1949 - 1980 Fashion Video

Women's Fashions, Year by Year: 1949 - 1980 by Wallygreeninker When I was a kid, old fashioned movies were shown at school on rainy days...

70's Summery Dresses: on Etsy

Don't you just love these prom and party dresses from the 1970's? What's better than the colorful prints, patterns, ruffles and...

1970's for New Years

Fashion illustrations from 1970's patterns: Two figures: a Butterick pattern (torn number) Two figures with red dress: McCall's 3206...

Generation Gap: Buttons

Is is possible to live without buttons? Well, if you were born after 2000, it may be. Recently one of my students in a beginning design co...

Bonnie Cashin: Turn locks

Bonnie Cashin turn locks are enough to make you want fall weather year round. There's something in that nifty brass setting that really...

Vintage 1970's Long Dresses, go for the MAXI look

When is a long dress not glamorous? One of the best eras for full length in the 20th century was during the 1970's when hemlines fell. ...

Vintage Dresses for Summer that are HOT right now!

1960's shirt dress in a floral silk by McMullen , the original shirt dress inventor: a real American style that is so collectable, as we...

Summer PRINTS on Vintage Dresses

One of the best parts about summer are the dresses. After a winter of jeans, having a chance to change styles in a big way is so much fun. ...

Halter Tops for Summer

Let's face it, we probably have a good 2 months left of summer weather. You still have time to make up some cute summer tops, and THEN y...

Sewing the 70's

Sometimes vintage fashions and sewing patterns can converge in amazing ways. Take for example the 70's yellow dress above. It has that ...

Gangsters from the 1930's

Movies have always inspired fashion girls, and this suit is no exception. Even though "Bonnie and Clyde" would have been a few yea...