Research Vintage Clothing, Dating, Vintage Clothing Care, Fashion History, Fabric Identification & Resources

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V&A - The Golden Age of Couture

The V&A is the world's greatest museum of design and the arts: its collections cover two thousand years up to the present, in virtually every medium and from Britain, Europe and Asia. The V&A Golden Age of Couture site.

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For everything vintage clothing! Shop, vote, add your link and so much more!

Vintage Clothing Group

Vintage Clothing A group for vintage sellers, costumers, collectors and fashion enthusiasts! Explore fashion history and shop for vintage clothing. This group will help you research vintage clothing and will link you to some of the best places to buy vintage clothing!Featuring clothing from the Vict

Dating & Informational Links 

Date Your Vintage Clothing Piece Using These Informational Links

Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource

Photographs and dates of labels put together by the VFG

Centuries Of Childhood

University website featuring vintage children's fashion from 18th century to the 1940's

Tomfolio.com

Vintage fashion printed ad resource

Vintage Blues Fashion History

A complete fashion history directory from 1900-1990

Women's Fashion History 20's - 40's

A complete women's fashion history by lindyhopping.com

Fashion Of The 50's

A resource in tect and fashion-plates by fifties-web

Sixties City

Whether you're feeling nostalgic, researching some facet of the Sixties or just browsing, you are very welcome here at Sixties City. For some it's history, for others it's memories or just plain curiosity..... for me it's all of these, and more

Clothes Of The 70's

What new clothes were introduced during the 70s that you can think of? This is a list of all the clothing styles that were popular during the seventies

Clothes Of The 80's

The eighties saw a wider variety and quicker change in clothing styles than currently. That's why I thought this list would be fun for others to read and add to, so feel free to send me any suggestions. Years are approximated, since some fashions tended to last longer in some regions opposed to other regions

History Of Menswear

Menswear history from 1800's - present day

Baby Boomer's Fashion

A reflection on 'what we wore' in the 1960s & 1970s

Historical Boys Clothing

Website focused on boys' fashion from year 1500 to the present, with an emphasis from 1900-present. Over 13,000 images are available

The Costume Page

A large resource of costume and costume-related links

The 1920's - Roaring Twenties - The Nineteen Twenties in History

A Historical Snapshot of Life in the 1920's taken from Literature and Periodicals of the Period

Handbags Terms & Styles

A complete list of terms and handbag styles

Columbia College Chicago : Fashion Columbia Study Collection

The Women's Costume Collection exists primarily as a research study collection documenting the evolution of 20th- century fashion, mainly in the second half of the century. The collection functions as a three-dimensional archive that emphasizes basic design principles such shape, line, texture, color and proportion that apply specifically to wearing apparel and accessories. It is also a rich resource of historic styles, revival fashions, and period details. This collection includes clothing from moderate to high price ranges as well as designer and mass-produced items. Students can familiarize themselves with and compare the various fabric featured, construction techniques and finishes used, and the resulting style or silhouette of each of these categories

1930's Sportswear

The 1930's is well known for it's amazing eveningwear, over the top costume design, and even sexy undergarments, but what is not commonly studied is the sportswear.The 1930's was a great transitional period for women's sportswear.

Vintage Clothing Style Terms

Style identification with photos

Technical Dating List 

Query RN Information

Research RN#'s on tags to help determine maker and dates

Clothing Labels - Union Labels - ILGWU Labels

Clothing labels can be helpful in dating vintage clothing. Union labels are often datable by union history. Among the many different unions, ILGWU, the International Ladies' Garment Workers

Clothing Labels - Union Labels - Menswear - ACWA

Union labels can be helpful in determining date ranges for vintage clothing. The menswear unions have a turbulent history, and the labels are sometimes difficult to read and pinpoint dates.

