Clothing from bygone days did the talking Thursday afternoon when 20 models strutted across the FiftyNorth runway wearing vintage fashion finds culled from family cedar closets, attics and basement shelves.
Models Michelle Brant and Dina Fesler wait in the FiftyNorth hallway before walking the runway last Thursday afternoon. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
Model Jess Toft twirls on the runway in a stunning vintage prom dress. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
Kay Adkins Brown served as the narrator of the FiftyNorth Victorian Tea and Fashion Show on May 16. Many of the vintage clothes were culled from her collection of family treasures. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
Beth Wickum is dressed in vintage attire for a mid-20th century Caribbean cruise. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
Models pause before walking down the runway while Kay Adkins Brown discusses details about their outfits and the women who originally wore them. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)
All the models posed together on the stage at FiftyNorth after their runway debut. (Courtesy photo)
Another model shows off her classically styled mid-20th century dress. (Pamela Thompson/southernminn.com)