From My Closet - The Better Dresses Vintage Blog

Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes, 1953

What Can *You* Make From Three Bath Towels?

... It looked like some sort of ultra-plush dressing gown (that's a bathrobe you can wear beyond the bathroom, for you youngsters) ...
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All Washed Up: Salvaging the Green Dress

All Washed Up: Salvaging the Green Dress

... First step: assess the condition, check for damage, and decide how much (time, effort, and money) to invest ...
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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah!

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah!

... hadn't I read somewhere how to fix this exact problem? Ah! a challenge ...
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CHARLES J. TIPTON COLLECTION photo

Over the Edge

... Apparently, pretty on its own is acceptable up to a point ...
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Not-So-Happy Hour: My Quest for a Cocktail Dress

Not-So-Happy Hour: My Quest for a Cocktail Dress

... With a $1,600 price tag and a waist in need of nipping, it didn't make the cut ...
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Costume Drama

Costume Drama

... The dress was headed to a young enlisted woman on active duty, living on a battle ship stationed somewhere off the coast of Japan ...
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Skirting the Issue

Skirting the Issue

... Being "on trend" today means wearing your skirt 5 inches above your knee, a la "The Real Housewives." But should you? ...
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My Birthday Was Off the Hook!

My Birthday Was Off the Hook!

... no phone that slips easily into your back pocket compares with one that can double as a weapon ...
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Bollywood Wannabe, That's Me

Bollywood Wannabe, That's Me

... I, of course, gravitated toward the displays of beautiful ethnic clothing ...
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Handbags To Die For

Handbags To Die For

... Perusing the aisles, a black tote-style bag with a large bow caught my eye from the far back of a lower hook. I wrestled it out for a closer inspection ...
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That's About It for the Clothes, Do You Want To See My Donkeys?

That's About It for the Clothes, Do You Want To See My Donkeys?

... If you get there and find his dead mother's things, that's great. If you find his dead mother, run like hell ...
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Queen of the 60s Shift Dress

Queen of the 60s Shift Dress

... I can already see desirable vintage goodies peeking from the stacks ...
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