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A TRUE VINTAGE HEAVY KNIT 1950’S – EARLY 1960’S AUTUMN SWEATER-JACKET
Morgana Martin, the magicvintagespy:Too Cool for School . . . . . . . Originally posted on Magicvintagespy: A find from out West last time I went, this is my second jacket of this type. It’s made of a...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S CO-ED NOVELTY SWEATER BY CAMPUS CASUALS OF CALIFORNIA
I just love this Sixties Mod sweater now that Fall is on the horizon. In acrylic with fun fringes all over, bateau neckline and 3/4 sleeves. It’s got an open weave underneath, so it’s not as hot to...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S CO-ED SWEATER BY CAMPUS CASUALS OF CALIFORNIA
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TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S CO-ED NOVELTY SWEATER BY CAMPUS CASUALS OF CALIFORNIA
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TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S – MOHAIR CARDIGAN SWEATER
Red, red, red! I’ve found several outstanding red items in the past little while – getting me in a Christmas mood a little early. This beautiful sweater was hand-knitted at a time when lots of women...
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SO SIXTIES TRUE VINTAGE FALL/WINTER NOVELTY DRESS
Isn’t this the neatest and most unusual thing? It’s from the mid to late 1960’s and made of soft wool – knit on top, and crocheted below with an acetate lining. Looks like a working-girl’s dress,...
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TRUE VINTAGE END-OF-MOD WOOL SHEATH DRESS
The cut and design of this frock, as unremarkable as it looks (especially in this picture), told me immediately from when and what it was! It’s a soft wool knit from the late 1960’s. Beautiful fabric!...
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MORE FINDS, MORE FINDS, MORE FINDS,
I’ve just come up with 3 “new” surprise finds!! I’ll show them to you soon, but first let me tidy up some shots of things from last month, that I’d like to show much better pictures of. Heeeeere’s...
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TRUE VINTAGE NAME BRANDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
This pretty Seventies sweater is made by Banff – a company that has made high-quality knit clothing for women for several decades. Sweaters, suits, jackets, ponchos, etc. I picked this up very...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S – EARLY ’60’S SWEATER JACKET WITH BEADING
A most lady-like sweater-jacket, lined in acetate. The heavily-beaded design is repeated on the back, as well. 3/4 sleeves add to that vibe – so Kennedy Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Jackets like...
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DRESSY TRUE VINTAGE HAND-KNITTED OR CROCHETED SHAWLS FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES,...
Two beautiful hand-crocheted or knitted shawls for party-wear or any festive occasion. In neutral pastel shades with metallic yarn accents. Items like this were especially popular in the years moving...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1940’S SWEATER – BLOUSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT WOOL
Very feminine, very versatile. I photographed it on Madge and it fits her “VA – VOOM” like a Fifties sweater-girl but I think I’d like to see it on more petite Stella, instead. This little blouse is...
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NEW FIND! CUTE LITTLE MOD 1960’S JACKET
In the midst of my series of mid-century finds, lets take a little break for the latest discovery. I was out sleuthing the other day when I spied this. Although it’s not the type of thing I usually...
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ANOTHER SCORE! 1960’s TRUE VINTAGE DRESSY ILLUSION DRESS
Fast-forward from yesterday – about thirty years . . . . . . . . . . . This surprising frock looks so plain, at first, but is elegant as can be! It’s made in a style that was popular, I’ve found, in...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S/1970’S MEN’S LEISURE SLACKS
ANOTHER NEW FIND. SOME OF THOSE AWFUL MID-CENTURY SLACKS, IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. THESE ARE SO FUNNY, I COULDN’T RESIST! With a sports shirt and maybe a dark brown poly sports jacket, you’d be right...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1940s CREPE DAY TO DINNER DRESS
Since the weather is still cool some days, we can wear some slightly heavier fabrics. The substantial crepe material from which this dress is made would be too heavy for warm weather but is just...
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TRUE VINTAGE 1970’S ELEGANT DINNER-DANCE-DATE DRESS
It seems to me that nothing from the 1970’s could be as wonderful as a beautifully made dress from the 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s or 1950’s, but I still like some of the ones made during the Seventies....
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IN THE MEANTIME . . . . . .
Couldn’t find any record of having shown these to you before, but I’m not sure. If you’ve seen them, have patience. I’ll be getting the most recent treasures photographed very soon. This is the...
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A LITTLE TRUE VINTAGE BLACK & WHITE KNIT DAY DRESS – SO SMART AND CHIC!
I have found several of these elegant black and white styles from the ’60’s and ’70’s – and wear them a lot. As versatile as a Little Black Dress for day and fun to accessorize. If made by a...
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TRUE VINTAGE MID-SIXTIES – 1970’S EMPIRE WAIST SEMI-FORMAL LONG DRESS IN...
So typical between the mid-Sixties and mid-Seventies. In spite of all the frou-frou Edwardian/Prairie/Hippie stuff that was popular, plain knit dresses with clean lines were also a staple – more...
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