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Absolutely outstanding vintage 1940's floral pattern print two piece set. This gorgeous set has wonderful colour palet of red, yellow black and orange. It's truly eye popping. Top is tie detail on the front as it's opening and closing. Shorts have button down back as it's opening and closing.
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Beautiful vintage 1940's baby pink colour block cocktail dress with the most beautiful soutache detailing that looks liek a wonderful ornate necklace. This dress label is by Carole King which was established in 1937. Grace Dozier Durocher (who's husband was a very big baseball player) was the partner and designer of the company. This cocktail dress has the most beutiful peplum detailing with a bustle style back. The dress also has the most beautiful structured shoulder pads. Dressh as has a metal back zip as it's opening and closing.
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Incredible vintage 1940's tan and oat skirt suit. This wonderful suit has the most beautiful nipped in waist detail skirt suit. It's truly an outstanding piece with the block detailing on the neckline and cuffs. Suit has button down front on the jacket and the skirt has a metal side zip with button as it's opening and closing. Please note only suit is being sold no other products shown within image.
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Ultimate vintage 1940's full length gown for all the garden parties. This beautiful rouched body with gorgeous floral flowy skirt that is perfect for swishing around in. The dress has a metal side zip opening as it's opening and closing.
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Beautiful vintage 1940's rayon grape print day dress. This wonderful dress has a very light base grey background with white detailing on the print. This dress has a button down front as it's opening and closing.
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Absolutely gorgeous coral vintage 1940's hibiscus print day dress. This is the ultimate summery feelign dress that has a wonderful pocket detail on the bust. The dress is a button down front as it's opening and closing.
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Absolutely iconic vintage late 1940's black labelled Lilli Ann suit. Lilli Ann was started in San Francisco in 1933 by Adolph Schuman, naming his company for his wife, Lillian. The company became known for their beautiful, elaborately designed suits and coats. After WWII, Schuman went to France and it was during this time that the labels had “Paris” added to them. This stunning fitted Lilli Ann suit has a tail style detail on the back of the suit jacket which adds a real design detail to the suit. Lilli Ann is always known for making exceptionally figure hugging suits. The suit jacket has faux style buttons that are actually press studs underneath. The suit jacket is lined and the skirt has side zip with button as it's opening and closing. Skirt is not lined. Please not hat is not included with the suit.
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Circus poodles is what everyone needs as a novelty print within there wardrobe right!! Well never fear this incredible inky background 1940's circus poodle print day dress is just what you've been looking for. This dress has wonderful drapey detailing within it's shape also. Dress has a metal short zip on the back of the neck and a metal side zip on the side of the dress as it's opening and closings.
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Gorgeous fairytale novelty print 1940's day dress. This wonderful day dress has the most wonderful detail on the bust and a gorgeous faux style pockets on the hips of the dress. The print has wonderful decptions of castles and people playing musical instruments in gorgeous blues, fushcia and whites that really is popping. The dress has hook and eye opening on the back of the neck and a metal side zip.
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If you are looking for a piece with such a rich and vibrant history. This amazing 1950's Watumull's cheongsam is the piece for your wardrobe. The piece is made of silk and has depections of a fire bird with what looks like love heards in it's tail feathers. The brand Watmull's was started by Jhamandas Watumull, originally from Hyderabad, Sindh (in what became Pakistan), the son of a brick contractor, was one of the first people of Indian descent to come to Hawai‘i. Jhamandas left his home as a young boy of 14 to earn a living and help his disabled father. His mother sold her jewelry to buy his passage to the Philippines. Jhamandas stayed with an older brother and worked in Manila’s textile mills. He opened a small import shop in Manila that specialized in imports from the Orient with his partner Rochiram Dharamdas. The shop attracted American troops stationed in the Philippines and business was good. In 1913, when the troops were withdrawn from the Philippines and moved to Hawai‘i, the two partners decided to follow them and explore business opportunities. A year later, Dharamdas opened a branch of ‘Dharamdas and Watumulls’ on Hotel Street in Honolulu. Unfortunately, two years later, Dharamdas died of cholera and the store became Jhamandas’ responsibility. Unable to leave the Manila business for long, he decided to send his younger brother, Gobindram (GJ), to take care of the Honolulu store, which was renamed ‘East India Store’. GJ settled in Hawaii and, in 1922, married Ellen Jensen, an American music teacher. Ellen’s sister, Elsie Jensen, traveled to Hawaii in 1928 to visit her. Elsie then started working at Watumull’s East India Store as a window display designer. Watumull’s later commissioned Elsie to create hand-painted floral designs on silk for interior decoration. Her clothing designs would come later. (Honolulu). The initial years in Hawaii were difficult and trying. As the first Indian businessmen in Hawaii, they faced many setbacks, discrimination and daunting immigration laws, including denial of citizenship to GJ although he was married to an American. His wife, Ellen, lost her American citizenship because she had married a British East Indian subject. As time passed, the East India Store flourished, selling raw silk goods and ‘aloha shirts’ on the island, turning into a major department store, before eventually opening additional branch stores in Waikiki and the downtown Honolulu area. In 1954, there were a total of eight Watumull stores. Rejecting a consultant’s advice to change the “tourist-oriented” names of his stores like Leilani Gift Shop and focus on mainland-type goods, they opened more “tourist-oriented’ stores. During the next 20 years, the number of stores increased to 29 and included East India Stores, Aloha Fashions, Malihini Gifts and Leilani Gift Shops. The business became among the top 250 businesses of Hawai‘i. Over time, the Watumull stores have all closed down; one remains at the Ala Moana Center. The Watumull family also set up several local philanthropic and educational institutions, including the Rama Watumull Fund, the J. Watumull Estate, and the Watumull Foundation. Information found from the this wonderful blog The dress opens with a metal talon side zip - which indicates the piece is true to the 1950's please see this link for more information and has frog closures on the neckline. Re the dry cleaners labels, dry cleaners actually became popular in the 1950's so hence maybe the tag.
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Beautiful silky vintage 1930's / 1940's inky black background with wonderful U shape print. This skirt set has a wonderful balloon sleeve jacket / blouse. Blouse has button down front and skirt has a side zip as it's opening and closing.
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Gorgeous vintage 1940's mocha background boarder print day dress. This wonderful dress has wonderful print of bow style with dots. It's rather mesmorising as a print. The dress has a button down to the waste and a metal side zip as the opening and closing.
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Beautiful light chartruese vintage 1940's day dress. This day dress has some fab detailing and is truly a dress for any vintage loving person's wardrobe. This dress also benefits from wonderful built in shoulder pads. The dress has a button down front as it's opening and closing.
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Wonderful vintage 1940's gold chevron evening gown with scarlet red skirt. This gown has a wonderful peplum detail on the waist which really gives that nipped in waist detailing. The dress has a metal side zip and a press stud as it's opening and closing.
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Absolutely wonderful vintage 1940's putty coloured evening gown. This evening gown has wonderful details on this piece, from the gathered detailing on the bust and the most beautiful gathered waterfall bustle detail on the back of the gown. It truly is an exquiste piece. Dress has metal back zip as it's opening and closing.