Clothing Labels -- RN and WPL and CA

The different clothing labels contain a lot of information. Some, like the RN , can be helpful in determining the age of a garment. You can also identify the maker or importer of the garment

The History of the Zipper

Invention of the zipper - how the name zipper came to be and the effects this invention has had on fashion.

Trademarks Search

USPTO Trademark links

Victorian, Edwardian & Older Links 

Information To Research Older Pieces

Victoriana.com

the 19th century online! History, fashion & design on a fabulously organized website

The Renaissance Tailor

Recreating 16th & 17th century clothing

Mode Historique

A fantasic photo record and sewing diary of one person's journey through the Elizabethan era and beyond

Reconstructing History

An amazing webstore of well researched reproduction costumes and clothing....worth a peek!

Truly Victorian

WHAT IS THE VICTORIAN ERA?
Queen Victoria ruled England from 1837-1901.
Before this time, men were the focus of fashion, but with a qu

Victorian Clothing: The History of the Bathing Suit

Bathing suits from 1797 to the early 1920s

Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion

Do you wish to create a Regency costume? Here you'll find a collection of information, ideas, pattern tips, and images that will help you make your dream a reality.

Vintage Virtual Museum & Photographic Reference Links 

Sometimes you just want to look at beautiful vintage!

The Frock

Amazing pictoral vintage clothing adventure! All era's!

Beverley Birks Vintage Haute Couture Clothing Collection

Incredible website and search engine featuring the collection of Beverley Birks in history of modern fashion and couture

The Costume Gallery

Fabulous history reference shown with illustration and fashion plates

Making Of America

A large resource of 9,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints

German 20's - 30's Resource

A beautiful photographic collection from the 1930's and earlier

Fashion-Era

Fashion-era contains 550 content rich, illustrated pages of Fashion History, Costume History, Clothing, Fashions and Social History

University of North Texas Fashion Collection

A searchable database of over 10,000 items in UNT's archives, as well as over 300 pictures online

Shoe Icons Virtual Museum

This Moscow museum presents footwear not only as historical artefacts, but as one of the most important elements of costume, which makes it possible to trace back social, economic and psychological realities throughout the periods of evolution of material and spiritual culture of the mankind

San Diego Historical Society

The Costume Collection is supported through the generosity of the Costume Council. The mission of the Costume Council is to conserve, promote and support the exhibition of the Society's costume collections, evaluated to be among the top ten collections of historical societies nation-wide.

THE HISTORIC COSTUME & TEXTILES COLLECTION at The Ohio State University

This collection includes mid-18th century to contemporary garments, as well as textiles from the 15th to 20th centuries. Text and some pictures from highlighted exhibitions are online

::: Fashion Plate Collection :::

Over 400 fashion plates from the 19th and early 20th centuries of women's and men's costume. Drawn from the some of the leading fashion journals of the Time, they depict styles and dress from the Empire (1806-1813), Georgian (1806-1836), Regency (1811-1820), Romantic (1825-1850), Victorian

Les collections du musée

French Museum Costume Collection

The Museum of Costume, Bath, 19th century fashion, mary quant, crinoline

The Museum of Costume in Bath showcases one of the finest collections of fashionable dress and accessories housed in the assembly rooms, one of Baths great Georgian buildings.

LACMA Collections Online

Vintage Clothing Collection

Fashion Media Archives

Fashion Media Archives including stock footage, fashion videos, runway shows, DVDs, newsreels, vintage magazines and photography from the 1950's - present

Ads archive

Adflip.com - The world's largest archive of classic print and magazine ads. Search for your favorite slice of advertising pop culture from the 40s through the 90s!

Fashion & Style Vintage Ads

AdClassix.com is the ultimate collection of vintage print advertisements on the net. Browse or buy from our online gallery.

Collectics Antiques & Collectibles: Antique Shop & Mall, Stores, Collector Books Bookstore, Collecting Information, Directory, & Decorative Arts Museum

Antiques and collectibles in eclectic antique mall, collector bookstore and collecting book reviews, reference information, antiquing directory, gifts, and museum featuring Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Arts & Crafts design.

