1920's Handmade Lace Wedding Dress

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1930: item #416445
VD079

Exquisite 20's dress, similar to a Boue Soeurs without the label. It's a real confection of handmade lace, embroidery, ribbon-work, and rows of cotton net ruffles, and absolutely beautiful on. Shown over a cream silk slip (not included), it's about a size 6-8, with 15" across the shoulders, 36" bust, 38" hips, and approx. 54" overall length. It has two mends and some very tiny slits on the back organdy panel and some mends in the ruffles. Also there is some re-enforcing under the lace and embroi... Click for details

Edwardian Embroidered Wool Wedding Dress Suit

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1920: item #416444
VS112

This gorgeous vintage Edwardian ensemble is very like a Worth, but without a label. It consists of a long skirt with an attached blouse, and a short bolero jacket, and neckpiece. The details are just amazing, with two kinds of silk floss embroidery on appliqued silk velvet leaves and tendrils, and insets of handmade Irish crochet lace with soutache braid and embroidery and handmade tassels. The wool is in very good condition with only a few very tiny spots near the hem. The entire outfit has be... Click for details

1950's Topflight Rayon Hawaiian Shirt

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #414459
VM026

Bright red vintage 50's Hawaiian shirt in a dazzling abstract fish print. It's a size medium and measures 17" across the shoulders, 44" chest, 46" bottom, and about 27" overall length. The condition is excellent, except for darker red variations {shown in photos} that are difficult to see and do not detract. Vintage Clothing.

50's Rayon Sportop Hawaiian Shirt

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #414453
VM025

Wonderful vintage 1950's Hawaiian shirt with a vivid print of orange, yellow, and white sailboats with lighthouses and dolphins on a green background. A size medium, it measures 17" across the shoulders, 42" chest, 42" bottom, and about 27" overall length. It has two front pockets, and it's in excellent condition except the back left armhole seam has a little fraying and is patched inside the seam.

1950s Rayon Towncraft Hawaiian Shirt

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #413931
VM024

Like a vintage 50's Hawaiian shirt, only with a fantastic print of Mexican scenes, this is a great shirt. Very well made, it has two flap pockets and it's a size medium. It measures 17" across the shoulders, 44" chest, 44" around bottom, and 26" overall length. It's in excellent condition.

Vintage 50's Atomic Print Kramer Shirt VLV

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #413582
VM023

"Glenaire" jazzy cotton barkcloth 1950's shirt in a wild and crazy print. It has elasticized side insets on the bottom hem, and gold flecks throughout the print. A size M, it measures 17" across the shoulders, 44" chest, 40" bottom, and about 23" overall length. The condition is very good, but the top button is missing its' cover {as shown in the photos}. The ultimate modern print, it's a very cool shirt.

50's Rayon "Stradivari" Rockabilly Shirt VLV

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #413509
VM022

A great vintage 50s shirt with a very good label in a soft, subtle plaid of coral, gray and black. The tag says "ML,16-16 1/2", and it measures 19" across the shoulders, 46" chest, 20" inside sleeve length, and approx. 24 1/2" overall length. It's beautifully made with two perfectly matched pockets, and it's in excellent condition.

Vintage 50s Rayon Ricky Rockabilly Hall Jacket VLV

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #413505
VM021

Rare and wonderful 50's "Sportimer" Jacket by Robert Hall. It has dark blue cotton velvet insets on the chest and pockets, on the pocket top trim, and on the front shoulder area and buttons, all on beige and powder blue checked rayon. The back belt buttons are dark blue plastic. It has the great draping quality that is typical of these jackets, and the original lining has a nice iridescence. A size medium, it measures 17" across the shoulders, 40" chest, 36" waist, 17" inside sleeve length, and ... Click for details

Vintage 50's Mexican Circle Skirt

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1960: item #411962
VS111

Great hand-painted fifties Mexican skirt with scenes of Guadalajara buildings, musicians and dancers, with a border of sombreros accented with clear and colored sequins. The colors are bright and vivid reds, oranges, golds, greens, turquoise, purples, and black on a light beige background. The label says "Azteca de Mexico", and the skirt is a small to medium size with the usual adjustable waistband of approx. 27 1/2" and a 30" skirt length. It's in excellent condition, but it has some missing se... Click for details

1920's French Silk Embroidered Tea Apron

Archives: Collectibles: Nostalgia Pre 1930: item #409983
VA023

This is the prettiest vintage 20's tea apron I have ever seen. It has many beautiful details, such as poppies, wheat and daisies in ribbon work and embroidery, and a fine cotton lace all around the "light as air" silk. Usually these tea aprons are in cotton or organdy, with less spectacular embroidery, so this one is a real find for the collector, and it's in excellent condition.