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!
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Members of the Vintage Fashion Guild share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”, more than 400,000 festival-goers descended on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm on Friday, August 15, 1969 to enjoy what was arguably the greatest musical line-up of all time. Woodstock turned out to be so much more than just another music festival, however. It was a decade-defining event – one whose legacy in pop-culture has been undiminished by time. Undeterred by traffic jams, torrential rain and
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Members of the Vintage Fashion Guild share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, trailblazing feminist, entertainment studio executive and producer. Known for her iconic television show ‘I Love Lucy’, Lucy was a supreme physical comedienne, with a list of 72 films during her illustrious career. Funny lady Lucy made us laugh until we cried and will forever be our favorite redhead style icon perfectly balancing casual American sportswear with high glamour. Here’s Lucy! Celebrate the queen of comedy with glamour
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Maybe it started with Pantone’s Ultra Violet, the color of the year in 2018; its pale counterpart lavender simply breezed into favor for spring and summer 2019. Lavender—historically so often worn for its soft illumination near the face by “women of a certain age”—is a pastel for grown-ups. Its dignity was so accepted that in the Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian eras in Britain, lavender was a hue worn for half-mourning dress. In this year’s reset,
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE . Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Amelia Marie Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897 and disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, leaving behind a major legacy in aviation and women’s rights. Amelia’s quiet grace has made her a sartorial symbol of classic elegance and smart dressing for stylish comfort. Setting plenty of records in the 20th century, Earhart was the 16th woman in the world to be issued a pilot’s license, the president of The Ninety-Nines, a
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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The sweltering sidewalks of Summer in the city offer little respite from the heat. Uptown, Downtown or Midtown, this week we discover how our members meet the challenge of staying cool while dressing for the office, a day’s shopping or an evening out.
VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Texting is big. No, not the kind you have to do with your thumbs silly, the kind you wear! Whether a bold slogan worn across your chest, delicate initial pins, a textile that features letters and numbers, or a brand name worn on the outside, text sends messages. For this week’s fashion parade? We consulted our textbook to put the text trend in context with our vintage versions.
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Nautical fashion’s long and universal appeal can be credited to our fascination with the sea, its evocation of bravery and patriotism, and a crisp, graphic style and iconic color scheme of red, white and blue with yellow or brass accents. Middy shirts, bellbottom trousers, Breton striped tops, pea coats, rope belts, canvas deck shoes, cable knit sweaters, and yachtsman caps are just some of the iconic garments whose origins can be traced back to the
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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With an iridescent luster unlike any other gemstone, the enigmatic pearl has been a coveted adornment since ancient times. Known as “the Queen of Gems” as well as the world’s oldest gemstone, this natural wonder was long considered the ultimate status symbol, reserved for wear exclusively by royalty for centuries. To add to the pearl’s mystique, various cultures believed it to confer attributes ranging from purity to protection in battle. Natural, cultivated, real, faux, round,
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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VFG members share their most recent listings in the public forums HERE Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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This week, the VFG Fashion Parade looks at ruching, a Spring/Summer 2019 runway detail with deep vintage roots. The definition of ruching has evolved: Historically, it was a trim made by pleating bands of fabric and stitching the pleats in place. This band would then be used as a trim on a garment. We now use the term to refer to clothing with areas of fullness pulled in to form a rippled effect. This somewhat
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