Who on earth came up with the idea of putting buttons at the BACK of a blouse? It’s a crazy idea but I have to say for me the stretching and straining is worth it. they do look pretty. The best vintage examples are from the 1950s and 60s. They are often slightly cropped with…
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1950s, 1960s, Button Back, Cropped Top, Shell Top
I adore Hawaiian shirts. Ever wondered who started the trend of the fabulous exotic print shirts? No it wasn’t Dog the bounty hunter. I discovered the first Aloha shirts were sold in the 1930s in Waikiki, and were made from kimono fabrics. The first tropical-print styles that we recognise today as the iconic Hawaiian…
helene Posted in 1940s, 1950s, buying vintage, clothing history
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In my opinion what’s hot in women’s vintage right now can be categorised into three main groups. I am basing my style file on high street looks and what my fashion conscious customers are asking for in our vintage store right now. BIB AND BRACE Brace Yourself In Dungarees Dungarees are the long and…
helene Posted in 1960's, 70s shrits, 80s shorts, Blouses, buying vintage, denim, dungarees, floral, Trends, vintage, vintage clothing, vintage coats, Vintage fashion
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Once in a while we buy garments which have a raised velvety flocked finish. Usually 1950s dresses but we have had tops and bags plus 1980s dresses and tops. Just bought a 50s powder blue prom dress recently which had a cream flock design and it made me curious as to the origin of flocking…
helene Posted in 1950s, 50s Dior New Look, buying vintage, eighties, Fashion, Flocked fabric, prom, vintage, vintage bags, vintage dresses, Vintage flocking, vintage handbag, vintage hats
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Tweed is a medium-to-heavy weight fabric, usually rough in surface texture, and produced in a great variety of colour and weave effects. The names of these weaves are largely determined by the place they were manufactured. The descriptions “Scottish,” “Welsh ,” “Cheviot,” “Saxony,” “Harris,” “Yorkshire,” “Donegal,” and “West of England,” for example, cover an…
helene Posted in 1960's, 60s capes, a-line, bags, box bag, clothing history, Harris tweed, tweed, vintage, vintage clothing, vintage coats, Vintage fashion, vintage handbag, vintage hats, Welsh tapestry, Welsh tweed
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I know we haven’t had much of a summer but I’ve still been able to wear my favourite vintage dresses albeit with a cardi gan most days. The worst thing for me about the weather getting even chillier is that I have to pack them all away. This year I am embracing the ‘anything goes’…
helene Posted in 1950s, 1960's, 50s mid length, aaron cardigans, Blouses, Clashing Prints, cotton dresses, Fashion, knitwear, lace blouses, Tea dress, Trends, unique clothing, vintage, vintage clothing, vintage dresses, Vintage fashion, Vintage layers, vintage look
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HEAVY METAL Guest Blogger Lucy Clews has composed her second BLOG for us where she explores the use of metallics and jewellery to compliment Autum Winter 2012 styles. We have added pictures and links of our vintage originals to reflect her ideas. Metal clasps, buckles, chains, buttons, jewellery and accessories are lurking in everyone’s cluttered…
helene Posted in bags, belts, buying vintage, cardigans, diamante, fur stoles, jewellery, Uncategorized, vintage box bag, vintage brooch, vintage handbag, vintage jewellery
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Unless you have been walking around with your eyes shut over the last couple of months you’ll notice tie dye is back with a vengeance. Anyone coming to our Huddersfield store right now will think they have dyed and gone to heaven because we have a sky dye pile of them! You can also check…
helene Posted in 70s shrits, 70s theme party, funky design, hippie, hippy, Mens vintage, tie-dye, vintage
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Festival Fun- Rain, sun and muddy fields!!! GUEST BLOGGER Jessica Latz talks us through her festival highs and lows. Music lovers, the festival season is now upon us and we are looking forward to going to see our favourite bands. With the likes of Leeds, Creamfields, Bingley and Bestival about to kick off, one…
helene Posted in 80s shorts, 80s sweater, Aaron, aaron cardigans, boho, cardigans, cotton dresses, cowboy boots, denim, festival, hats, hippie, hippy, jumpers
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Are you a Peplum Goddess? GUEST BLOGGER Jessica Latz gives her interpretation of the current peplum trend. Thanks Jess. As all us fashion obsessed people know, London fashion week 2012 is coming up in the next month, and we are all eager to know what the next trends will be to get our wardrobes up…
helene Posted in 1940s, 1980s, 50s Dior New Look, Dynasty, eighties, pencil skirts, Peplum, vintage clothing, vintage dresses, Vintage fashion
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