![Amelia Earhart luggage 1949](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AtyQmL4lJ-0tIsvbd-Gehm1nqKVtvEePgqrPMmImm2TEfuJ5y9C3RpD9y9DjCSo7p8MUV6W89kTiWJSlJ63llABB6S9-6V5207ixi-cWRSHa5A-Ap-CB_sXLLPT8s2Q3dHW7/s400/amelialuggage.jpg)
Dear friends, I am headed off to the West Coast to visit family for a few days. The website will be closed, and there will be no shipping until October 12. But the blog will still be active, with fresh new posts every day while I am away.
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While I have no desire to take 6 suitcases with me, I do wish I had this sweet little jacket from 1949. The original was designed by Jacques Fath and was copied in the US by Jaunty Junior in suede. Sold in 1949 for $55 (about $508 in today's dollar).