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Mollie Parnis met Ann Sunshine and Naomi Wise

I was trying to learn more about this spectacular party dress that just didn’t fit me. Its waist is too teeny tiny. Mollie Parnis, American gem. Designed for First Ladies. Tons of silk. Expensive from the time she started. And she never told her age. Lots of her work endured. Oh wow! This peach day dress. [ READ MORE ]

Lousy bosom wrecks all my fun: the 28 Shop version

And now this, too. A number from Marshall Field’s The 28 Shop. It won’t quite fit over my bosom and ribs. Feels like silk, too. Typical. I’ve just learned that the 28 Shop, named for its 28 dressing rooms AND the 28 E. Washington address of said elevator, was a big big deal, thanks to [ READ MORE ]

Looking around: Alice + Olivia

Inspiration abounds. Two staples and a frou-frou dress that’s not *too* fancy. I don’t have the approximatly $350 a piece though, so I wonder how I could approximate them myself? This vintage Vogue might get at the shape of this cocoon top above. It’s short still but could lengthen. The white underdress looks pretty simple: [ READ MORE ]

As you read this, I am watching this

Naturally, I want Martha’s dress. Thank you, in-laws. What a gorgeous Christmas gift![ READ MORE ]

Goodbye! And thanks for the ideas.

I got caught up in a giant story late last week, so I had no time to sew or write or photograph. Or eat lunch, really. I ended up finishing my little dress over the weekend, but the post will have to wait. Meanwhile, more stuff’s moving out of my life. And I’m excited about [ READ MORE ]

Word on Georgie-girl

Sleeping standing up. Nose pokes out.

etsy!

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