Is Your Dress Really Vintage?

Here I list some tips for distinguishing vintage clothing from reproduction clothing, and also a lot of the clues I look at when dating vintage garments.
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The National Trust Vintage Clothing Sale at Como House - 2018

I blogged about this last year but it's so great I'm blogging about it again. The trials, tribulations and treasures of the National Trust sale.

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1950s dirndl dress with organdy sleeves

Flowers For Mrs Harris - A Dior Fairy Tale

I found this delightful and whimsical tale by chance. It's a novella by Paul Gallico, published in 1958, and is the story of Ada Harris, a London char, or cleaning lady, who realises her life's dream of going to Paris to buy a Dior dress. How could I resist?
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Sportswear 1920s Style

The 1910s and 1920s saw a huge rise in the popularity of casual clothing, and in stretch clothing, as women's new found rights and freedoms led to an increasingly active lifestyle. Enjoy my recently acquired pattern book for examples.
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What's In a Name? - Vintage Clothing Labels

A whimsical look at some vintage clothing labels and how much information can be gleaned from them.
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Unmentionables - A Brief History of Womens Underpants

New on the shop blog now:
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Edith Head at the Bendigo Art Gallery

The Costume Designer - Edith Head at the Bendigo Art Gallery
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