Very hot autumn outfit in style of 1940-1941s in red with real vintage coolie like hat

And again, I'm demonstrating an outfit in the style of the 1940s, specifically the 1940s-1941s. Such a sundress with spaghetti straps paired with a bolero was worn at the beginning of that decade. And also often combined with wide-brimmed straw hats. The hat I am wearing in these photos has been redecorated with the wide silk and velvet polka-dot straps by my photographer friend Alexandrina Wasiliewa-Szylowska and me. Once upon a time they were part of a vintage clothing which I bought in poor condition in a Polish secondhand store for the classic 1 Polish złoty. There, and for the same price, I bought a swing sundress with spaghetti straps by “L. K. Bennett“. “L. K. Bennett" is a renowned contemporary English luxury brand based in London. Since 1990, Linda Kristin Bennett, the founder of this brand, has been making shoes, and since 1998, she has started making clothes. Clothes and shoes from “L. K. Bennett” are worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales....