Contents for Vintage Clothes - 20 Sections.
1 What Is Vintage Fashion? Categories of Vintage. Tips to get you thinking about buying or selling vintage on the internet. 2 What is Internet Vintage? Guidelines aimed at new sellers of vintage considering
selling clothing/dresses via the internet. Buyers may also find the tips useful when buying. 3 Tips for Sellers & Buyers of Vintage Textiles A master guideline list aimed
at new sellers of vintage who may be considering selling clothing/textiles via the internet. Useful tips for buyers. 4 Presenting Vintage Clothes With Photographs. The importance of
displaying clothes on a mannequin, dress-form or otherwise and using photographs in a clear uncluttered way. 5 Couture Vintage from Vintage Textile Defining why Couture Vintage is valuable
and collectible. Worth and Fortuny vintage couture photographs from vintagetextile.com. 6 Body Sizing The importance of measurements and how body sizing has changed in the past 50 years.
7 Making a Quick Check Table Making a Garment Condition Assessment Form. Guidelines for making a description, measuring and record of condition chart. 8 Contentment Farm Antiques and Vintage Clothing A look at an eclectic mix of vintage gowns and accessories that can be the start of a collection. 9 Contentment Farm Antiques and Vintage Textiles A look at shawls and vintage patchwork quilts as alternative collections to garments. 10 Collecting 1950's Vintage Clothing Part 1 Establishing the look that typifies collections of 50s vintage and what to collect from day dresses or evening wear choices. Typical 50's motifs. 11 Collecting 1950's Vintage Clothing Part 2 Vintage pickers look out for specific 50's items and these include Big E jeans, scarves, beaded knitwear, bags and costume jewellery.
12 Cleaning Vintage - Stains To
wash or not to wash vintage clothes. How to hand wash vintage. How to deal with typical Vintage stains and problems found on textiles. Reviving leather jackets. 13
Shipping Vintage Clothes Considerations for posting and packing. Pressing /Steaming Velvets and other vintage materials. Personal touches with presentation and building a good repeat business reputation. 14 Collecting Lace Types 1 Needlepoint &Bobbin A brief look at historical differences between needle made lace and bobbin lace. Names of lace and important lace types pictures. Lace links.
15 Collecting Lace Types 2 Minor Lace Techniques A brief look at other techniques associated with lace including, Irish Crochet, Macramé, whitework and cutwork, Battenburg tape lace.
Images and links. 16 Jewellery History From the Egyptians to the 20th Century. Covers advice on Earrings,
cameos necklaces and broaches. 17 Jewellery Pictures - Advice on collecting costume Jewellery A long list of famous names
to look out for. For example: Swarovski, Trifari, Dior, and Elsa Schiaparelli. 18 Collecting Fashion Plates An introduction to collecting antique and vintage fashion plates. 19 Re-enactment Clothing from Recollections A selection of repro
Victorian styled gowns showing how reproduction clothing can be reproduced using measurements for today's figure. 20 Where to Source Vintage Textiles - Useful Links Links to Vintage
sellers, vintage dress patterns and re-enactment sites. |
