Wow! My Vintage Lace Blouses Are Similar To Lucy's And Are On Sale This Week Only

  Happy days are here again, I have decided to utilize my Instagram more often, but will still be sharing my goodies on my vintage blog. You can follow me at  https://www.instagram.com/vintagegal7

Yesterday, I was not feeling too good, this time it was from an accident. I hit my head real bad, I even saw stars. Ouch! So I ended up spending a few days in bed resting, while I was taking care of myself I watched " I Love Lucy " on Decades TV. It happened to be the episode " LA At Last" from 1955. When I was watching it I noticed that Lucy was wearing her lace button front blouse, she must have loved this blouse because it can be seen in the "Equal Rights" from 1953 episode, anyhow I got to thinking I have a few lace blouses that are a different variation to Elois Jenssens' designs, and two are on my website right now.

  This one is done in a dusty pink Chantilly lace with a sweet faux pearl button front and trimmed in silk. The blouse is not lined, and appears to be homemade.

 

Here's my second vintage blouse.

 This sweet blouse has 40s style shoulders, kind of gathered, and 1/2 length sleeves that are cuffed. Sorry I used my flash, it really is a light pink. Perfect blouse to wear over a vintage formal gown. This one can be located on my website right now.

          

        
  My last blouse is not pink, but very similar to Lucy Ricardo's blouse. This one is done in a cotton beige floral lace with beige linen trim on the collar and cuffs.I believe it came with a matching dress at one time. This has so many possibilities,  you could even dye it your favorite color with Rit Dye. This will be listed shortly on my website. Stay tuned...

   

               All three are so classic Hollywood, I think Lucille Ball would give her stamp of approval.


 Here's two short clips from I Love Lucy with William Holden,  the episode was entitled "LA At Last", which is a scream.

                                                    Such a sweet blouse on our Lucy.

     This is possibly the original color of her blouse, it is a celery green with a matching tie that she made into a bow.

    I was tickled pink when I saw this episode, and you can see why her choice of outfits from Elois Jenssen were perfect for this tv show.

                                                                   She had such class!

  Sorry, I nearly forgot about this one, it looks so much like her Hollywood portrait in a white lace bolero, but mine is in peachy pink. This 50s formal party dress and it's matching bolero can be found on my website right now.

Iconic Denim Jean Designer Gloria Vanderbilt Dies at 95

 I was sad to hear the passing of Gloria Vanderbilt yesterday, she was one of my favorite fashion jean designers from my teens . My mom bought me my first pair of GV designer jeans at Pizazz (Pzazz) junior shop at Fredrick and Nelson, gosh I loved the pockets. I must have worn those jeans until they were all torn to shreds...( sad to say ripped jeans were not the rage in the early 80s) The vintage 1980s GV's from my teens sold for $60.00 back in the day, but now they are worth much more. There even is a bold seller that has a dead stock pair for $400.00.Wow! What do you think? Too pricey? With the passing of Gloria Vanderbilt all her jeans are going to be harder to find, everyone will want them again. Time is repeating itself.

I found this photo of Debbie Harry and her commercial from 70s, doesn't she look beautiful. " GV jeans by Murjani" 1979. ( Sorry, the owner has disabled it, but you can click the link and see it on his channel.) I guess he owns the rights to this video. Anyhow you can see another commercial right below it, this one I found on Archive.org., a free sharing site. See her jeans in action, gosh now I want a pair again.
 

Looking through older photos I found this photo of Gloria and Salvador Dali back in 1941 taken at his Surrealist Ball.  She was a stunning lady. There's was so much more to her then just creating her famous denim jeans. Google her and see what I'm talking about. Her story is amazing and be sure to check out her biography by Anderson Cooper from 2016 , who happens to be her son.
                                         
                                                                            RIP Gloria.

 Please watch this link from  You Tube, it's so good.

A Mini Gold Rush From My Vintage Collection

Here comes a mini gold rush of summer slip-ons from my collection. These sandals will be on my website very soon and showcase on Instagram under vintagegal7.

First, my favorite pair of sandals that are from Hawaii. This pair is by Kamehameha from the 60s.

Kamehameha in Hawaiian means " The One Set Apart" , which comes to mind when you think of these sandals, they are very unique.

They are fashioned in gold and silver with bead work meant to resemble shells or sea-life. There's even a cork block heel.


