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One of my favorite things to do when I get a new batch of vintage clothing to process in the shop is to admire all the details of the garment. On Instagram I often will snap photos of the details of vintage clothing such as embroidery, lace, soutache, embellishment… but sometimes the insides of a vintage dress is so much more spectacular on the outside. I especially love discovering when dresses have pellon linings! For more peeks at vintage clothing details… give Adored Vintage a follow on Instagram!

I saw these vintage 1940s fashion illustrations floating about on Pinterest and I thought they were just catalog scans at first glance, but after clicking to the original source of these vintage fashion illustrations, I found out their true nature... these are sample fabric swatches for Fashion Frocks, a dress manufacturing company that had their home base in Ohio. There's a little bit of info about the building they occupied in the 1930s on wikipedia.

Not only are these vintage fashion drawings absolutely lovely, but the fact that these are ACTUAL fabric samples just makes me heart quicken a whole lot. I MUST have these!! The company was around since the 1920s and stopped producing clothing in the 1970s. Seriously, I MUST have these. I'm not really one to collect anything, but these are just an amazing piece of vintage fashion history!

These Fashion Frocks/Hardford Frocks sample pages are from Miss Amy on flickr.



Fashion Frocks was a company from Cincinnati, OH that employed housewives as salespeople to sell clothing to friends and neighbors "door-to-door" ... they would be armed with these wonderful sample sales cards for women to order from. It was a way of bypassing the retailers and selling directly to consumers, at better value-pricing. One of the company taglines is "It's fashion-wise to be thrifty." - from FASHION FROCKS flickr set

We've updated the vintage clothing shop with some fun and colorful classics mostly from the 1950s. Very reminiscent of those sweet country/rural themed movies and TV shows in the 50s and 60s. We're particularly fond of the vintage 1950s sundresses, aren't they lovely? And the crisp white cotton 1950s blouse would pair so well with the vintage striped I Magnin skirt in our opinion. Just add a pair of wrap around espadrilles and you're bombshell pretty for the town fair!



vintage 1950s red grey dirndl dress | County Fair Dress


vintage 1950s white cotton sleeveless blouse | High Noon Clouds Blouse
vintage 1970s floral irish linen skirt | Lamoille Skirt


vintage 1950s red taffeta party dress | Ripest Fruit Dress


vintage 1980s navy silk graphic print top | Carnival Games Top
vintage 1950s striped I Magnin skirt | Ribbon Brigade Skirt


vintage 1950s red novelty print strapless dress | Lydia from Fairhaven Dress

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VINTAGE 1940S NAVY BLUE NOVELTY BUTTONS BOWS PRINT DRESS | Buttons and Bows Dress
VINTAGE 1940S PURPLE CHEVRON STRIPED SUNDRESS | Lavender Provence Dress


VINTAGE 1940S GREEN SILK NOVELTY PRINT DRESS | Streets of Baghdad Dress
VINTAGE 1940S BLUE EMBROIDERED DAY DRESS | Day of Hope Dress


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This week at Adored Vintage we have been fawning over women in the 40s and 50s and their fabulous suits. The suit is a classic smart choice that can take you from work to dinner and drinks and beyond. A staple piece that deserves a spot in every woman's closet. We have a lovely bunch in stock here. Take a look below at some of our favorite vintage suits below.
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VINTAGE 1940S YELLOW BLAZER SKIRT SUIT SET |L'Opera Pajou Suit
VINTAGE 1950S SUIT SET WITH TIERED PEPLUM | Chamoline Suit Set


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VINTAGE 1950S GREY COTTON EMBROIDERED SUIT SET |Rue de Chinon Suit Set
VINTAGE 1930S SILK SKIRT AND TOP SUIT SET | Chamoline Suit Set


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