Emma Domb for the Holidays.

 Note to self... If the black and gold one does not sell before the holidays, I am going to wear it to the Brian Setzer concert, hehe. I just love my vintage closet I have soooooo much to choose from since I'm a vintage dealer. These dresses are both available now on my Etsy shop , my personal website or just Google Todressvintage and there you go. Sorry I can't model the antique white gown, the size it too small for me. I do have photos of me in the other dress. Its about a medium, but I have it pinned to me. My husband took photos of me in the dress, that was a fun afternoon.  I just like to have fun with my vintage.

 http://todressvintage.com/products/vintage-50s-emma-domb-black-and-gold-formal-dress-m

Here's the link to the long formal dress-http://todressvintage.com/products/vintage-50s-emma-domb-white-and-silver-formal-ball-gown-s

 I'm wearing it here with my bear or mink faux fur hat that I got from Port Townsend, the best seaport town in Washington. Cheers!

I"m just nuts about Dita's skirt.

    
    If anyone knows me personally, then they are aware of how much I adore squirrels. Fall is a time for falling leaves, colder nights and yes, squirrels. They are always in my backyard playing and hiding their nuts in my planters. My kitties love to watch them from the windows,  they delight them when they run from rooftop to rooftop chasing each other , they are so sweet.
  
When I saw what Dita Von Teese wore to the Vintage Fashion Expo in Los Angeles, it made me so minwendam( happy). She wore a fun applique squirrel skirt, it was darling on her.  The skirt is designed by Dolce Gabbana - a blue brocade pencil skirt with two large applique squirrels holding their nuts towards each other, while resting on a tree branch. I just love her skirt! I found a skirt like Dita's ,but this one was shorter and had an a-line cut. The ebay seller wanted  $ 2,399 with $5.00 shipping,no one bought this skirt however, it was reported lost. Oh , how sad.  I went online to the Dolce Gabbana website and found a black blouse with a huge squirrel on the chest, it has sold out too.

Well, I guess after all these years, squirrels are trendy. I must find all my vintage squirrel pins and wear them with my 1950s 49er jacket, the perfect fall look for me. I try not to be too trendy.            Here's Dita at her vintage booth,  she has lovely things.

  Dolce Gabbana squirrel blouse- retails for- $2,345.00 on their website

 
 Images by Dolce Gabbana
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FW14 collection, Milan Fashion Week

A Touch of Mink I Think?

Here's a cute late 1950s to early 1960s cobalt blue winter coat that I will be listing in a jiffy. Measurements and info coming soon. I fit it perfectly with my wide shoulders and I'm a size medium. It looks nice belted for a fitted style. The only flaw I located is that the button is safety pinned to the coat. The fur could be mink, but I'm not too sure. It's definitely not rabbit or fox. . The label reads- Stevens Hokanum fabric Montera. It is a wool blend- fully lined in blue satin, it has its original label and union tag. Needs to be dry cleaned and the collar needs extra care from a furrier. I will not touch it with my steamer because it might damage the fur. I was told that it can be cleaned with cornmeal to remove the oiliness and smells, which is a good to kno


   A classic coat for this coming fall/winter.

                      Looks great belted, just add some 1950s gloves , a classic purse and you're set.

1950s Black Sheath Dress with Overskirt

 
                         Here's a great LBD perfect for any special occasion.  Coming soon...

                             Measurements -bust 36-waist 27-28- hips 36- no flaws found

  Please email me at cabbiekat@hotmail.com if you need additional photos or information. Thanks!

My Three Lilli Ann suits coming soon....

 Now that summer is nearly over with even though it is about 67 degrees here in the Puget Sound area, I'm in the mood for Autumn already. I had my Pumpkin spice latte last week, which I felt like the cold weather will be here soon, so I might as well have one early. I decided to blog my fall Lilli Anns here since I have blogged them on my Shopify blog already, so  I will be listing them soon.  Here are the two 50s/ 60s  Lilli Anns and a late 60s Knit Lilli Ann coat set. I'm taking all of these suits to the dry cleaners this coming week so they will be posted with descriptions and condition. If my seamstress has time this week I hope to get my fur collared Lilli  Ann fixed.   I noticed that it has a few holes on the sleeves, looks like someone might have displayed it on a wall or something, the holes are too perfectly aligned or a very talented moth, hehe.  The blue plaid suit is in great condition only discoloration on the underarms, no odors or tears. The 60s mod dress and coat needs some work. The dress has some light stains could be bleached out. The coat has a small tear , the owner must have pinned a heavy brooch or something to the lapel. I did notice when trying it on the lining is coming loose, not bad but will need to be repaired. Again I will have these all listed after fully repaired and dry cleaned.

This is why I love Lilli Anns....

