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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.
The May Company was a California-based chain of mid-level department stores established by the May family of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1923, the May’s acquired A. Hamburger & Sons, also known as The People’s Store, taking over management and even expanding it, but in 1927, Hamburger’s was officially renamed The May Company.
At The May Company’s inception, the flagship store in downtown Los Angeles on Hill Street was one of the country’s largest department stores, occupying almost an entire city block. Expansion into into other parts of the city and the suburbs began in the late 1930s, and continued right up until the company merged with J.W. Robinson stores in 1993 to form Robinsons-May. In 2005, Federated Department Stores bought its parent company – the May Department Stores, and Robinsons-May was dissolved in 2005-6.
Written by Ranch Queen Vintage
Courtesy of Ranch Queen Vintage
Courtesy of Hollis Jenkins- Evans
Courtesy of TBonita Style
from a late-1920s coat
from a 1930s wool coat
from a 1940s bed jacket
from a 1950s men's sport shirt
from a 1960s leather tote bag
from a 1960s women's coat
from a 1960s dress
from a 1960s women's sweater
from a late-1960s necktie
from a 1970s shirt
from a 1970s necktie
from a 1970s men's shirt