Vintage gowns

I have been planning on making this outfit since 2008 when I discovered the Modes Royale patterns. Of course other projects kept jumping in front of this one, and another designer made this before me, but I still was obsessed with making this design myself. I really like the idea of the lace sheath under an overdress or redingote. I started thinking about other possibilities and I ended up adding a sash, and a straight skirt to create four different outfit options. I wanted to make this…

Floral dresses designs are often chosen for the summertime. And it is not surprising why. There is something relaxed about the floral pattern. It seems that floral patterns never go out. Explore trendy dress designs with floral patterns in our gallery. Get some inspo before you go shopping.

Vogue Couturier Design 884; ©1955; Evening Gown. Full length flared and gored skirt joins the bodice back and side front under the separate draped bustle. Bodice front is cut in one with skirt. Shirred detail below the square front neck-line which is a deep V in back. Featured in Vogue Patterns Booklet, November 1955 and in Vogue Pattern Book, December-January 1955-1956 Interesting information on this pattern: MissMoon55 wrote to Vogue in November 2009 to enquire about the possibility of a…

Hello again! Continuing on from last week's posting, here is Part Two from our recent Culture Bridal Couture photo shoots, showing our very latest sample designs, this time featuring the 1940's & 50's Vintage Glamour theme, shot in photographer Dario Gardiman's Erskineville studio (Sydney). Featuring some hot NEW "Culture" wedding dress styles, and re-working some of our more recent gowns seen in other shoots, we experimented with different hair & make-up styles, embracing our Vintage…

Jourdan Dunn showed why she is a force to be reckoned with in the world of fashion as she attended the Fashion Trust Arabia Prize awards ceremony in Doha, Qatar on Thursday.

Vénus is a pink ballgoen created in 1949 for a 16-yr-old debutante. #dior #hautecouture #couture #ballgown #christiandior #vintagestyle #vintagedress

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This collection of vintage evening gowns is so over-the-top, you don't have to even like fashion to appreciate the oomph factor of these formal dresses.

Click the "All Sizes" button above to read an article or to see the image clearly. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history of People of Color. Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... I look forward to reading them!

I need a frock. Let the hilarity ensue. et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in on…