Vintage Butterfly Dress

This image came across my Pinterest feed last night.  I can't find any attribution for the designer or year.  I'm pretty sure this dates to right around 1959-62 and it sure looks like a Vera Neumann print, but until I can find out for sure, I'll just say......isn't it fabulous?  Can anyone help with pinning down a date, designer, photographer, etc?

Meet Rosemary

Meet Rosemary, another Facebook fan of Couture Allure. Last week Rosemary posted some photos of herself in the Fan Photos folder there. Isn't she lovely?

A few months back, Rosemary bought this vintage 1950s Karen Stark for Harvey Berin dress from Couture Allure. I loved this dress, and was so glad it found a happy home. One of the downsides of selling online, however, is that I rarely get to see the smiling faces of my customers or the dresses they buy from me being worn. Not so in this case.

Here are Rosemary and her date at her prom. She is wearing her vintage Harvey Berin dress, and I think she looks stunning! In fact, I have no doubt that Rosemary was the most beautiful girl in the room. I know her dress was one of a kind! Thank you for sharing these photos with us Rosemary. They make me smile.

The Promise of Spring

It's 9° in Boston this morning. A look at the 10 day forcast reveals that we're not expected to get above freezing all week. The holidays are over. The pleasure of the first snow has come and gone. The unique feel of the cold on my cheeks has lost its charm. It's the last week of January, and it's right about now every year that I start to long for spring. Unfortunately, we've got at least two more months of cold weather to endure before hints of warmer weather start to appear here in Boston. (Insert huge sigh here.)

In my office, though, it is starting to feel like the new season has arrived. I have started to list pretty spring and summer dresses at Couture Allure. It is always fun to start working on a new season and to play with lighter weight fabrics and pretty pastel colors. I also derive much pleasure through perusing my vintage magazines from the spring and summer months. The photo above brings to mind warm breezes on the lanai. A bowl of freshly picked strawberries, palm fronds rustling in the background, and a wide brimmed straw hat to shade the face all promise warmth from the sun to come. A romantic dress with huge balloon sleeves and a voluminous skirt looks so right in this setting.

Get the look with this 1950's light blue silk organza dress now available at Couture Allure. Can you feel those tropical breezes?

January 9 - Steal of a Deal

Today's Steal of a Deal is this 1950's blue chiffon party dress with back drape. Original price $135.00. 50% off today only - $67.50.

January 7 - Steal of a Deal

Today's Steal of a Deal is this gorgeous vintage 1950's dress with the most wonderful black satin drape at the back. Original price $125.00. 50% off today only - $62.50.