Posted in: Ladies Lounge 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 when he or she is decades older? Or maybe when they are your age? Think...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: That Ayres Look, 1955 Hattie Carnegie

These days it’s often called a “Maxi” Dress, back then it was just called incredibly stylish and full length. I, for one, am a fan of full length and think we should bring it back...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: That Ayres Look, 1951 Derby Style?

Many thanks to Thomas Brown for sharing this gorgeous 1951 advert with a dress by Traina-Norell and hat by John Frederics. If Indianapolis had a derby, I think this would be my pick! Ok, J....

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: The Skirts Have It

“There’s nothing new under the sun,” so the saying goes–and never more so than in the world of fashion. There are, in fact, just so many ways you can drape and decorate the human form....

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Ghosts of Easters Past

Anyone else recall the days when you had to look your very best for Easter? Where have these days gone, friends? Nowadays, you go to a church or the theatre and find the most garish,...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Green Dreams

You won’t catch THIS crowd sporting a jaunty cartoon of a “Leprechaun,” but perhaps we may be prevailed upon to rock a spot of green for the coming ‘holiday.’  There is indeed a way every...

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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 Introducing the “Ladies’ Lounge”

Advertised to upscale local ladies in 1916: fine clothing. Of course, some of the upper class traveled as far as Europe and beyond to secure unique and fashionable wardrobes. Others perhaps made a bi-annual pilgrimage to...

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