Best Novelty Print EVER.

I know, I know, I've said this before.  But this one is IT.

Vintage 1950's Dress with Atomic/Abstract Dogs and Dogwalkers. (up for sale now on eBay)

The best part?  It reminds me of my friend Holly, world's toughest dog walker (she's in Chicago!), and vintage clothing dealer extraordinaire.

Retro-Futurism

Is back!

Apparently I'm not the only one who loves this look.

Mentioned

On the Vintage Bulletin! Thank you!

Here's the link.

This is the novelty print shirt they're talking about.


The blouse is from the McMullen Company, who, I understand, used a lot of Liberty of London prints. I done some research, but cannot find any proof. Still, it's a damn cute print, and it totally makes sense that it would be from Liberty, who made some damn cute prints.

Best Novelty Print Ever

Like most people who are into vintage clothing, I am a serious sucker for novelty prints. My favorite theme is "the impossible": Reading dogs; Edwardian women riding motor scooters; fuschia horses; hippos on unicycles....

As much as I love novelty prints, I've never met one so cool that I couldn't bring myself to sell it. Until now. I have met my match, and it's formidable. A 1950's blouse in a futurist newspaper print.

It's "dated" April 1, 1999 (get it?). Not surprisingly, the 50's vision of the future involved people living on the moon, atomic devices, aliens, pills instead of meals, a one hour work week, and my favorite, the portable TV, which looks a lot like my Mac laptop.

I love this shirt.