#1940s hat

[thisflighttonight]

Woman's Dress and Hat

Early 1940s

Designed by John-Frederics, Inc., New York (1928–1964)

[alwaysalwaysalwaysthesea]

Hat by Rene Teillard, 1941-45.

(source: Metropolitan Museum of Art)

[rustedshutter]

A model wearing a Lilly Dache hat, photographed by John Rawlings for Vogue | 1946

[arcticphrog]

A very pretty hat with beaded fishes :)

Also found in my front door closet.

[audreykempphoto]

Renee | August 17, 2019

[marcelanunes]

“Be soft, like you? No. I’ll go out and get what I want.”

Olivia de Havilland in In This Our Life (1942)

[dalenavintage]

1930s straw hat from Dalena Vintage

[norafinds]

Shoreditch Tilt

Almost daily people point out to me that I'm "dressed up". Sometimes I think they meant I'm overdressed. Maybe I am, but just like Oscar Wilde said you can never be too overdressed or overeducated, no? I also have this concept of "ghost outfit" - what if I die today? THIS WILL BE MY GHOST OUTFIT!!! Lol obviously it doesn't stop me from wearing pajamas and wiping my make up at the end of the days, but I guess it always makes me happy to dress up and that's all that matters. This outfit was definitely one example of slightly overdressed for the occasion, but maybe I'm just naturally a drama queen.

Dress - Vintage 1950s - CircaVintage

Hat - Vintage 1940s - Dreamtime Vintage

Belt - old and can’t remember

Shoes - Betty - Miss L Fire 

Bag - Vintage 1950s - Rear Window Vintage

Earrings - Vintage 1940s - Ooh La La!

I wore this outfit to meet up with a dear friend in Shoreditch, and my friend actually chuckled when he saw me. He said he knew he'd easily spot me, and he did expect me to wear a hat. Ahhhh my friends know me too well. I don't have a lot of vintage-wearing friends but I love how they're so used to my outfits and don't even bat an eyelid. Sometimes I forget I'm wearing a huge hat until a stranger mention it! I pretty much wear hats or headscarves every day, especially when the weather is really cold or really warm! Somehow I feel the need to protect my head that way and I also think hats always add a flair to my outfits. This tilt hat is quite a special piece on its own, and it really does make every vintage outfits pop. Last time I wore it here but this time I didn't wear it as a shield against people haha.

I got this dress a few years ago from Melbourne shop Circa Vintage, and I wore it to Australian Fashion Week once. I absolutely love the eyelet detail and I was reminded that I had this dress when I saw a vintage photograph on Instagram of a similar dress. Eyelets are just perfect for hot summer days and I am hoping that this will not be the last time I wear it this year. I think the only reason I don't wear this dress often is because I am so clumsy and I sometimes spill my food on myself! Not only that I spill my food, I very very very often trip! I want to blame London's uneven pavements, but I think there might be something wrong with the way I walk hahaha. I might look elegant in pictures, but gosh one of these days I am so going to trip and faceplant!!