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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Pinteresting

It’s often difficult to find vintage Indianapolis ads or other ephemera we’d love to acquire to share with the fine readers of HistoricIndianapolis.com –so what a delight to find some on Pinterest.com. We’ve taken the...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: How You Could Rock the Super Bowl Like a Lady-Oldschool Style

Flashback to a time when more of us actually were ladies– rather than puffed up siliconed, girls-gone-wild, overly made up, super desperate for the attention of…well…anyone. I know it’s been awhile, and this may be...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Elegant Winter Wardrobe, No Clothes Required

Charm Magazine, February 1953 Today’s Ladies Lounge, brought to you by Minx Vintage & Home Please follow Minx on facebook! and check out their vintage repertoire in the Penn Arts building- 111 E. 16th Street...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: 2012 Golden Globes, Reimagined Worst to Best

With all the money, stylists, designers, and the like, how can Hollywood still turn out this many ladies looking this wrong? Most of them are physically fit, and therefore have a great frame to start...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Vintage Handbags

This week’s Ladies Lounge sponsored by Minx Vintage & Home – 111 E. 16th Street in the Penn Arts Building between Pennsylvania & Delaware Streets It seems the purse/ handbag industry is cranking out product...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Indianapolis Brands, Winter Suits

Rarely does a gal receive more compliments than when wearing a vintage suit, yet so many are timid about trying them out. After looking at the above vintage adverts for suits of yesteryear,...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Labels of Indianapolis Past- Need Your Help

Each city has a lengthy list of beloved local brands that existed over the decades. Do you take note when chancing on an old Indianapolis brand? Whether it be clothes, hats, furniture or anything else–...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: 11 Books You Should Check out if You Like Fashion or Vintage

Adrian designed this for Garbo’s film, “Camille.” There have been times in my life I’ve had a special someone ask the inevitable question so popular this time of year: “So, what do you want for...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Dr. Mary Spink, one of our earliest doctors

Dr. Mary Spink, Indiana Medical College Graduate of 1886 One of the first female doctors of Indianapolis was Dr. Mary Spink. Despite the strenuous opposition of her immediate family and being frowned upon by the...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: First Woman of Indianapolis Bar Association- Adele Ida Storck

Adele Ida Storck, First Woman to be admitted to the Indianapolis Bar Association A holiday dedication to two ladies who dare: Jennifer L. Jones, and Erin Albert–you know why. If you are a female attorney...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Catharine Merrill, Butler University’s First Lady

Catharine Merrill, by T. C. Steele, 1890–photo of a younger CM is available at the Indiana Historical Society A few weeks ago, one of my girlfriends was tweeting stats from a documentary she was...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Past, Present, Future- Ladies, Where we Heading?

Admittedly, this one’s a wee bit late. Ok, a full day. But there were some issues relating to my favorite gentleman that had me a little distracted. (And if you must know, it was my...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: A Woman for Politcal Office?

Hard to believe with as many advances as we’ve made that Indianapolis–and lots of other cities, and states for that matter–have yet to elect a female leader. Considering tomorrow’s Mayoral Election, and the possibility of...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge 1837- The Beginning of the Victorian Era

It’s difficult for the untrained eye to discern the subtle changes in the pantheon of Victorian era fashion. Periodically, we’ll look at eras that Indianapolis, too, endured. This is an example of an 1837 wedding...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Cocktail Dresses for Cocktail Time

When cocktail time rolls around, your outfit can be as intoxicating a concoction as the libations. I am thankful to be fairly height-weight proportionate and take great delight in finding fashions that fit my hourglass....

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge William Laurie & Co. Dry Goods- Try a Cresco Corset

Today is Rita Hayworth’s birthday (1918), which inevitably brings to mind Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite movies of all time. So, I considered collecting some favorite images of vintage lingerie from the era of the...

Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Fall suits- William H. Block or That Ayres Look?

Ahh, to have been a Lady Who Lunched in Indianapolis in the 1930’s, 40’s or 50’s. Would you have opted for “That Ayres Look” or …well, what would you have been called if you preferred...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Booze, Bars, Broads–and the Whiskey Drinking Women of 1820s Indianapolis

Tonight, the 2nd of the 3-part Ken Burns documentary series, “Prohibition,” airs on PBS, and as of this posting, you can still catch up on episode 1 online. The era of prohibition, synonymous with the...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Fall 1896, New York Store

September 1896–How tiresome and drab I find my wardrobe of late… Today: shopping. I must find a new autumn jacket–the mutton sleeves and high collar now in favor will suit me well. How smart shall...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Ladies Biking in 1896 Indianapolis

On Ladies Lounge today, the Winthrop Convertible Bicycle Skirt, available at L.S. Ayres in 1896 (above) and an article about a bicycle riding skirt, the patent for which had just been filed. Is it the...

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