Will Indy’s First Female Architect Please Stand Up?
“Our profession, as an entirety is not fitted for women,” an anonymous male architect...
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Ladies Lounge
Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A.
Anyone who has ever gotten anywhere in life has had help. Whether family, friends, teachers,...
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A Local Place for Young Women: Y. W. C. A.
Christian women, that is. And white. At least in the beginning. It was getting close to 1900 and...
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En Vogue When Gatsby Hit Shelves
All fashion talk of late is centered around the release of the new Baz Luhrmann version of F....
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Ladies Lounge: 1942 Suit, HP Wasson
Evidently, the second floor of Wasson’s was abuzz with these suits less than a year after...
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Ladies Lounge: Glamour For an Indy Woman, Born 1913
Does the sight of a baby ever prompt you to wonder what the world will look like for that child...
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Road Trip: Vintage Fashion in Pattern
“Want to write about fashion from a historical perspective…?”...
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Ladies Lounge: The Evolution of Block’s Branding
Does your heart skip a beat when you chance upon an old hometown brand while out vintage...
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Ladies Lounge: 200 years of Walking Indianapolis
It’s not something we contemplate often, but people have been walking through Indianapolis land...
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That Ayres Look 1960
In the cool temperatures of January, who isn’t looking for the perfect coat? If you love...
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Ladies Lounge: That Ayres Look, 1948
It was the Fall of 1948 and you and your new husband had just settled into his family’s home...
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Indy Halloween 1917, What Did Ladies Wear?
Ever pondered what the gals of yesteryear Indianapolis donned for Halloween? Guaranteed she...
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Ladies Lounge: 4 Femmes for a Historic Halloween
How is it October already? However it happened, it is…and I can’t be the only one...
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Ladies Lounge: Warm Colors of Autumn
I don’t know about you, but this is the most eagerly anticipated autumn I can recall. Ever....
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Ladies Lounge: Indy’s Remote Connection to Vogue Magazine
Imagine you are from Indy (not too hard, right?) and moved away, and you’ve become close...
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Ladies Lounge: L.S. Ayres, Fall 1944 Suit
In a time when there were few designers that might be considered household names, Hattie Carnegie...
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Ladies Lounge: Girls played hockey in 1932 Indianapolis?
With the excitement of the current Olympics, and all the inspiring USA and worldwide competitors,...
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Ladies Lounge: Swimwear of Olympic Proportions
credit: Roger Viollet Watching the current Olympic swimmers got me pondering the evolution of the...
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Rainbow hair in 1949?
Redheads like Lucille Ball weren’t the only ones to dye their hair in the 1940’s or...
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Ladies Lounge: Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Sew Me
With all the talented women who have lived and do live in Indianapolis, I’m guessing the...
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