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How can tell whether a garment is original vintage or a modern reproduction? Here are some guidelines to help you.

The National Trust Vintage Clothing Sale at Como House 2018 - The trials and tribulations...and the treasures.

Do you have time to attend a fashion parade in the salon at the House of Dior today?  Make sure to read to the end!! I found this delightful and whimsical tale, set in the 1950s, of a London cleaning lady who travels to Paris to buy a Dior dress. A Dior fairy tale!

The 1910s and 1920s saw a huge rise in the popularity of casual clothing, and in stretch clothing, as women's new found rights and freedoms led to an increasingly active lifestyle. Enjoy my recently acquired pattern book for examples.

Louisa Amelia Jane Vintage Fashion Store Sometimes I buy vintage clothing just because of the label on the garment. Obviously, one would do this if the label indicated it was a designer garment, but that's not usually the case. Along with the fabric, the label is the number one indicator that a garment is true vintage, and it's very annoying when the labels have been removed! But sometimes the label is just too cute to pass up, regardless of anything else. antique labels Generally speaking, antique clothing, that is garments at least 100 years old, does not have labels. In the early years of the 20th century commercial "off the rack" clothing was just starting to become available. Most clothing...