jonathan logan

The big houseful of clothing we purchased this summer (and mentioned many times here) included a large number of dresses by Jonathan Logan, including several dress-and-matching-jacket outfits like the one above (recently sold in the Etsy shop to a favorite customer!).

Here are a few more that I've sold (and including the black-and-white one yet to be listed, and which I finally photographed correctly, after originally photographing the back as the front--oops!):












I think I may have had even more of these in the collection, but many times labels were removed.

Here is a funny little 1962 Time magazine article about Jonathan Logan and the New York "rag trade."

But the REAL reason for this post is to tell everyone to check out this fantastic post on Casey's Elegant Musings blog. You should already be reading Casey's blog; if you aren't, you're missing out! She is an incredibly talented seamstress and her posts are always inspiring. Today's post includes several wonderful fashion ads from a 1949 Seventeen magazine that Casey acquired. There are a couple Jonathan Logan ads, and I immediately thought that those of you who have owned or purchased Logan dresses would want to see them. Go check it out! And thank you, Casey, for sharing with us.

xo
K

a new look

Hey, check it out! Been blogging three whole weeks and the blog already has a new look! Well, it's fitting, because Andy painted me a pretty new backdrop, so my photos will have a new look now, too. As much as I loved having our well-weathered deck and the beautiful maple as a background, I think the plainer backdrop shows off the clothes better. What do you think?

Here is part two of this week's Etsy shop preview. The first photo was taken "old style", for reference.

Mod black-and-white dress in a waffle weave.



1960s batik print roll collar wiggle dress.



1940s chevron stripe and lace blouse.



1940s print shirtwaist dress.



Teal cotton sateen party dress.



Cherry red blouse with pintuck front and embroidered collar.



1940s navy day dress.



1960s paisley day dress.



1950s purple blouse with interesting button placket.



Abstract print tiered skirt party dress.



Golden brown plaid wiggle dress.



1960s harvest print blouse.



And it just wouldn't be an update without Jonathan Logan! Blue/green floral print Jonathan Logan party dress.



Please let me know what you think of the new photos.

xo
k

Saturday night dress preview!

Here's the first sneak peek at just a few of the dresses and blouses from our Big Score!

"You may talk about your dearest May/And sing of Rosa Lee/But the Yellow Rose of Texas/Beats the belles of Tennessee."

Birds and the bees wrap blouse, made of lawn cotton.

Red scooter romper, by Don-About, a division of Nelly Don.

Bohemian poet blouse, eyelet lace and fluttery sleeves. Label is A Dotti Original.

1950s blue print Jonathan Logan Dress.

More 1950s--a picnic tablecloth-print blouse with inverted pleats front and back!

These will be showing up in the Etsy shop starting tomorrow or Monday. I have a ton more ready for photographing, and also several incredible hats. In fact, while sorting through the hats I ran across a Hattie Carnegie, straw with a very interesting doodad on the crown. I'll have to post a photo tomorrow.

I'm ready to rest and relax with a bit of Greek yogurt and some of the 10 pounds of strawberries I froze last month before the local harvest ran out. And maybe watch the last episode I have on DVD of Da Vinci's Inquest. Anyone else a fan of this great Canadian cop/coroner show? I'm annoyed that it's only available here in the States through the third season. Hrmph.

xo
k