Columbia Minerva Knitting Leaflets ~ Scarves, Hats & Mittens [1967-1977]

“Bright touches to warm gay spirits from top to toe.”
Columbia Minerva knitting leaflets for scarves, hats and mittens. They date from 1967-77.

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Gitano “Eva Joia” ~ Adverts [1980’s]

“Eva Joia fun fashions for girls only!”
Here are some Gitano “Eva Joia” girls fashion adverts from 1985-87. I’d totally still wear the knitted cat jumper…

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Stetson ~ Hat Adverts [1945-1948] Illustrations by Phil Dormont

“How to look every inch the country gentleman.”
These ads for Stetson Hats date from 1945-48. They were mainly illustrated by Phil Dormont, but other artists were also used here and there, including Slayton Underhill, Scott Evans, Edwin Dahlberg and a couple whose signatures I can’t read.

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Women’s Fashion Shoot [1944] Fancy Feathered Hats

“Birds make them huge and elegant.”
These wonderful hats are from Life magazine, October 1944.

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Women’s Fashion Shoot [1945] Big Fall Hats

“New York milliners show balloon silhouettes, curlicue crowns and jelly rolls gone glamorous.”
These wonderfully extravagant hats are from Life magazine, August 1945.

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Women’s Fashion Shoot [1945] Fancy Crochets

“An old and genteel art is used to make jaunty, stylish cloths.”
These lovely crocheted garments are from Life magazine, January 1945.

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Women’s Fashion Shoot [1965] “Fashions In Orbit”

“Italian designers capture tone of ‘way out’ world.”
Space-age fashions from Ebony magazine, October 1965.

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Women’s Fashion Shoot [1989] Hat Parade!

“You, too, can join the Hat Parade!”
What was is store for us in the hat world of April 1989? Let’s find out!

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