Create Your Personal Style through Vintage Jewellery and Apparel

One of the hottest styles out there right now is the vintage look. Perhaps the best thing about vintage style is that it is completely your own! Take on the persona of a daring young flapper from the 1920”s or that of a flower child of the 1960”s – it”s all up to you! You can further customize your look by mixing pieces from different eras.

When you look at the rich history of fashion through the ages, you can get a true sense of just how much fashion has changed over the years. However, the looks of bygone eras are just as beautiful today as they were when they were brand new. Whether you copy an entire outfit in order to capture the true spirit of a particular era or you mix pieces to come up with your own, one-of-a-kind style, vintage jewellery, accessories and clothing are loads of fun.

Getting started in the world of vintage fashion can seem intimidating at first. After all, there are so many eras to choose from, and each era has several distinctive looks. Here, we”ll give you some great ideas for stepping into the diverse and vibrant history of vintage couture.

Read Up

One of the best ways to become familiar with vintage fashions is, of course, by seeing them in person. However, not all of us have a stellar vintage boutique nearby. Thankfully, some excellent books have been written on the subject. If you like to read vintage fashions for women, you can find books which focus on a particular era, if you already have an idea of which time period you”re interested in. If you want an overview of fashion from years gone by, you can find many books which cover the history of fashion, going back many, many years. A wonderful example is Vintage Fashions for Women: 1920”s – 1940”s. This book, written by Kristina Harris and available at the link below, thoroughly covers this span in women’s” fashions through brilliant photographs which show the elaborate details of each piece. The clothing is shown on real women (not mannequins); giving you a great sense of what stylish women of the period really looked like.

Another wonderful way to become familiar with the fashions of any era is to find vintage fashion magazines. Scour your local used bookstore for some forgotten treasures. Many people save magazines for years, then donate stacks of them to bookstores. The bookstores usually stick them in the back of the shop, since not many people are in the market for old magazines. However, these magazines hold amazing pictures of the hottest fashions of the day. Even better, then can usually be purchased for next to nothing!

Shop Around

Once you”ve gotten an idea of which era you”re drawn to, or as a way to discover that era in the first place, look to vintage shopping. Whether in person or via the internet, you”ll find amazing pieces from every era imaginable. Keep a few things in mind when shopping for vintage clothing. Sizes have changed a great deal over the years, so look for websites which give you the exact measurements of a piece, not just the size marked. Detailed pictures are also important; they let you see just what type of condition a piece is in; many vintage fashions are available in pristine condition, but many also require a bit of sewing bringing them back to their original beauty. Shop according to your sewing skills. There are tons of excellent sites out there for online shopping. Visit Tasty Vintage for a great selection of clothing, and Lovett & Co for diverse and beautiful jewellery. Links are provided below. Both sites feature a wonderfully diverse range of pieces, with something from every major fashion era.

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read vintage fashions for women
Visit Tasty Vintage
Visit Lovett & Co