Monolithic Studios' diva extraordinaire, Miss Madra Lord, asked (or rather demanded) her stylist design a new dress to wear with her favorite asymmetric suede and straw topper. And after all, a star has to look fashion-forward even on her day off. As luck would have it, a trip to the local fabric store yielded this delightful and perfectly scaled print fabric. Dress, suede gauntlet gloves, and topper are all from The Couture Touch. Fur muff and handbag are from PD Root. Metropolitan Madra Lord was a 2007 MetroDolls Exclusive dressed doll.
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| Early 1940's fabric advertisement Courtesy sewweekly.com |
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| 1940's fabric advertisement Courtesy thelifenostalgic.com |
During the 1940's, rayon was the fabric of choice and available in a wide variety of colors and designs. At just a few cents per yard, a woman could update her wardrobe with a stylish new dress.
The cost of Miss Lord's dress: $1.27 Even a diva can look smart on a dime!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, (yada yada yada) SWOON, SWOON, SWOON! Another winner, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteThank you Megin. I'm usually not a big fan of prints, but I loved the vintage look & scale of this one. Melissa
DeleteWow, a beautiful dress! The accessories are also fabulous :-). The advertisements are super!
ReplyDeleteThank you Night Owl. Don't you just love looking at old advertisements. Melissa
DeleteWow! this dress is just gorgeous .... the scale of the print is perfect and the draping is spot-on. Well Done You!
ReplyDeleteThank you Doll-Scum! I so appreciate your comment. Melissa
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