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…
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…
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’…
To petticoat or not to petticoat that is the question? When I was a little girls in the 1960s 70s my mum used to say forgetting to wear a petticoat slip was like forgetting to put pants on! I can remember everyone used to go to Marks & Spencer or BHS and buy a full…
Sixties make-up is HUGE right now, the magazines and make-up artists are raving about how to create the ‘bambi eyed’ Twiggy look. You only have to look at the doe-eyed models on the catwalk to realise that, thick, fluttery lashes, once sported by Twiggy, are the way forward (or backwards). Here’s what you need to…
“Strictly speaking, vintage fashion is clothing that is at least 25 years old. Just a few years ago, this wasn’t a fashion slant you leant towards unless preparing for a fancy dress party. ‘Vintage’ was simply another word for second hand. Today the ‘sartorial ethos couldn’t be more different as vintage fashion is coveted the…
Get more tips every month by subscribing to our vintage members club Elegant, sheer and comfortable tights (or pantyhose as they are known in the US) are now taken for granted, however it was only in the 1960′s that “nylons” became widely available. For the previous 400 years stockings had ruled supreme – ever since…