There’s still time to get an order in at Edenfantasys! Ladies, if you’re looking for the perfect last minute Christmas outfit for some alone time with that special someone, this romper is it!
Movie jewelry and movie accessories from Emitations help you to get the Atonement style for less! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is one of the most charming and entertaining movies of the 1950s. Our favorite diamond girl, Marilyn Monroe, stars as Lorelei- a spoiled and extravagant showgirl that knows how to accessorize with lavish sparkle and shine! Marilyn captures the essence of old school Hollywood bling and shows us how to highlight our true beauty and grace. Fancy necklaces, ruby gems, and impactful cocktail rings will take you back to the time when diamonds were a girl’s best friend!
I was sitting here thinking to myself what I was going to be for Halloween and I thought I’d poke around on the internet to get some ideas. What sort of easy costumes are there for vintage loving pin-up girls like me?
This Halloween, most women (that is, 20-somethings) are usually tempted to be daring and bold and get carried away dressing up in the most revealing costumes (that’re usually meant as stripper-wear or for-bedroom-eyes-only) but here’s how you can get away with wearing your favorite slip dress outdoors this Halloween, be bold by wearing lingerie as outerwear and look classy doing it!
Go As Liz Taylor aka “Maggie the Cat”
from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
You can always get your boyfriend or a male friend to go as Brick – just tell him he gets to walk around in a bathrobe and drink whiskey all night!
You can get a slip dress specifically inspired by the one in the movie by Stop Staring at Atom Retro.
Except it’s $148.36.
For a truly authentic look, go vintage! I’ve hand-picked the vintage slip dresses below for an authentic look:
Very elegant vintage full slip from the 60′s, with lace trim. Made by Vanity fair. Excellent condition. $32 at Vintage Trends
Very unusual acetate slip from the 1950s. There are two scallops near the near and this is where it could be cut to fit your height. $38 at Vintage Trends
Who designed the beautiful white slip dress Elizabeth Taylor wore?
HELEN ROSE. She also designed the white wrap dress. Helen Rose was one of the few top Hollywood Designers from the 1940s-60s. She costumed over 200 films for MGM, was honored with 10 Oscar nominations and two Oscar wins! She designed wardrobe for a long list of stars. She was Grace Kelly’s favorite, designing her wardrobe for “The Swan” and “High Society” AND her personal wedding gown as well as Elizabeth Taylor’s first wedding gown to Nicky Hilton, a white satin gown embellished with seed pearls and beading which had taken a number of beaders two months to complete!
Helen’s consumer line, “Helen Rose Couture”, existed from 1957-1972. In 1957, the price for her retail version of the Liz Taylor “Cat” short chiffon dress was $250!
I really want my Maggie the Cat costume to be authentic.
What’s so special about this slip dress?
The scalloped lace neckline and hem! Also, make sure you wear some shapewear underneath and/or opt for an opaque instead of sheer slip dress. You don’t want to catch a cold and Liz’s slip in the movie definitely wasn’t sheer enough to show off “the goods”.
Maybe you’d rather be a Southern Belle in the boudoir?
Vintage Southern Belle Nightgown Set with Gloves
Southern Belle For The Night?
The low price for this gorgeous vintage lace and chiffon set is really a steal! You’ve got to adore the beautiful lace gloveletts, which attach to the finger and extend to the elbow in all of her lace splendor! Scalloped hem with triple lace and satin rose accents just welcome you with a touch of Southern hospitality. Dusk colored and elegant, this strapless beauty has ruched fabric accents along the drop waist and top. I have yet to see another one like this, and I am a vintage fanatic! I had this up on a photo sharing site that just got bombarded with requests about how to get one a year ago. I’m listing it now in time for Halloween. She’s so Scarlet O’Hara! The price is rock bottom because, despite the fact that all you have to do is look at chiffon wrong and it will crinkle, her chiffon does have some crimps. There are no tears to note or holes. The crimps are there, but her overwhelming beauty makes this a steal! She is priced 75% lower than she otherwise would be! Perhaps you’ve thought of being a Southern Belle for Halloween? Or maybe you have your own special occasion to wear it for. Whatever the case, enjoy this absolutely fabulous, and, (despite how much I try to avoid the words “rare” and “stunning” in my listings…you know what I mean by that? Those words on the internet buying sites are like those songs you used to love until the radio station played it six million times…), this really is a rare piece.
But if you’re really going to play it like Bette did in Jezebel.. you’ll have to decide if you’d rather look angelic in white -
The Merry Widow is quintessential mid-50s shapewear. Unlike a corselette, which focuses on the hips and derriere, a Merry Widow works its magic on the upper torso; tightening, smoothing and uplifting.
It’s essentially a low-backed strapless bra combined with a strict waist cincher; and the result is the perfect foundation for wearing under the tight-bodiced, full-skirted gowns that were extremely fashionable in the 1950s and early 60s.
If you’ve ever admired Mad Men’s Betty Draper in her strapless evening frocks, this is for you!
Actually, it’d just be easier to get a merry widow instead of separates – don’t go for a corselette, it doesn’t fit with the costume.
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Bette Davis Jezebel 1938 Giclee Print
