Vintage Platform Shoes by Alfriero Maccanti

These shoes are so cute, and in very good condition for there age. It's hard to determine what era these are from. I found shoes on Google images with the exact same stamp shoe label, but they were from the 1960s. They had large heels, and pointy toes. These shoes I was told were from the 40s, but its hard to tell when I can't find a duplicate on Etsy or Ebay. Still very stylish and  a classic look.

Send me your foot measurements and I can tell you if you will fit theses like a glove. These are marked as 6 1/2, but tend to be smaller. They have a 4 inch heel, inside shoe is 9 inches, widest part of toe is 3 inches, outside of shoe from toe to heel is 10. Please measure yourself carefully vintage shoes tend to run small. I believe these are a size 5.

Here are the beauties- They are very wearable, but old. One dent on the toe, needs to be polished and shoe straps needs to be soften up by a cobbler. We are going to be listing them soon. Please email us at cabbiekat@hotmail.com or find us on Etsy under Graveyard Vintage. Thanks for looking!

60s TV and Fashion

  This is still vintage related. I have discovered for the first time the tv show from the 60s called The Mothers In -Law which was produced by Dezi Arnaz , who was the husband of Lucille Ball. I saw clips of this tv show on You Tube , but they were all deleted and I gave up thinking I would never see it again. Amazon has it for sale , but all my cash goes to vintage, so I would have to wait.

 Now Hulu Plus has this show along with the  The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy , which I'm a huge fan of. This really made my day!

While I was watching the Mothers In- Law , I spied a pattern of a dress that reminded me of my 60s scooter dress that I will be listing on our Etsy site soon.

    This dress looks very similar, but Eve Arden's must be silk and from a famous Hollywood designer, I need to check with the credits to see who her designer was.

     This scooter dress is 100% cotton and meant for a teenager. It is funny how the trends bounced back and forth form mother to daughter, how cute. Nowadays, mothers want to look like their daughters, LOL.

Here's our 60s scooter dress that resembles Eve Arden's day dress.

Maker - Unknown
Fabric - Cotton

Measurements

Bust - 36
Waist - 30
Hips - 40
Total Length 35'

Condition - Good - missing belt only - no other flaws found - no smell, stains or holes.
All buttons are present and I believe they are lucite.

LA Frock Stars!!!

  Just watched LA Frock Stars yesterday. Wow, what a cool show! I liked all the dresses that were featured, especially the segment with the gorgeous Dita Von Tesse. Her style is impeccable and you can tell that she loves vintage. I really loved the information about the owner of the shop, she started selling her collection of vintage at flea markets and now look where she is, her gowns are 50,000 for her couture. I've seen her garments featured on 1stDibs.and they are beautiful  and very expensive because they are one of a kind, and in most cases from couture collectors. This show will help bring vintage into the mainstream , which is very good for retailers and will help with the economy. I'm so happy that I can watch it on my computer, I never watch tv anymore.

 
 News Flash!!!!
      Vintage Martini our favorite vintage shop will be featured on episode 3!!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!

   Congratulations to them!!!! Spread the news and watch it !     www.smithsonianchannel.com


 Just found Doris Raymonds blog- website  http://www.thewaywewore.com/icons

Here are some iconic favorites-
Paco Rabanne Dress

  Vivienne Westwood Boule Dress

Claire McCardell Cotton Dress

 1920s Floral Lame Gown

  1960s 1970s Adele Simpson Mint Green Gown with Rhinestones

 The last two dresses are featured on Doris's website from 1st Dibs, a very high end website. I was honored when one of the buyers from 1stDibs contacted me and said they would be interested in my collection in the near future. That made my day!!! 

The websites fee to join is way out of my price range, but for a high end seller its a walk in the park, so to speak.

    The floral gown is sold, how much I wonder? The last dress on my list of favorites is featured on their show. It's a fabulous Adele Simpson. An iconic piece for a vintage collector.

 Here's her fabulous shop, a vintage lovers heaven.

 

                                                           

Fun and Flirty Malia Dresses...

 This label is very sought after. I've seen website sell just one Malia for $149.00 or more. Now is your chance to have a small collection that we will be offering very shortly on my website.

   
 All dresses are wearable, only one in the collection has issues. We can send you additional photos and information . Just email me at cabbiekat@hotmail.com

 Thanks, enjoy this tour of the collection!

   The  Malia company that has it roots in Hawaii which started in 1961.  An interesting fact is the name Malia is Mary in Hawaiian, in honor of the designer Mary Margaret Wantuck-Foster

 SOLD
 Here's our first Malia, this one has its original tag, hardly worn. A pretty hostess maxi perfect for this coming summer.

