Kleenex and the death of hankerchiefs

As a child, I learnt to iron when mum let me do the hankies and the tea towels.  I loved the large checked hankies for Dad, the smaller hankies for Mum that I folded into rectangle, and the tiny hankies for my sister and I that went into neat little squares.  I still use tea towels every day, and now my own children are learning to iron on them, but hankies have sort of fallen by the wayside.

My family love their aloe-vera softened, eucalyptus oil enriched tissues - recycled tissues are 'too scratchy" and hankies are too much effort....until they leave a tissue in a pocket in the wash!

A pretty vintage hankie

Vintage Fashion - Winter 1950

Some more beautiful suits today, this time from winter 1950, in a wonderful chic black and white check.

And look at these sleeves - I haven't seen the looped sleeve before (below right), but I love it!

There are some lovely suit patterns from around 1950 available on Etsy -

1950 McCalls Suit Pattern Vintage Size 15

It's also available here.  There is also a retro pattern from 1951 that is available in upto size 18.  You can find it here.

These suits are motivating me to lose a little weight.....

maybe.  

Fashion from August 1951

Today some fashion photos and ads from the August 1951 issue of the Australian Women's Weekly magazine.  These look like wrap capri pants - I just love the turned up cuff.

Interestingly August is still winter in Australia, but many of the articles and ads feature summer clothes.

Oh, give me some of that'youthful separation' please!

I think I need want this whole ensemble.

Some more American mannequins - we loved US models in the 50s.

 

So nice to see flat sandals on a bathing suit spread rather than high heels - but as for that hat!

More images on tumblr!

Deb xx