Do you want to be a model at Australia’s Vintage Fashion Fair? They’re taking applications for vintage loving divas who will be able to attend the fashion fairs around Australia. You’ll possibly get a chance to strut your vintage stuff in the fair’s highlight, the fashion parade, but be prepared to sell tickets […]
{More»}Vintage slips - if there’s a more flattering sleepwear option around I haven’t found it! They’re simple to wear too, just “slip” on your slip and you’re done. If it’s cool then a lovely quilted dressing gown goes nicely on top for warmth.
My favourite period for slips is the 1950’s. The silhouette […]
{More»}The Way We Wear vintage fashion fairs have finally hit Australia. Vintage lovers in the UK have long had the opportunity to visit a fair dedicated solely to vintage fashion, and now the trend has arrived in Australia.
Fairs combine all the fun of vintage shopping into one frenetic day, with photographs, linen, accessories, jewellery, […]
{More»}The trick to looking amazing in your vintage pieces rather than a candidate for a trip to the nursing home is to work a vintage piece into your modern outfit.
Scored a beautiful vintage 60’s mod dress? Team it with black knee high boots and a waist belt.
For those floor sweeping 70’s caftans, just add […]
{More»}Next in our series of vintage fashion videos, we feature the early 1960’s.
This little number features “Christian Dior’s new slim look of 1961, less clutter and more shape”.
Take your fashion notes from the amazing metallic dresses and lean tailored suits of this era, but leave in the past the astro fashions (plastic transparent hooded raincoats) […]
The next in our series of vintage fashion videos features 1940’s designs. This particular video is an absolute gem, it’s presented as a pseudo-drama with the models acting out their little daily dramas trying to catch a man all dressed in the latest looks of course.
“What a mad green hat, oooh, it’s very flirtatious!”
The 1940’s is the […]
Check out this vintage fashion newsreel, featuring the new swimsuit trends for 1952. It’s a blast to watch, and you’ll get some important fashion tips too.
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“These are being called heavenly bodies because they are out of this world.”
These vintage swimsuits are so sexy, […]
PS This one is not Chanel. Did you spot the problem?
Following on from my guide to authenticating Hermes scarves, here’s some tips on how you can tell if the designer bargain you’ve just found in your local thift shop for $5 is real:
This isn’t exhaustive, because every brand will have different things for […]
If you want to start including vintage pieces in your wardrobe then jewellery is a great way to start. There’s no sizing issues, each piece will fit almost anyone. The exception here is Victorian era bracelets which were designed for a much smaller boned woman and appear child sized when compared to a modern woman’s wrist […]
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