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1950s Party Dress In Electric Blue Satin Close view of 50s Party Dress Bodice
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50s/60s Doeskin Three-Quarter Length Creamy White Gloves 8-button length cream leather vintage gloves
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40s/50s Periwinkle Full Skirt Party Dress Back view of 40s 50s New Look Party Dress
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50s 60s Purple + Yellow Roses Sundress 50s 60s Purple + Yellow Roses Sundress Matching Scarf
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40s Wide Brim Straw Hat on Betty, Side View Vintage 40s Wide Brim Straw Hat Back View
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40s Cream Satin Wedding Dress or Formal Gown - sm 40s Cream Satin Wedding Dress or Formal Gown - sm
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50s Maternity Skirt in Sage Green Cotton Twill "Belly"
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1950s black cotton maternity shorts 50s maternity shorts in black cotton
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50s/60s Hand Beaded Clutch 50s/60s Hand-Beaded Evening Clutch
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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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50s Cream Tapestry Frame Purse - front 50s Cream Tapestry Frame Purse - back
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Festival Finery

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1970s Burgundy Velvet Pantsuit close up of 70s pantsuit jacket
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60s/70s Maxi - full view 60s/70s Maxi - close view
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60/70s hotpants set hotpants and minidress set on live model showing shorts
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60s/70s Maxi Dress Back view of flower power Vintage Maxi Dress
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20s Holding Letter
Love Letters
Edwardian Photographer
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40s woman with globe
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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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