All About the Dress

1950s/60s Party Dress ~ Belle of the Ball

 

1950s Black Faille Dress ~ Midnight in Paris

1950s Black and Tan Dress, 1930s Musical Notes Jazz Club Dress

 

1950s 60s Turquoise Daisy Dress, 1940s Larger Size Road to Hana Dress

1950s Plaid Swiss Dot Dress and Bolero

1960s Little Girl's Plaid Jumper Dress

1970s Cargo Chambray Skirt, 1950s Technicolor Circle Skirt

1970s Tropical Guam Dress, 1960s Maternity Blouse, 1980s Red Polka Dot Heels

 

This update seems to be all about dresses for any occasion.  The first one screams party or prom, doesn't it?  That dress received over 100 admirers on Etsy yesterday!  I can't decide which dress is my favorite this week though.  Can you?

 

One of my favorite listings may have to be the red polka dot heels.  How cute and perfect for Valentine's Day are those? 

 

The shop sale ends tomorrow at midnight, so take advantage of everything being 20% off and hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!

Shop Update - Lots of Eye Candy

1960s Charm School Dress, 1950s Peplum Blouse, Mid Century Lace Collar

1960s Floral Bouquet, 1960s Sailor Girl Dress, 1970s Adrian Dress

1970s Pink Sheep Sweater, 1960s Fur Trimmed Boots, 1960s Pink Nightgown 

1970s Gauzy Cotton Dress, 1970s Cream Silk Blouse

Romantic 1950s Dress

Vintage Christian Dior Cream Eyelet Dress

Here's the first half of this week's shop update.  Once again, isn't that Dior piece stunning?  The construction is amazing.  I also love all the pretty details this week like the collars, print, and fabric.  Which is your favorite?

Tuesday Tip ~ Getting Rid of Underarm Stains

I really do enjoy running my online vintage shop and I enjoy scouring and finding pieces that I think are timeless.  However, I feel I pass on many gorgeous vintage items because they have the worst underarm stains.  But, I just couldn't pass on this 1940s pink gown, even with the stains. 

This dress was just too pretty and too special. The lace has little silver metallic sparkles and side is made of silk crepe with sequins attached.  I purchased the dress with the hopes that somehow I could google something that would lighten the one defect this dress had.

I wish I photographed how severe and yellow the stains were before I treated them.  They were really really yellow.  Elsie made a dress for a sweat-er.  

Anyhow, after asking around and googling how to treat underarm stains, I tried one method.  Baking soda.  As most mothers do, I didn't have the energy or to go out to buy 1 or 2 items, so I decided to go with what I did have and what seemed the least harsh.

I'm actually not sure where I found this idea, but basically, you create a paste with the baking soda and water and you rub it in well onto the stained area.  I created a pretty thick paste and slathered it onto the underarms.  Then, you leave the paste on under some sunlight, because the sun is a great lightening agent!  Because mine was so yellow, and because I actually forgot about it, I left it on for a day (like overnight, because I really did forget about it).  Then, I rinsed out the area.  I didn't want to rinse the whole dress because the side is silk.  After I rinsed it, I did get the dress dry cleaned to prevent any damage to the pretty little detailing of the dress.

Here's what the underarms look like now:

Not bad, right?  If you look carefully, there is extremely faint yellowing on the lining, but it's really hard to tell and it's definitely a huge improvement from when I purchased the dress. I could have possibly gotten rid of the yellowing entirely if I had treated it continually, but I didn't want to ruin the lace from all the rubbing.  

Do you have any proven methods of getting rid of severe underarm stains?  If only deodorant was invented earlier! Sigh.

Shop Update: Still Hot

1930s/40s Peach Slip with Blue Bows

1980s Neon Bikini

1970s Yellow Bombshell Maxi Dress

1970s Smocked Sundress

1950s Rayon Abstract Print Shell Top



1960s Garden Party Dress by Carol Brent

left: 1970s Boy Blazer, right: 1970s Boy Jumper Set

1950s Black Diamond LBD

I feel like I was listing more transitional pieces this time last summer, but the weather is in scorching hot mode, so my shop hasn't taken that turn quite yet.  It's currently having a midsummer sale, and will be going on for a while because I will be quite busy in the upcoming weeks, again. 

I would love to wear that little abstract print blouse, but it is a tad too big for me.  It's a cool rayon too, which would be great for this weather! 

If you all have some tips on how to stay cool while not blasting the AC, I would much appreciate it.  But, I digress.  Have a great day and viva la vintage!