Summer Sleepwear is Here!

It's not just the clothes we wear outside that change in the Summer! No matter what climate you live in, there is a definite need to switch your sleepwear for those sticky Summer nights.  We have a terrific selection of Summer sleepwear options that are functional and reflect your personal style!

Beautiful 1960s Green and Blue Nightgown with Flower Detailing, $26

Vintage can be for the bedroom, too. Be sure to check out the rest of our vintage sleepwear so you can sleep sweet this summer!

Supremely Supreme!

We all remember The Supremes right? To celebrate Mowtown Record's 50th anniversary, The Fashion Museum in Bath, UK has an exhibition on this month displaying the performance costumes worn by the Supremes. Over 50 outfits can be viewed.

The Supremes were the premier act of Mowtown Records during the 1960s and were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts. To date they remain America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles. At their peak in the mid-1960s, The Supremes rivaled The Beatles in worldwide popularity.

With the help of Mowtown choreographer Cholly Atkins, The Supremes did away with plain appearance and basic dance routines. Instead, they wore high-fashion gowns and wigs with dramatic makeup. Apparently they were instructed to perform as if they were before royalty - with grace and elegance. Motown wanted them to be equally appealing to black and white audiences, seeking to erase the image of black performers as being unrefined or lacking class.

Their costumes were indeed elegant. Often wearing full length gowns trimmed with furs and feathers or studded with jewels. Very glamorous!

It Figures

Want to wear vintage but don’t know where to start?

You need to know what era suits you. Curvy figures work well with the fitted silhouettes of the 1940s and 1950s.

If you have a a straighter figure, then the boxy shapes of the 1920s and 1960s will be more your style.

You may like the glamorous bias-cut styles of the 30s, as seen in the films Atonement and Gosford Park, but be aware that those figure-skimming dresses are unforgiving on a round tummy or large bust.

Keep your own figure in mind to avoid ending up with a wardrobe full of beautiful clothes you’ll never wear.

Be realistic. Don’t go into a vintage dress shop hoping to be turned into Audrey Hepburn. Only Audrey can be Audrey.

Ignore the label sizes. Try on the garment. Know your measurements or carry a tape measure if you are not able to use a fitting room.