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De De Johnson: California Casual

November 19, 2019

  De De Johnson was born Delores Henderson in Missouri in 1901 to Mary and Orian Henderson. Mary was just 17 w[...]

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Hansi Originals

March 28, 2019

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 a[...]

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Lilli Ann: The 1950s

April 4, 2017

[This post is a continuation of a previous post about the early years of the Lilli Ann company.] By the early 1950s[...]

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label from a Janice Milan dress by Mildred Orrick
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Mildred Orrick

March 10, 2017

Mildred Orrick was born Mildred Boykin in West Virigina in 1906. Her father Richard was a preacher, and the family mov[...]

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Louella Ballerino

August 10, 2016

“Quiet Louella Ballerino has created a perfect furor down here. Everybody corners you to ask, ‘Have you seen Balle[...]

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Dorothy O’Hara

July 14, 2016

[Author's note: I initially wrote this post in January 2015, but I lost a lot of images when I switched hosts, and I f[...]

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Don Loper

March 8, 2016

For a serious Hollywood designer, there is a surprising dearth of information about Don Loper. A lot of people know h[...]

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Lilli Ann princess coats

December 9, 2015

I find markets fascinating. I think it's interesting how things become valuable and why, the cycles that trends and ob[...]

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L’Officiel & The Californian archives for your viewing pleasure

September 29, 2015

You know how sometimes you discover something that's actually public knowledge, but you feel like it's too good to be[...]

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personal style

Wedding season: what to wear?

September 7, 2015

Every fall since I turned 30, I've noticed that September begins a string of nuptial celebrations that lasts until Nov[...]

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I’m Jessica,
I’m Jessica,

I’m Jessica,

and I love old things, the history they carry and the opportunity for us to act as caretakers of that history. I write about the designers, labels, shops and historic trends that created the clothing we, as vintage enthusiasts, love to wear.

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Graff Californiawear

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From the Shop

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50s/60s Cape And Dress Set In Navy And Green Silk

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Irene Bury Coral Linen Asymmetric Dress

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1950s Claire McCardell Cotton Lace Dress

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Mary Dean 1940s Striped Jersey Dress

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1950s Claire McCardell Sheer Shirtwaist

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