The Vintage Bridal Dress: How to Find a Vintage Wedding Dress by Decade 1900-1970.

1950s custom made dress, Sarara Vintage shop/Shary Connella image.As wedding season approaches, dress options may be on your mind. Wearing a vintage wedding dress is nothing new, women have been altering or passing down their wedding attire for years.  However, what about when it's not a family piece? As the use of vintage dresses has become popular many are now for sale online. I wanted to try to make it a little easier to find one so complied...

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The Great Gatsby and a 20s Kimono Jacket: Lois Wilson's screen worn rhinestones

1920s Rhinestone Kimono, Lois Wilson. Sarara Vintage. Shary Connella images, rights reserved.With yet another Great Gatsby film releasing soon in the cinemas, I am reminded of the allure of the novel and films. The first one was produced in 1926 and I hold out hope that a copy of the film will be found, as it is reported to be a lost film. There is only a snippet of the preview and some poster images. Lois Wilson was cast as the iconic Daisy in 1926....

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20s Feed Sack Fashion: A Quaker Oats Dress, The Great Depression, Marilyn, and Dolce!

1920s Sack Dress, Sarara Vintage. Shary Connella photograph.I'll be honest I remembered in the corner of my mind the potato sack dress- from sayings such as "oh you'd look good in anything, even a potato sack". I really hadn't thought of the literal incarnation, until I ran across a 1920s feed sack dress that made me smile. Both potato sacks and feed sacks were repurposed, though most dresses were made of the cotton muslin animal feed sacks. This...

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