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How to Shop for a Vintage Slip! Expert Advice.

How to Shop for a Vintage Slip! Expert Advice.

Learn how to shop for a vintage slip from the lingerie expert, Emma Benitez of Nylon Nostalgia. I’m thrilled and honoured to collaborate on this article with a lady who I’ve been admiring from far for years. Emma Benitez, BA (Hons) in Fashion & Dress History, is an expert in vintage lingerie and the most knowledgeable person I know on…

How to Dress Like a 1940s Femme Fatale!

How to Dress Like a 1940s Femme Fatale!

Outfit Ideas For Dressing Like a Femme Fatale!! And for those of you who love to learn, I wrote a brief history of the Fatale women depicted in literature and paintings in the 19th and 20th centuries. I don’t believe that there is one quintessential Fatale look. Black seems to always be the preferred choice for those trying to imitate…

Gilded Age: The Łódź Edition 1. Gilded Age glamour, Łódź...

Gilded Age: The Łódź Edition 1. Gilded Age glamour, Łódź...

One museum in Łódź. Three exhibitions. Endless vintage inspiration. During...

One museum in Łódź. Three exhibitions. Endless vintage inspiration. During...

A 1940s CC41 Utility dress is proof that true elegance...

A 1940s CC41 Utility dress is proof that true elegance...

My I Love Lucy look in a 1940s Dorothy Hubbs...

My I Love Lucy look in a 1940s Dorothy Hubbs...

I recreated Lucille Ball’s iconic I Love Lucy makeup using...

I recreated Lucille Ball’s iconic I Love Lucy makeup using...

I told myself I’d stop romanticising the past… and then...

I told myself I’d stop romanticising the past… and then...