Le Petit Echo dela Mode June 1929, Vintage beachwear

Take a look at the beach wear in France in June of 1929. 

Le Petit Echo dela Mode Juin 1929

Last picnic of the summer, 1910.

As we are having our last picnics this weekend so they were over 100 years ago. Some things change, some things don't!

Vintage Hat Fool and a Summer's Day

Can you think of anyone foolish enough to leave an air conditioned house on a 95 degree day to drive an hour to look at vintage hats?! Yes, that would have been me. I could have been at the beach like this young gal.











But I had such a great time! I found hats from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s! I had to try on every hat of course. So by the time I left The Flower Bin Antique Shop I was a bit disheveled,  I had hat hair, I was dripping wet, and I was smiling ear to ear! No complaints here.

Hats are all inventoried and now it is time for a bit of cleaning and repair. Then on to photographing and listing. Soon, very soon. 

 Take  a look at other women enjoying their summer day!

Vintage straw hats for a hot summer day

It is unusually hot here on the shores of Lake Michigan. And a hat is a necessity. Given the choice between hat hair and heat stroke, the bad hair day wins hands down. Ahhh, but one might as well wear a classy vintage hat to the beach or a trip to town. Take a look at some summer hats currently being offered by The Vintage Hat Shop.

Wide brimmed fine straw by Best & Co.  

Straw fedora by Counter-Fit, Frank Olive

 

Finely woven straw fedora from Equador.

A 1940s New Old Stock picture cartwheel hat. Very very classy.

Ending summer the vintage way.

A perfect ending to a vintage summer--- a wide brimmed Kutz straw hat with a 1968 Good Housekeeping magazine, a sunny day at the beach and you are all set!

Take a look at the articles offered in 1968-
-Joyce Brothers, "Fighting the Fears that Riots Breed"

-Great Informal Outdoor Dinners

-Bob Hope, John Lindsay, Hugh Downs and Others, Describe "The Day I Was Proudest of My Wife"'

-Humphrey & McCarthy:Campaign Ordeals Faced By the Families

-What To Know About Beauty Parlors


I would say that this that would be a fascinating historical read.  Maybe a few smiles-especially when you see the young fashion classics and some of the advertisements!

If you would like this magazine, let me know. I will be sending it to one of my readers. 

Genuine Imported Panama Hat

One of my favorite summer time hats is the finely woven Panama hat. I love the open weave around the crown and the nose length veil. But the tag says "Imported Genuine Panama" . Imported from where?  Panama?
Or another country? If you have any information I would be interested. Just curious.