Vintage Shoes History & Links 

Shoe Icons

A Splendid and well researched collection of Vintage Shoes through the decades

International Shoe Size Conversion Charts/Converter Tables for Shoes Sizes

Charts/Tables for converting shoe sizes between America, U.K., Mexico, Japan, Korea, Mondopoint, Inches, Centimeters, and Europe.

Solemates : The Century in Shoes

Dial-A-Decade in shoes

Spring-o-lators High Heel Mules And Other Bad Girl Shoes.

Spring-o-lators,spring-o-lator, springolator, springolators, high heels, mules, slides, Beth Levine, Herbert Levine, stiletto, stilettos, Polly of California, CFM, FM Shoes, Bad Girl Shoes

The Bata Shoe Museum

North America's Shoe Museum

Shoe Glossary, a la KRiSTOPHER DUKES: Fashion Writer, Fashion Blogger

Shoe Glossary and more on fashion writer KRiSTOPHER DUKES's fashion blog. Fashion writer KRiSTOPHER DUKES blogs about Shoe Glossary, five-inch heels, It bags, vintage mink, and more.

Crooked Tongues

Crooked Tongues - your number 1 online sneaker store and resource.

Charlie's Sneaker FAQ and Glossary

Charlie's Sneaker FAQ and Glossary - VThis FAQ and Glossary defines a number of terms used in regards to athletic shoes

Glamour Footwear

The History of Shoes: Glamour Cameron Kippen, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WAThe zenith of Hollywood glamour was arguably in the 1930's. This was when the leggy lovelies and beefcake men took pains to present the right image to their adoring fans.

Flickr: Cowboy Boots -- Makers' Marks

Makers marks and tags to help identify your cowboy boots

Go Go Boots

Go-Go Boots: A Foot-First Jump into the Wacky World of Mod Footwear by Glynis Ward As skirtlines rose in the 60's, so did the height of footwear. Fashion was meant to accentuate the leg during the 60's.

Shoes - Leather Museum / Shoe Museum

History Of Shoes

Museo del Calzado

Museo del Calzado

Platform Diva - A History Of Platform Shoes

In Asia, I noticed platforms were everywhere. Stopping over in Tokyo for a few hours, I could not resist asking a couple of Japanese women if I could take a picture of their shoes. I also managed to snap a few photos in Indonesia.

Cowboy Boots--The Cowboy Boot Web Page, by Jennifer June.

The quickest way to find your next pair of cowboy boots. Custom made, vintage and popular cowboy boot brands. Information, photos and links.

Solemates : The Century in Shoes

Complete Century Of Shoes

Fur and Alligator Advisory Council

Wildlife management and conservation education related to Louisiana's fur and alligator industries.

Uniform Dating Links 

Blitzkrieg Baby

Find background information about the most popular wartime women's organizations and color photographs of their uniforms

Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess/Flight Attendant Uniform Collection

More than 620 different stewardess uniforms from 284 airlines

WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS UNIFORMS 1942-1978

When the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was established in May 1942, the Army accepted Director Oveta Culp Hobby's recommendation that women's uniforms be of the same materials and colors as the men's

The Type A-2 Flight Jacket Web Page

The Type A-2 Flight Jacket Web Page provides a detailed description of the famed jacket from World War II.

Girl Scout Historical Uniforms and other Scout Stuff!!

Merana's Scouting pages and uniform collection

Vintage Jewelry & Plastics Links 

Vintage Celluloid, Bakelite & More! Information & Testing Methods

Plastic Fantastic

About Collectible Plastic Jewelry. Collectable Plastic Jewelry can be divided into three basic categories: Celluloid, Bakelite, and Lucite

Researching Costume Jewelry History, Jewelry Marks, Fashion Jewelry, Jewelry research, Jewelry signatures

Identification guide to costume jewelry marks, jewelry research, fashion jewelry marks, jewelry signatures, jewelry history, designers trademarks, jewelry companies and articles about jewelry.

