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Researching vintage clothing is the biggest part of selling & wearing vintage clothing. There are different elements of detail that stand out for each individual person, and knowing the era which it came is important when deciding what vintage piece you want to wear!

When buying vintage clothing, it is so important to make sure the piece you are interested in is from the actual era stated. It is so common for garments to be listed incorrectly, so educating yourself is important for the vintage collector as well

This lens includes a complete link base to all things vintage clothing and fashion history! This resource will grow with time as more resources are found

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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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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

Vintage Clothing Photos 

Examples Of Clothing From New Look 1950's Through The 1980's

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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The Seductive Shoe 

The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear

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The seductive shoe is the most noteworthy and picturesque vintage shoe research literature out there! Worth a read for any vintage clothing seller, collector or just a plain shoe lover!

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.

Vintage Clothing Movies & Entertainment 

Rotating list of fabulous movies and entertainment we love to watch for vintage clothing and costumes! Feel free to add your favorites to this list!

The Aviator (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)

The Aviator (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)

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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Anniversary Edition)

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Anniversary Edition)

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