Clothes of Christmas Past-Vintage Oufit Post

There is something charmingly vintage about Christmas outfits.   By this I mean outfits in red and green with sparkly details or novelty decorations.   These days people may get a new outfit for the Holidays but I think its not as common to see Christmas colors.   If the advertisements of the past are to be believe it seems that  people were once unafraid to dress, without irony, for the season

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Nowadays dressing in a Christmassy  outfit is usually seen as a joke, which I think is a shame.  I haven't worn anything Christmassey myself since I was a little girl 30 years ago, but this year I decided to put together a vintage Christmas look (sorry for the indoor photos it was too cold the day I took them to go outside)

The shamrock green jumper is from Jitterbuggin'. Their clothes are perfect replicas of 1940s originals but with the durability of modern clothing.  This green jumper is one of my favorite articles of clothing and I wrote about it previously in this post.   Its made of really thick good quality cotton fabric so you can wear it in any season. I actually have two jumpers one in navy and one in green, but the green is my favorite, both are totally worth the price.

 

My 1930s sweater is from Vintage and Cool Knitting  .  Its made from an original 1930s pattern and its another one of my favorite pieces of clothing.  I wrote about it in this post. Regiane's prices are very reasonable and I'm already thinking about my next sweater.

The cherry pin is from Lilyashlys on Ebayshe makes really nice 1940s style jewelry for very reasonable prices.  

  I made one new purchase for this outfit, everything else I already had, I wanted to be able to do some vintage Holiday hair and since mine is short  I decided a barrette was the way to go.  I got this 1950s candy cane barrette from Rose Bud Cottage on Etsy.  Enjoy your Holidays and don't be afraid to dress up and be festive, it will brighten your day!