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"Quaintness" - The only Q in my photostream

"Quaintness" - The only Q in my photostream
A pictorial spread about outfits and clothing of the sort Life used to run every season. This may help imagine it not so cold.

From Life magazine, June 20, 1955

sea-herdorf, Eric Desjours, Erika Akire, Marie-claire Gallet and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 arts enthusiast
arts enthusiast
Quite chaste by today's standards. I love how colorful they are!
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to arts enthusiast
Thank you, arts! I like the color as well.
10 years ago.
 "JohnNymer"
"JohnNymer" club
Life before Sports Illustrated :)
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to "JohnNymer" club
We used to say a little rhyme about "ruffles on her pettipants blowing in the breezes". And there they are. :)

Thanks, Nicolas.
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o oh ...they are not featuring the good old knitted swimsuits that
stretched the moment you got into the water ;-) I remember my
Mother knitting me my first swimsuit ... I even remember the colours,
white and peach colour ... needless to say everyone howled with
laughter when I bravely as a little little girl got led down to the sea,
got in the water ... and oh my goodness .... ;-) I'll say no more oOo
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to beverley
That's interesting. :) I hadn't thought so much of the materials. These do look as if they are made from regular shirt cloth, don't they?

Thanks, Bev!
10 years ago.
beverley has replied to Smiley Derleth club
the wool my Mum used to knit my cossie ... believe me ... it ended up round
my ankles when wet ... I refused to wear it again ;-)
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
well this should put a smile on the grumpy old men ;-)
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to beverley
:)
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in ART 4U
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to beverley
Thank you.
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
and also ADMIRED in ACCESSORIES 4U

;-))
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to beverley
You know, my favorite item in the whole thing is an accessory: the hat with the sun cover (name?) attached to it the lady down front is wearing (assuming that's one piece). When mowing the lawn, I could use one of those. :)

Thanks, Bev!
10 years ago. Edited 10 years ago.
beverley has replied to Smiley Derleth club
;-)
10 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Smiley Derleth club
Brim?
10 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to slgwv club
Ha. No, that dark cloth covering the hair and tied about the neck. It could be a scarf under a hat, rather than a one-piece deal.
10 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Lovely vintage fashion !!!!
8 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Thank you, Marie-claire. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
8 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire
...and also a pretty Q...
8 years ago.
Smiley Derleth club has replied to Erika Akire
:) Thanks very much, Erika!
8 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
und Conny singt:
Pack die Badehose ein!
Super
Freundliche Grüße Ericn
8 years ago.
 Smiley Derleth
Smiley Derleth club
Ha ha! Danke, Sea-Herdorf! Genieße die Reise!
8 years ago.