2018 is metamorphosing into the year of the animal! From Schiaparelli’s ‘Animalia Fantasia’ dazzling enchanted menagerie, and Tom Ford’s standout animal prints channeling 1980s neon glam, to Calvin Klein’s ode to the classic leopard coat, the runways this fall are not kitten around! This week the Vintage Fashion Guild gets a little WILD! Think outside of the leopard-print box with animal prints of all species and hues (be they found in nature or not). Birds
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Every week members of the Vintage Fashion Guild share their most recent listings HERE . In this blog are selections from each seller. Click on the photo for more information.
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Ever-popular for cooler weather, vintage tweeds provide a certain old school insouciance like no other fabric. No surprise, tweeds are trending again this fall, with designers showing everything from classic to avant-garde looks. And speaking of tweed: Tweed Runs—starting in London in 2009 and spreading all over the world—are cycling events in which participants dress in vintage (or at least traditional) tweeds and are encouraged to ride vintage bicycles. Points for nattiness! Perhaps fashion designers’
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VFG members share their most recent listings on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
It’s September, Guys and Dolls, and you know what that means? It’s time to go BACK-TO-CAMPUS! It’s time for plaid, argyle, knee-socks, saddle shoes, collegiate sweaters, and letterman jackets. So this week, wave your VFG pennants as the members show you everything you need to hit the books in style!
VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Fashion designer and muse, Loulou de la Falaise was the embodiment of the Rive Gauche haute bohémienne. As the daughter of Maxime Birley (a former model for Schiaparelli) and French Count Alain de la Falaise, it was her birthright as well as style to mix French chic with the spark of Anglo-Irish capriciousness. She had je ne sais quoi to burn. Loulou met Yves Saint Laurent at a party in 1968, and she quickly became
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VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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It’s THE GREAT MATCH-UP! This week the members of the VFG show us everything they have that comes in twos…or threes, or fours, or more. It will be a matchy-matchy parade of coordinating separates, his and hers, mother and daughter, jewelry sets, matching accessories, and anything else that comes in sets!
VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Hey everybody, August 14th is National Creamsicle Day …LET’S CELEBRATE! This week the members of the VFG will show us their best vintage in classic Creamsicle colors. Get ready for an orange and cream parade of dresses, separates, beachwear, accessories, menswear, and anything else you can possibly imagine!
VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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This week, let the sun shine on clothing and accessories to keep you cool in the summer heat! Something shady is going on with with parasols, umbrellas, sunglasses, wide brimmed hats and sun hats. Lighten up with beach capes and pool cover ups, tote bags, and any beachy accessories to this shady situation! Bring to light any type of umbrella/sun novelty prints too, and you’ll be made in the shade!
VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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Frilly, elegant, sweet, or dramatic, ruffles of one sort or another have a nearly perpetual place among fashion trends. The sartorial flourish is back in vogue now, so we are reaching into fashion’s archives to show you everything from tux shirts to flouncy dresses, rumba skirts to cravats. Get ruffled, vintage-style!
VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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What time is it? IT’S TIKI TIME! Summer is the perfect opportunity for everything Tiki! This week the members of the VFG bring out their favorite Polynesian pieces just for you. So, pull up a stool, stick an umbrella in your drink, and get ready for a Tiki theme parade!
VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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The ultimate triumph in the space race, this week we celebrate the moon landing of July 20th, 1969. Exciting new technology combined with visionary designers like Rabanne, Cardin, and Courrèges, along with films like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” shaped fashion and pop culture, and had everyone over the moon in the late 1960s. You’ll moon over futuristic fashion of all eras this week: Shades of silver and white, metallic fabrics, chain mail, astronaut-style accessories like
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VFG members share their most recent listings HERE on the “Fresh Vintage” thread in the Forums. Below is one clickable photo from each participating member.
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