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The Best Coats for Autumn and Winter-Vintage Style

The Best Coats for Autumn and Winter-Vintage Style

The best coats for autumn and winter-vintage style. [Edit 2024-the timeless chic] Do you love beauteous coats as much as I do but are unsure how to choose one or where to find luxurious outwear without breaking the bank? If the answer is yes, this article is definitely for you, as my shopping-on-a-small-budget prowess is legendary! The Best Coat for…

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…

Vintage Fashion Blog with a Modern Twist

Vintage Fashion Blog with a Modern Twist

It’s Beyond My Control-Introduction to My Vintage Fashion Blog Welcome to my vintage fashion blog with a slightly modern twist. My name is Dominique de Merteuil. I’m a vintage fashion scribbler, fashion history nerd and the founder of the It’s Beyond My Control website I started in 2012. This post is merely an introduction to It’s Beyond My Control, along…

Trousers a la Katharine Hepburn

Trousers a la Katharine Hepburn

Will it be Trousers for Women? If you think that trousers are uninspiring, not ladylike, and a Hollywood Movie Star would never wear them, think again. Trousers a la Katharine Hepburn – The Inspiration Inspiration can be found anywhere and in anything. Mr de Merteuil usually finds his in art. Although, he’s rarely satisfied by simply looking through the many…