Today's vintage novelty print is utterly charming! (I know, it's super lame to call it that, considering today IS, after all, "Prints Charming Sunday", so it's not at all a creative description for it, but I'm telling you, it works. Behold, my good sirs and madams:
And now, let's discuss the print. Not being the fancy-pantsical or superbly well-versed in 19th century playwrights type, I'm not 100% certain but I'm assuming the print is based on "Cyrano de Bergerac"? It sure looks like the scene where the dude with the big-ass schnoz is wooing Roxanne, under the guise of being the hotty hotpants dude. Make sense? I thought not. See for thine selves:
Vintage 40's Rayon Novelty Print Dress currently available on Etsy from seller Vintageous Boutique.
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Ha ha! I do believe... That is Schnoz Prince himself!
ReplyDeleteIf this had been out there when the local theatre opened a production of Cyrano, I would have been all over it for opening night.
ReplyDeleteOh man, "big-ass schnoz", that definitely sums up the story! Hilarious
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