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: 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: 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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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...
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Ladies Lounge: Manicures of the early 20th Century
On the 3/11 Sunday Advert, we showed “Manicures in the 1890’s,” and whilst...
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