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How To Date Vintage Clothing

How To Date Vintage Clothing

Wondering how to date vintage clothing and determine whether a garment is genuinely from the 1930s, 1940s or 1950s? From clothing labels and zippers or fabrics, construction techniques, there are many clues that can help you identify the age of a vintage garment. As a vintage fashion specialist with over 25 years of independent research and a personal collection of…

The Starlet’s Stylist Vintage Shop

The Starlet’s Stylist Vintage Shop

As part of the vintage shop of the week segment of my blog, I’m very excited to present you with The Starlet’s Stylist, a shop that has been on my radar ever since I discovered it on Instagram.Run by Sylvia, a person with extraordinary taste in vintage garments, who used to test the vintage market by teasing us all with little previews of…