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  • More Norell love, can anyone guess the year? “The jersey tube—not the tunnel under the Hudson, but the new twelve-hour, four-season fashion … This short-sleeved, collarless tube-dress is of black Rodier wool jersey. Traina-Norell design. Sizes 10 to 18. It’s $110 at Bonwit Teller; Nan Duskin; I. Magnin.” Photo by Kay Bell, circa… what do you think? (Surprise: it’s 1944! Nearly $1600 could have bought a lot of war bonds) // #everydayvintage #30daysofvintagestyle #vintageinspiration #trainanorell #vintagestyle
  • A little autumn inspiration from Norman Norell, circa 1957: “We like this new silhouette by Traina-Norell… the plaid tunic belted and flared above a slender skirt… exclusive with I. Magnin” ⏳ (And if you like this silhouette too, it reminds me of this ensemble from @millstreetvintage) // #trainanorell #norell #1950sfashion #vintageinspiration #30daysofvintagestyle
  • Nearly 14 years ago I saw this wiry puppy on the shelter kill list and both of our lives were forever changed. Thank you for everything, sweetest silliest boy. (Portrait by @lisadraws which might be my next tattoo)
  • “Something new has been added, to make you covet another Trikskirt! 5 cute buttons to be worn smartly with placket in front, on side or in the back! Add Trikskirt’s clever penchant for ‘repleating’ its 20 tuck-gores on the hanger, in drawer or handbag… and lady you’ve really got something! Name your colors and take your choice!” I’ll take Forest Green, please. Ad copy from various 1943 newspapers advertising the skirt I’m wearing from @fabgabs, along with a blouse from @revellecollection and a thrifted Land’s End 90s linen blazer. // #ootd #vintagestyle #1940sfashion #koretofcalifornia
  • According to his family, the Trikskirt was invented in 1941 by Arthur Heyman, whose wife Bess sold the patent to Joe Koret in 1943 (though the Trikskirt was being advertised under the Koret name by the fall of 1942). The Korets made a fortune with the design, arguably the most popular among their similar styles like the Swurlskirt and the Pleetskirt. Koret initially offered the Trikskirt with or without a drawstring, with button or zipper closure, but in the next three decades the drawstring would become a signature feature of the Trikskirt. Swipe to see a Koret Trikskirt advertisement from The Lamar Democrat, November 1942; Swurlskirt as seen in Mademoiselle, October 1942; Pleetskirt from the Brownsville Herald, February 1945 // #koretofcalifornia #1940sfashion #wartimefashion #fashionhistory
  • Fall inspiration, 1939 🍂🍁📚 Photo by Toni Frissell // #1930sfashion #1940sfashion #vintagestyle #vintageinspiration
  • I have a new piece up @thevintagewomanmagazine with six self-care tips (that go beyond brushing your hair for 20 minutes twice a day 🙅🏻‍♀️) from postwar beauty columns. As my day job has pretty much consumed my life for the last few months, self-care has been more than a buzzword for me and more like strategies to try and stay sane and grounded. Give it a read and hopefully find something that sticks for you. Follow @thevintagewomanmagazine to check it out 💆🏻‍♀️💅🏾🧖🏽‍♀️🛀🏼💤
  • “Back into focus for fall with summer left far down the line as MLLE’s cover girl arrives in the fashion foreground in an American dress with a lean-hipped American silhouette designed by Claire McCardell on the home front. It’s sheer wool with dolman sleeves and a harlequin plaid skirt, about $25. The matching plaid off-the-head bonnet by Alice May, $8.94.” Photo by Paul D'Ome for Mademoiselle, September 1940 // #1940sfashion #clairemccardell
  • Sorry, L.A., it does not in fact get any better than post-rain mornings in New Orleans

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