Lady Danna Retro & Vintage

As promised, I show the second version of wearing of the outfit with the same really vintage straight pencil dress and cotton belt with metal Art Nouveau style floral shaped buckle as in the previous outfit (“Archive of 2022: Very hot autumn outfit in style of 1945 with real vintage pencil dress & bowler hat").  This time I decided to pair the dress with a really vintage silk swing dustcoat/swagger and a really vintage Spanish cream raffia and straw wide brim picture cartwheel hat made in Andalusian city of Granada. I already had several outfits with hats without labels, which, according to the junk seller from the flea store, were also manufactured by "Modas Flora Granada". But this hat is one of two from my collection that has the label of this manufacturer. Even less is known about vintage Spanish brands of clothing and accessories than about any other European brands. Unfortunately, except their virtual world, modern Europeans and specifically Spaniards are of l...

I got really tired of the 1960s style outfits. But finally I got the 1940s.  It just so happened that I wore this dress for two photo shoots. Therefore, I had the opportunity to show how it can look different, but at the same time in the spirit of almost the same period. This time I'm demonstrating the first option.  This vintage dress in thick, colorful cotton can be from either the middle of 1940s or the middle of 1960s.  I decided to combine it with various vintage and not quite vintage jewelry that I bought over the years in different places (secondhand and vintage stores, flea markets and shops) and even in different countries. But the final touch was real vintage - handbag and horsehair / nylon bowler hat. But what is a bowler hat? It's funny, but this headdress was invented for foresters! The first bowler was created in 1849 in London by Thomas and William Bowler, based on a sketch by James and George Locke.  A client (commonly believed to be Edward Coke, a Br...