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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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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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: 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: 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: 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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Ladies Lounge: Swim Caps of Yesteryear
Other than the members of my high school’s water polo or swim team, I can’t recall...
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Ladies Lounge: Summer Suit
Ooh la la! A summer suit that really suits! Let’s recapture the days of “That Ayres...
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Ladies Lounge: Up-Do’s For You
For some of us, the summer inspires contemplation of murder…of our lengthy locks. I love...
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Ladies Lounge: That Ayres Look, 1947 Hattie Carnegie
Another offering from Hattie Carnegie–exclusively carried at L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis....
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Ladies Lounge: That Ayres Look, 1955 Hattie Carnegie
These days it’s often called a “Maxi” Dress, back then it was just called...
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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...
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Ladies Lounge: Real Silk Hosiery
Real Silk Hosiery was one of the more successful and well known manufacturers in Indianapolis of...
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Ladies Lounge: Slips
“Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special...
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Ladies Lounge: The Skirts Have It
“There’s nothing new under the sun,” so the saying goes–and never more so...
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Ladies Lounge: Think Pink!
So, Easter 2012 is now in the history books, but it’s the time of year that many of us start...
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