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Dear Friends,

Winter is tough on a Vintage Dress Wear-er… I’d like to chalk my long absence on the virtual clothes rack up to several things:

#1: It’s been very cold.
#2: There’s been a lot of snow in the places to which I’ve been traveling.
#3: It’s been quiet cold.

But never fear dear Vintage Aficionados! I’ve happened upon a solution.

VINTAGE BABY DRESSES

I don’t have to be cold if I’m blogging about tiny vintage dresses 🙂

My sister is having a baby girl, due June 18th, and when I happened upon this charming home-made vintage blue and white polka dot (you know how much I love polka dots) dress, all I had to hear from the sales woman was “$5” before making it my future niece’s first day-dress.

I especially like the white muslin collar.

Thanks for reading friends!

Sincerely,
Nora Jane

P.S. I’m heading to Florida on tour this week so hopefully warm weather and dresses are in my future!

The Band: Danny Clark, Me, and Ben Sanders.

Dear Friends,

In November, my band and I were the luckiest because we got to play at Hickory Tree House Concerts in Kansas, Oklahoma. (That really is the name of the town–it’s in the Oklahoma Ozarks. Beautiful.)

Our hosts we’re so gracious.
Their house was a perfect space for a House Concert.
We had our own private cabin next to the beautiful river.
I got to go in a casino for the first time ever.
We got fed, a lot. (lunch at the casino, dinner at the house, and a campfire breakfast next to the river the morning after with friends and neighbors!)

Many thanks to Steve and Kathy.

I wore my purple and white plaid early 1950’s dress, which I picked up in West Virginia at an antique store for $14, and my tan ballet flats. This combo is perfect for flat-flooting and Steve and Kathy specially requested flat-footing 🙂

Thanks for reading friends!

Sincerely,
Nora Jane

Dear Friends,

Well it appears the month of November got away from me but fear not! There was in fact very stylish stuff going on and it was in fact documented, though not yet blogged about.

Let’s start with last night and we’ll move backwards into November as the week progresses.

Yesterday I purchased this lovely 1940’s gem. The pattern is, if you can see, red hats and white canes on black cotton. It buttons up the front (no zipper) and had a tie at the neck. I love the long sleeves and white small-waffle cloth trim around the cuffs.

I got so many compliments on this dress last night at Robert’s Western World, on Broadway, I know that it was a good buy. One man actually paused on his way out of the bar and said, “You’ve got the best dress in here.” Wow! The power of a vintage dress is amazing.

I paired it with a red leather belt and pseudo-saddle-shoes; perfect for dancing.

Thank you 1940’s; you are swell.

Thanks for reading friends.

Sincerely,
Nora Jane

Dear Friends,