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Books : Collector's Guide to Vintage Fashions Identification and Values
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com Collector’s Guide to Vintage Fashions Identification and Values by Kristina Harris (Collector Books ISBN 1-57432-096-3) This book is a basic how to collect vintage clothing primer. The author discusses the various areas of collectible clothing and she addresses the steps involved in building a collection of antique and vintage clothing. The book has many illustrations with prices given for the items illustrated. The most important thing to remember about
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Books : Couture and Commerce: The Transatlantic Fashion Trade in the 1950s
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Jonathan Walford – kickshawproductions Couture and Commerce: The Transatlantic Fashion Trade in the 1950s by Alexandra Palmer (360 pages, published October 2001 ISBN: 0-7748-0826-8) Let’s face it, the world of couture clothing has not been a rare subject for publication lately as probably more has been written on the subject this past decade than all combined from previous generations. Palmer’s book however, focuses on the real mechanics of couture from design to sale
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Books : Dressing Up Vintage
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com Dressing Up Vintage by Tracy Tolkien Pavilion Books Ltd ISBN 1-86205-305-7 Mainly a guide for what to collect from the second half of the 20th century, the emphasis is on designer fashion. The book employs a mixture of vintage photographs and modern pictures of vintage clothes. There is a small section on how to go about starting a vintage fashion collection. This is the kind of book that I
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Books : Floral Frocks:
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com Floral Frocks: A Celebration of the Floral Printed Dress from 1900 to Today by Jo Turney and Rosemary Harden (Antique Collectors’ Club, Ltd. ISBN-10: 185149538X ) From the 1920s through the end of the 20th century, the floral frock was an important player in the fashion scene. This book, Floral Frocks, explains the garment in the context of its times, from the 1920s when florals became a “fashion fabric,”
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Books : Jean Muir: Beyond Fashion
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com Jean Muir: Beyond Fashion by Sinty Stempe (Antique Collector’s Club, ISBN-10 1851495215) I’m always hesitant about one-topic fashion books, especially when written by someone who was involved professionally with the subject. Seems like you either get an emotional homage or an insider-tell-all. In this case, the insider is Sinty Stempe, who was Jean Muir’s personal assistant, and who is still employeed at Jean Muir, Ltd. She has managed to
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Books : Radical Rags: Fashions of the Sixties
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com Radical Rags: Fashions of the Sixties by Joel Lobenthal (Abbeville Press ISBN 0-89659-930-2) Very limited availability, prices will vary for used copies. The book is look at the fashions and fashion influences of the 1960s. The book focuses on the fashion scenes in London, New York, Paris, Rome and the US West Coast and it also profiles the major designers of the time. Every fashion history fan knows about
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Books : Secondhand Chic:
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Stores by Christa Weil (Pocket Books: ISBN: 0-671-02713-1) This book is a guide to shopping the secondhand market for wearable clothing. It tells how to identify the elements of a top-quality garment, discusses labels and designer diffusion lines, and discusss when not to buy a flawed item. It also compares and contrasts the various types of secondhand stors in
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Books : The Costume Collector's Companion 1890-1990
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com The Costume Collector’s Companion 1890-1990 by Rosemary Hawthorne (Aurum Press ISBN 1-85410-552-3) Out of print, limited availability, used copies may be available This is a decade by decade guide to collecting clothes and accessories from the 20th century. The focus is on fashions from the UK, where the author is located. Included are descriptions of clothing items that were typical of each decade. Rosemary Hawthorne has written the most
