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Wearing Vintage: Mexican Circle Skirt in Polka Dots & Bows
Polka dots and bows can't get more fun than on this vintage full circle Mexican skirt. The fabric is hand painted in a one-of-a-kind pa...
Vintage or Retro: 1950's Sun Dress
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1950s style dresses,
buying vintage dresses,
knee-length dresses,
retro dresses,
shopping for vintage,
vintage dresses,
wearing vintage
Isn't is amazing how REAL vintage is often better priced than the copies? This example compares a light blue denim 1950's sun dress...
Audrey's Trench Coat
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1960's fashions,
60s fashion,
Audrey Hepburn,
Audrey's trench coat,
Cary Grant,
trench coat,
vintage trench coat,
wearing vintage
A bit of inspiration for winter styling, this adorable photo of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant comes from 1963, and shows her wearing a trenc...
Measureing for Vintage: What's Your Size?
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how to find your size,
how to measure for sizes,
size measurements,
vintage fashion sizes,
wearing vintage
Fashion garments that are more than 20 years old tend to be sized differently than the clothes we wear today. Understanding current sizing ...
Vintage and Modern Sizes
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how to measure for vintage,
size measurements,
vintage body measurements,
wearing vintage
Fashion garments that are more than 20 years old tend to be sized differently than the clothes we wear today. Understanding current sizing ...
Midi Skirts from the 80's
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80s fashion illustration,
80s skirts,
midi skirts,
vintage skirts,
wearing vintage
Vintage fashion from the 1980's has alot to offer when it comes to details. Here are a few mid 1980 fashion illustrations of some great...
Pantone Honeysuckle: The Color for Spring
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1960's fashions,
1970's vintage fashion,
honeysuckle,
Pantone color,
wearing pink,
wearing vintage
'Honeysuckle' is the name Pantone color services has given this warm, dark pink, their color choice for 2011. Now that we are seei...
Retro or Vintage? 1960's Suit
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1950's vintage fashion,
1960's suit,
60's suit,
Fall 2011 fashion,
mad men style,
Marc Jacobs,
wearing vintage
Vintage 1960 style suits are back in fashion. Was it Mad Men, or are we just ready to dress up again? It seems that vintage styles just ke...
Gloria Swanson: A 20th century 'New Woman'
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1950's dresses,
50s fashion,
forever young label,
Gloria Swanson,
puritan label,
wearing vintage
Gloria Swanson was an early film actress, born in 1899, she lived through the boom years of the film industry. By today's standards, G...
Great VINTAGE FASHION blogs
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costume history,
coutureallure,
Jacques Tiffeau,
vestedbee,
vintage blogs,
wearing vintage,
wearing vintage fashion,
wearinghistory
Here's a few Vintage Fashion blogs that I think are great fun. See one you haven't visited before? Cruise by and say "hi"....
Lilli Ann: 1950's Swing Coat
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1950's coat,
coat,
Lilli Ann,
sewing vintage,
vintage coat,
wearing vintage
In vintage fashion, a Lilli Ann label brings to mind the San Francisco design house that specialized in drama and fashion flash. It is note...
