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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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Since I have so many...I thought I would put them all here! This is a complete list of each one of my lenses that feature vintage clothing Explore all era of vintage fashion. Enjoy lenses on the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's Visit my exclus...
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- 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
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
- 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.
Vintage Fashion - New Look Runway
Reader Feedback, Comments & Suggestions
Share what you love about vintage clothing, your favorite era or general comments!
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thegatherings
Good information here. A great lens! Posted May 07, 2008 |
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jessicareynolds
hi amandaquerque, Posted May 02, 2008 |
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rupinder
Stropdas You Want to Buy The Tight Tie For Your Suit. Find Here Extended Information That Will Help You Making Your Decision Which Tie to Buy. Posted May 02, 2008 |
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cathyb5701
Wow, a great informative lens. Please visit my lens about women's swimwear . Posted April 29, 2008 |
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Frankster
Great lens. I don't know much about vintage clothing. I don't wear many dresses, but I love the ones from the 20's era, the little headbands they used to wear and the hairdos. 5 stars and favoite. I'm already a FAN! Bear hugs, Frankie Posted April 24, 2008 |
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rms
This lens is fabulous! I love to look at vintage clothing. Thank you for adding it to the Our Favorite Squidoo Lenses group. Posted March 28, 2008 |
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Evelyn_Saenz
My favorite clothing era was the 1860's. I love the Scarlet O'Hera look though they probably would be difficult to get around in. Posted March 27, 2008 |
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DazzlingDesigns
Very nice lens. I really love vintage clothing. Please feel free to stop by my Handmade Beaded Jewelry Lens. Posted March 20, 2008 |
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shawnanderson67
Great piece of information! I like the way you have explained the importance of Vintage Clothing. I feel even the antique style is smart and trendy. Antique Costume Jewelry is something which never gets old fashioned also according to your affordability both cheap and fine costume jewelry is available in the market. Posted March 19, 2008 |
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Victor-Perea
Before you can decide which woman you want to date (will be covered in the next part of this book so we'll get there soon), you need to decide what you are looking for and expecting to get from the date. Posted March 08, 2008 |
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
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