Morning Glory

Costume jewelry marks, makers and dates

All About Jewels Glossary

Illustrated jewelry glossary

Costume Jewelry Designer and Company (A - H) Identification Guide

An identification guide on the costume jewelry designers and companies featured at Antiquing On Line.

Silver Hallmarks

Most extensive internet resource for research of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Maker's Marks.

Silvermine world silver marks

Silvermine world silver marks and standards

Reference Sites About Jewelry

Vintage Costume Jewelry

SPARKLES VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELRY Cleaning & Repair

The repair and care of Vintage Costume Jewelry

Jewelry Community, Jewelry Fashion & Design Forum

A jewelry discussion forum. Includes articles, questions and answers about jewelry, for instance, anniversary rings, diamonds, jewelry trends and fashion, jewelry findings, handcrafted jewelry, antique jewelry, jewelry design and more

Denim & Jeans History Research & Links 

Denim Glossary

Glossary, Jeans brands, Questions & Answers & Timeline

Levi's History

Levi Strauss & Co. is happy to provide basic historical information for students, whether you're a fourth grader studying California history, or a college junior writing a paper for your marketing class

Farley's Online Guide To Vintage Clothing

Denim resource & more. Items wanted in Japan

Wrangler History

A history of Wrangler Jeans in time line format

History Of Wrangler

Another Wrangler history resource

Antique Talk

General time line history of denim and jeans, introduction of zippers, brands and dates

Blue Bell Wrangler Re-Makes

A site which shows details incorporated with vintage Blue Bell Wrangler jeans

Vintage Motorcycle Jackets

VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE JACKETS Motorcycle Jacket History Leather Jacket Price Guide & Photo's
Denim Jackets/Jeans

Levi's Denim History

We've been the innovation leader in apparel since 1873, the year we created the world's first blue jean. We didn't stop there. We've had an impact on every decade since, from active wear for women in the early 20th century, to leading the casual business wear revolution of the 1990s with the Dockers® brand, to providing everyday values with the Levi Strauss Signature® brand

Redcloud Denim

Amazing pictorial time line of Wrangler labels, Lee labels, vintage t-shirt tags, vintage zippers and vintage military.

Lingerie, Swimwear and Gym Wear Resources 

Corset Gallery

Comprehensive corset gallery!

Vanity Fair History Resource

Comprehensive label guide and photographic resource

Unmentionables

250 Years of Underwear

Antique Corsets - Victorian, Edwardian & 1920s

The Antique Corset Gallery. Images and descriptions of vintage corsetry from Pre, Early and late Victorian into the Edwardian era and on into the 1920s. UK

Olga Style Guide

Olga Nightgowns, Slips and other lingerie have become highly collectible. This is a guide and celebration to the many styles created by Olga.

Lingerie and Hosiery Boutiques: Glossary on Stockings

Vintage stockings including full fashion stockings, reinforced heel and toe nylons and garter belts - worlds largest supplier of vintage nylon stockings

Stockingirl Stockings

Find your perfect stocking size!

Vintage Skivvies

Men's Vintage Apparel. Focusing on mens underwear and briefs.

Introduction To Corsets

Corset History

Unmentionables; 250 Years of Underwear- Introduction

Welcome to Antique Corset, dedicated to the history of exclusive and frivolous Unmentionables with special emphasis on Corsetry and Shaping Garments used to create the fashionable silhouette. Featuring exhibits of corsets, stays, hoops, bustles, chemises, petticoats, bloomers, bust bodices/ enhancer

Caging Women: Undergarments From 1845 - 1900

Women's Undergarment History

Lingerie Vintage Ad Index

AdClassix.com is the ultimate collection of vintage print advertisements on the net. Browse or buy from our online gallery.

