Shifts and Sheaths-the VFG fashion parade for the week of June 12th

carla rey

VFG Member
Shifts & Sheaths

Should she sheath, or should she shift?
Surely she won't give either short shrift

In fifties, sixties, she showcases
In sheaths and shifts, different places:

The waist in sheaths is the showiest spot
While shifts show shins—and nothing taut

Shapely sheaths make sharp shadows,
While short shifts show that knees have values

Schiap, Schnurer, Schrader, Shaheen
All made sheaths and shifts umpteen

Whether you shop, shimmy or sell shells by seashores
Shirk neither sheaths nor shifts from VFG stores!
 
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Psychedelic Silk Sleeveless Shift Dress Vintage 1960s Unworn

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Silk Sleeveless Hippie Mod Shift Dress

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All photos are clickable links

At MagsRags.net:

a late 50s silk sheath with faux peplum waist treatment from Teri Jr by Jerry Miller of California
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Also late 50s to early 60s, this sheath is silk shantung in a rich shade of purple, and a rare XL size


On Etsy, a 70s jersey shift dress in a vibrant floral print
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Another 70s shift dress by Travel Talk, this time in a geometric op art print
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And finally, a late 50s to early 60s wiggle dress sheath by Georgia Bullock
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This rose print sheath was custom made in the 1990s out of 1950s vintage fabric. It has a wide cut neckline in front, while being deeply cut in the back. Now available at The Vintage Merchant.

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Late 1950s fitted sheath shift high waisted dress pattern
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A 1960s vintage sheath dress pattern with bust interest
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1960s slim dress and coat ensemble pattern
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1960s shift dress with an alternate novelty panel
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From my sold archives.
A fun Mexican novelty print shift dress
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