Just A Sneak Peek At My September Inventory

    I have gathered together some fun vintage coming your way.  Here's a sneak peek at some labels and their swatches, all seasons in one quick blog. I will have these listed on my website and on my Ebay listing graveyardvintage_999 very shortly.


First up is this label possibly from the late 70s. SALLYIII , not familiar with this label. This dress is a plaid day dress about a size medium. The colors of this plaid are more like the bottom picture. A perfect day dress for this coming autumn. Listing shortly.

Here is a wonderful bright colored pop art resort gown, these are highly collectible.  Yes I know it's the end of summer here in the Pacific Northwest, but it must be summer somewhere. This one is so cool! Check out the print.
The bottom picture is the true color, its a purple not pink. I believe this one might be from the late 60s.  This is the most wild pattern, guaranteed to grab everyone's attention at the pool or beach resort. Look out folks.

This dress has a bit of a sensational background, the family of this clothing line in 2005 are now doing time. You have to Google this label, too much to explain. Poor little rich family, boo hoo you lost your lifestyle , reputation and your fashion empire in one fell swoop. This 1980s dress is a little black party dress with a 1950s look by the infamous Ronen Young. Coming soon...

  This is a transition from summer to early autumn dress, the dress is by Joan Curtis a 1970s clothing line. This one is a simple sleeveless, belted day dress perfect for a layered style for this coming fall. About a size medium, coming soon...

 Up next has to be one of my favorite collectible vintage labels, Gunne Sax. These dresses are now getting harder to find in modern day sizes; I have sold some in the past that were extra small , sometimes buyers just buy them for their patterns and repurposed them.  I had one with unicorns, I wonder if the lady was going to repurposed it or wear it.  This one is a short day dress very Victorian , a simple school girl dress with crochet bib and done in burgundy .  Stay tuned you'll love this one.

 This label I have never seen, it's a mystery to me. I love the font and  art design. I am very sure this one is from the late 1950s by the art work on the label. This one might have been someone's prom outfit and they decided to go against the grain and wear palazzo pants or romper. Stay tuned for this show stopper.

  I've saved the best for last. This one has a Playboy connection that I was not aware of. The art designer of this last dress worked for Playboy and did some their famous sexy cartoons. Wow , what you learn on the internet. Anyhow it does not have what you think ... get your mind out of the gutter.

Check out this sweet tiger face and clothes line initials. This dress is a 60s shift dress and very collectible in the vintage world. It will be available shortly, so stay tuned.

Thanks for checking out my vintage collection. If you have any questions or comments just message me at cabbiekat@hotmail.com. All spam will be blocked.

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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.

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