Museum Of Ladies Hosiery

The history of ladies modern hosiery from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day, the museum is an educational resource we include pages about silk and rayon stocking,nylon stocking, pantyhose and tights

How To Make Petticoats

SIMPLER TIMES:ALICE LON MODELS AND TELLS YOU HOW TO MAKE THOSE PETTICOATS

Zona - The Girdle Zone

An exploration of the social and erotic significance of a controversial garment.

German Hosiery Museum

The virtual German Hosiery Museum is a project of the German hosiery industry and an intermediate
step towards the realization of the "physical" museum

Gymsuits

Taffy's Favorite Gymsuits Going to school in the 50s and 60s, gym class had a special meaning.%uFFFD On rare occasions, when the weather was nice, one might catch a peek at the girls in their gymsuits.

Gloria Ricci Lothrop: The California Swimsuit

by Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Ph.D.Whitsett Professor of California History. California State University Northridge. The vigorous development of the southern California swimsuit industry in theyears following World War II was the result of a number of crucial elements.

Bathing Suits In Black And White

Bathing Suits in Black and White
by Linda Ferguson. In honor of the arrival of spring, we're celebrating the swimsuit in black and white photos. These photos, which are photos of men and women in swimwear.

Vintage Handbag & Purse Resources 

Bag Lady University

Welcome to Bag Lady University, an educational adjunct of the Bag Lady Emporium, home to fine vintage handbags, jewelry, and other rare miscellany since 1996. The purpose of the University is to provide collectors with a cornucopia of information on the makers and history of the handbags and jewelry which are the Bag Lady's profession and passion

Tassenmuseum Hendrikje

A photographic reference for vintage handbags

Carrum Saccus HANDBAG GLOSSARY

glossary of terms that describes the types, styles, materials, parts, and hardware of handbags, wallets, and luggage

How to Refurbish Vintage Luggage

Tips to refurbish vintage luggage

I Hate Counterfeit Bags

Counterfeit & fake bags tips and identification

Vintage Patterns & Sewing Links 

Reproduction Vintage Clothing Help, Tips & More!

Vintage Sewing

Vintage Sewing Reference Library, Inc. offers free online access to public domain sewing books

Taunton's Threads

20 Ways to Improve Your Sewing. Use these sewing principles to streamline your work and greatly enhance its quality

Make Your Own Dress Form!

Clone Yourself A Fitting Assistant. Every sewer needs a dress form. Here are four fast, cheap (and amusing!) ways to make your own.

Vintage Reproduction & Themed Fabrics

Please come in and enjoy our selection of vintage reproduction and retro themed fabrics. We also have buttons, ribbons, patches, patterns, home items, cool t-shirts and baby gifts too!

Patterns from the Past

Patterns from the Past sells original, dress and vintage costume patterns. My items are original recently out of print and vintage sewing patterns of all kinds, and older knitting, crochet and tatting patterns and shuttles

The Vintage Pattern Lending Library

Buy or Borrow Sewing Patterns & Publications from the Past

Decades Of Style Pattern Company

It's pretty simple; here at Decades of Style Pattern Company we love vintage patterns. We REALLY love vintage patterns. Our goal is to take the beautiful and amazing clothing designs from 1900 through 1959 (with a main focus on 1920 through 1959) and make these patterns available to anyone. We have patterns that are SOOOO beautiful they are going to make you tremble! These patterns are too good to stay discontinued and we are going to fix that

Fabric By The Yard

Buy a great variety of fabric and fabrics by the yard at wholesale prices from our online store. Included are cotton, silk, linen, wool, blends, synthetics, prints, knits, woven, bridal and special occasion and home decorating fabric. Always a 100% money back guarantee.

VintageSewing.info - 1931, Laundering and Dry Cleaning

Laundering and Dry Cleaning, Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, by Mary Brooks Picken, 1931, at VintageSewing.info, where Vintage Sewing Reference Library, Inc., a nonprofit public benefit corporation, publishes public domain vintage sewing, fashion

How To Use Unprinted Patterns

How to use unprinted patterns

Re-sizing Patterns

Instructions for sizing patterns up or down.

