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[MissECP]

Swinggal, this top is just fantastic! Great find, i love it!

 

[Vintage Betty]

Inky, your picture is great. And Swinggal, this is a beautiful dress!

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

It's is snowing here in Idaho so what better way to welcome the next 8-10 months of freeze than with adorable new cloche hat!

YAY hats!

What a lovely hat, Zendy! I have a similar one with a strip of black lace instead of the ribbon, but it's so small, I'm afraid I'm going to pop a seam when I put it on.

 

[Vintage Betty]

This wasn't a purchase, it was a gift. This is from a woman's estate who used to create hats for one of the major department stores in the 1950's, and their store tags are still attached. I received a box of vintage green ribbons, and another box of imported and US hat blanks of felt, fur felt and raffia! WOO-HOO! :eusa_clap I'll get better pics when I can, as I think some of the hat labels actually dated back to the 1920's, and the person who gave them to me agreed.

 

[Lauren]

WOW!!! My husband would flip for these! What an AMAZING gift!

 

[Inky]

wow, vintage betty, just WOW!

 

[AllaboutEve]

Inky - Sorry it's a bit off topic but is there any chance you could post a close up of the lovely swallow pin that you have on in your avatar please, I'm interested in using a similar design for a project I have underway!

Thanks!!!

 

[*martini*time*]

I picked up my bonnet dryer from my sister yesterday (then spent 45 minutes in traffic :rage: ) but i got it home and mixed my lottabody and put one curler on the top of my head. I still have to get used to it. It's pretty loud. It puffs up and i think i look like a total goof, but my lovely man kept telling me i looked like a toadstool and it was really cute. He kept poking the top of it. I'm going to set my hair in some magnetic rollers this satuday and take some pictures. I can't wait!

 

[Jenniferose7]

What a treasure trove Vintage Betty!

 

[sixsexsix]

wow VB! I am green with envy. What a great gift :eusa_clap

 

[Vintage Betty]

Thanks ladies! I appreciate all the comments. Lauren-you have me curious-what would your husband like?? [huh]

Here's a close up of some of the ribbon labels. Note the phone number.

 

[Delia's Gone]

I just won this on ebay It's gold and amber glass.

 

[Lauren]

Oh, my husband has been playing wit hat making for the last year. He's always blocking or steaming or adding ribbons to things- and trolling for vintage blocks and ribbons. You've got an amazing stash there! What a fabulous gift!

 

[Vanessa]

Just won this and whoops I thought it was blue with ivory embroidery, but it's black.

That'll teach me to read the descriptions a little better.

No matter though, it was a steal in either color.

 

[Vintage Betty]

Just won this and whoops I thought it was blue with ivory embroidery, but it's black.

That'll teach me to read the descriptions a little better.

No matter though, it was a steal in either color.

Wow, that's really pretty. I look forward to seeing a picture with you wearing this dress! :eusa_clap

 

[Dutchess]

I just bought this lovely black leather bag (brand: Duel, never heard of it) from a Dutch ebay-like website. For only 7,50 euros (10 dollars?). The silk Pierre Cartier scarf I found in a vintage clothing shop in Tilburg. It has a wonderful print and I think it is an original Cartier. For only 2,50 euros, it's a steal. So happy!

 

[Bombshell Becca]

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I have been looking for a purse like this. Looks like your is in MINT condition!

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Now that a fresh batch of photos is up on flickr, I'll show a few of my acquisitions:
First, the shoes I mentioned in the 1940s thread. They are comfortable, but a little brittle feeling, so I don't know how wise it is to wear them much.

Next, some shoes I bought for my pleading daughter years ago when she had wee feet. These things are small! Maybe a 5 or 5.5. One insole is stamped "Beleganti hand-made" and the other "Mrs. Replagle". There are numbers written in ink on the inside of each strap, and the year, 1959. Sigh. If only I didn't have massive hooves.

Yesterday at the antiques market I picked up this 1928 yearbook for 5 bucks, and the not-quite-so-old leather billfold for a quarter.

A beauty queen from the yearbook (look at that magnificent wave!), and some classic Shuron specs ($5).

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

A couple more things

This zippy bag filled with state and county fair ribbons (nearly 50 of them) from 1946-1949, for 5 bucks:

And a little Max Factor powder box ($3).

 

[zombi]

I LOVE the fair ribbons. Love them. Also the shoes are great -- do you think a cobbler could tell you if they are wearable/need any work or anything?

also that girl's wave is killer!!!