write_light ([identity profile] write-light.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads2013-03-15 06:32 am

Purple Weekend: Dresses!

Rayon, 1957

Again with the "Orchids to...!" exhortation!  Very odd.

1957


A. E. Lefcourt & Co., Suits for Ladies and Misses, 1916

And I love the whimsy of this one.
1916

[identity profile] fallconsmate.livejournal.com 2013-03-15 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
well, normally one gives red roses after a fine performance on stage, right?

and EVERYONE knows the cheap orchids are mostly available in purple. therefore giving orchids for a fine performance in purple fabric makes sense.