Another favorite source

In previous blogs I have introduced a couple of women from whom I have had the privilege of acquiring clothing. This is about Juana and the contents of her closet.

It really is a privilege to dip into a woman's closets with the woman right there to talk to. Juana is--at what looks from the history of her clothing--to be about 80, but her actual appearance is of someone at least a decade younger. She and her husband were planning a move into a retirement home when I met her, and her height and fine-featured beauty were so unusual that I pried and found out that she had worked as a model for one of Spokane's department stores, The Bon Marche.

I could tell that she had previously let go of much of her clothing from before the late 60s, but there were a few choice items dating back to the early 40s. I love the outgoing taste and expression she found in her clothing! Here is a sampling:

Early 40s pajama top


Early 40s suit


Hand-painted Mexican skirt


Plastic and rhinestone shoes


Miss Egypt


Veil hat


Herbert Sondheim


Dior


Wool suit


60s suede


Green feather toque


Pauline Trigere


Teal Traina


Yellow feather toque


Norman Kaplan


Icing pink leather Lilli Ann


Lilli Ann knit suit


Another 60s Lilli Ann


Easter bonnet extraordinaire


Jane Andre


Jane Andre with city names embroidered


Rinaldi party shoes


DeWeese swimsuit


Alfred Shaheen


White lace


White wicker


Young Edwardian