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60s/70s Maxi Prairie Dress - sm 60s/70s Maxi Prairie Dress - sm
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50s or 60s skirt suit in teal blue knit teal blue 50s or early 60s top and skirt set on yours truly
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60s Navy Shift With Jabot - front view 60s Navy Shift With Jabot - jabot
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50s/60s Bird Toile Jacket - front 50s/60s Bird Toile Jacket - detail
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40s/50s Pink Tulle Ball Gown - full view 40s/50s Pink Tulle Ball Gown - close up
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Victorian Velvet Bonnet - front Victorian Velvet Bonnet - back
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40s/50s Lace Dress & Bolero - main views 40s/50s Lace Dress & Bolero - on live person
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50s/60s Hand Beaded Clutch 50s/60s Hand-Beaded Evening Clutch
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Victorian Velvet Bonnet - front Victorian Velvet Bonnet - back
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50s Palizzio Brown Leather and Lizard Pumps at Better Dresses Vintage 50s Palizzio Brown Leather and Lizard Pumps at Better Dresses Vintage - toe cap
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80s Evan-Picone Black Snakeskin Shoes - with box 80s Evan-Picone Black Snakeskin Shoes - top view
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40s sewing patterns -- all 3 40s dress pattern design
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Vintage Board Game 1970s The Ungame Board and Playing Pieces and Rules for The Ungame
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Sewing Lot - thread, tomato, sheers Sewing Lot - buttons, etc.
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20s Holding Letter
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Edwardian Photographer
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40s woman with globe
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From My Closet - The Better Dresses Vintage Blog

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Winona Ryder takes aim at my recreation of her dress.

Recreating the Archery Dress from "The Age of Innocence"

The Archery Dress from the 1993 filmĀ The Age of Innocence, beloved by many, is my all-time favorite movie costume. Itā€™s utterly beautiful. Sweet but not overly so. And the juxtaposition of deadly keen marksmanship and delicately cascading white ruffles? Divine.Ā ...
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Fashion Plate from 1850

Repairing a Victorian Bonnet

...Ā I knew it was in rough shape, but the price was within reach, the sellers friendly, and you know I love rescuing old clothes ...
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Regency fashion plate with Spencer

Making a Regency Spencer From a Modern Jacket

...Ā I count a Spandex-laden, polyester-lined, all-the-wrong-seams Regency jacket as a step in the right direction. It anticipates a return to the mask-free dress-up events I so enjoyed in "The Beforetimes" ...
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