Casablanca -The VFG Fashion Parade for the week of September 12th

carla rey

carla rey

VFG Member

Casablanca

It has been 80 years since Casablanca was made - time to celebrate this iconic film! Inspired by Orry-Kelly's costumes, our VFG members show their best Casablanca-worthy fashion this week with tailored suits, elegant hats and chic eveningwear.
 
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I have some patterns that I think would fit well with the general look:
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1940s dress pattern McCll 6937

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1940s jacket pattern Simplicity 1219

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1940s raincoat pattern Ringier g36888

From my sold archives:
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1940s dress pattern Simplicity 1684
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1940s coat pattern Vogue 4537
 
From our Vintage Merchant archives, I could imagine Lisa (Ingrid Bergman) wearing this gorgeous dark floral dress:

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This women's fedora will be listed soon. I can totally see Ingrid Bergman wearing it.
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Or this one, with a shallower crown, listed at MagsRags.net. Click on the photo to see more.
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Also at MagsRags.net, a pinstripe jacket bust/waist 46/41".


This houndstooth jacket from Emanuelle Khan is 80s, but has the Look.


And Ilsa would need sensible but stylish shoes to run from the Nazis. This pair is leather, embossed with a faux alligator finish.
 
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Vintage 1940s-50s Colby Black Wool Felt Picture Hat Open Crown

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Vintage 1940s Ladies Suit Jacket and Skirt Burgundy Gabardine By Renee Frank

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Vintage 1930s-40s Natural Straw Hat Famous Barr Co St. Louis

My Vintage Clothes Line on Rubylane
https://www.rubylane.com/shop/myvintageclothesline
 
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