Of Paper Dolls and Vintage Dresses

Yesterday Mom and I went to a brunch at which a lady gave a talk about paper dolls. She had several different kinds, from different years, in her collection.

She also had an old Montgomery Wards catalog from 1941-1942 since children would often cut out their own paper dolls from magazines.  I remember my Grandma showing us how to do this when I was little! Since it was such an old catalog, I wasn't sure if she would mind someone looking through it, but when I asked her after the talk she said "Yes, of course!"  :)  

Ladies wore such lovely dresses back then.

Mom and I had a fun time together. :)

Do you have any memories involving paper dolls?

Exccentric hats

It seems that almost every lady that attended the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton last Friday wore a hat!  There were many different styles...some were lovely and some I thought were just plain strange.

A few pretty ones:

L to R: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Mrs. Middleton, and Her Majesty the Queen.

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And some that were rather strange:

 

Her hat makes me want to laugh too!

This one was a bit too odd for my tastes...

Princess Eugenie of York and Princess Beatrice of York

..and I thought the one above right was simply pathetic.

What to do think?

 

 

"Fashion should not make a mockery of womanhood."

~ Kelly Reins