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Looks great!

Vintage magician's trick scarf. The audience would only see the colored ribbons in the corner, then sleight-of-hand would "transform" them into this scarf.

Fringed and studded deerskin riding skirt.

Rick says they had a company store that sold jackets, hats, coffee cups, model planes, and other things with the McDonnell Douglas logo. He thinks that's where your scarf may have come from.

My husband started working for McDonnell Douglas in the 1980's, and he doesn't remember any event where something like that was given out. Can you show a picture of the planes that are on the scarf? That may be a clue as to when it was made.

The "Made in El Salvador " makes me think this was made later. There was clothing exported from there during the 1960's but it was made from locally grown cotton, not polyester.

Jonathan, do you still want this? If so, send me your address and I'll mail it to you.

On my computer screen, the beads look like some kind of rock and the large pendant looks like it was carved from bone or seashell. Ivory, even when it was legal to hunt and import, has always been a fairly expensive material, so it would more likely be carved by an artist with better craftsmanship.

Hi Jan, i'd love to hear about the history, and see your memorabilia! I'm so glad you found this forum. Ookoo

I like polyester too! I commute by bicycle and keep a vintage dress rolled up in my backpack. It doesn't wrinkle, the colors are still vibrant after 40-50 years, and it can be machine washed and dried. It also holds its shape better than wool or cotton knits.

On Thanksgiving morning I did a 5k "Turkey Trot" wearing a '70's Leslie Fay dress.

I've thought of trying to sell them on ebay, but cosidering the time it takes to photograph each item and all the flaws, then do the listing, packing, and shipping, it wouldn't be worth my time for just a few dollars.

That's just it, these have crossed over the line into the non-wearable category. The thrift stores here don't want them. I'm not crafty enough to make them into other things, although I always save buttons.

What do you do with vintage clothes that are too damaged to wear, but too good to throw away? I don't mean couture or designer items that still have some collector value, just department store dresses from the 50's or 60's with bad stains or fades or other issues. I have some 40's dresses that...

Here's a couple of Eel's twitter pics: More of her hat photos :wub:

Love the Larks!

I'm often surprised when vintage sellers have no clue about historical events. One seller listed a very contemporary looking "1960's dress" with a "Made in Viet Nam" label. I said I didn't think they were exporting a lot of clothing during the war. The seller had no idea what I was talking about.

When I purchased this hat, it was creased and flattened and described as a military style beret. But when I poof out the creases, it looks more like a bubble hat: This is what it looks like inside: The label says "Adolfo II New York Paris" The stamp says "Martelle Body made...

Poland was part of the Soviet Union during the 1970's, so wouldn't the label say "People's Republic of Poland" ?

This situation doesn't happen often, but there are a few dealers who put up religious or political slogans in their booths. If I disagree with the slogan, I probably won't shop there.

I've been told that you can also use the button holes as a clue. Up until the 1960's, button holes were horizontal. Then as shirt-making became more automated, they were made vertical because it was faster.

When the brim is rolled up all the way around, it's called a Breton hat. Since your's looks higher in front than the back, I would call it a modified or asymmetrical Breton.

I hope you let us know how it turns out. I've got a similar set, knit poly dress and coat with acetate (?) linings. Dry cleaning would cost more than it's worth, but I'm afraid to wash. I'm tempted to jusr remove the linings.

I had suede Peter Max desert boots, around 1972. I remember the tongue, top, toe cap, and heel were 3 or 4 different colors. I'm pretty sure the soles were hard leather, not crepe. I loved Peter Max back then!

Where can I buy those fabulous hats??!!??!

Love the hat! But the rest of the outfit is boring, too big, and too matronly for her!

I had an adorable Claire Tiffany suit, and I'm sad to say that this is all that's left! At the time, I thought it was a heavy weight rayon, unlined. The texture looked like your dress. It was black, with 3/4 sleeves, a Peter Pan collar, and these pretty faceted buttons up the front. It...

Yay! What a fabulous dress! :clapping:

Hi Helen, I looked up your blog, and it looks like a lot of fun! Ookoo

She's adorable!