Vintage Malia Hawaiian Hostess Maxi Dress- This dress is by Malia very popular in the 60-70s. This one is from the late 60s to early 70s. The dress is a cotton ribbed fabric, very thick indeed. This dress is very wearable, I found one flaw. It is easy to clean, no dry cleaning can be washed and steamed. These dresses are great collector's items in the vintage world, and are highly sought after. It is done as a long hostess maxi style, with a halter bodice that ties on the back. The pattern is of abstract tropical flora and fauna of the  60s 70s" A Hawaian dreamscape." The colors are bright fuchsia -hot pink, white and green, it is a raised fabric, empire waist, and an A-line cut. This dress has built in support demi cups, not removable. It has a nylon hidden zipper, hook and eye closure. It does have one flaw, I located a pen mark on inside of the built in bra, no discoloration it was stored away, no tears or holes other than the price tag and store tags that may cause a hole, because they were never removed. A very fun flirty dress for Spring/Summer .

Measurements-  Bust-36-38 -  Waist 32- some stretch- Hips- full- 40- Length- 51- empire waist rides high on the ribcage.

Here's some articles about Malia that I located on Google News Archives from 1960s , 1974 and lastly 1981.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fZxjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=newFAAAAIBAJ&pg=766,606698&dq=mary+foster+malia+hawaii+inc&hl=en


 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19740923&id=S9RYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=656,7628951

 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zmgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JV0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6892,5167950&dq=mary+foster+malia+honolulu+hawaii&hl=en -


And  be sure to check with the Vintage Fashion Guild Forums under Malia, great info.They do not have a label  resource on this designer, but there's plenty of information under Google News Archives and Google images.


Malia International, resort wear manufacturer by Mary-Margaret Wantuck- Foster and her husband Bill.

  Image from an ebay seller , here is a shorter version of their designs from the early 80s, very stylish and classic. You can purchase this image at -   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Malia-Dress-Skirt-1980-print-Ad-/360232103496?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53df81ae48

  The second Malia is from the late 60s early 70s, what you would call a maxi hostess dress. Perfect for an Hawaiian party. This one is damaged with spots of rust on the hemline, it will need a good spot cleaning with Carabona  stain removal for rust.,or the entire dress could be shorten, still a beauty.Done in a thick combed cotton , and fully lined.  Size S- Bust-34-Waist-26-27- Hipst-40- Length- 55

 SOLD
The third Malia is a later design from the early 70s. A  100% cotton sun dress with pink and green floral motif. In great condition, no flaws.

Very nice for this coming spring/ summer.



Measurements- Bust-36- Waist-30- Hips-full- Length-36

                                        

   All information can be located on the VFG -vintage fashion guild, and Google News Archives, also this  Malia photo is from Ebay, which I found on Google that you can purchase. This ad is not my property, please help yourself .

Don Loper Dresses now on Etsy and my website!

I have had this love for Don Loper dresses for sometime, it all started when I saw that "I Love Lucy " episode in which he played himself, I was hooked.
   Many Hollywood icons have had a love for him. The most famous has to be Marilyn Monroe, she wore his dress for an early 1951  photo shoot at his gallery in LA and thought out the 50s. Other famous starlets like Carol Landis,  Yvette Mimieux, Connie Francis, and many others wore his gowns. Just Google Don Loper and find out for yourself. Gotta love the web! Mine are still on there as well from my old website at Babylon Mall and my Only Couture blog too.
  My first Don Loper dress from the 1950s sold a few years ago to some nice man who bought the dress for his wife. I 'm sure she treasures that dress.  Silly me,I forgot to try it on, which makes me sad. The dress has probably been to fancy galas, museum art shows, and yes even romantic candle light suppers.  Ah how sweet of that nice husband , what a cool guy!


Here's young Marilyn Monroe from 1951 in a Loper original, back then his gowns sold for thousands in his gallery showroom on Sunset Blvd. via tumblr withlovemarilynmonroe via tumblr alwaysmarilymonroe
Here's my lovelies that I will be showcasing on both my new website in the works, and on my Etsy shop.

Hurry over there and check them out! Just email me at cabbiekat@hotmail.com if interested in any garment.

STILL AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE

SORRY SOLD THIS BLACK DRESS

My Marilyn Monroe inspired dress!

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And the one and only Marilyn in her fabulous Dior backless gown, wow!

 Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern from 1962. The back of this dress plunges in the back like mine, so now I can pin point the year  it was made from the late 50s to early 60s. Mine has a different cut and a lot tighter more of a wiggle dress compared to her Dior gown. It  has a  large satin bow with a plunging back or backless similar to hers, so glamourous.I think she would have loved to wear a dress like this, definitely her style.


    Here's Dree Hemingway in a reproduction of Monroe's 1962 Dior black gown. It's not the same dress,but such an inspiration very pretty indeed.