Articles about vintage fashion, jewellery, culture, and history.
From powdered wigs and embroidered court coats to the modern dinner suit, men’s formal wear has changed in response to politics, industry and shifting ideas of respectability. The story is not a simple march from extravagance to restraint. Different garments acquired different meanings, and the boundary between formal and informal dress moved repeatedly. The suit …
By Pauline Weston Thomas For Fashion-Era. com Pressing Clothes for Packing Packing goods well is very important. When the buyer opens an item they do not expect to get a garment so creased that they are instantly disappointed. However there will be some wrinkles, especially along the fold lines, for after all it is a …
It’s not easy to find vintage designer clothes – you could spend months looking for something that’s stylish and fits you, and isn’t too expensive. But all the searching is worth it when you finally get a great deal on that new piece. If it’s something you’ve been looking for for a while, so much …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com The fashion of the 1950s is based primarily on the New Look style set in the late 1940s by Dior. Many vintage styles of the 50’s are full skirted, but some are the slim sheath dresses favoured by other designers such as Jacques Fath, the sack dress of the …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com This 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 …
Reproduction Costume Recollections Examples For Re-enactment By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Reproduction Costume Collections Retro Repros (Retrospective Reproductions) -These are garments made for example for re-enactments such as Centenaries, Civil War, Medieval Banquets, Christmas and Autumnal Craft Fayres and living history weekends. Fabrics available today are usually used to reproduce costumes as authentically as possible. …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Tips for Buying and Selling Vintages These 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 …
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 …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Having 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 …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Where 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 …