How to find out of print sewing patterns

How to find out of print or discontinued sewing patterns The sewing pattern companies reuse their pattern numbers. So, when you are searching for an older pattern you need to know not only the pattern number you are searching for.

Vintage Pattern Cheat Sheet

Vintage pattern cheat sheet

Free replacement pieces for your vintage sewing patterns

Pattern Rescue, a free service of the Sewing Palette, helps collectors and enthusiasts locate replacements for missing or damaged vintage sewing pattern pieces.

Commercial Pattern Archive

Commercial pattern archive

Dressmaking Research

Home page of Dressmaking Research

How To Make Petticoats

SIMPLER TIMES:ALICE LON MODELS AND TELLS YOU HOW TO MAKE THOSE PETTICOATS

How to Make Gloves - 1950

How to Make Gloves, by Eunice Close, 1950, at VintageSewing.info, where Vintage Sewing Reference Library, Inc., a nonprofit public benefit corporation, publishes public domain vintage sewing, fashion, and lifestyle books and images, rescuing primary source reference material from obscurity to freely

Miss Helene's Patterns Information Page

Vintage pattern history and resources

Vintage Designer, Brand & Company Specific Resource Links 

Lilli Ann

A complete and wonderful Lilli Ann research website

Alfred Shaheen

A resource of history and garments for sale!

Pendleton Woolen Mills

A history of the Pendleton company

Nelly Don

Nelly Don History

History of Fashion Designers, their biography, their lives, and contribution to fashion. History of fashion and costume history

history of fashion designers, biography of fashion designers, fashion designers lives, their contribution to fashion, books on fashion designers, history of fashion designers since beginning of twentieth century, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion designers perfumes, hair style, makeup style,

Fashion Photography Search

Fashion, Fashion shows, fashion week photos, fashion syndicated content, New York fashion week trends, fashion week runway fashion shows, syndicated fashion photos, Fashion syndicate press, Milan fashion, catwalks Paris, fashion designers, photography by Andres Aquino

1960s Fashion Designers

Biographies of 1960's fashion designers

Searchable Company History Database

A searchable database of thousands of company histories

Ode to Pauline Trigere

Designer Pauline Trigere is featured in this Squidoo lens!

DolceVita: Fashion Timeline

Italian Fashion Timeline 1952 Antonelli 1953 Capucci (Interfoto) 1954 Pucci (ph. Scrimali) 1959 Veneziani (ph.R.Relang) 1963 Baldini (ph.R.Relang) 1967 Davitti (Arch.Fiorentini)
Dolce & Gabbana 1997 1998 Milan Collections

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent and the Little Black Dress. Gallery

Trigere Design History in Illustrations

1970's Fashion Plates by esteemed designer Pauline Trigere

History of Fashion Designer Pauline Trigere

history of fashion designer Pauline Trigeres, biography of fashion designer Pauline Trigere , fashion designer Pauline Trigeres life, fashion designer Pauline Trigeres contribution to fashion, books on fashion designer, history of fashion designer Pauline Trigere , fashion designer Pauline Trigere,

Dotties Divine Designer Database at The eVintage Society

Welcome to Dottie's Divine Designer Database Page. A growing resource of the great designers throughout the ages.

Audio - fashion designer name pronunciation

Net exclusive! Find out how to pronounce fashion designer names using these free audio clips!

