De De Johnson: California Casual
De De Johnson was born Delores Henderson in Missouri in 1901 to Mary and Orian Henderson. Mary was just 17 when she married, and…
De De Johnson was born Delores Henderson in Missouri in 1901 to Mary and Orian Henderson. Mary was just 17 when she married, and…
I found this jacket at the flea market a few years ago, and it sat around waiting for me to research it for at least…
Greta Plattry was born Margarete Hutschnecker in Berlin, Germany on February 15, 1909. She married Fredrich Plattring in 1931 and had a daughter, Gabrielle, around 1934. They…
[This post is a continuation of a previous post about the early years of the Lilli Ann company.] By the early 1950s, Lilli Ann designer…
I love California sportswear of the 1940s, and one of the most prominent labels was Graff Californiawear. It was the product of Lena Ceretto and…
Mildred Orrick was born Mildred Boykin in West Virigina in 1906. Her father Richard was a preacher, and the family moved across the South from…
I love, love New Orleans. I’ve been there four times and every time I leave I can’t wait to go come back. I’m obsessed with the…
“Quiet Louella Ballerino has created a perfect furor down here. Everybody corners you to ask, ‘Have you seen Ballerino’s things?’ — so of course, everybody…
[Author’s note: I initially wrote this post in January 2015, but I lost a lot of images when I switched hosts, and I felt like…
In the late 1930s and early 40s, a popular silhouette for beach fashions was a slim torso flaring to a short skirt, as seen in…