By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThis page looks at couture vintage clothes. All the image examples of dresses here are from Vintagetextile.com which sell high-end vintage fashion on the internet. On the previous page I mentioned the importance of clear photography for internet vintage sales. Notice how beautifully displayed the clothes are on these models. …
How to Wash Vintage Clothes
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comHaving moved into the world of vintage clothing you’ll need to decide on a policy for laundering. This may well depend on whether you specialise in white goods and old lace or decorative items. Whatever your final selections you need to be aware of some pitfalls to cleaning old textiles.Should …
Vintage Fashion Auctions
Vintage Clothes 12 Vintage Couture Fashion Auctions A Typical Auction Description By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Vintage Couture Fashion Auctions A typical vintage couture fashion auction description notice would be similar to the one by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers & Appraisers and detailed below. This auction event in Chicago was last year. Remember you don’t …
Tips for Selling Vintage Clothing
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comTips for Buying and Selling VintagesThese are some guidelines aimed in particular at new sellers of vintage who may be considering selling clothing or dresses via the internet but have no idea what points to consider other than they want to sell items. Buyers may also find them useful as …
Vintage Clothing Online
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comWhere Can You Sell Vintage Clothes?Many people are actively involved selling and buying vintage clothing, dresses, accessories and textile related items through the web. Such people do not always have their own vintage websites and prefer to use sites like eBay.It became clear to me some time ago that people using …
Vintage Fit
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comVintage FitAs vintage fit varies so much, not only from decade to decade but also country to country and manufacturer to manufacturer, sellers should always state the bust size the most difficult area to get a good fit. Buyers are advised to search for vintage clothing under their bust/chest size …
Collecting Vintage Lace
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comVintage LaceThere are many many types of lace and lace comes under the classification of non loom textiles.Lace is the most recent of traditional textile techniques to come into being. Lace in the form we know today is thought to have originated in Europe in the Adriatic region in the …
Collecting Vintage Fashion Plates
Collecting antique fashion plates involves preserving historical illustrations of clothing and accessories, offering valuable insights into fashion and style throughout history.
Vintage Jewellery History
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comFine and Fake JewelleryGold in Egypt 3000 BCIn the ancient world gold was the preferred metal for making jewellery. It was rare, did not tarnish and best of all it was malleable, so it could be worked fairly easily. Magnificent bracelets, pendants, necklaces, rings, armlets, earrings, diadems, head ornaments, pectoral …
Key Fashion Trends Summer 2011 | Women’s Styles
The fashion trends of 2011 featured a mix of bold and colorful prints, 1970s-inspired styles, and an emphasis on minimalism and clean lines.