31
Oct
 21

5
 entries

                        

Autoextravanganza
Sent by John   

Special Hungarian folk dresses
  Sent by John

A very pleasant Mother/daughters

(Unspecified-region) folk image from Malcolm in the UK
1930s!
  Stumbled across this while working on the Media Section; sure worth re-highlighting!

Our idea of the perfect petticoat picture!  Crowded, many varied layers, and very feminine! 
So interesting and exciting!
Dior creation, as pictured in the September 1992 edition of Italian Vogue
Sent by Abby Rhodes          More designers

30
Oct
 21

4
entries

Bardot!
 Sent by John   

Love those pastels!
  Sent by John

Early portrait of Natalie Wood
From Sylvia Marie
Another of her

(Unspecified-region) folk dress from Malcolm in the UK
The peek is worth the blurriness!

29
Oct
 21

4
entries

Pastiche
  Sent by John

Designer Alexander McQueen, 2013
 Sent by John   

Cute Mother/daughter
from Crinolyn


Here's Ann Blythe in the 1953 film The Student Prince (publicity shot)
Others  #1   #2         From Sylvia Marie

NOTE:
A while back, when we discontinued Swan Lake Ballerina Site, and initiated the ballet section in its place, we left the Film Area intact (supposedly). 
Apparently, the images which were linked to certain films were never refreshed.  It is all in order now.

 

28
Oct
 21

4
entries

Auto recognition
  Sent by John

Another folk dancer
Unidentified region
 Sent by John   

Louis Prima and Keely Smith "Black Magic     "Puffball dresses were great in the fifties!!"
Here's another of them with a nice dress!    ...and another
From and comment by BB Bloomer

PURR-fectly Perky
From Kristi

27
Oct
 21

4
entries

English National Ballet
"Nutcracker"
  Sent by John

Folk dancers
Unidentified region
 Sent by John   

Karl K.:
"These two photos are about a remote controlled lawn mower. But my first response was. 'What lawn mower?' There is something much more attractive."

The National Ballet of Canada
"Nutcracker"             Source
From Nancy N.
 

26
Oct
 21

4
entries

Rusty wedding
  Sent by John

Restrained Bouffant
 Sent by John   

American comedian, actress, television host, podcaster, and author
Nicole Byer in Christian Siriano - unspecified Emmys

Unidentified  performers
 From Crinolyn
 

25
Oct
 21

4
entries

Spreading her Era charm on the floor
  Sent by John

Isabel Sanches design, 2018
 Sent by John   

Sophia Loren,
Oscars, 2009

The way they were...
From Crinolyn    Youth area
 

24
Oct
 21

4
entries

Folk costumes on the Island of Susak in the Adriatic Sea (Croatia)
  Sent by John

Actress Carey Mulligan
Designer Emma Summerton
 Sent by John     Another

Screen grab from Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, episode "Badda-Bing,  Badda-Bang."
 Eriza Dax character playing a cocktail waitress in a Holodeck scene
 From Nancy Ng

C.A. sends this delightful ballerina at rest

 

23
Oct
 21

4
entries

For our designer section:
Charlotte Atelier
  Sent by John

Gentle twirl
 Sent by John  

Boudoir
From Sylvia Marie

Prettily one, from Kristi

 

22
Oct
 21

4
entries


A excellent example of
an  Era wedding gown!
  Sent by John

Oktoberfest dirndls...
 Sent by John  

Urban perkiness
from Crinolyn

Domestic in garden
 From Malcolm in the UK

 

21
Oct
 21

4
entries


...after a long party night
  Sent by John

Perky with a hoop
 Sent by John  

Rachel Ann Jensen is...credibly incredible!
From Kristi

Artwork image of actress Carroll Baker,
 from Anymouse
Photo of her

 

20
Oct
 21

5
entries


A movie buff's sanctum
  Sent by John

Dior, 2012
Sent by John  

Perkiness,
from Kristi

Fluffy cheerleaders, from Crinolyn
Bo Persson was fortunate enough to attend Bal Imperial in Paris this past weekend. Quite an impressive event! Will you look at those gowns!  My!

 

19
Oct
 21

4
 entries


Nice photography
  Sent by John

Pastiche
 Sent by John  

In our opinion, pleats should ALWAYS be propped up like this!
From Kristi

Era auto advertisements always managed to make the Bouffant look its best!
From Malcolm in the UK

18
Oct
 21

5
 entries

Understated...
  Sent by John

Romy Schneider played the Empress of Austria ("Sissi") in the Sissi trilogy  (1955-57).  These are probably from the third: Sissi: - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin ("Fateful Years of an Empress")    Sent by John  

Kristi sends this grounded spreading of delight

Impressive trio!
from Malcolm in the UK

Betty Jane's love language

17
Oct
 21

4
 entries


Eclectically-colored bride
  Sent by John

Retro sundress
 Sent by John  

Showing her stuff
From Sylvia Marie

Windy beach pettis
from Malcolm in the UK
NOTICE:
     
There will be a one day suspension of Updates

15
Oct
 21

4
 entries

 Special bridal gown
 Sent by John
 

The feeling of pettis laying on your legs
when sitting on the ground is delicious!
 Sent by John  

Mike F. found "Hand Jive" from Grease (1978)
 Pettis a'flyn'!