Vintage Hat Resources & Information 

Hat Size Guidelines

Retailers of Ecuadorian Panama Hats, Greek Fisherman Caps,Blues Brother hats, Indiana Jones hats, Henschel hats, Guayabera shirts, Hawaiian shirts

Millinery Dictionary

A fantastic resource for hat lovers, provides links to milliners worldwide, millinery courses, millinery trade suppliers, millinery associations, millinery societies and mens hats

Hat Glossary & Terms

Hat Glossary

Beauty and the Bouffant

A pictoral look back at the glamorous bouffant hairdo of the 1960s as worn by female stars in various TV and movie scenes.

des chapeaux

Informational pictorial blog on hats

All Dress Form Feather Hats Fashion Plate Art Prints

All dress form miniatures, miniature mannequins and miniature modern and Victorian fashion figurine dress forms for display and collectibles.

Feather Trade: Feather Adornment

Feather adournment history

The Head Special

Hat history

Civilization.ca - Hold onto Your Hats! History and meaning of headwear in Canada

An exhibition about the history and meaning of hats and other headwear in Canada

Village Hat Shop Gallery

Complete hat history pages and shop

History of Straw hats & Felt hats

History of Straw hats & Felt hats beginning with dress hats in the early years, through the roaring 20's gangster fedoras, including golf and movie celebrities, and contemporary hatmakers.

Vintage Mens Suits, Clothing, Ties and Necktie History 

Neckties History

Enjoy reading the complete history of neckties as well as online shopping. Chose from our wide range of top quality neckties at outlet prices. Enter.

Neckties:K.N.O.T. (Kollectors of Nasty Old Ties)Images and collections of Vintage neckties

Mens Retro Neckwear, old ties, vintage neckties, vintage ties, neckties, collectibles

Necktie Aficionado - Where To Buy Neckties

Neckties resource site. How to tie a tie. How to make a tie dimple. Buying silk neckties. Silk tie care. What to wear for a job interview. Find the latest styles and more.

Welcome to www.WILDNECKTIES.COM

Homepage for Dr. Ronald P. Spark, author of "Fit to Be Tied: Vintage Ties of the Forties and Early Fifties."

Dating Vintage Neckties from the 30s thru the 60s

Fat ties, skinny ties, loud print ties, subtle ties, Foulard ties, reversible fabric ties, hand-painted ties, screen printed ties, four-in-hand ties, bow ties, knit ties, square bottom ties, scarf ties, bolo ties, Western ties, clip on ties

Quickly Dating Mens Vintage Suits

Dating mens vintage suits can be quick easy if you use the following guidelines 1. The first thing is check the pants closure to see if it is a button fly, metal zip or Nylon zip.

Clues to Dating Vintage Mens Dress Shirts

DRESS SHIRTS In the early 1820's, a New York housewife was tired of having to freshly launder a shirt for her husband each morning.So, she simply snipped the collar off the shirt and washed it.

Vintage Clothing Shows, Auction Houses, Thrift Store & Event Links 

Amazing Gatherings Of Vintage Clothing Vendors & More!

Cat's Pajamas

This high energy show is a museum unto itself! Fun to shop with something for everyone. Buyers travel from both coasts and overseas just to attend!

Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show

Vintage clothing and antique textile show & sale

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas (VLV)Rockabilly Weekend In Las Vegas

Vintage Fashion Expo

You are invited to join your fellow clotheshorses, fashion designers, costumers, celebs and fashion editors from all over the globe who visit our 5 yearly shows

Vintage Fashion & Textile Show

"The Shows reputation, according to one shopper who flew from Japan, is 'the best vintage event in the world.' Most of the exhibitors are antique dealers all year who make a special effort collecting for these shows."

Doyle New York

Founded in 1963, Doyle New York is one of the world's foremost auctioneers and appraisers of fine art, jewelry, furniture, decorations and a variety of other categories

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

Paintings, Prints Drawings and Sculpture l Fine Jewelry and Timepieces, Couture, Vintage Clothing and Accessories

Whitaker Auction House

Vintage Clothing & Textile Auction

AuctionZip

Find local auctions anywhere by zip code!