  I have been a huge Lilli Ann fan for years, I purchase my very first one in high-school at a local vintage shop in the 1980s. Thanks to the vintage shop Kitchy- Koo I fell in love with a Lilli Ann  faux leopard print coat. This coat is long gone, I ended up selling it to a gal at a local coffee shop. Boy, do I miss that coat of mine.  When I get one it is hard to let go, but boy do they sell  fast.  I had such  a good week when one coat went to California, a dress went to NYC and now my favorite one is off to the UK.  I have only three more Lilli Ann suits left in my collection, I hope they sell soon. I might keep them, hehe. I have not listed them on my website until they come back from the dry cleaners this week, and one will need some repairs. I will blog them later...stay tuned.


Here are the beauties that are now in happy homes...

Winter Wonderland Emma Domb 1950s Formal XS

 Coming soon to the website is a fab 1950s Emma Domb formal . This Emma Domb gown is a cream colored formal with two layers of netted tulle, a full underskirt, side metal zipper, fitted halter bodice with accented silver ruffles. What a fantastic winter wonderland dress, perfect for a winter wedding or any other special occasion coming up.

 The dress has been worn it is not in mint condition. Whoever owned this dress loved it. It was definitely worn on the dance floor.I located small breaks in the netting near the back of skirt and  near the hemline, an open seam on the tulle,a few tiny marks on the front skirt it gets lost in the tulle and a mark on the back of the bodice.  The bottom of the tulle has some rough edges, not too sure if this this from the manufacture or not. I would add more tulle to this dress if you want a more poufy look.

      This gown needs a good professional steaming. The tulle is very wrinkly,I won't touch it for fear of ruining the netted tulle. I have a seamstress that maybe able to fix the breaks on the tulle, keeping my fingers crossed that she will tackle it. I won't touch it. There's no perspiration stains or discoloration . The wide underskirt  is in good condition for its age. I believe the formal owner must have cherished it and stored it away in her hope chest. Even with these small flaws it's still a very wearable dress there's plenty of life left in this ball gown for many special occasions.

 The color is off white  or cream not white as my photos show. The bodice and the underskirt are off white and the netted layers of tulle are white.

 

This dress I would say would fit a modern day 2-4.  Please remember this is from the 1950s so they wore a lot of underpinning , which is important for that proper fit. I would look for a  1950s vintage corset, or fitted body shaper to wear with this tight bodice.

 Measurements Bust- 32-33 no stretch after that- Waist-24-25 no stretch after that-Hips open full-Bodice-11-Length- 54 inches

My mannequin did not fit the dress properly so it is displayed without the spaghetti straps, but it can be worn as a strapless with proper underpinning. It does have boning, but could use more support.

   I found some terrific advertisements from the 1950s when this dress came out. Just take a look at the prices, yes thing have indeed changed.

 The gown has a poufy crinoline underneath to display its fullness, looks good with or without one.

 Please note all photos.  Found two breaks in netting , some tiny marks on tulle and one on back of bodice.

 Please email me at cabbiekat@hotmail.com if you need information or more photos.

Thanks for checking out my blog.

Vintage Cowichan Sweater by GiGi Witham

   I have decided to pare down my sweater collection and when is the perfect time to sell them is the dead of summer, right? Okay I have no reservations about this, I got the okay from my hubby to sell his childhood sweaters. We don't have kids anyway to pass them down to, so they are up for grabs.
These sweaters are all personally made by my husband's grandma, she knitted five sweaters for each grandchild, who now are in their  late 40s and 50s.  I was told that the raccoon one was very famous in the late 60s to early 70s. My husband said he wore it in high school for awhile, then grew out of it and had stored it away in his grandma's attic. Gigi gave it to me because she knew that I loved animals, especially squirrels.I never wore to town, only around my cabin in Indianola. This sweater  keep me very warm through the cold winters there. I stored it away along with the others when I started not wearing sweaters during this great heatwave that women go through, hehe. I decided this week I would list them on my blog and other places. I know for a fact that the two Cowichan sweaters ,the deer and the raccoon were made by Genevieve  or Gigi Bacon Witham, and the other just showed up through the years. My husband doesn't remember it, I think my neighbor gave me the tan/ brown one when I was living in our cabin. It was many moons ago....
   I would have kept them, but like I said I'm paring down my vintage sweater collection, among other things.  Again, you will enjoy this collection. I've seem these fetch a pretty penny on ETSY, which I may or may not list on there too many of them..rats.  I will be selling these as a wholesale lot, not separately. They are not perfect, but very wearable. I have listed photos of the flaws, not bad.  The raccoon one, has pilling, please note photos. The deer one has small stains from my husband's cocoa when he was little, he even remembers spilling on it. There's some color bleeding, note photos. And lastly the the zipper needs to tacked down. The last one has some color changed, kind of a reddish tint, from the brown and one notable stain on the front, looks like rust. What I would do is redo the knitting or try to remove carefully. Sorry, I don't know how to remove rust. All in all these are such a good vintage find, please let me know if you need measurements. If you are a reseller than it doesn't matter. I will sell them on my website very soon. Just email me if you have any questions. Thanks! Update: I just listed them - all of them are $40.00 each  ,not selling separately. Sorry shipping is not free , only for lighter garments.