Saturday 31 March 2018



This Ben Zuckerman suit dates from the late 1950's. The suit has a straight skirt and a most interesting jacket- nipped waist and a petal-like hem.
The model has accessorised the suit with matching gloves, hat and scarf.

Thursday 22 March 2018





This is a gorgeous 1950's wool coat, in black and white. The coat has a fitted waist and full skirt, with 3/4 length sleeves, hip pockets and is double breasted.
This coat was sold at the Mayfair Shop/Marshall Field's. Mayfair was a large shopping mall opened in 1958 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Marshall Field was the 'anchor' of this mall, which still exists today.
Photos courtesy of Doozie's Vintage

Thursday 8 March 2018






This pink wool suit dates from 1963. The skirt is a typically simple design and the jacket is single breasted and trimmed in black at the collar, hem and pockets.
This beautiful suit was sold at Dayton's Oval Room. Dayton's was an American department store chain founded in Minneapolis in 1902 by George Draper Dayton. In 1969, the Detroit-based J.L. Hudson Company merged with the Dayton Company to form the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, adding 21 Michigan-based stores to the total. In 1990, the department store division of Dayton–Hudson acquired Chicago-based Marshall Field's. Both Dayton's and Hudson's retained their individual store names until 2001, when they were united under the Marshall Field's nameplate. From 2006 to 2017 the store was operated under Macy's. The flagship store closed in 2017.
The Oval Room was for the highest end clothing, with many French labels as well as the very best customer service.
Photos courtesy of Goldstein Museum of Design

Thursday 1 March 2018


Dating from the mid to late 1960's, this coat is mod-inspired.
It is made of a dark wool, perhaps black or grey, and has 3/4 length sleeves, large patch pockets and is single breasted. It is quite slim fitted and is a youthful look.