1970's for New Years

Fashion illustrations from 1970's patterns:
Two figures: a Butterick pattern (torn number)
Two figures with red dress: McCall's 3206
Green Dress: Simplicity 8025

Sheath Cocktail Dresses from 1958: Fit to Impress

1958 fashion illustrations from "Modes Royale" a pattern magazine of European designs for the home seamstress.

Sequins 1930's Style: Vintage New Year

1937 Costume design by Edith Head for "Turn Off the Moon"

1958: Vintage New Year Cocktail Dresses

Fashion Illustrations: 1958 from "Modes Royale"
This was a pattern magazine that showcased European fashion designs when cocktail dresses were at their height for creative drape and silhouette.

"Sabrina" Costume Illustration: New Year's Inspiration

Edith Head illustration for Audrey Hepburn as "Sabrina"



This look is so classic and as perfect for this New Year's as it was in the 1950's.
You can whip up your own version with vintage sewing pattern: Simplicity 3002. Wouldn't that be fun!

Simplicity 3002, is currently available on Etsy.com: HERE

1958 Back Views: Cocktail Dresses for New Years

1958 fashion illustrations from "Modes Royale", a pattern magazine of European designs for the skilled seamstress.

What to Wear: STYLES for a VINTAGE New Year

from a 1930's fashion scrapbook

Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys: Music for a Vintage Lifestyle

If you love vintage fashion from the 1920's and 30's, then Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys should be the musical score for your life.

Janet has found a way to capture all of the fun and jive of that era's music, singing and playing her ukulele with a back-up band of marvelous musicians. But there's more! She's also a gifted graphic artist, as well as a spell binding performer. She has designed a vintage style web site that will make you want to put on a pot of tea and settle in for awhile, to cruise the many pages that relate to her work, musician friends and related topics, HERE.



To see more, there is a treasure trove of her videos online HERE.