Here are some lovely floral dressds from the 1950's.
This first dress is from the 1955 Spring Sears catalogue. Love the pale blue petticoat sneaking out underneath:
What about these lovelies from the Spring 1956 catalogue. I am a bit partial to the red rose one:
Also from 1956...love the bodice on the blue flower dress:
Another great one from 1956. I am a huge sucker for matching accessories. I love the matching umbrella:
And the last one is from 1957 which promises that you will 'look radiant in bouquet prints':
Which is your favorite?
Love the one with the matching umbrella! Quite like the low waistline and the pleated skirt! And of course, what's not to love with a matching accessory :)
ReplyDeleteI have a dress from a late 50's pattern with a black bodice and a black/white printed skirt. Heh. I've been coveting a floral 50's dress for ages and ages, my students keep making them and I keep wishing I had some floral like that in stash. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI love the one with a black bodice and a black & white skirt (so, Steph - lucky you). But I have to agree about that matching umbrella- adorable!
ReplyDeleteOooh! Such gorgeous dresses! I think my favorite is the one on the far right, third picture down. The bodice (as you pointed out ;) is fantastic. Thanks for sharing these!
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I think my favorite is the yellow dress from the second picture down - so pretty! I am also envious of Steph's lovely black bodice/black and white skirt dress because the dress seen here is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to the navy one with a pencil skirt and small pink floral print, in the second picture. But they're all gorgeous and the prints are just so great!
ReplyDeleteooohhhh i love those, the green has to be my favourite. Dee ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the red rose dress from 1956. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love the pale yellow one and the one with the black bodice and the stripy large-scale flower pattern. Did I make myself understood !!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the black top + b/w skirt + gold belt! What a lovely combo. I also love the expressions on some of those ladies faces!
ReplyDeleteDebi -- this is so fun! I love, love, love this era, too. Maybe because I was born then and remember my mother, a wonderful seamstress, making her own clothes and looking terrific in them! The really wonderful thing is that YOU look terrific in these fashions! Although I love the styles, I do not have the body style to wear any of it! I'm so glad there are women out there who take up craft and look awesome in the fashion -- not at all looking "out of time" but classic and stylish! Fun stuff!
ReplyDeleteThe first one is a real winner for me. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the first one best, but then I have a thing for teal shadings.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Bring on Spring! V&A shop has some new Horrockses inspired fabrics in stock, including blue floral! http://www.vandashop.com/product.php?xProd=7140&navlock=1
ReplyDeletelove the dresses on this page, charming and lady like. I wonder if I can wear any of these in one of the occasions. Would be great to try wearing this in one of the parties these days.
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