FASHION PARADE *Oct 18* Designing Women

Explore great vintage clothing designed by women this week, presented by the VFG.  

Click HERE to see all the offerings from the members of the Vintage Fashion Guild.

Claire McCardell Monastic Dress from Joules

Chessa Davis 70;s Patchwork Skirt from The Spectrum

Vintage 60's Lime Green Coat by Bonnie Cashin from Denisebrain

70's Ruffled Sundress by Marion Davidson from Vintage Baubles

1950's Anne Fogarty Dress from Daisy Fairbanks

August 24 Fashion Parade *Indian Summer*

Indian Summer Make the most of the late summer and early fall with vintage shades of red, orange, gold and brown--gorgeous this time of year, especially in foliage prints.

70s autumnal hued maxi from TERESA'S TREASURES on eBay

Floral silk print 50s dress by CLAIRE MCCARDELL from DENISE BRAIN VINTAGE

1920s red print crepe dress from PAST PERFECT VINTAGE

You can find more end of summer vintage wear from more sellers at the VINTAGE FASHION GUILD FASHION PARADE!

Claire McCardell

Check out this fantastic and informative interview of Claire McCardell's 94 year old brother Robert by Marge of borntoolatevintage.com! Chock full of great tidbits like this:

"There were several friends of Claire at Parsons who went out on their own but they did not seem to make the impression on the fashion world that Claire did. Robert Turk was the head designer at Townley and Claire was his assistant. He tragically died in a diving accident while swimming on vacation and the owner of Townley decided to give Claire a chance at head designer. This was her big break but she had the ability to make it pay off. Her clothes were labeled "Townley Frocks" until she won awards and her name came to be known in the fashion world, at which time her clothes were labeled "Claire McCardell". In the 2007 August issue of Vogue there is an article about Hollywood Hostess Connie Wald who, according to the article, was one of Claire's models."

Read the rest of it here.