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40/50s Red Gingham Dress - sm

$115.00

80s Gunne Sax Party Dress back angle view

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80s Gunne Sax Party Dress - xs, sm

$155.00

best example of true color - vintage maternity set

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50s Maternity Set - Light Blue Top and Skirt - sm, med

$145.00

Collage of hat as worn in Rosa Parks biopic "Behind the Movement"

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50s Veil Hat in Blue Straw

$45.00

30s black leather shoes, as worn in Hillbilly Elegy

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30s Black Leather Lace-Up Brogue Shoes - 7

$45.00

Flapper dress sewn from original 1920s pattern

Movie still showing dress as worn. Accessories not included.

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20s Style Flapper Costume in Aqua Blue - sm

$105.00

60s Shift with Red Stripes, alternate belt

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60s Does 20s Red Stripes Shift Dress With Tie Collar - med, lg

$42.00

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40s Wide Brim Straw Hat With Veil

$88.00

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50s/60s Hand-Beaded Evening Clutch

$35.00

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Victorian Bonnet in Black Velvet With Purple Silk and Feathers

$220.00

1940s Whiting & Davis Gold Metal Mesh Purse at Better Dresses Vintage

1940s Whiting & Davis Gold Metal Mesh Purse at Better Dresses Vintage - lying down

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40s Whiting and Davis Gold Metal Mesh Purse

$80.00

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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50s Brown Leather Cap-Toe Pumps - 7A

$45.00

Vintage Sewing + Household

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Mrs. Duck's Family and The Blue Bird's Story - A Little Book

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40s Children's Books - Mrs. Duck's Family, Blue Bird's Story

$12.00

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40s Sewing Patterns - Set of 3 - Dresses - sm

$55.00

Board and Playing Pieces and Rules for The Ungame

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70s Board Game - The Ungame - Bookshelf Version 1975

$20.00

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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 film The Age of Innocence, beloved by many, is my all-time favorite movie costume. It’s utterly beautiful. Sweet but not overly so. And the juxtaposition of deadly keen marksmanship and delicately cascading white ruffles? Divine. ...

Repairing a Victorian Bonnet

... I knew it was in rough shape, but the price was within reach, the sellers friendly, and you know I love rescuing old clothes ...

Making a Regency Spencer From a Modern Jacket

... 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" ...