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I found (mostly classified) ads for Sylvia Rutkins between 1952 and 1963. As you can se here, this 1963 ad asserts that Sylvia Rutkins sold "Better ladies' dresses, coats & suits." A 1961 article notes that a designer's sweaters "are available in New York at Sylvia Rutkins, 520 Madison Avenue...

Wow...another lovely find. I found a number of ads for Isabelle Allard (one from 1988 and the rest from 1990s through the 2000s) and the prices seemed to range from $1000 (USD) to over $4000, so I think you are correct that they were not cheap when they were new.

How very pretty. I have some similar ones and I believe they are belt buckles.

GREAT dress, sketch, and Barbie.

How absolutely exciting and wonderful for you! A great story and a fantastic find. CONGRATULATIONS!

The story of this gown is fascinating and how rewarding for you to see the splendid result of your rescue.

I hope you don't mind that I e-mailed the photos of this lovely brooch to my antique-jewelry expert friend Janet Zapata as I was curious about the thing on the back pin. I asked if she knew what it was and she replied: "Nice brooch with transparent enamel over the engraved design. It dates to...

Thank you for the additional information. You may be on target with the accessories--and more--as I kept digging and found a 1987 article that said: "Renoma of Paris sculpted womanly shaped dresses and suits, with knee-baring skirts, strong shoulders and fitted waists." I had only searched...

How absolutely wonderful those are! I am off to look at the Smithsonian's collection...

A couple of additional observations about Renoma... Every single reference I saw to his store and fashions seemed to indicate that it was a place for men's fashions. I read references to the fact that young men were flocking there for their fashions and a 1967 article about French stores said...

I can't authenticate the bag, but French designer Maurice Renoma is apparently the 'Renoma' of your bag. I enjoyed seeing these designs of his.

Fabulous, indeed!

Thank you <u>very</u> much for that great link. I assume from the way the PDF is constructed (four identical blocks of text; "Use this list to send messages...") that it is intended to be used with children, so I am going to give one to each of the children. Even though they may be non-reading...

All this week I am visiting one of our local elementary schools to talk about small aspects of Victorian life. The art teacher is doing related projects with each grade and on Wednesday I am supposed to talk to the kindergartners about the history of fans. I have a small assortment of...

Oh to have a body that could wear something like that sweater/ski thing... And I think I gasped when I saw the babies-in-cellophane and laughed out loud at the reflecting shoe. Maybe it was an urban legend that flew around Catholic schools, but I heard ominous warnings not to wear black patent...

\"Just Married\" vintage Not a vintage wearable, but a sweet vintage kitchen potholder that was likely someone's homemade wedding gift. Isn't it sweet?

Thank you for the kind words about the shoes. They are by Ramon Tenza...and look at his silver elephant heels here (page two). Ooooo, do I covet them.

After Jonathan shared his excellent idea for acid-free photo storage boxes from Michael's craft store, I went there this afternoon to get some--and was delighted to find them on sale for only about $2.69 each. As I photographed shoes prior to storing them in the box (so I can put the photo on...

What a great find! I found a 1957 ad for the hat, for you:

I agree that the label on your lovely dress looks older, but this excerpt from a 1984 article seems to underscore the 1980s attribution: "Princess Katalin zu Windisch-Graetz has become a major shareholder in Jerry Silverman, Inc., and was named president and chief executive officer, in a move...

Here are additional instructions for making the belt loops. I would like to just note that you don't pull the needle through each time (until the last loop); you are just pulling the thread through, to create another loop, then pulling it to tighten the former loop. And those two different...

In a reference to a DELAWARE church, I found: "By reason of his wife's health he resigned in 1905, and was succeeded by Rev. A. E. Clay. It would explain the connection between a Wilmington hat store and Rev. Clay.

In a 1941 article about a Revolutionary War-time Wilmington tavern building: OLDEST HAT STORE--Down about 50 feet and in the same building is the oldest hat store in America, that is the oldest hat store still in business. Its proprietor is 80-year old Albert DuBell, who took over the business...

I found a second (1974) California reference to Tamara's: "The fashions were from Tamaras in Northridge" and from a 2004 California obit: "Borek, Anna Rose Passed away April 14, 2004. She was born June 3, 1929 in San Pedro, and was a lifetime resident. Mrs. Borek was employed by Tamara's...

I just found a 1970 Ontario, California newspaper article about a burglary at Tamara's Dress Shop, so I think you are correct about it being a store label. So, is Ontario Calif in southern California?

Leisa, I am so sorry you lost Mz. Bunny and I hope you are comforted by the fact that she had a wonderful life with you and you were able to make the end as comfortable as possible, too.

I just did a super-fast search, in only one database, for Ber-Sell ads and the only ones I found were 1948-1952.

Sorry for the dribbles and drabs... A 1952 ad for a fashion show noted that the dresses were "Designed by Lois Zagri of the Couture House of Zagri, Inc."

I found other references to Zagri fashions from about 1946 (a wedding gown) to about 1952. GREAT suit BTW!

A 1947 NY Times article about fall fashion collections noted that: "Zagri also shows a becoming suit of 1920 whose slim black skirt is topped by a novelty black and white backdipping jacket. A wide tuxedo collar is open near the bottom pocket-wise for holding the jacket snug about the hips."...