While in Ohio I visited Revival a vintage/local clothing store in Akron. They don't have a huge vintage selection, but I always seem to have luck there. This time I found the most amazing striped quilted dress designed by my imaginary friend, Anne Fogarty. Remember her? She wrote Wife dressing in the 1950s, which I can now say is one of my favorite style books.
Now quilted circle skirts are a lovely little novelty I adore, though I don't actually own any (I know, I know, poor me.), so a quilted dress? With stripes? And pockets? By Anne Fogarty? For $20?
Jackpot.
It's fantastic to own a dress where I know a little something about the designer, and her thoughts on dressing. Like, why choose these colors? Was it designed with an event in mind? Did she ever wear the design herself? How would she have accessorized it? What would she have to say about how I styled it?
One thing is for sure, she would have worn petticoats! And four is better than one ;)
Anne Fogarty dress-Revival Vintage
Petticoats-Urban Eccentric Vintage and Antique expo
Hat-Urban Eccentric Vintage
Necklace-Inherited from my great grandmother
Swedish Hasbeens-Courtesy of Modcloth
56 comments:
I love that the back also has a v-neck cut
love it!!!! ♥
You make everything look Amazing! and what a Find! or should I say a steal..;) Fantabulous! as always..
That is QUITE a colourful outfit! :)
OMG! What a beautiful dress! I love circle skirts too-- they're perfect for twirling but I don't have those beautiful petticoats! Haha the petticoat shot made me smile-- so much prettiness! Great outfit!
I literally gasped!What a fun dress!Love it and those shoes work wonderfully with it!Its like a pack of zebra gum but the style last MUCH longer than the flavor did of that gum hehe
Amazing!
Simply stunning! xo
Soooo pretty!
I love it! I have been an Anne Fogarty fan for years now, though I haven't had one in ages. You look fabulous as always:)
This is the best. dress. ever. Your petticoats, too, are amazing! x
Just wanted to say that your blog is always such a pick-me-up! I don't wear vintage but it's endless fun seeing the outfits you put together. It's so nice to know these old pieces are being found, and worn and cared for.
This outfit is pretty much perfect in every way- that dress is to die for, and for only 20?! You are so lucky! Thank you for the delicious vintage visual feast!
This dress is amazing! I love stripes ^_^
I read also the "Wife dressing" post and I would like to buy a copy of that book!
Thanks for sharing!
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Love love love this dress! This outfit! Stunning!!!
So much Love it and I want some of those petticoats too.Where did you get them?
Lovely, lovely dress! I've been reading your blog for a veeery long time now and have now added you to my brand new blogroll :) x
That's a showstopper of a dress. The stripes match up on the bodice! Quality.
Absolutely stunning dress and the shoes are just wauw!!heeli
wow you look gorgeous! love the petticoats in different colours.
Beautiful! Love the stripes and the effect from cutting it on the bias. At first I just thought "Cool dress!", then I saw that it was quilted. A really original dress!
The hat is of course also adorable =)
Can't believe you got an Anne Fogarty dress for such an amazing price! And I love how you've styled it with those accessories!
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Amazing dress, you look beautiful!
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Genius to layer with four petticoats! Also I would love to know how you styled your hair under the hat, it looks great from what I can see from the pics. x
Amazing dress! And you are wearing nylons!!!
Goodness--only $20?! What an amazing find! I'm just loving that it's a quilted dress; I have never seen one of those before (aside from a house dress--do you think this might have been a "hostess" dress in it's original life?). Lovely paired with all those petticoats and shoes! :)
I've wanted to make a red quilted skirt..and I even have one of the Simplicity reprints for one...The thing is do I want it to take all that space in my closet? It's funny that a quilted skirt is so 1950s, but what is that people make at Halloween? A felted circle skirt! But your Anne Fogarty dress is a find for sure. Enjoy!
holy bargain! it's gorgeous, what a great find.
Spec.tac.u.lar. Mmmmm quilted clothing!
Flawlessly accessorised, too! Such colour-matching!
I looove you shoes! They look even cuter out of the box!
Wow this dress is amazing! Loving the fabric and colours :)
You stunner! Love all the colours!
Emma x
Beautiful! I love it!
So many amazing things about this post! Four petticoats?! And $20?! Extreme jealousy commences! :)
WOW!!!! That dress is amazing! And $20?!?! :-O
I am completely in love with quilted things.. dresses, coats, robes, anything (though I don't actually own any yet..) I just think it looks simultaneously gorgeous and cozy! :D
So cute! I usually hate orange (on myself) but with your colouring ti looks perfect! What an awesome find. And that hat? Don't even get me started...
Oooh I love this dress =] I myself wouldn't be brave enough to wear it, but it looks absolutely fantastic on you =]
The colours are pretty awesome too.
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Ok, most perfect ensemble of 2011!! I LOVE the quilted dress, and the bangles and Hasbeens go perfectly. P.S. I just added your Etsy shop to my favourites : )
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Oh, so fun! I love that the dress was only $20!!
holy smokes. amazing!
Just had to add to what everyone else was already saying... that dress is impossibly beautiful!
J'adore! The dress..the shoes..hat *sigh*
so fabulous! I love the layered petticoats underneath too! Your last post featuring layered petticoats has rekindled my petticoat addiction and now I'm getting ready to make myself one :)
it's beautiful
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sheva
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20$??? WOW.
Such a find :) I love your shoes too - you have great style :)
I have the original Anne Fogarty pattern to this dress! It's from 1952! I never imagined it in a quilted fabric! It looks so wonderful!
-Beckiy
Such a great find! It looks lovely, but kinda funny at the same time. Love how you paired it!
Lovely dress and fantastically worn. I love the pic of you kicking your heels up!
what a beautifully colored dress! I think the shoes are so sweet too!!
Today, in order to show a friend Anne Fogarty clothes I Googled her name and found your site. My father was her production mgr for 30 years before he (and then she) retired. While a teenager in the 1950s/60s I had the most beautiful dresses - her tissue wool crepes and batiste shirtwaists with Schiffli embroidery - to die for! I didn't appreciate them then but I do now. I still have 3 and treasure them even though they don't fit anymore. Her styles were timeless. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Jessica, thats so neat! What wonderful clothing you must have had, lucky girl!
xoxo
Solanah
This is really nice dress. I want to start learning of sewing. So, How can I get it done?
I really love this dress! :) Fabulous!
Adin B
You are absolutely adorable! How cute you look in one of my mother's dresses!!! LOVE the colorful petticoats too! And, yes. My mother would have definitely accessorized with colorful wooden bangle bracelets. Nice touch. It warms my heart to hear that people still love her clothes. Thank you for making me smile :)
Melissa
Melissa G, oh my, thank you so much! You made ME smile! I adore her designs, always buy them when I find them. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!
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