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I’m the founder of It’s Beyond My Control vintage fashion blog with a modern twist. I love, wear & write about fashion from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

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Do you wear a corset under your vintage clothes?🖤 [scroll picture!]🖤
I certainly do! 20” waist courtesy of @orchardcorset💋Paired with their brilliant Vedette 941 underbust bra (no more back bulge!!!), @abbiewalsh tie and SPITZ loafers worthy of Marlene Dietrich! 1940s blouse a la Joan Crawford. #vintagegirl #vintageblogger #1940sblouse #corsettraining #corset #abbiewalsh #spitzloafers #retrogirl #sustainablefashion #vintagehair #orchardcorset #vintageblog #truevintage #smallwaist #gothgirl #nycgoth

Do you wear a corset under your vintage clothes?🖤 [scroll picture!]🖤
I certainly do! 20” waist courtesy of @orchardcorset💋Paired with their brilliant Vedette 941 underbust bra (no more back bulge!!!), @abbiewalsh tie and SPITZ loafers worthy of Marlene Dietrich! 1940s blouse a la Joan Crawford. #vintagegirl #vintageblogger #1940sblouse #corsettraining #corset #abbiewalsh #spitzloafers #retrogirl #sustainablefashion #vintagehair #orchardcorset #vintageblog #truevintage #smallwaist #gothgirl #nycgoth ...

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Do you wear vintage lingerie?💖💖💖
I'm utterly obsessed with buying knickers and teddies from the 1940s. I have two dozen knickers, most of them deadstock, and almost all bearing the CC41 utility mark. They are so comfortable and sexy (?), perfect for hot summer days. 🔥 #cc41 #vintagelingerie #1940slingerie #vintagegirl #retrogirl #truevintageootd #truevintage #romantic #vintagefashionblogger

Do you wear vintage lingerie?💖💖💖
I'm utterly obsessed with buying knickers and teddies from the 1940s. I have two dozen knickers, most of them deadstock, and almost all bearing the CC41 utility mark. They are so comfortable and sexy (?), perfect for hot summer days. 🔥 #cc41 #vintagelingerie #1940slingerie #vintagegirl #retrogirl #truevintageootd #truevintage #romantic #vintagefashionblogger ...

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”You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
Oscar Wilde🖤 #balletflats #shoesaddict #velvetslippers #vintageblogger #frenchsole @frenchsole #flowers #lazienkikrolewskie

”You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
Oscar Wilde🖤 #balletflats #shoesaddict #velvetslippers #vintageblogger #frenchsole @frenchsole #flowers #lazienkikrolewskie ...

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Closeup of my late 1940s Handmacher suit. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 🖤Who designed the elegant, stylish and beautifully tailored Handmacher suits?

It was no other than the famous American socialite Jane Derby.
I found in a news article from The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) 21 July 1958 that Jane Derby, during one of her trips to Paris; ”She turned from client to apprentice, working for three couturiers. She was taught to select fabrics, to draft and cut patterns and to work from the muslin.” •After her return from Paris to the USA she opened a dress shop. And in 1938 presented her first Jane Derby Collection of ready to wear suits and dresses. In 1946 she started designing the famous Handmacher suits for Handmacher-Vogel, Inc. Jane Derby was known for her elegance, sophistication and good taste, which she translated into her designs. Remember, when in doubt, wear a Handmacher suit! ❤️ #vintagesuit #sustainablefashion #vintagegirl #retrogirl #1940sskirtsuit #vintagelife #handmachersuit #vintageblogger #truevintage #retrogirl #selfisolation #itsbeyondmycontrol

Closeup of my late 1940s Handmacher suit. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 🖤Who designed the elegant, stylish and beautifully tailored Handmacher suits?

It was no other than the famous American socialite Jane Derby.
I found in a news article from The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) 21 July 1958 that Jane Derby, during one of her trips to Paris; ”She turned from client to apprentice, working for three couturiers. She was taught to select fabrics, to draft and cut patterns and to work from the muslin.” •After her return from Paris to the USA she opened a dress shop. And in 1938 presented her first Jane Derby Collection of ready to wear suits and dresses. In 1946 she started designing the famous Handmacher suits for Handmacher-Vogel, Inc. Jane Derby was known for her elegance, sophistication and good taste, which she translated into her designs. Remember, when in doubt, wear a Handmacher suit! ❤️ #vintagesuit #sustainablefashion #vintagegirl #retrogirl #1940sskirtsuit #vintagelife #handmachersuit #vintageblogger #truevintage #retrogirl #selfisolation #itsbeyondmycontrol ...

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How do you like the new to me 1940s Handmacher suit?🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤A brief history of Handmacher suits.

Alvin Handmacher, the president and co-founder of Handmacher-Vogel Inc., was one of the biggest manufacturers of women suits in the USA in the 1940s, 1950s and the first half of the 1960s. According to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS), the TAILORED BY HANDMACHER logo was first used in commerce in 1940, so it's safe to assume that this was the year of the brand's "birth". Handmacher's ads were very prominent and published in magazines such as Vogue, Harper's and Mademoiselle. The 1949 TV ad for Weathervane suits was one of the most successful advertising campaigns of its time.[MORE ON THE BLOG!!!] ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️#historyofhandmachersuit #handmachersuit #vintageblogger #vintagefashionblog #retrogirl #vintagegirl #vintagegoth #itsbeyondmycontrol #frenchsole @frenchsole ...

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