This, sent by Anymouse, purports to be Debbie Reynolds in Two Week With Love (1950)  But we
really think the clothing is inappropriate for the time period  However, IMDB seems to back it up.

14
Oct
 21

5
 entries

 

J-Pop performer
From John N.

A rather nice full length
From John

Dara points to three entries on week three of Strictly Come Dancing:
Hairspray        Titanic       The Muppet Movie

A couple of Yvonne DeCarlo pictures
(one rather delicious!) to add to our collection

Things from the archives (2017):

Jennifer H. sends this video worth revisiting - 1965, Dolores Gray George Gershwin medley en pouf 

AND


We don't know from which film this moving gif is,
but it is certainly worth reposting

From Kristi 

13
Oct
 21

4
 entries

 

Floral fullness
From John N.

Pleasant presentation
From John

From Karl K., a more revealing picture to add
to a similar one on Liz's page - good stuff! 

Please welcome our 146th Pinup Parlor entry:
Gigi's Closet             Very passable!

12
Oct
 21

4
 entries

Forget-Me-Not Designs
 Sent by John

Anastasia Limenko in "Don Quixote"
   Sent by John
More ballet notables  

Anymouse has sent theses of actress Betsy von Furstenberg (1931-2015):

       
Another

Sandra C. points to this wonderful YouTube tribute to the Lennon Sisters, a short journey through their rise to celebrity. 
We will mostly be in interested in the beginning: The early years (the commercials are much fun!)

11
Oct
 21

4
 entries

Christina Aguilera
 Sent by John
 Another: Oscars 2005

Certainly a beautiful extension of charm!     Sent by John  

Anymouse sends this Debbie Reynolds still from (we think) the 1950 film
Two Weeks With Love
Videos from the film  #1     #2

From Nancy N., Indian actress
Deepika Padukone at Cannes, 2019
 Another of her, Cannes, 2018

10
Oct
 21

4
 entries

Designer Inbal Dror, 2015
 Sent by John

Unidentified country folk costume
 Bell skirt, too!     Sent by John  

From Sylvia Marie, croqueting in pettis! (In England, of course...)
 What next? Cricket in pettis? <g>

From Anymouse,
 a stillclip from the 1953 film Give A Girl a Break, with Debbie Reynolds      
Marge Champion appears in several wonderful full dresses! Too many to itemize. Trust us, this is GREAT!  Also, Miss Reynolds
wears a remarkably beautiful, yellow dress and white petticoat in an enthusiastic dance number down a flight of
stairs with her dance partner. We see a lot of beautiful "skirt work." There are several nice scenes in this film.       Video 

9
Oct
 21

4
 entries

Take her, as is
 Sent by John

Early Liz, in Harpers Bazaar
  Sent by John  

...ad Dara sends YouTubes from week two of Strictly Come Dancing:    #1   #2   #3

Some YouTubes from Crinolyn:          Ballerina, very cute        Vintage brides      At ComicCon (very short video)

 

8
Oct
 21

4
 entries

 Retro
 Sent by John

Cowgirl trio
  Sent by John  

From Anymouse,
Debbie Reynolds to add to our collection

From Malcolm in the UK:
Bike material - one ruffly, one so cute.... 
 Corsets & Pettis section

7
Oct
 21

4
 entries

Unidentified singer
 Sent by John

Pleasant Lennon Sisters photos for our collection
  Sent by John  

From Nancy N.:
Glory view from Germany

Video: Dara came across the finale sene from Cinderella (2021)
The skirt is to die for!
More from the film on 4 Sep

6
Oct
 21

4
 entries

A couple of Annettes, left from 1959
 Sent by John  

Odom Jr. was accompanied by stunning wife Nicolette Robinson
who looked lovely in a beige tulle gown at the Tony Awards
 Sent by John  

Bedroom fun from Sylvia Marie

Chris offers this petti-galore YouTube


 
NOTICE:
     
Traveling back! Updates will be paused for one or two days

4
Oct
 21

4
 entries

 For the ages
 Sent by John

CosPlay maid
  Sent by John  

Norman Rockwell's
"After the Prom"

From Nancy N.:
 Playboy's Girls Next Door, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt
 A second shot of Bridget at a Halloween Event
(A bit early for this year)

3
Oct
 21

4
 entries

 A fine Lolita image...bell skirt
 Sent by John

Grabs from the 2007 version of Hairspray
to add to our collection
  Sent by John  

From Anymouse, an attractive floor-length

From Sylvia Marie,
Era unfurling on the meadow

2
Oct
 21

4
 entries

A beautiful Spanish dancing gown
Sent by John  

Lennon Sisters
  Sent by John  

Call this number to view a
delicious floor length in person...
From Crinolyn

From Sylvia Marie,
a small tableau