Dear Ladies (and it's obviously you I am mainly addressing) petticoats are back! And I am dying to buy a nice summer dress with a petticoat. I have searched the internet for hours and hours, but what I basically find are short dresses, evening dresses, wedding dresses, mini-dirndls, and that's not what I'm looking for. Furthermore, I would really like to see, feel, and try on a dress before I buy it. Switzerland may be a little late on this, but maybe one of you has seen or knows a store where you can get nice petticoat summer dresses for the, err, not so much teeenager-any-more-woman.

Thank you!

Something like this:


NOT this:

ok... so maybe it's a guy thing... but I don't really see a difference between those two.

more frou-frou in the bottom one?


p.s. -- mrs. and I were in Brighton over New Years and there were petticoat dresses everywhere.. some even in the shops.

Yes, more frou-frou and shorter LOL

*sigh* I knew they would be everywhere BUT Switzerland

So glad you added pictures. Your post was troubling me but now I'm getting a grown up, glamerous 1950's housewife sort of vibe ....

LOL why on earth would a thread/post about petticoats be troubling? (I shouldn't have started that *** thread on ***, it ruined my reputation it seems)

Petticoats are the fluff underneath each dress & are usually bought separate from the dress. If they can be found in CH, I suspect they'd be in that one store that sort of looks like a Hot Topic (sells goth / stripper wear). Otherwise, PM me. Maybe we can arrange to have me make one for you.

As for locating stores that sell cute 50's dresses in CH: good luck. Even in the States, I had to buy those online

Thanks for your offer, but in fact I do have a petticoat (my aunt made me one years ago but it still fits), just missing the dresses.

No no no .. you need not worry, the problem is mine, all mine. I'm afraid I rather more had this in mind ... ... but having read the ***other thread *** should I still be troubled?? ...

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Here you go:
http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com
http://www.bettiepageclothing.com/all-dresses/
http://www.devoted2vintage.co.uk/EN/...red-Range.html
This one has the petticoat too if you need another one.


ETA: Wait, what's the difference between the first & the second picture?

Haha the Bettypage itself is just sooooo retro! Thanks for the links, but I would much rather go to a store an try the dress on.

MacGregor's daughter, you are on a roll! This thread has cheered me up big time. I am sentimental about the 50s fashion.
Speking of good wholesome housewifery, will you also be looking for an apron dress? I've heard it will be all the rage in the spring/summer 2012.

Of course so I can cook and bake all day and wait for MG's sil to come home, make him a cocktail and feed him! LOL

Road trip!! Forget KFC, let's go to London!

There's a few places in Zurich you could try:

http://www.star-dust.ch/

http://www.dardycandycat.ch/

and maybe

http://www.booster.ch/stuessihofstat...252_73_79.html

Probably cheaper is to book a weekend trip to London and visit Vivian of Holloway:
http://www.vivienofholloway.com/

When?

Just say the word & I'm there!

Just came across this:

http://www.collectif.co.uk/l1-clothes.html

And thought you might be interested. Imelda May is supposed to buy from them.

I have a vintage coat like this one:

http://www.collectif.co.uk/plain-mar...06-c-wine.html

Mine fits & is cut better though. Or at least I don't hold it out in a weird way like she's doing.

Just to say that I bought a 50s dress from their shop in London... it was so shapeless when it was hanging on the rail, but once I put on the dress, it was fab! And true they have lots of dresses that you are looking for.

Also, ebay has lots of these dresses:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nk....c0.m270.l1313