Vintage Handbags 1947 - 1964
Now as we see time moving up to the 1950's and 1960's, the handbags and purse styles are getting a little sharper and sleeker!
It's merely haute elegance from another era ~ what was elegant handbag fashion in the Victorian era has become modernized in the 1950's era from very feminine and soft with lots of detail to very feminine in sleek, smooth lines and materials.
Style keeps moving up in the vintage handbags of this section!
Here's where we see "doctor bags" becoming popular not just for the Doctor, but for ladies ~ and beautiful in tapestry as well.
Lucite and bakelite are still very popular components of these handbags, on handles and in trim. We see handbags and purses from Avon, ruched silk and satin, wavy styles, patent leather, animal skins, quite a few more metallic mesh and other metallic fabrics, brocade, Navaho wool, more gorgeous beaded handbags, petit point, gold and silver lame, and quite a few vintage Enid Collins canvas wood bottom handbags and purses.
Personally I think this is an exciting time era for vintage handbags as we still have all the beautiful handmade antique treasures of the Victorian era and now also this virtual bounty of modern style and creativity in all sorts of materials with many fantastic trim ideas!
It's merely haute elegance from another era ~ what was elegant handbag fashion in the Victorian era has become modernized in the 1950's era from very feminine and soft with lots of detail to very feminine in sleek, smooth lines and materials.
Style keeps moving up in the vintage handbags of this section!
Here's where we see "doctor bags" becoming popular not just for the Doctor, but for ladies ~ and beautiful in tapestry as well.
Lucite and bakelite are still very popular components of these handbags, on handles and in trim. We see handbags and purses from Avon, ruched silk and satin, wavy styles, patent leather, animal skins, quite a few more metallic mesh and other metallic fabrics, brocade, Navaho wool, more gorgeous beaded handbags, petit point, gold and silver lame, and quite a few vintage Enid Collins canvas wood bottom handbags and purses.
Personally I think this is an exciting time era for vintage handbags as we still have all the beautiful handmade antique treasures of the Victorian era and now also this virtual bounty of modern style and creativity in all sorts of materials with many fantastic trim ideas!
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