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I also found a 1957 ad for Kitty Carson tapered jeans for "Kiddies--Girls and Ladies."

I found this 1952 ad for Kitty Carson jeans and while it doesn't mention E&W, other items in the same ad note that they were made by E&W.

Hi Mia and welcome, If you post a picture of the bag and a close photo of the label we may be able to help. ...Oops...Carrie, you are mighty speedy on those keys.

Thank you all for the kind comments about the dress...and thanks to Maggie for chuckling at my poor attempt at humor. I didn't want to be doing a Show and Tell, but...here is one other Trigere dress from there that I thought was nicer than much of what came from the collection at that estate...

Very stylish mixer! I love the stars, too.

GoldenAge, How nice that you have that original box and great instruction book, too...BUT you sent me reeling backwards when I looked at that and immediately thought, "Lord! That's not vintage, is it? I have one that looks almost exactly like that." Getting too old...way too old...:rolleyes:

What a lovely scarf! I am not able to see enough of the flowers to hazard a guess as to what they are and i am running out shortly so I am sorry I don't have time to dig for more information, but here is a nice bit of Web information about the company (and scarves): Scarves -- Jacqmar

A number of years ago I attended and bought from an estate sale in a big old house completely stuffed with designer clothing--and it was wonderful. As my collecting passion is for clothing MUCH older than that 60s-80s clothing, I couldn't even translate the many labels that I found out later...

From October 26, 1965:

From a November 1965 article: "The base of (designer Bert Geiger's) operations on East 7th Street was formerly that of Edith Small, long a designer of finely tailored women's suits, who died last week after a long illness. Her expert pattern maker and other craftsmen are now behind the fine...

From a 1959 article: "It is one thing to study the art of designing by going to art school, working with and learning from dress designers already established, but it is another thing when you have the background and the knack literally 'fall into' the profession. Such is the case of Edith...

A 1956 blurb: "Designer Edith Small of Los Angeles offers this tip on clothes buying. "Look for dresses or suits with hanger appeal," she said. "If a garment looks good on a coat hanger, it's an indication the basic construction is sound." I'd say your suit looks great!

...and this was precisely what my friend proposed in response to the gentleman's question. In absence of any definitive answer (i.e., carved in stone somewhere), I will bow to your collective wisdom. Amanda, I wore veils on my head, too, for church and I readily agree that that may have played...

A few years ago I was giving a talk on the history of hats to an historical society in a nearby community. At the end a gentleman in the audience asked why women's hats (primarily in the 1950s) had veils on the front. The friend who was helping me suggested a reason (to be shared here later)...

The text below the bottom right outfit in this 1962 ad says: "Match plaid and solid combinations featuring full pleated skirts. Chanelle jacket, 3/4 sleeve. Sizes: 3 to 16. Save now! As Chanelle is the first word in the sentence, it is hard to tell whether they mean chanelle-style jacket...

I did a quick look through the databases and the only 1960s ad I found for Chanelle was for a "Chanelle jacket" that was sold by K Mart. I did see other references to a "chanelle style jacket" in an article about nun's clothing. Because of that latter reference, I assume "chanelle" referred to a...

From a 1980 article: "Iris Lingerie, a 50-year-old company that was taken over three years ago by Saramae, a volume manufacturer, keeps prices down by producing everything in its own factories. One is in Puerto Rico, the other in SoHo. "We order the Chinese handkerchiefs and the fabrics two...

While at the museum today I found this 1901 article on a page from something titled The American Queen (a magazine, I assume). Note the ammonia--per vintagepretties' VFG thread about cleaning vintage clothing with ammonia!

Breathtaking photography. Thanks for the link!

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The fencer for her... And for him...Schiap Snuff in a he-man container (another one for me to look for now)...

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Wow! That Succès Fou presentation box and bottle are fabulous! What does the top of the box look like? (I love Valentine's boxes, too)

How wonderful! How tall is it? Do you think it would have been the same size that went inside the fencer? And you said you found it in a thrift shop? Nice find!

Not as far as I know. I never heard the term associated with fencing, but I'll ask the former fencers.

Thank you for finding the great picture of the item. It looks a little scarier there, doesn't it? That might account for its rarity. :hysterical:

Thank you for that link. I went to the Rago site and searched the results, but that was not among them, so I gather it did not meet the reserve. My children were all fencers and I have a very tiny collection of vintage perfume-vial-type pins, necklaces, etc. and would enjoy including that. Now...

I found this in a 1940s Bonwit Teller ad and would like to find one. I gather it is small, went in the lapel, and held a (replaceable?) vial of Schiaparelli perfume. Is it supposed to be a fencer? What would you search for if you were looking for it? Mannequin? Fencer? Dress form?

If you have a special garment you would like to keep and/or preserve, you may find these instructions useful. The link came from a museum list to which I belong: http://www.philamuseum.org/doc_downloads/conservation/hangerInstructions.pdf

They are saying later 40s to me, too. I looked at a few ads for Hannahson shoes and the 50s shoes had a taller, slimmer heel.