Wow! Here is an awesome purse from decades past. Dating from the Edwardian - 1920's era, the purse features a paisley fabric with a beautiful silk water taffeta moire interior.A suede leather framework with brass catch to open and close the bag. Suede tab on the front with initials of C.E.D. A heavier style rope braid handle straps, with interesting knot in the center, for carrying the purs…
Recently I noticed a question asked regarding crash toweling ~ what is it? Well, here is it ~ the definition. It is a blend of a cotton and linen, a rugged rather coarse weave, usually in its natural state. Although it can be dyed. It was very serviceable for kitchen dish towels. Oh yes, if you have ever dried dishes with a towel made of crash, you will want to contin…
Here's a extraordinary vintage 1920's cloche hat, in what is called a helmet style. It has applied horsehair braid, sewn in loops and scrolls, completely covering the hat for a stunning design. Wow! Crown of hat is made in 6 panels with each panel coming to a point at the top. Yet, another panel is sewn the circumference around the lower edge of hat. A short pleated ruffle of a…
BEAUTIFUL! Just a beautiful ostrich feather fan still in the original box with label. The sticks and guards of the hand held folding fan are a celluloid, in a faux tortoise shell. Large ring to grasp the fan. Many of the feather tips are curly and the color is a yummy aqua color. The fan comes complete with its original cardboard box. The label inside indicates the fan is from the Cawston Os…
Step out in style wearing vintage! Here is a man's great Stetson brown bowler hat, from the 1950's, to help you look your best at any gala event. A rich chocolate brown felt, the hat is unused ~ still in the Richman Brothers hat box, too. The brim of the hat turns up slightly and is edged with faille/grosgrain ribbon. The hat band is also of the same matching faille with the width measuring 1-1/4…
The crinoline petticoat ~ a bouffant undergarment to support a skirt made of yards of fabric. Through the centuries, the crinoline has had its revival periods. One such, was the decade of the 1850's, when crinolines and hoops supported very full skirts.In 1947 Christian Dior reintroduced the crinoline in his "New Look" style, a style with very full skirts. To achieve the bo…
