I have heard from some of you how much you like the background stories of vintage items of clothing. Lots of times I’m asked about the history of a particular dress and can’t say, but personal encounters make the clothes come alive in a great way.
In the past few weeks I have found a couple items with notes. I didn’t meet the original owners but their notes are such lovely links to the past.
This hat, in my Etsy shop, was wrapped with tissue:
This dress came from another woman with a note pinned inside the neckline. It is in my web store now:
One of the more interesting time capsules I’ve seen in my vintage business is this linen clutch with its contents, from the years 1940 and 41, intact.
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