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Matching funds AND Amanda found the new smilies! It's going to be a great day. :dancecat:

Yes please, let's get that matching $300! That's a pile of cash from one generous person!

Wow, that is pretty incredible! I think I'd call that rows of decorative horizontal blind tucks.

I did a quick search on newspapers.com , which of course requires a yearly subscription, so unless you had that you wouldn't see this. She won the Student Designer of the Year Award from Parsons Critics Award Show in 1975. Lam came to NYC from Hong Kong in 1972, worked in the design rooms of...

Hi Lauren— The simplicity and elegance says 90s to me.

I'm sure you know Shock and Awe right?

Red tulle, lace and taffeta strapless dress Quilted cotton sateen circle skirt Rayon chiffon and satin dress Flower print cotton pique circle skirt dress Plaid silk organza

OMG that's good Abby!

I'm under the spell of black hats I guess— 50s Cocktail Hat—Black Velvet with Feather Fringe by Veeda Louisa 50s Wide Brim Black Velvet New Look Hat with Leaf Decoration - Lazarus Cincinnati 50s Black Beaded Lace Veiled Cocktail Hat 50s Black Velvet Hat with Feather Plume 50s Small...

It was a dark and stormy night in the hills of Madagascar. A spider the size of a human hand eats her puny male counterpart for lunch. Her web is a thing of legend, a sort of Shangri-La silk of gold. Into this scene come spider harvesters, 80 men and women trained to gather the huge female...

Many thanks to Francis of @Marzilli_Vintage for this helpful guide to gemstone types written for our blog. Not being a jewelry expert, I find this very helpful! https://vintagefashionguild.org/blog/gemstones-natural-synthetic-simulants-and-treated/

I can't see any mention of Feiner Fashions prior to 1946, and the items it made were purely clothes to wear in the home: house dresses, dusters, robes, house coats, loungewear—that sort of thing. I have to say that a yearly subscription to newspapers.com is a real advantage for searching...

It looks like the company made this sort of classic outdoor mens clothing from around 1932. https://fashionbooksmilano.tumblr.com/post/652635465627877376/alaska-sleeping-bag-company-fall-winter-1969 https://www.biblio.com/book/alaska-sleeping-bag-company-outfitters-active/d/1406578865 I...

Julie Ann, I put together our Fabric Resource and there are a lot of close ups in there. If you haven't, give it a look! And ask questions. :) https://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource Being from the U.S. I am much more comfortable using rayon as the term. I don't feel right saying...

There are several new holiday cards in our Zazzle shop, and all our cards are 50% off with the code WEEKOFTREATS As always, please remember to use our referral address to make any purchase (from any shop) on Zazzle, as this earns the VFG a little extra...

It is beautiful! I wish I could find when the Royal Warrant came off the Aquascutum label.

Caroline, what a great lot of memories! I know what you mean about 'vintage'—just the word gives me the chills.

Hi Lesley! :hiya: Thanks for stopping by—it's good to have you here!

Rayon is a generic name for a group of fabrics made from cellulose. Viscose Rayon is rayon made by the viscose process. It can be called by either viscose or rayon. The name rayon was first used in 1924 in the U.S. In Europe, viscose was adopted as the name of the fabric itself. The U.S...

You made me do some more research Marian, and I am discovering that in some parts of the world acetate is called acetate rayon and rayon is viscose rayon. They can also be blended in the viscose process. Rayon and acetate were once under the same name, and it wasn't until 1953 that they were...

Previously sold items: A harvest print cotton skirt Another fruity print, and I believe this is one of the Associated American Artist prints. MS, I had a dress in that same great scarecrow print.

50s Black Leaves Whimsy Veil Hat 40s Tilt Doll Fedora Style Hat Black Felt and Veil - Model by Toni California 40s Silky Blue Pajama Lounge Pants Tapered Wide Leg The majorette top is available here.

First the basics: From the mid 1930s to the late 1960s, a number of protein-based wool-like fibers were developed and manufactured. Azlon is the generic name for a fiber made from regenerated protein. The main sources were mainly soy, peanuts, corn and milk. During WWII, skim milk was not...

Oh, so charming! Great find! It does look like cotton organdy and 1930s to me.

When I say as far as I can tell, I mean it isn't in the reference books.

I asked the same question, about cold rayon. As far as I can tell, it isn't a fabric type, but probably more the feel of a simple plain-weave rayon. I don't think I've seen the term liquid rayon being used, but I'd guess it's the same idea. Smooth plain-weave rayon is cool, smooth and very...

That is the type that is hard to guess from appearance, and even in a burn test these two are somewhat similar. I know you don't like the burn test Victoria, but here's a pretty strong difference in burning: The polyester will give off some black smoke and the nylon won't. The melted and...

Thank you Lynne—I had not known of Willie Kay.

That's a great point Jonathan. There were a few years of nylon stocking production before the war effort halted that in 1942. Then you were supposed to turn over any used silk or nylon stockings for reuse in parachutes among other things. Deena Clark, Civilian Defense (right), and Tech...

50s Black Taffeta Designerly Full Skirt Dress 40s Black Wool Tyrolean-style Hat with Veil by Needlepoint by Everitt 40s Black Rayon Crepe Dress with Sequined Sleeves and Hem 1940s New York Creations hat