VINTAGE CLOTHINGS

Vintage Style Clothing - Making a Fashion Statement
Vintage Evening Dresses

Vintage Style Clothing – Making a Fashion Statement

- by Richard Beck

Choosing vintage style clothing allows you to create the image you want to create, one that is uniquely you.

Making a statement means not finding others wearing your same outfit. We all cringe at the thought of seeing ourselves coming and going. I remember, at my high school graduation party, seeing another girl wearing the exact same dress as me. I wanted to disappear.

You can avoid that disaster by choosing a vintage style dress and pairing it with a genuine vintage handbag or shoes.

Vintage Style Clothing - Making a Fashion Statement

Or choose vintage-like accessories to add to an authentic vintage dress.

In either case, you are placing elements that surprise and add to the costume. You are making a fashion statement. You are recognizing truly dated clothes and adding the touch that brings them up-to-date.

There’s lots of leeway for you to personalize your style by picking what is comfortable and looks right on you.…

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Take Care of Your Vintage Party Dresses
Vintage Party Dresses

Take Care of Your Vintage Party Dresses

- by Richard Beck

Vintage party dresses are one of the most delicate ways to show your sense of style. These outfits have a classical quality in them and therefore, when you are wearing these dresses, you are distinguishing yourself from others with a unique flavor. However, a vintage dress is old by definition which means that you must be very careful in maintaining it. It is very natural to find lose seams, holes and other issues that can make the dress vulnerable to rough use. So, when wearing these dresses, you should always be very careful. Sometimes, people wipe hands on the cloths, or even drop food on them and you must do your best to protect your vintage dress from them.

If you have vintage party dresses in your wardrobe, you must make sure that you also have an emergency repair kit. Generally, this kit would include needles, thread, scissors, pieces of …

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A Beginners Guide to Buying Vintage
Vintage Formal Dresses

A Beginners Guide to Buying Vintage

- by Richard Beck

VINTAGE – CLOTHING FROM A PREVIOUS ERA

Let’s uncover an appreciation for this avant-garde fashion trend. It may be the elegance attached to these garments or possibly the uniqueness of each piece but if you haven’t discovered vintage attire, you’re missing out. Before you head out to begin exploring, there are a few things that you should know.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

A Beginners Guide to Buying Vintage
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1. Sizing – take note.

Vintage attire fits differently and their sizes take a little getting used to.

Marilyn Monroe was said to have worn a size 12 (US) (16 UK) dress but, by today’s sizes, that would put her at around a size 6/8. At the same time, women wore real foundation garments back then – garments that were both body mounding and size reducing.

• Don`t fret when you read the sizes. Go by the measurements instead. Most good vintage stores will indicate …

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Out With The Old Wardrobe and In With The New
Vintage Sexy Dresses

Out With The Old Wardrobe and In With The New

- by Richard Beck

Christmas inevitably brings gifts, and for vintage clothing lovers this often includes many additions to our (already overflowing!) wardrobes. Deciding on what to replace, what to keep, and what to put away for a rainy day, can be hard; the last thing you want to do is throw away a key vintage clothing item. Here are some tips to help you make those difficult decisions.

– When was the last time you wore the item? This isn’t as easy as saying “I haven’t worn it for three months so I don’t need it”. Some of our most precious clothes are those that only come out once a week; so don’t just think about when you last wore it, also think about where you last wore it.

Out With The Old Wardrobe and In With The New
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– Has it seen better days? Of course, all vintage clothing can have an amount of wear and tear that adds to …

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A Vintage Maxi Dress For the Tall Girl Or the Short Girl
Homecoming Dresses

A Vintage Maxi Dress For the Tall Girl Or the Short Girl

- by Richard Beck

Can I get away with a long Vintage Maxi dress if I’m short? Yes!!! The cool thing about the maxi dress is that it looks good on every shape and height. The maxi dress is a free flowing loose dress that isn’t meant to show off your legs or waist. So keeping that in mind you can get the dress as long as you want it, it only depends on what you want.

A Vintage Maxi Dress For the Tall Girl Or the Short Girl
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Vintage dresses can come in an ankle length or floor length. If you are afraid of tripping over an extremely long floor length summer dress, try pairing it with a cute pair of wedge style shoes instead of a pair of flat flip flops. Using this trick can even give you the appearance of being much taller than you really are. The vintage maxi dress may not be the best dress to select if you …

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