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How I restored a gown that was originally my Aunt's wedding dress in 1950, and morphed into a 1950s dance dress.

I just discovered this gem of a movie from 1934. It has amazing 1930s costumes, Art Deco style and the fabulous Carole Lombard.

Have you ever wondered what vintage sellers are talking about when they speak of corset covers, camisoles, chemisettes, chemises and so on? Have you wondered why tap pants are called tap pants, and whether they're the same as French knickers? And what is a guimpe, for Heaven's sake? I've set out upon what is proving to be the ambitious task of creating an illustrated glossary or companion to vintage fashion. After spending the weekend compiling a modest number of entries covering letters A-C I realise that this is going to be a labor of love and will evolve over a longer period of time. I've made it a fixed page on the website rather than a blog entry that may...

A mind blowing experience for the lover of vintage fashion - The Krystyna Campbell-Pretty Fashion Gift is now on display at the National Gallery of Victoria. It's free, and don't miss it. If you're not in Australia, well you can see some biased highlights here.

My patched and mended favourite 1930s dress - some of her story.