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The Closet Historian: Cataloging Catalogs: Ward's Fall/Winter 1947-1948, More Dresses! Dresses, Clothes, The Closet, A Dress, Fall Winter, Shirt Dress, Closet

What's that? More pages of beautiful 1940's dresses? Okay sure! So many of these are super simple in the best day-wear sort of way, and we even have a few maternity and juniors styles featured in today's pages! Vintage isn't all glamorous cocktail dresses of course, though sometimes I wish I could get away with wearing just those more often. Also, can we talk about how so many of the shoes these gals are wearing are almost identical to the wonderful Royal Vintage Shoes Marilyn pumps? Just…

Outfits 40s, Pinup Inspiration, 40s Mode, 40s Outfits, Genderqueer Fashion, Pinafore Skirt, Vintage Summer Outfits, 1940s Outfits, Time Travelers

When I was a super cool early high schooler, my best friend and I would go to the mall every Saturday morning and try on clothes. Luckily, our parents did not spoil us and we often did not have money to buy all the things we tried on, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. It was fun to try on all the clothes and splurge every once in a while on some random piece. Since then, I started wearing vintage, sewing, etc., and the mall no longer holds the same appeal for me. In fact, I rarely go, and when…

1940s causal outdoors looks, cropped pants, plaid shirt, fashion 40s Fashion, 40s Mode, Vintage Foto's, Mode Retro, Fashion 1940s, Look Retro, Retro Mode, Foto Vintage, Vintage Mode

While some people are leery of applying this word to themselves, I've never had the slightest of qualms with describing myself - and my style - as being eclectic. Call me a magpie, if you like, but I've never been one to set up camp in one itty-bitty style corner and live their indefinitely. Instead I tend to pick and choose from various influences, building up a wardrobe that's cohesive, but also able to quickly split up into different categories, if need by. Ultimately, I think that too…