The second pair of sandals are from the 80s. Very Viva Las Vegas, perfect cocktail sandals to lounge by the pool. These sandals have a small  black wedge with gold trim and the its accented with faux leather flowers.

The third pair of sandals are from the mid 90s by Bruno Magli Couture, they are gold slip ons mules with a square toe, intricate gold weave and an curved block heel. These are sexy cocktails sandals ,so Italian. Check out that cool heel!

My last pair I will be listing is a sweet pair of 1960s Asian hostess slip-ons . They are done in gold

brocade with fancy bead work of red and pink flowers and a red padded cushion insole.

All are in good vintage condition, but with flaws. These Bruno Magli's will need some touch ups on the gold weave. The 60s Kamehameha has bead loss ,but very wearable.  The Asian slip- ons have been crushed on the side of the toe,possibly how they were from stored. The brocade is thick, so just add a small shoe horn or newspaper to store them properly .Lastly the lounge sandals have some scruffs on the leather and normal wear.

These would be perfect for resale.


Thanks for checking out my collection.

Have a great day!

Summer 70s Sundress Perfect for Seeing Jaws

Summer is nearly here, hooray! The weather in my neck of the woods is quite nice, it's definitely time to think about wearing cooler, light weight dresses. I'm going to see the 70s flick Jaws this summer , so I plan to wear something like this dress to the movie. Easy to style with, just throw on some 70s strappy sandals and add a  bright colored 70s scarf for your hair and you 'll be looking pretty 70s sexy. If you prefer to wear your dress a'la 1950s movie star look, just add a puffy crinoline , a patent leather belt with black heels and you've created a fun retro 50s style .

  Yes, here's the original movie poster, scary huh...naw remember it's only a mechanical shark, but what a fun summer movie oh and don't forget to bring the kids.

Lucy Would Love This Swing Coat

 I've decided to let this coat go from my collection, it can be found on my website.
Last night I was in a real sad mood. When life gets me down, I always watch I Love Lucy episodes to cheer me up and it worked. I love her in the fifth season with the Loving Cup . As the episode begins we see Lucy entering the apartment , she is so excited to show Ethel her new dress, but as she does she takes off her coat which appears to be a 1950s Teddy Bear fur cropped swing coat. You cannot tell if it is fake or not, but it resembles the one I have on my site right now. Mine is not styled exactly like hers, but it's very similar. Just take a look at this short video I shot from my phone.

Boy, it really looks like mine. I was in shock when I saw this episode.  Now I'm getting sentimental about this, but I have already listed it , so this needs to go to a good home.

 Here's mine , sorry the color is hard to capture.  The coat is a dove gray, not taupe. It's a real classic swing coat, these are getting harder to find.  Wearing real fur is slowly going out of style, and now vintage collectors are looking for fake fur to wear. I'm for saving the animals anyway I can, so my shop sells no real animal fur, just faux.  Plus if you get caught selling fur out of your state or the country, it can be deemed against the law and you will be faced with a hefty fine from the US Fish and Wildlife officers from your state ,so Google this information, it's real.   Just to help anyone out, here's a list compiled by Peta.  Don't try to sell MONKEY FUR JACKETS!!! YOU WILL GET CAUGHT!!!!

  Here's the official list from the US Fish and Wildlife website. There is also an endangered species list on Etsy and Ebay. ( they are cracking down on both seller and buyer, so you are warned)
https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ad-hoc-species-report?kingdom=V&kingdom=I&status=E&status=T&status=EmE&status=EmT&status=EXPE&status=EXPN&status=SAE&status=SAT&mapstatus=3&fcrithab=on&fstatus=on&fspecrule=on&finvpop=on&fgroup=on&header=Listed+Animals

  Here is a list of the countries that now ban fur. ( please note some of this website contains graphic images )

/https://www.peta.org/features/fur-bans-fur-free-future/

Vintage 50s Swirl Wrap Dress coming soon

Yea, Summer is nearly here in a few weeks, so get ready for some sun dresses coming your way. Here's a sneak peak at my favorite Swirl dress making its debut to my website this week. I've collected Swirl dresses for the past few years, I will be letting go of these in near future. So stay tuned. Here's my little beauty, even with a shaky video it has such charm. Remember Ethel Mertz sporting her Swirl house dresses on I Love Lucy??? Anyhow she and a few other 50s actresses wore them for the first time on television, and boy were they a hit, there's even blogs written about this famous label. Just Google it. Enjoy!!!!