Vintage Lane Bryant

[kamikat]

I won my first LB catalog, from 1955. I'll post some pics as soon as it arrives.

 

[23SkidooWithYou]

Congrats!

I can't wait to see the pics. When I see these Curvy+ Fashionistas from decades gone by, I'm reminded of the M&M Christmas commercial where they bump into Santa...."Ahhhh, they DO exist!"

 

[dgenevieve]

I had no idea Lane Bryant had been around so long until I bought a vintage dress with their label (best estimate is 1960s, based on this label guide someone posted earlier):

Sorry I haven't taken any photos of me wearing it yet! These are the photos from the listing when I bought it. lol My only thing is the fabric isn't very nice. I saw the pictures and thought it would be sort of satiny (maybe it was at some point in time!) but it ended up being sort of scratchy. Ah well, such are the perils of online shopping!

 

[Lady Day]

From the WInter 35-36 catalog. Ive posted more on my blog.

*brace yourself, the images are quite large.*

LD

 

[kamikat]

This just arrived today! I plan on uploading more pics tomorrow

 

[Lady Day]

OH! NRA book.

SO JEALOUS!!!!!


LD

 

[kamikat]

Since it's a lot of pics, you can see the whole set on my Flickr site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12275674@N08/sets/72157623467391873/
I think I finally found my look! I want a whole wardrobe of the outfit on the left

 

[kamikat]

 

[kamikat]

 

[Lady Day]

I think I finally found my look! I want a whole wardrobe of the outfit on the left

I love that look. Thats why I adore the 30s, the clean sophisticated styles, droooll...

LD

 

[23SkidooWithYou]

Can anyone help with vintage Lane Bryant sizing charts?

I see items described as a "size E" or some other letter. I'm particularly interested to know what years LB relied on letter sizing. If anybody has a chart or a link to one, I'd love to see it. When I Googled, all I got were pantyhose sizes.

Thanks!

 

[Lady Day]

23,
You might want to contact LB directly. They may have more info.

Scannie goodness! More will be on the blog soon...

I would sell my first born (if I had one) for those shoes in the lower right. *swoon*

Playsuit! There are also some swimsuits in the catalog too! So cute!

LD

 

[kamikat]

Thanks for scanning the pics! To my eye, the ladies look much more matronly than in the 1935 catalog. I'm trying to figure out what it is: are the models bigger or do the slim lines of the 1935 styles just make the models look slimmer?

 

[Lady Day]

I actually think the models are larger. Maybe reader feedback?

Their faces are wider/rounder, and they seem to be very rectangle shaped. No real waist to speak of. I know that look was a big in the 20s and early 30s, I guess the transition to a more shapely look has not happened yet.

LD

 

[kamikat]

I finally got around to uploading pics from the one I got back in the fall. This is Jan/Feb 1955

 

[kamikat]

I love the jeans in this one!

This is the only stocking in this catalog. I find that odd, since my 1935 catalog had a couple pages of stockings.