Out With The Old Wardrobe and In With The New

Out With The Old Wardrobe and In With The New

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.

– Has it seen better days? Of course, all vintage clothing can have an amount of wear and tear that adds to the charm and authenticity of an item. But, if clothing is torn and you’ve never got round to repairing it, perhaps it is time to let it go.

– Do you like it? This may sound silly, but I know I’m not alone in having bought something, only to get it home and not be so sure. Said item then never sees the light of day, but I can’t bring myself to get rid of it. With new clothing to replace it, this probably means that now is the time to bite the bullet.

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

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

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.

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 want to show off your shoes. If you want to show of a nice pair of shoes you should wear a nice pencil skirt or a shorter knee length dress.

I know that if you venture out and try a vintage summer dress at either ankle length or even at floor length you will be surprised and satisfied. You should also be adventurous when selecting a print. There are lots of beautiful prints out there. There are floral prints, animal prints, tie dye prints, and much much more. So don’t be afraid to be daring with your wardrobe and especially …

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Staying Cute This Summer With a Vintage Maxi Dress

Staying Cute This Summer With a Vintage Maxi Dress

Stay cute and sexy this spring session with a vintage maxi dress. It’s easy to wear and most of the times you don’t even need to iron it. Vintage dresses come in lots of expressive prints. Summer dresses are easy to make also. This would be a great budget cutting activity. During this crazy time in the economy it’s very important to find budget friendly activities that agree with your saving plan. Stay-cations are also good for saving money. These are vacations that are taken close to home so that you save money on flights and expensive hotels. Also the price of gas always increases during the summer because that’s when people travel the most. Stay on top of your finances and the cutest styles with creating your very own vintage maxi dress.

Making a vintage maxi dress can be a great way to pass time in the summer. All you need to do is go into your favorite fabric store and find a sowing pattern for a summer dress or something that look similar to it. This project is great for first timers or even experienced seamstresses. This would be a great way to express yourself this summer as well as staying in tuned with the trends. No matter what as a girl you must be cute.

A pattern for the vintage maxi dress is very simple and doesn’t require much sowing or cutting depending on the type you select. One of the hardest things with this …

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Vintage Clothing - Are You Craving For Uniqueness in Your Style?

Vintage Clothing – Are You Craving For Uniqueness in Your Style?

Everyone talks about fashion, trend and style. But some people think about looking unique and cool. Do you belong to the same clan? Do you want to get rid of same old fashion of jeans and t-shirt? If yes, you should go for vintage clothing. If want to look unique at your friend’s wedding ceremony, wear a gown from 1940s or 50s. You’d find most of the celebrities wearing vintage apparel just to look unique. Whenever you see a celebrity wearing dress from 50s or 60s it seems to be history is repeating itself. Isn’t it? You can buy vintage clothes from several wholesale women’s clothing stores as well as websites.

There is myth among women who are craving for vintage attire. Myth is that they think vintage clothing and antique clothing is one and the same thing. Dresses that belong to early 20th century or the time before 1920s are considered as antique dresses. However, clothing that was emerged between 1930s and 60s is known as vintage apparel. So, there is a huge difference between these two. You must have heard of thrift stores as well. In real sense thrift store is a place where people donate their clothes for charitable resale. You can easily get vintage clothes at these stores that too at reasonable price.

While buying vintage attire form wholesale women’s clothing range, make sure the dress does not have any holes since they could be as old as 60 years. You might find stains, …

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A Like For Vintage Anything

A Like For Vintage Anything

How several occasions have you thrown a thing away only to look back and say, “Why didn’t I retain that, it really is vintage now?” We ought to all be guilty of it. Unless you are a pack rat, not numerous of us have room to keep anything we ever had. Appropriate? Effectively, where can you find some of those items that you simply now treasure and would like to own again?

Many individuals go to the online world to locate lengthy lost items that may be necessary once again for plays, particular church functions, Halloween, 60’s parties, or any sort of function that needs using fads that had been preferred before 1990. I’ve even seen men and women seeking for 80’s fashions. And cars… my husband enjoys going to “cruise ins” which have grow to be particularly well-known for guys and girls where you sit around displaying your old car or truck and speak with absolutely everyone who shows up, possibly even competing for any trophy. Yes, it’s well-known to personal old stuff.

Performing arts individuals are usually looking donation and consignment shops seeking for types that may be proper for their performances. Old fashioned days at churches or particular events make an effort to come across old clothing and a lot of instances people today find yourself renting something to make use of for these functions. Men prefer to dress in Gatsby-type garments or gangster-style to really feel suave. Females like old, high-priced jewelry. It just …

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