Jockey Caps, What Did They Look Like?
Commonly seen on sportsmen and occasionally on ladies riding.
Jockey cap http://lwlimages.library.yale.edu/walpoleweb/oneitem.asp?imageId=lwlpr20991
Women sometimes wore them
George Stubbs' paints and others
A Bay Hunter Held by a Groom, with a Stag-Hunt in the Background Thomas Spencer, 1750, Tate
Chestnut Horse with a Groom near Newmarket James Seymour, Tate1
The Match between Aaron and Driver at Maidenhead, Aug. 1754 Driver Winning the Third Heat 1754, Tate
Otho with John Larkin up 1768, Tate
Turf-Stubbs-painting_1 Yale Center for British Art
America's Historical Newspapers
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Jockey caps and other interesting descriptions.
-Black and black sattin
-Black and blue
-Of all colors
-Leather
-Trimmed and plain
-With feathers
-Children's
-Boys
Boston News-Letter
November 4, 1762
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New-York Gazette
1761-05-25
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New-York Gazette
1762-07-05
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New-York Gazette
1762-08-02
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Pennsylvania Gazette
1754-04-25
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Pennsylvania Gazette
1754-06-06
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Pennsylvania Gazette
1754-06-13
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New-York Mercury
November 11, 1754
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Pennsylvania Gazette
January 28, 1755
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Pennsylvania Gazette
1755-09-18
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Pennsylvania Gazette
November 27, 1755
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Pennsylvania Gazette
November 27, 1755
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Boston Gazette
May 23, 1757
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Boston Gazette
November 14, 1757
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Boston News-Letter
August 17, 1758
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New-York Gazette
July 2, 1759
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New-York Mercury
July 30, 1759
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New-York Mercury
1759-10-22
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Pennsylvania Gazette
September 4, 1760
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New-York Gazette
September 22, 1760
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Pennsylvania Gazette
November 13, 1760
Philadelphia, November 7, 1760
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New-York Gazette
1761-01-19
London, November 13
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Boston Gazette
June 29, 1761
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New-York Mercury
November 30, 1761
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New-York Gazette
January 25, 1762
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New-York Mercury
January 31, 1763
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New-York Gazette
May 2, 1763
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Boston Evening-Post
May 23, 1763
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New-York Mercury
May 23, 1763
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New-York Gazette
May 30, 1763
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New-York Mercury
1763-10-10
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Silent Film Star in Grey Scale

Searching for make up tutorials for this was frustrating at best until I changed my search strategy. I had been searching with the terms 'black and white make up' and the only hits I got were for mimes, zombies, etc. - cool but not very helpful for what I needed. Then I tried 'gray scale' and Ah Ha!
I have to give credit to my friend Becca for her help with the make up. There is no way I could have pulled this off without her. Becca works as a make up artist for a local theater.
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Becca working her make up magic! |
My hair is supper long so only the front sections were set in finger waves. The back portion was pulled back, rolled, and pinned low. I set my hair in the morning and left the clips in for most of the day. I looked pretty silly.

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Here is the finished look. I used black sequins for trim and a vintage rhinestone pin to complete the look. It's hard to see in the pictures.
Cori went as Pop Eye. He wore one of his vintage Navy jumpers with a pair of surplus denim work pants.
And just for fun, here are couple costumes from past years. All photos by Kris Jarrett Photography & Media Production.
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Bonny and Clyde |
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Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Updates and More
Greeting lovely readers. Just a quick post today to let you know a couple things. First, I've added to my Resources and Inspiration page. Please take a look! As always, if you know of any resources not included, please let me know and I will be happy to add them. :)
And second, you can now follow My Vintage Visions on Facebook! Enjoy!
And second, you can now follow My Vintage Visions on Facebook! Enjoy!
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Halloween Train Ride
Towards the end of October, Cori and I took another ride on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. This time it was wine tasting with a Halloween theme!
