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VFG Fashion Parade
Monday, June 17, 2013
Everybody Loves a Parade! This week: “Splendor in the Grass” The VFG has a parade every day – a VINTAGE parade, that is! Each week the VFG seller members are invited to show off their vintage that fits a theme. Themes change from week to week, highlighting a theme for
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Spring Vintage Inspiration is here!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Each spring and fall the VFG sleuths out the historical influences on modern fashion – the Vintage Inspiration. Designers took 1950s-style full-skirted sundresses out for a spin at the fashion shows this spring, and found new inspiration in black and white, especially mod 1960s looks. With all the eyelets, openwork
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The Vintage Fashion Guild Fabric Resource
Friday, August 17, 2012
Welcome to the Vintage Fashion Guild’s latest addition, the Fabric Resource! VFG member Maggie Wilds (aka denisebrain) has published a collection of fabrics and fabric terms, which you will find under VFG Resources on the homepage. Besides an A-Z index, included are ways to search for your ‘mystery’ fabric and
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Dotted swiss
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Traditionally made of a fine plain weave cotton—now sometimes a blend with manufactured fiber—dotted swiss always is covered in small dots placed at regular intervals. These can be woven in, flocked or printed. Colors may be introduced, although the most common is all white. The original and finest was first made in Switzerland on a swivel loom. Other woven varieties are clip-spot (spot-dot, clip-dot or American dotted swiss) and lappet woven. Flocked dots are made
Fabric, Cotton or cotton-like, Top weight, Woven pattern fabrics: even - geometric - checked, Printed pattern fabrics
How to Buy Vintage Clothing
Saturday, June 01, 2013
There are many approaches to take when buying vintage clothing, and many things to consider. What vintage clothing should you buy? Ask yourself what makes your heart sing…what appeals most to you. Select something to focus on, but be prepared to branch out when you are ready. Study what you are interested in. If you are going to invest, it is helpful to know your area of interest as well as any dealer, if not
Buying Tips
Pheasant
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Throughout history and all over the globe, the extraordinary pheasant has been hunted for game and sport, prized for its tail feathers and pelts, as well as being used for food and kept as pets. There are over 15 different species of pheasants, and many sub species. The most well known to the Western fashion world are the colorful male peacocks of Asia, the Long Tail pheasants such as the common RingNeck, and the Ruffed
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Frontman, Richard
Friday, May 31, 2013
“Richard Frontman is my father. He was a dress designer and manufacturer from approximately the late 1950s to the early 1970s. In approx. 1973 he joined Frost Bros. in Texas as VP and became President/CEO. He moved to Wolf Bros. in the 1980s.” Sally Frontman Written courtesy of Sally Frontman
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Milea, Michael
Friday, May 31, 2013
Michael Milea opened Michael Milea Ltd., after having been a designer as well as a production manager for a chain of retail stores. The company made a line of junior tops and blouses and eventually realized sales of eleven million. We do not know the dates his company started or ended. In February of 1976, Mr. Milea formed a partnership with Betsey Johnson. They created a sporty junior line of clothing “sweatshirt dressing”. Some of
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HeaTona
Friday, May 31, 2013
HeaTona is a British company with a long history going back to the end of the nineteeth century. Founded by William Heaton, initially in partnership with E Longfield and Co, before taking over the company at the turn of the last century. At this time they employed between thirty to forty workers. They were known as Heatons (Leeds) Ltd, a wholesale clothier and manufacturers. Business prospered from the early 1920s with the introduction of “Heatonex”
