My very good friend Lois has finally decided to part with her incredible 1950s mid century printed fashion collection.
As with most collectors, there comes a day when your collection is complete, your attention shifts, you've enjoyed the hunt for fabulous pieces and styling them every way you can imagine.
Sharing your treasured fashion collection and letting it out into the world for others to enjoy and own, is a wonderful rare gift.
Over the coming weeks Lois's collection will be making to the website featuring 1950s illustrated full skirts, novelty print summer dresses and some super rare and kitsch separates.
Lois has always had a wonderful eye and I am so excited to offer these pieces of 1950s textile design history.
Here are a few of my favourites..... All available to buy in the shop here.
This dress features romantic scenes in a cameo, tied with a bow and surrounded with roses on a lipstick red background. I love the matching belt!
Hollywood stars print with Elizabeth Taylor with illustrated stage scenes in the background and graphic line drawings of studio lights. The layering to this design is wonderful.
The most gorgeous illustration of a seaside town with buildings, shops, boardwalks, boats and seagulls. The style of this drawing is my favourite in the loose 50s brushwork.
It doesn't get more iconic than this! 1950s toy poodles on a full skirt in a lovely textured cotton in black and yellow.
Finally these gorgeous cats on black cotton with a leopard tabby print and polka dot bows.