National Thrift Shop Directory

TheThriftShopper.Com is a one-stop web destination for all your thrift shopping needs. Search for thrift stores in our national thrift store directory, join our online thrifting community, and learn more about thrift shopping!

Lace Identification Resources 

lace Identification Page

Lace identification pages with assorted laces and types like bobbin lace, needlelace, needlwoven, assorted and tape laces

Identify Lace Types

Identifying Lace (the Secret in the Thread)
Where do you begin when trying to understand a piece of lace? There are many ways to begin, but my favorite path begins with first identifying the method of construction

Indentify Your Vintage Fabric Content Links 

Links To Help Identify Your Vintage Garment Fabric Content For Proper Care & Cleaning

Identifying Fabrics & Fibers. Details & Burn Tests

An eBay guide to fabrics and burn test results

DITZY PRINTS Fiber Burn Chart

Fiber Burn Test will help in the identification of certain fibers

Rebecca's Pocket

Fiber Identification chart, Beyond the Burn Test

Fabrics.net

Fabric reference & book resource

The Tartan Finder

Identify that tartan plaid!

The Lace Fairy

A complete lace resource to identify the type of lace on your garment

Dye History

Originally written for a Seminar presented in Seattle, Washington at Convergence 1982, a bi-annual gathering of weavers, dyers and spinners. Dye History from 2600 BC to the 20th Century

All About Fabric

A complete fashion dictionary

Frequently Asked Questions About Dyeing (and related issues)

Answers to Your Dye Questions: FAQ listing
at the Dyes and Dyeing web site.

Hair, Makeup & Classic Bombshell Style Links 

Steal Their Style - Classic Stars

Get the old fashioned movie star look by taking inspiration from the classic beauties of the silver screen. Every thing from their hair styles and make-up, to which perfumes they used can be found here. Style tips, make-up, jewellery and hair, everything you could need to recreate the look. Many stars available from 30s bombshell Jean Harlow, 40s beauty Lana Turner and 50s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. So pick the star whose style you want to copy and find out all their secrets.

Vintage Movie Magazines

Classic Movie Magazine Covers from the 1920s to 1950s - From the Collection of Dina-Marie Kulzer

Modern and Retro Hair Gallery

Popular hairstyles past and present.

Besame Cosmetics

40's style cosmetics for the modern bombshell

Proper Care & Cleaning Of Vintage Clothing Links 

Links For Care Of Your Vintage Clothing Purchase Or Investmenr

Care Of Fabrics

Everything you wanted to know about washing and dry cleaning

Custom Couture Cleaning and Restoration

For more than half a century, The Madame Paulette Organization, a third generation, family-owned business has been acclaimed as the leader and pioneer in couture, bridal and interior cleaning and restoration. Our innovation, dedication to our mission and attentiveness to our clients has allowed the organization to maintain continuous recognition as the most reputable cleaning establishment in the world

Silk Road Fabrics - Fabric stain removal guide

Silk Road Fabrics: Natural fiber fabrics in wool, linen, silk, tencel and cotton

VintageSewing.info - 1931, Laundering and Dry Cleaning

Laundering and Dry Cleaning, Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, by Mary Brooks Picken, 1931, at VintageSewing.info, where Vintage Sewing Reference Library, Inc., a nonprofit public benefit corporation, publishes public domain vintage sewing, fashion

Hand Washing 101

Think that you're doomed to debt with your dry cleaner? Almost anything you own that is cashmere, camel's hair, wool, silk, cotton or linen can be hand washed if you know how:

Personal Collector Sites & Resources 

Just some fun people out there on the web!

That Forties Guy

Hello, my name is Josh Curtis. I'm a member of Generation X who enjoys what has aptly been called The Greatest Generation. This generation grew up in the thirties and forties and had to make do during the Depression and World War II. I dress thirties and forties and drive my 1937 and 1940 Buicks, or my 1946 Plymouth to get around. So people call me the forties guy. My telephone is from 1918 - hey what is a touchtone phone anyway?!