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Weekend Eye Candy - Madeleine de Rauch, 1954
Imagine walking into the room and unbuttoning the full length coat to reveal this gown! Entire ensemble by Madeleine de Rauch, Fall/Winter, 1954.
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New at Couture Allure - Vintage Designer Dresses
New this week at Couture Allure are some vintage designer dresses and blouses in whites and creams. Be sure to check our What's New page to see all the latest additions to the site!1970s seriously...
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This Dress
Every once in awhile I find a vintage dress that sends me over the moon. Yesterday, I added one such dress to the website. Would you like the swoon with me?It's a silk velvet dress from the 1930s....
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Are You Tired of Vintage Clothing?
I've been thinking a lot about this question lately. As I watch what goes on in the world of vintage clothing and listen to my friends and colleagues, it has become very clear over the past several...
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Vertigo and Transformation
I've always been a control freak. My life was arranged in neat and orderly rows, everything in its place, schedules followed, no deviations from the straight and narrow. That was my safety net....
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50% Off Everything at Couture Allure!
SALE IS NOW OVER. THANKS FOR SHOPPING WITH COUTURE ALLURE! My post yesterday about transformation and the new and exciting things coming into my life also made me realize that it is time to reward...
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Jo Copeland Suit - 1943
After being in a box for the last 6 months, I finally unearthed my scanner and I have all my vintage fashion magazines out of storage. Yay!How I wish this image were in color, but Harper's Bazaar and...
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Gloria Vanderbilt Wearing Christian Dior - 1954
The pages of my vintage Vogue and Harper's Bazaar magazines are often graced with images of well-known socialites, royalty and actresses of the time modeling fashion. Our fascination with celebrity...
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Eva Marie Saint, 1954
Richard Avedon shot this photo of Eva Marie Saint in 1954, just before the release of the film On the Waterfront. Her performance as Edie Doyle was her debut on the big screen and garnered her the...
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Forgotten Fashion House Foxbrownie
Late 1930s evening gown by Foxbrownie in the collection of The Mint Museum of ArtDesigner Stella Brownie Kaufman joined with William Fox in 1937 to form a high end fashion house called Foxbrownie....
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It Must be Pucci - 1957
In this full page ad from 1957, Lord & Taylor featured this dress with the headline, "That flair - it's pure Emilio." They've got to mean Emilio Pucci, don't you think? "Black cotton ribbing and...
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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel
I finally watched the film "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel" last night. To watch this film is to "get" me and my fascination with fashion in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. To watch this film is to...
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Ceil Chapman Evening Gown - 1954
This full page ad for Lurex from 1954 features an evening gown by Ceil Chapman and jewels by Harry Winston. The gown is white taffeta woven with gold Lurex threads. I would love to see this gown...
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Going to Grandma's
Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US. Today will be one of the busiest travel days of the year. So whether you're going to grandma's by car, by train, by ship, or by plane,please travel...
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I'm Thankful
Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. It's a day when we stop to think about all the things in our lives that we're thankful for. Today, I am thankful for you.I'm thankful for all my dear readers...
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Enjoy an Old Fashioned Friday after Thanksgiving
When did this become what Thanksgiving is all about? Instead, I hope you'll enjoy today in other ways that have some meaning. Spend time with your family. Sit down and watch your kids at play. Even...
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Weekend Eye Candy - Givenchy, 1958
Suddenly, the holiday party season is upon us. How about an oh-so-feminine velvet bubble dress with matching fur lined hooded bolero? Yes, please! Ensemble by Hubert de Givenchy, 1958.
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Ben Reig Evening Gown - 1969
Are they palazzo pants or is it just a very full gown? Hard to say, as there is no mention of the fact in the ad copy. I. Magnin simply says, "dreamy moonbird. Plunged in glamorous, gleamy silk...
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