Typically a posh affair put on by the town's socialites, a fifties' garden party was often thrown to showcase the host's elaborate estate. Invitations to the party were extended.
Bar and buffet tables dressed in white cloths and decorated with bowls of pink peonies or fragrant garden roses were set up on the well-manicured lawns. Pitchers of pink lemonade with platters of canapes, cakes, fruits, and sandwiches was favored garden party fare. Frosty cocktails were berry and fruit flavored.
An afternoon garden party was the perfect occasion to dress in pretty floral cotton or linen print fabrics paired with matching wide brimmed hats and low heels or strappy sandals. The dress' waist was cinched with either a sash or a thin belt with the requisite crinoline petticoat peeking beneath the full skirt.
Pick a favorite Garden Party dress from the following pretties.
![Anne Gunning in 1953 Christian Dior Print Dress and Coat Henry Clarke Photo for Paris Vogue Anne Gunning in 1953 Christian Dior Henry Clarke Photo for Paris Vogue](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGJuSomd_wdoBGVClyUan307zPMkA5pRFGyzrjHDR2aIhv0d041PZJ_Fs5Hy1v_nA0md8tXKq8x7wkV7DekM6IuSfgdNs0i1Bkt5rnfm49yy97NvMTyXJrpdc7G244gPPvS8EjNohBXw/s1600/400px_Anne_Gunning_1953_Floral_Print_Christian_Dior_Henry_Clarke_Paris_Vogue.jpg) |
Anne Gunning in 1953 Christian Dior
Henry Clarke Photo for Paris Vogue |
![Nat Kaplan Flower Print Garden Party Dress Vogue 1958 Illustration for Nat Kaplan Flower Print Garden Party Dress Vogue 1958](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DmdqEUAqvK1Kxdp4a6-vdSQ7aWc7QXZa2GeVcKy2t8ise-fiw-2YveQapDEc3Nu7yNAWanoOQssu7rCGND_tkyeQn1vp-7OGtw9yBno94uAJqveCwJLd3xHtL2PQL4yBE1aZt2m60LQ/s1600/400px_Nat_Kaplan_Flower_Print_Garden_Party_Dress_Ad_Vogue_1958.jpg) |
Nat Kaplan Flower Print Garden Party Dress Vogue 1958 |
![Kay Junior Flower Print Garden Party Dress Ad 1959 Model in Kay Junior Flower Print Garden Party Dress Ad 1959](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5b9t3IalnL5IZ2ig6YUUH9-kPMPDweXzrSdR8YthHiBy20g_YjwhZMvQMNSPi7xFjjJfAWJUb_7YbKblCA8dUKmQJWOrt98Fc1vznQ6Gu_liOuQ_NmAhy3OSj6aWAjhUl1-l1FXCjBOI/s1600/400px_Kay_Junior_1959_Garden_Party_Dress_Ad.jpg) |
Kay Junior Flower Print Garden Party Dress Ad 1959 |
![L' Art et la Mode, 1956 Garden Party Dress Model Posed in Flower Print Dress with background of trees for L' Art et la Mode, 1956](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_y0MTsfI94gg8OyVLmvGZRG0_Heb6jQOxAR5RDnI_ts_-PhWikT6B6ooDLQEI7vwG_KpCsaMG-U3xJT_lBYyeGrvH0YzHoAwf8CaNK9eZY0ityYuchx6UtkyA_IGC1sLQ-htIx7FY6o/s1600/400px_L_Art_Et_La_Mode_1956_Garden_Party_Dress.jpg) |
Flower Print Dress for L' Art et la Mode, 1956 |
![Vogue 1957 Garden Party Dress Model posed in flower print dress for 1957 Vogue](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKDqyvVPNl0H6eOJ1I68L4uXD07pdMC6nkgXF_XqdUdu29022OaT0nR5lxKsZovlJ6VSaHNp2UHQ6IYUxLzAEw6hQRnWb5BryErRKze7InLrREcV524qOyZFiIXanayn78NU7LBYa4Ao/s1600/400px_Vogue_1957_Garden_Party.jpg) |
Spring Flower Print Dress for Vogue 1957 |
No comments:
Post a Comment