Vintage Lane Bryant

[Lady Day]

**achoooo!**
'scuse me...
bump


Rosie?

LD

 

[BegintheBeguine]

I never forget a good thread.

 

[pigeon toe]

I went to a great estate sale a couple of months ago and apparently the husband used to work for the advertising dept of Lane Bryant in the mid-50's. I got a lovely hat box and a few lithographic plates. I'm going to be taking printmaking this fall, so maybe if I have spare time I can print up some of the fashion plates and scan them for you guys!

 

[kamikat]

Wow, those are great! What really stands out is that the styles look quite fashionable. Today's LB catalog (or the newly named WomanWithin) and Roamans may have a couple nice suits or Sunday dresses, but the for the most part, are jeans, frumpy track suits or frumpy knit t-shirt dresses.

 

[epr25]

I had the most wonderful Lane Bryant. I was so disapointed that it was to big for me.

 

[Viviene]

I have two lovely Lane Bryant dresses that are from the 60s in my store and the quality is just beautiful.

 

[anabolina]

Wow, those Lane Bryant dresses from the 50s and 30s are gorgeous and love seeing these dresses on a larger silouette. hmmm, some serious inspiration in these pages.

Did anyone else laught ater looking at the order form? They actually asked for a letter of explanation to order something if you and your husband weren't working full time. I wonder if that had anything to do with the Great Depression.

 

[Adelaidey]

I saw the blue dress in this picture on eBay!!!! I fell in love with it, but it was a bit too big for me, and I'm not proficient enough of a seamstress to attempt to take it in to fit. It was so hard to let it go!

 

[Lady Day]

Thought you ladies might appreciate this page from the VFG on Lane Bryant clothing tags.

LD

 

[imoldfashioned]

I don't know how I missed this the first time around but these scans are great! I especially love how they draw/photograph the clothes on the correct size model so you can actually see how the items looks--none of this nonsense about putting a size 22 dress on a size 12 model the way they do now. I'm hoping for more scans too.

 

[Lady Day]

Bibbitie-Bobittie-Bump.

LD

 

[Lady Day]

My Lane Bryant catalog came.
I literally drooled at some of the coats (one in particular). It was sad.
Ill try and post some images this evening.

LD

 

[Lady Day]

This catalog has the most stylish dresses Ive ever seen. I love that all the models look larger, with their in style cherub faces. Its a great feeling to know that I can fit everything in the catalog. I love it!

I want the coat in the lower left corner *so* bad!

LD

 

[Lady Day]

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[texasgirl]

Wow, such detailing! I'll take one of each please

And I think some of the plus size fashion designers today need to read her letter.

 

[Lauren]

VERY cool! Thanks for posting pics!

 

[Lady Day]

I think this one is great with its sleeve options.

Another with sleeve options but the sleeves are sewn on to a brassiere.

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[Lady Day]

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[Lady Day]

Everything we have ever wondered about the sizing of stockings. Extra size and double size!

Plus the order form. Lane Bryant also did maternity and kids clothes.

LD

 

[pretty faythe]

I love those lace up boots!