We left the Lake Placid station about 5:30pm and headed to Saranac Lake for a brief layover. Along the way we sampled wines from the Swedish Hill and Goose Watch Wineries. I think there were about 50 or 60 people on the train, most were in costumes of some sort. There were the usual witches, vampires, zombies, and an awesome gypsy. A group who dressed as M&Ms and a few other great costumes. My personal favorite was the couple dressed as William and Kate on their wedding day. "Kate" appeared to be enjoying her wine a bit too much. ;)
Cori was a big hit. He worn his newest set of WWII Navy dress blues with a modern navy pea coat and surplus dixi cup hat. This set of blues came with an original Navy issued pea coat, all owned by the same person (Cori was super excited!) but the lining is in need of some repair. So he wore the modern coat instead. I should note it wasn't as cold as Cori makes it appear in the pictures, we just liked the look of the "popped" collar. Sadly he forgot to bring his sea bag this trip. Oh, well, next time.
I finally got to wear my 1940s suit! Hooray! I purchased it over a year ago from Morning Glorious Vintage. It was this suit that really got me started buying vintage I could wear. I've been collecting vintage and antique odds and ends for what seems like forever, but most pieces are what collectors would call "study pieces." i.e. not wearable or displayable because of condition issues. That's not to say I didn't have wearable items in my size in my collection before, but really, how many opportunities does a person have to wear a 1930s wedding gown or a 1950s prom dress? A suit is practical as well as versatile. When I tried this suit on I knew I couldn't leave the shop without it!
It's made from a light weight brown check wool. The jacket has those classic '40s shoulder pads and great pocket details. The skirt zips up the side and has a little kick pleat in back. I love the skirt so much a drafted a pattern from it and made a skirt for my birthday this spring.
It was a bit cool that day so I paired the suit with a 1940s mink wrap. I also wore a vintage hat with matching green gloves and a maple leaf rhinestone pin. The purse is alligator (I don't think its real but certainly looks it) that I picked up this spring.
While rummaging around for my gloves I found a this little treasure - a beautiful Art Deco enamel and silver compact complete with original powder puff and a bit of face powder. Don't worry, I didn't actually use the make-up! I picked it up years ago but had completely forgotten about it. I know, how could I?
Cori was excited for the wine .... but was sad he had to wait. We had a great time and plan to do this again next year!
The train station was all decked out for Halloween but it was really too dark inside to take pictures. This was the only one that came out.
We left the Lake Placid station about 5:30pm and headed to Saranac Lake for a brief layover. Along the way we sampled wines from the Swedish Hill and Goose Watch Wineries. I think there were about 50 or 60 people on the train, most were in costumes of some sort. There were the usual witches, vampires, zombies, and an awesome gypsy. A group who dressed as M&Ms and a few other great costumes. My personal favorite was the couple dressed as William and Kate on their wedding day. "Kate" appeared to be enjoying her wine a bit too much. ;)
Cori was a big hit. He worn his newest set of WWII Navy dress blues with a modern navy pea coat and surplus dixi cup hat. This set of blues came with an original Navy issued pea coat, all owned by the same person (Cori was super excited!) but the lining is in need of some repair. So he wore the modern coat instead. I should note it wasn't as cold as Cori makes it appear in the pictures, we just liked the look of the "popped" collar. Sadly he forgot to bring his sea bag this trip. Oh, well, next time.
I finally got to wear my 1940s suit! Hooray! I purchased it over a year ago from Morning Glorious Vintage. It was this suit that really got me started buying vintage I could wear. I've been collecting vintage and antique odds and ends for what seems like forever, but most pieces are what collectors would call "study pieces." i.e. not wearable or displayable because of condition issues. That's not to say I didn't have wearable items in my size in my collection before, but really, how many opportunities does a person have to wear a 1930s wedding gown or a 1950s prom dress? A suit is practical as well as versatile. When I tried this suit on I knew I couldn't leave the shop without it!
It's made from a light weight brown check wool. The jacket has those classic '40s shoulder pads and great pocket details. The skirt zips up the side and has a little kick pleat in back. I love the skirt so much a drafted a pattern from it and made a skirt for my birthday this spring.
While rummaging around for my gloves I found a this little treasure - a beautiful Art Deco enamel and silver compact complete with original powder puff and a bit of face powder. Don't worry, I didn't actually use the make-up! I picked it up years ago but had completely forgotten about it. I know, how could I?
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Art Deco compact |
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One of our souvenir wine glasses! |
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Train station in Saranac Lake, NY |
Labels:
1940s,
Halloween,
Special events,
U.S. Navy,
Vintage Adventures,
WWII
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