Lady Danna Retro & Vintage

This is the second time I'm demonstrating an outfit in the style of the 1910s. This style of outfit could also be seen on ladies walked along the streets of the 1930s.  I was inspired by a combination of a narrow long skirt, a fitted jacket with a belt and a large wide-brimmed hat, which I saw in one series about detectives Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. The series depicted the 1930s.  While it is widely believed that only small, shifted hats were worn during this period, the show costumers were of the opinion that this was not the case.  Indeed, if you look at old photographs of those times, you can also find wide-brimmed hats. But it still seemed to me that in the outfit from the series there was something from the 1910s and from the 1930s.  For example, there the hat was without flowers and there was only a ribbon from the decorations. The laconicism gave the 1910s style hat a 1930s style. My hat is far from concise, because it is very richly decorated with flower...

Hello again, the 1940s! My new outfit stays true to the trends of that decade.  In addition to two things from two high fashion designers: the American "David Hayes" and the Italian "Valentino", I show another creation of my friend-photographer Alexandrina Wasiliewa-Szylowska and me.  Once again, this hat is fully crocheted from vintage cotton yarn according to a vintage crochet pattern. The hat is soft and without a frame, when folded it fits even in a small pocket! Besides to the fact that, despite its conciseness and apparent simplicity, it looks elegant on the head, the hat is once again true to the trends of ecology and sustainability.   Now let’s talk about brands. My silk fitted short jacket, I date from the beginning of the "David Hayes" brand when he made his clothes for "Saks Fifth Avenue".   Even though "David Hayes" was quite famous and a luxury brand, not much is known about it. Very often, its creator David Micha...