My Vintage Hacks

Is your metal zipper sticking, or do you have marks that annoy you on your shoes or suede bag? Are you plagued by clothing moths? Some tried and true hacks for getting the best out of your vintage clothing and accessories.

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Revisiting The House of Elliott - Love That 1920s Fashion

A look back at the fabulous 1920s fashions in BBC series The House Of Elliott. If you've never seen it, grab yourself a copy on DVD. If you watched it back in the day, it's time for another look.

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Collecting Comme - Redefining Fashion - Comme Des Garcons at the NGV

"Collecting Comme" - an exhibition of designs from Comme Des Garcons at the National Gallery of Victoria. Rei Kawakubo inventing "clothes that didn't exist before", questioning the relationship between clothes and the body and deconstructing fashion.
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How I restored a gown that was originally my Aunt's wedding dress in 1950, and morphed into a 1950s dance dress.

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Myall Cottage - Interactive Vintage Playground

Last week I had the joy of staying at Myall Cottage in rural Victoria, a time capsule of memorabilia in a wonderful farm setting in a 112 year old house, with even older history all around. It was Heaven for someone like me who loves vintage stuff.

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Bolero - Dirty Dancing in the 1930s

I just discovered this gem of a movie from 1934. It has amazing 1930s costumes, Art Deco style and the fabulous Carole Lombard.

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What's What in Vintage Fashion

Have you ever wondered what vintage sellers are talking about when they speak of corset covers, camisoles, chemisettes, chemises and so on? Have you wondered why tap pants are called tap pants, and whether they're the same as French knickers? And what is a guimpe, for Heaven's sake?

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