SWEET, FLUFFY NOSTALGIA
PAGE TWENTY-NINE
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Getting ready in the dressing room
for the fashion show, Era-style
From Jean L.
Era 'Photobunny' Myrna Weber
From Crinolyn
An unidentified cast member
with Charlie Chaplin
From Abby Rhodes
New York City's fashion district, 1950s
A common sight
From Crinolyn
(below) Fifties model Vickie Campbell shows her charms, these from 'Captain Marno'
This picture and the following caption is an excerpt from
a book entitled What We Wore, by Ellen Melinkoff (1984):When we were teenagers, the
American Bandstand regulars were our fashion inspiration.
The girl in the plaid skirt achieved the perfect fifties silhouette by combining hoop and crinolines...
