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Welcome to the VFG! I am not a hat expert, but looking at the photo of the interior, this looks like a more modern fedora; i.e., 1990s or newer. I'm basing that on the cloth sweatband, the style of the Stetson labels, the lack of a liner, and the rolled brim edge. Do you have any history on...

Welcome to the VFG! The term "vintage" is generally applied to items at least 20 years old, although designers and celebrities have blurred some of those distinctions. But your coat will be truly vintage in 4 more years. It's a very nice coat. I would call the style a wrap coat, as opposed to...

Sorry for the late welcome - I have been in UK myself recently - I got back from my travels less than a week ago, and still feeling as little shellshocked. Welcome! And :wow22: you have beautiful things. Hope to see you here in the forums - we love talking vintage.

I am late to this party! I've been traveling through the UK and France for a couple of weeks, and catching up now. So glad you've joined the VFG, Deb, and that you have found your way to the forums! helloemoti

And it's Fresher yet! Please click to view this week's Fresh Vintage on the VFG's YouTube channel.

Welcome to the VFG! helloemoti I know that this is a family business, and we have your name here as Giuseppe. But I see that your Instagram page is under the name Francesca. Might we expect to "see" both of you here in the forums? We do have another VFG member duo - Lynne & Francis Marzilli of...

My only two listed caftans flew away to new owners in the last couple of months, so I can confirm that they are On Trend. I just listed this one at MagsRags.net, a 60s tiki/tapa print caftan This jersey Alice of California caftan is in the queue, and should be listed within a week or two...

I love the rabbit holes……

Would silk cloque be the same or different than hammered satin?

I suspect that auto-correct might have created “Glenn over” from something else, like Glenover, perhaps.

She did design for Alley Cat in her early years - according to our Betsey Johnson Label Resource entry, from 1970s to 1974. We have a couple of labels from those years, and the font and graphic are very different. This dress looks rather sedate for early Betsey IMO. Is there an RN number on any...

I have no personal experience with running a physical store, but I know theft can be a major problem. And so disheartening! Do you have a sense for where in the shop the bad behavior is taking place? If in the dressing room, I wonder about using a "check in" system of some sort? Department...

This week's Fresh Vintage, just uploaded to the VFG's YouTube channel. Please Like, Comment, Subscribe. I had room to add one new listing that didn't make it into this week's Fresh Vintage thread, and couldn't resist a beautiful 1990s Balenciaga dress from our newest VFG member ItalianDressing...

Cool article from Ars Technica on reconstructed 3,000 year old pants worn by a Chinese warrior who fought on horseback. "trousers were actually a technological breakthrough"

We have a new member! Julie @italiandressing is based in Texas, and specializes in dresses, especially eveningwear. Her sweet spot is luxury, and you fill find many top designer brands offered. She has an all vintage shop on Etsy, which you will want to Favorite (I just did)...

NY Times article: Marc Bohan, Who Oversaw the Dior Look for Decades, Dies at 97 Some beautiful photos and some details I didn't know. Like that Bohan took over Dior in 1960 from Yves St Laurent because St Laurent had been called up by the French army? "The post was supposed to be temporary...

I am thinking of those times when you need more wrap around coverage, especially at kitchen counter level for a messy job. Like flanges.

New at MagsRags.net - photo is a clickable link A new old stock plaid shift dress with shirtwaist style details, size large

aka prongset rhinestones, which used to be the norm for use on clothing.

Flocking sits on top of the fabric, attached with some sort of adhesive. Burnout aka devore (with an accent over the last letter) is part of the weave - the fabric starts as all-over velvet and goes through a chemical process to remove the velvet nap from the underlying fabric in a pattern...

Tussy nussy? I love that!

I hadn't thought about difficulties of stretching a tightly stitched fabric sweatband, Barbara! That makes a lot of sense. The few felt hats I have tried a gentle stretch on had leather sweatbands. But I was always concerned about the potential for creating an obvious line between a stretched...

We have another episode of Fresh Vintage, (freshly) uploaded to YouTube. Enjoy!

If you do an internet search for vintage hat stretcher, you will see a lot of different types, mostly wood. I bought a vintage one about 10 years ago, and have used it - with trepidation - a few times with help from my steamer. There is definitely a limit to how far you can go, and woven like...

lovecript You're killing me here!

Welcome to the VFG forums. I hope Barbara, our resident hat expert will come by. I am wondering - and coming up empty - when this kind of soft woven hat transitioned from traditional numerical sizing to S/M/L etc? I did find a pretty good comparative sizing guide near the bottom of this...

At MagsRags.net, Photos are clickable links My models seems to be drawn toward using pockets when they have them. Like this 80s cafe race jacket with perforated suede trim or this 50s rockabilly two tone large men's jacket and this 70s leather moto jacket the striping details of this...

New at MagsRags.net - photos are clickable links A 40s necktie in a print that seems just right for this time of year in the U.S, And a very blingy 80s gem sweater

Sarah @Shusteroo Vintage is our newest VFG member and we are delighted to have her join us! Sarah is from Essex UK, and has been selling on eBay for two decades. Over time, she was drawn more and more toward vintage - the designers and the eras, and opened an Etsy shop in 2020 to focus on her...

I loved it. bow down wave