Lady Danna Retro & Vintage

For some reason, the history of costume and brands of the 20th century is practically not described in Europe, with the exception of very few famous fashion designers.  Moreover, I have a suspicion that this exception is only for the sole reason that these fashion designers were famous in America.   Therefore, a lot is known about American vintage brands, even about those that produced cheap items for mass market.  And nothing is known about the European ones, even if they produced expensive Haute Couture items.  If you are very lucky, you can find a mention in a newspaper or magazine of those times, find an advertisement or a fashion photo where a model wears clothes of this brand, or find such pieces on second-hand sale or in a museum.  With less luck, you can find a short mention in some trade or address directory and thus determine, if not the date of the brand, then at least the time when it existed. But that's usually where it ends. Why is that? Mayb...

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The plaid print is extremely simple, but meanwhile very beautiful and elegant.  For some reason, its appearance is attributed to the Scots, but I think that this is not correct. Because the plaid can be found in the national costumes of various countries.  For example, antique plaid skirts were kept in the trunks of my maternal great-great-grandmother until the 1970s.  And she, along with her husband, my great-great-grandfather, came from the Baltics. Probably from there my passion for both the plaid print and puffy skirts.  My great-great-grandmother wore many, many petticoats until her death.   That is why this plaid midi swing skirt by “Liz Claiborne” is so close to me. I bought it on sale in a vintage store, it cost 19 euros, but I bought it for 2! "Liz Claiborne" is an American brand created in 1976 in New York by Belgian-born American Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne, designer and businesswoman. She won first place in the "Jacques Heim National Design C...