Mid-Week Inspiration: 1950's Glamour

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Shop News...This Just In!

I've been a busy bee this week!

First here is a sampling of the many new items in my handmade shop The Sparkling Cocktail:

Flapper Fascinator Black Headband with Beaded Leaf Motif- $42

Bridal Garter Set -Mon Amour in Black and White with Sweetheart Locket-$30

Bridal Garter Set -Something Blue with Sweetheart Locket-$30

Bridal Garter -Je T'Aime Tosser in Black and White Lace-$17


And in my vintage shop, Femme Fatale Vintage:

Grace Kelly Vintage 1950s Wrist Length White Gloves with Knotted Flowers-$10

Brown Pinwheels Vintage 50s/60s Wrist Length Gloves-$12

Pretty as a Peach Vintage 60's Embroidered Vanity Fair Slip Bust 36-$30

Betty Blue Vintage 1960's Double Chiffon Peignoir Robe with Lace by Radcliffe-$32

I have also redone many photos of some of your favorite items (VINTAGE SHOES!!) so be sure to take a peak in the shop and get a new and better view!

And as always for instant shop updates please follow me on Twitter @BobbinBombshell or @femmefatalevtg!

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Fashionable History: Lilly Dache

Lilly Dache is a true fashion success story! Born in France in 1898, Lilly Dache moved to New York City at the age of 18. With some millinery skills under her belt she got a job as a milliner and started making turbans out of scraps of fabric. Her turbans were such a success, that by the age of 25 she opened up her own shop. She is pictured above trying on one of her eye-catching hats. It didn't take long for Hollywood to notice her stylish and outrageous style. Her most famous clients were Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, and Loretta Young. Soon Dache extended her business to include dresses, gloves, and loungewear. She even had two fragrances called Drifting and Dashing. By 1937 she had her own building called The Lilly Dache Building which had two fitting rooms; a silver room for brunettes and a gold room for blondes! Ms. Dache could be heard coming down the hall by the bells on her leopard slippers! Oh how I wished I knew her! When she retired in 1968, her biggest fan Loretta Young bought her remaining 30 hats.

Above is a photograph of a Lilly Dache hat and veil by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Lilly Dache hats and designs are very popular with vintage collectors. If you would like a part of history the Lilly Dache gloves pictured above are available in my shop Femme Fatale Vintage.

More Inspiration: PHI Fall 2009

With so many images from the NY Fashion Week to pour over, I simply can't wait until next Wednesday to post another Mid-Week Inspiration. I am having 50 heart attacks over the PHI Fall 2009 Collection as I was over their Fall 2008 Collection. But this time they have taken it to a whole other level. There were too many pics I had chosen as my favorites to post, so please check out the complete collection. I seriously need all of these items shown here. I especially love the short sleeve jackets and sweaters worn with long opera length leather gloves. I am completely inspired to rock that look this fall with my vintage gloves. I will have to search for more. In the meantime, I will be saving up for those hot lace up velvet leggings, the silver sequin bomber jacket mini skirt, and that black sequin dress.