I hear French girl summer is a thing…🍇🍋🍉🍐🍒

‘Left Bank’ by Greeff, c. 1950, my collection 🩵

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Lurex in ALLLLL the colors ✨🌈🧶

Possibly the best Lurex ad in "The Thread of the Story is #Lurex" campaign (American Fabrics mag, Spring 1959).

I am never not thinking about Lurex.

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Rainbow strié on cotton duck for #NationalTextileDay...a Tillett specialty, those hand pulled stripes-on-stripes. Enjoy the riiiiiiiiiiiiide!

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The swimsuit that went to war...by Cole of California, 1943-1945. In a range of colors and, yes, patterns, but it's tough not to choose "Parachute White" for D-Day...

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There are some nice examples from this collection at the @mfahouston 🍂🍃🍂

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And party clothes for Alexander Girard’s birthday today are provided by @gitmanvintage 🥳 who have released one of my favorite Girard designs, 'Cutouts’ (1954) in a brilliant (and true to the designer’s color sense) coral colorway...
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