The Midvale Cottage Post

Well this tip is an historical eye-opener! The jumper (as we know it in the USA) is a hot couture item, and I must admit that a drop-waist j...

Ready for another robe re-fashion from the 1950s? In this re-fashion, the robe (in the small inset in this image below) was too tight and to...

As long as we are on the subject of refashioning old clothes into new, this post from Ruth Wyeth Spears and the 1920s is very timely! In thi...

Did you ever want a lounging jacket? Here is an inspiring re-fashion story from the 1950s, in which a robe is converted into a elegant loung...

Before : A tea-length full circle skirt in black bengaline from the late 1940s. Evidently it was "too wide" and "too long...

This is such an interesting refashion from 1951! Before : A dress with a front-draped ("harem-drape") skirt that had stretched o...

This re-fashion from 1951 focuses on re-draping and re-cutting a problem dress into a fresh, new silhouette. An evening gown (from the ...

While this refashion involves a real fur coat, don't let that stop you from consider faux fur fabrics for a fun and very 1950s short coa...

While real fur coats are a current fashion heresy, nonetheless, they were definitely a sign of wealth and high fashion in the 1940s and 1950...

Sewn without a pattern, this refashion begins with a skirt that has a fringed edge and ends with a jaunty tweed jerkin. And what is a jerk...

A nifty stole with pockets in the end and a belt to keep it close - this is perhaps the easiest refashion to make, requiring no purchased pa...

It's time another refashion from 1950! In this one, an old "topper" was converted into a fashionable box jacket by working wit...

Refashioning new clothes from old has been practiced for....well, a very long time. They were particularly important in the 30s and the 40s...

 Take one really big pillow sham from the Goodwill thrift shop:  And a late 1950s pullover "overblouse" pattern - I opted...