50s spring fashion

1956 Sears Spring Summer Catalog, Page 89

The gray days of winter have me looking forward to spring and lighter/brighter clothing. I scanned these from a 1949 insert of the pattern department of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The green ensemble with matching beret in the first picture has my name all over it. I love the color combination. While the 30s is my absolute favorite era, there are so many things I love about the designs of this time period too. So pretty!

Women's dresses in the Sears Catalogue, Spring/Summer 1958.

1950s shorts and capris, 1958 More

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1962 Sears Spring Summer Catalog, Page 112

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spring fashion from the Simpson's Spring and Summer catalog, 1952

I've always enjoyed vintage fashions and fashion history (though I'm now old enough to remember when some vintage fashions were new!) This is my blog for posting images from the large collection of old catalogs and fashion magazines I have piled up in my spare room. I'll be posting stuff from between the 1940s and the 1980s. A warning to visitors: Some of these images are scary!