Beautiful 1920s and 30s shoes

I adore 1930s shoes and I have been amassing a great collection of 1920s and 30s shoe pins that I would like to share here. I never cease to be amazed at the at the elegance and sophistication of some of the designs and I would dearly love to own them or see them reproduced for the modern market. I think the shoes with cut-outs and geometrical patterns are some of my favourites from designers such as Schiaparelli, and Perugia.

I have a Pinterest page full of pics of 100s of vintage shoes that I have found online and appropriately called ‘Vintage Shoe Love’. So, if you adore vintage shoes, take a look 🙂

(Taken from my other blog)

      

        

      

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Miss L Fire 2013 Autumn/Winter Collection

I’m a big fan of UK based Miss L Fire. Stunning shoes with styles so reminiscent of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Here are my favourites for the coming European season. The Cleopatra is the style I like most. They have a very 1930s feel about them. I have included a few large pics to show detail and then smaller ones with the colour range.

 

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’10 Golden Rules’ for looking after War Time Stockings – vintage instructions

I bought some 1940s deadstock stockings for my Etsy store the other week and included were the original ‘care instructions’. Here is a close up of the ’10 Golden Rules’ for looking after your War Time stockings. Very useful for those of us that collect and wear vintage lingerie. Enjoy 🙂

 

New items in my Etsy store – September 2013

Hi all. I have a bumper load of new items in the shop this month ranging from pairs of 1920s and 40s deadstock stockings, 30s knitting books and childs tie, 40s hat, necklace and evening dress, 50s cocktail dress, house dress, purses, earrings and gloves and a 60s evening dress and shoes. Here is the link to the Etsy page. Enjoy 🙂

Vintage 1930s Rare 'Woolcraft' Patons & Baldwins Knitting Book   1930s Knitting Pattern Book - Out-Door Sportswear - pdf   Vintage 1930s 'Smartest Jumpers' Knitting Pattern Book

Vintage 1950s Dress with Bolero Satin and Beads - M     Vintage Late 1950s Blue and White Dress - XL   Vintage 1940s Black Felt Hat with Fur Trim

Vintage 1940s Dress with Gold Beading and Goldtone Belt   Vintage 1950s Blue Rayon Evening Swing Coat

Vintage 1950s Cream 4-button Length gloves   Vintage 1950s Beaded Black 2-button Length gloves   Vintage 1950s Cream 6-button Length Gloves

Vintage 1950s Devoré Velvet Purse   Vintage 1950s Kitten Heel Italian Leather Beaded Shoes - 8.5

Vintage 1920s Grey Silk Stockings Deadstock - 9   Vintage 1940s WW2 era Luxite Seamed Stockings in Box


1950s Cluster Beaded German made Clip On Earrings   Vintage 1950s Beaded Lanza Handbag  1950s Green and White Beaded Clip-On Earrings

Vintage 1940s Celluloid Red Disk necklace   Vintage 1930s Boys Tootal Necktie with Rodeo Print

Wearing History – newest patterns

Seems that sewing is becoming a dying art amongst the young ladies of today, which is why I love to keep my hand in. I have taught myself over the years and you can only really learn by doing. It’s also nice to have a bunch friends in the vintage scene that sew and a few that even have their own line of patterns for sale. One my favourite lines comes from Wearing History, which is run by my friend Lauren Maringola. She is an amazing seamstress and you can see many of the pieces in her line made up on her site. Here are some of her latest offerings!