Dress Clips. Maybe you've seen them, maybe you even have one in the back
of your jewelry box that belonged to a great aunt or grandmother. Some
are more elaborate than others and people don't wear them much these
days, which is a shame because talk about a piece of vintage jewelry that is versatile and beautiful, dress clips do both.
Today's Vintage Item of the Day is, guess what, a dress clip!
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| Vintage 1930's Dress Clip, Made in Czeck. |
A dress clip is a real piece of fashion history. Simply by its
existence, a dress clip can be dated to somewhere between the mid 1920's
and the late 1940's.
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| An every day version, in silver filigree, late 1920's. |
Every woman owned one, most owned several. It was important to have some simple dress clips for every day, as well as more elaborate versions for dressing up and special occasions. Dress clips could take an ordinary day dress and make it suitable for an evening out.
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| Shown here, two matching dress clips. |
Dress clips were most often worn at the neckline of a dress, either singly or in pairs.
They ranged from the plain silver for every day to elaborate rhinestone or real gemstone confections, such as the one shown below on actress Hedy Lamarr.
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| Actress Hedy Lamarr, 1945. |
This elaborately jeweled dress clip was hooked on a ribbon and worn as a necklace.
One of the great things about vintage dress clips is their versatility. They could still and can be worn on a dress or a coat, in the hair or attached to a ribbon or chain for a necklace.
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| This vintage rhinestone dress clip has been hooked onto a plain, button up denim shirt. |
A vintage dress clip can be clipped onto any item of clothing. If your blouse or dress is made of fragile fabric though, you might want to think twice. The prongs on some vintage dress clips can be vicious!
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| A closer look at the sharp prongs on a vintage dress clip. They were meant to keep the dress clip firmly anchored, and they did, but can be damaging to delicate fabrics, so be careful. |
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| Famous Mermaid Movie Darling Esther Williams is shown here wearing a Beautiful Coro dress clip that has been clipped onto jeweled chain to be worn for a necklace. |
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| Joan Crawford, 1943. |
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| Lana Turner, 1939. |
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Once you know what to look for, you'll find dress clips adorning ladies of all stations in life from the mid to late 1920's through the early 1950's and many of them are just a gorgeous now! So if you are luck enough to own one (or two, or three) or come across one that tickles your jewelry bone, put it to use and add some vintage glamor to your everyday look!
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