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The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of vintage fashion.
The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international community of people with expertise in vintage fashion. VFG members enjoy a wealth of resources, avenues for promoting their shops and specialties, and camaraderie with others who share a common interest and passion.
Ombré (French for “shaded”) is an effect that involves the gradual change from one color to another, or from lighter to darker of the same color. This can be done in printing, or by gradual shift of thread colors. Showy, the effect is most often used for dressy clothing.
Ombré plaid is a plaid in which colors shift gradually from one to the next, giving a softened, often blurry effect.
Ombre plaid from a 1950s Pendleton shirt