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Look carefully at two of the bathing suits and you’ll see that they read “Salt Lake”. The reverse of the photo tells us that the year is 1932. But what is that contraption the swimmers are clinging to?
And on to the news…
- Amelia Earhart had a very short-lived line of clothing, and there was a line of patterns as well. Both are super rare, but it is still fun to read about them.
- Yves Saint Laurent not only designed clothes, he also made a special “Love” card every year. They can be seen in his home in Marrakesh.
- Hedi Slimane at Saint Laurent is designing a line that you cannot buy.
- I love that Pendleton offers tours of their wool mills, and even though I’m a continent away I can enjoy this short film.
- Theresa at Blue Velvet Vintage was lucky enough to see the exhibit of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s fantastic wardrobe.
- Lilly Pulitzer is suing Old Navy for copyright infringement. Fashion is not generally copyright protected, but fabric designs are.
- A look inside the Cone Denim’s White Oak archive is enough to make a grown hipster cry.
- Designer Arnold Scaasi died last week. His book, Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed) is a classic.
- The National Museum of Scotland has a wonderful online gallery showcasing the textiles of Bernat Klein.
- This has nothing to do with fashion, as it is a tongue-in-cheek talk given by a librarian of historical books about how to use social media in order to promote a collection. I found her talk to be so interesting because she talks about how sometimes simple tweets can open up a whole line of historical inquiry, and connect those looking for information with those who have it.
- And while you are on Sarah Werner’s site, you might also like “It’s History, Not a Viral Feed.”
- And finally, since I brought up social media, I am starting a new history project on Instagram. I’ll be using my 1939 WPA Guide to North Carolina to time travel through the state. I’ll only post a few times a week, and I appreciate anyone who will indulge this new fascination of mine.
The Vintage Traveler 
Every account I’ve read about Amelia Earhart’s clothing line includes a reference to propellor buttons, but I have yet to see them! And although I enjoyed Scaasi’s book, I was somewhat shocked that he included descriptions of his clients’ appearance in their underwear (or lack of underwear, in Mimi Eisenhower’s case.)
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His lack of discreteness made for a very entertaining book!
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Sugartown has some nerve! In the photo -2 of the prints used were copied from original Key West Hand Print Fabrics-I remember them (POOR) copies at that! I should know -I worked in the Art Department!!! They can’t be real – the fabric was designed and printed in the late 60’s – early 70’s-I have an Original Lilly dress (with a similar print) “sample” from the late 60’s I am trying to decide what to do with ! Scaasi was a great designer…he was a “Master” at fit and cut..as an editor I featured his clothes -always something in his collection that was wonderful and wearable and women looked great in!
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Some nerve indeed!
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Great reading for the week, as usual, I especially liked Sarah Werner’s piece on posting attribution with any photo, yes please! Only this morning the blog ‘Design Sponge’ featured un-attributed book plates being sold online that are from a frustratingly familiar book that I can’t quite remember the name of. I hate it when that happens!
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Werner is spot on in her criticism of so-called “history” twitter accounts. A recent posting on one of them referred to “early suffragettes in 1921”!
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Is it a felled hot air balloon with all the fabric gone..? 🙂
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