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In recent years the cape has been more in than out as a runway-to-street fashion trend. After all, nothing adds more panache to evening wear, more fortitude to work wear, and more comfort to casual wear than a cape. Nothing is easier to fling on and immediately feel not only put-together, but even statement-making. (No wonder superheroes wear capes!)

Modern-made capes often owe their inspiration to their predecessors, so this week the VFG offers vintage capes for all your caped crusades.

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Ah, Autumn! This colorful, transitional season marks a time of bounty and harvest as well as introspection, bridging the carefree lightness of Summer and the impending chill of Winter.

As the days grow shorter and the air becomes cool and crisp, the spectacular display of leaves changing color from green to gold, orange and brown and falling to the ground (giving this season its other name), is nothing short of magical.

So curl up by the fire with a mug of hot apple cider as members of the Vintage Fashion Guild take the Fall with our favorite sweaters, traditional tartans, cozy corduroy separates, medium-weight wraps, and seasonal cool-weather gear in all the warm tones reflected in nature.

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O’zapft is! With these words the Oktoberfest is opened every year by the mayor of Munich—meaning the first beer barrel has been tapped.

The tradition of the Oktoberfest in Munich harks back to October 1810, when the marriage of the Bavarian crown prince was celebrated with a horse race and a folk festival. The festival was continued, and by the late 19th century became the festival we know today. To profit from warmer weather, its start was moved to September, ending in the first week of October. Today, in over 30 tents, Munich’s traditional beer breweries serve specially brewed beer, and specialties like Brathendl (grilled chicken) and Brezn (large pretzels) are served. Outside, attractions like carousels and roller coasters await.

Join the VFG at the “Wiesn” (as the festival ground, the Theresienwiese, is called locally) as we show our best Oktoberfest-look dirndl dresses and skirts, dirndl cardigans, fringed scarves, bandanas, lederhosen, felt hats, the right things to go underneath like lace-edged petticoats, shapewear for that décolletage, matching jewelry and anything featuring alpine flowers like Edelweiss—and of course anything beer-related!

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Pistachio green is having a fashion moment—again.

Designers are gravitating toward this refreshing and cool shade, taking it from SS19 right into fall and winter this year.

A light, slightly desaturated green hue, Pistachio is being heralded as modern—as it has always been.

Here at the VFG this week we are parading our vintage pistachio green fashions: Young, fresh, modern, and delicious as ever!

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Charlotte Smith is a fashion anthropologist, speaker and lecturer, and custodian of The Charlotte Smith Fashion Collection, formerly known as The Darnell Collection, which comprises over 9000 dresses and accessories spanning over 300 years of fashion history.

Ms. Smith has been featured in the popular television show, “Strange Inheritance”, and is the author of several books featuring her collection. These include Dreaming of Chanel, Dreaming of Dior, and One Enchanted Evening.

Charlotte Smith recently established the “UK Fashion History Tour” company, and sponsors the “Dress for Success Sidney Gala” every year. She currently makes her home in Sydney, Australia.

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Edward Maeder is a costume and textile historian and has held curatorial positions at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California, and Historic Deerfield in Massachusetts. He was also the founding director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.

Mr. Maeder currently serves as curator and conservator of the Roddis Dress Collection, and has authored and co-authored several books, including his latest, American Style and Spirit: Fashions and Lives of the Roddis Family 1850-1995.

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The Egyptians saved money with faience,
Making Faux Lapis & Turquoise medallions,
The Venetians with fish scales and glass,
Faking Pearls for Medieval Italians.

When concerns later turned more to ethics,
Animals were saved by the “Wumpus” and Pleather,
But if truth be told, in the Winter,
Give me Sable for the coldest of weather.

Born from financial or moral motivations,
Whether plastic, pile, plush, glass or clay,
Mondays are about parading vintage,
And Faux is the word of the day!

Kerry Taylor is the director and founder of Kerry Taylor Auctions Limited, one of the world’s leading auction houses specializing in vintage and antique fashion, costume, and textiles, located in Bermondsey, London UK.

In 2013, Ms. Taylor was featured in the televised, “Princess Diana’s Dresses: The Auction”, and is the author of “Galliano” and “Vintage Fashion & Couture”.

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Suits are aplenty this fall on the runway with everyone from Balenciaga, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney clearly influenced by classic vintage suiting. Woven fabrics in patterns like checks, plaids and houndstooth are perfectly paired with cooler temperatures and are always in style.
Clean cuts, sharp tailoring and power shoulders? We love ‘em all!

This week show us your strong suit with 2- or 3-piece suits of all eras for men or women, pant suits, skirted suits, suit jackets and blazers, coordinating outerwear. Wearing vintage will really suit you!

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The Urban Dictionary Defines “Cool” This Way…
TOP DEFINITION: “…Cool … being real. Being themselves and not caring how other people view what they say or do.

While Collins Online Dictionary Is A Little More Practical…
3. adjective – “Clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot in hot weather.”

And “Philosophy Now Magazine” is A Lot More Philosophical!

“The aesthetics of cool developed mainly as a behavioral attitude practiced by black men in the United States at the time of slavery. Slavery made necessary the cultivation of special defense mechanisms which employed emotional detachment and irony. A cool attitude helped slaves and former slaves to cope with exploitation or simply made it possible to walk the streets at night. … Cool represents a paradoxical fusion of submission and subversion. It’s a classic case of resistance to authority through creativity and innovation.”

How Do Vintage Fashion Guild Members Define Cool? Let’s Have A Look!

Need to add some pow to your wardrobe? How about a little Hawaiian punch?

Of course we are talking about vintage Hawaiian, tiki, and tropical prints. But also consider vintage fashion in the juicy colors of tropical papaya, guava, kiwifruit, mango and pineapple to add some vitamin SEE to your routine.

This week we bring the tropics to you, with a punch of brilliant colors and prints!