.

Hopefully, some ladies out there will show the rest of us their favourite dresses!

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[Deleted member 12480]

Alright - it may not have actually arrived yet but if it fits like it should then this will be my favourite.

(i have a very small, beginner collection!)

 

[Black Dahlia]

Alright - it may not have actually arrived yet but if it fits like it should then this will be my favourite.

(i have a very small, beginner collection!)

I love it! It's a great piece for day wear. Great for work even, depending on where you work.

 

[Black Dahlia]

Two of my other favourites. This first one was from my Mom's collection (she is a long time collector and ran an antique store specializing in vintage clothes/jewelery in our house).

I got this one at a yard sale.

 

[Claudette]

I'm an absolute sucker for blue floral prints and stripes. Black Dahlia, you and your dresses look gorgeous!

 

[Black Dahlia]

I'm an absolute sucker for blue floral prints and stripes. Black Dahlia, you and your dresses look gorgeous!

Thank you Claudette; I hope you'll show us some of your favourites!

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[Claudette]

So here are my two faves. I don't wear my dresses that often, as they aren't practical for my everyday activities. However, when I do wear them, I feel like I am on top of the world! Both were bought on etsy.

This is my all time favorite dress... for now... my mom bought me a vintage dress to wear to my high school graduation, and it hasn't come in the mail. I don't wear a lot of pink, but this dress is so sweet!

This dress is a close second. I absolutely love the blue color and matching blue velvet bow.

 

[Deleted member 12480]

I love it! It's a great piece for day wear. Great for work even, depending on where you work.

i work at school lol and i have to wear uniform


those dresses are lovely, ladies i'm an envious of that coral pink-y one!

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

My all-time favourite dress:

It's a house dress, and it's built almost like a dressing gown, wrapping at the front with two ties. I have to add a safety pin to make sure it stays closed. But I love it - rickrack, ruffles, huge oriental-ish crysanthamum/peony print, tiers for interest... there was no way I was going to wear this one just round the house! It was deadstock too, and sadly it's now starting to fade a bit from washing, but I try to look after it well so it will last a lifetime!

 

[Black Dahlia]

Claudette, both of your dresses are gorgeous! Where did you get them? They are truly lovely.

Annie, oh well there's always time for play! I work at a university, so don't wear my vintage dresses often to work.

Fleur, an amazing outfit head to toe!

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[Miss Golightly]

This dress is a close second. I absolutely love the blue color and matching blue velvet bow.

That's a beauty - very similar to one of my favourites that I'll be wearing tonight! :

 

[Amy Jeanne]

I only own a few real vintage dresses. This is almost all of them lol.

This belonged to my great grandmother.

I don't care if this is 70s and made of nasty-ish polyester -- it's beautiful. I found it at Salvation Army.

On the "sale" rack at a poncy "antique" shop. It was my size, price was in the single digits, IT WAS MINE!

My wedding dress. I researched the Union number on the tag and I'd date this at approximately 1959.

I only wear the last one from time to time. I have two other 1950s wiggle dresses, also, which I wear quite a bit to work. They're kinda plain, though. These ones are by far the prettiest.

 

[Helysoune]

My all-time favourite dress:

It's a house dress, and it's built almost like a dressing gown, wrapping at the front with two ties. I have to add a safety pin to make sure it stays closed. But I love it - rickrack, ruffles, huge oriental-ish crysanthamum/peony print, tiers for interest... there was no way I was going to wear this one just round the house! It was deadstock too, and sadly it's now starting to fade a bit from washing, but I try to look after it well so it will last a lifetime!

Absolutely love it! Isn't it funny how what once was considered a housedress is now actually very dressed up?

 

[Black Dahlia]

I only own a few real vintage dresses. This is almost all of them lol.

This belonged to my great grandmother.

My wedding dress. I researched the Union number on the tag and I'd date this at approximately 1959.

Amy...WOW! Your great grandmother's dress is amazing! I quite like the yellow 60s number too, and ADORE your wedding dress. Love the material/pattern.

 

[Salsanadia]

I wear this often:

Have to find more events where I can wear this.

and for this dress: