That is a beautiful and extraordinary story. The dress is so beautiful and in such good condition. Nice insets on the gored skirt and unusual placement of the zipper for a late 30s dress. I cannot wait to see more pictures of it. I wish I could see it in person. This might turn into a vintage fiction story to add to my collection, or at least the idea of of finding a dress in a trunk.
I’d love links to the blog with more pix and more dresses, please! Thank you for sharing this story!
Cool! Thanks for the link to your blog. Just when you think you’ve been everywhere swingy on the web, something new! YAY! Will check it out and add to my fave link list on my blog. :)
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That is a beautiful and extraordinary story. The dress is so beautiful and in such good condition. Nice insets on the gored skirt and unusual placement of the zipper for a late 30s dress. I cannot wait to see more pictures of it. I wish I could see it in person. This might turn into a vintage fiction story to add to my collection, or at least the idea of of finding a dress in a trunk.
I’d love links to the blog with more pix and more dresses, please! Thank you for sharing this story!
I’m working on the story and more pictures in the future at Swingsleuths.com !
Cool! Thanks for the link to your blog. Just when you think you’ve been everywhere swingy on the web, something new! YAY! Will check it out and add to my fave link list on my blog. :)
Beautiful dress, thanks for the story. So happy it was preserved so well all these years.
Aaaaamazing! Thank you, Jenny, Kate, and Bobby!
[…] at Manhattan Beach, just a mile or so south of Venice. Their clip and interview can be found here at Swungover*, as well as on the bottom of my […]
[…] watching the Venice Beach Clip and the interview on Swungover*, I’m sure you’re all daydreaming about wearing the perfect dance dress- I know I am. […]
[…] running through the vendor area, I notice a dress – CAN IT BE – it’s the Beach Clip dress! As we’ve talked about on this blog, I knew the Beach Clip dress (originally owned and worn […]
[…] on Judging/Competing for Jo Hoffberg The Swing Scene vs. Max, his Friends, and the Swing Scene The Venice Beach Dress (video) Swungover’s Response to the “Jack N Jill” debate Figure: Feel vs Reality 10 […]