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This past weekend those of us in the US - (who go on Daylight Savings Time) - "Spring Forward" (and in November we "Fall Back." ) The date of the change is different in Europe and Australia - and maybe elsewhere. I live in Hawaii - one of two states that stays on Standard time. However -...

It's March now - and where I live (Hawaii) it's been so windy that my hat blew off while I was walking yesterday. But for many it's still cool enough to cover our heads. For this week's "Spotlight" let's share some of our favorite vintage hats. Here a a couple of mine. I've never...

Although Valentine's Day was a few days ago, it's always fun to wear clothing and jewelry with heart motifs. Here are two of mine: C. 1930s Glass Dress Clip set in Potmetal Rhodium plated unsigned late 1930s Dress Clip Please share your pieces!

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning and, as legend holds, that means six additional weeks of heavy coats and mittens - for those of you on the US Mainland. (Not to mention the blizzard that hit the US East Coast!) Since I live in Hawaii, I had to borrow a coat . I borrowed this...

This Wednesday, January 20th, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will take the oath of office and become the 46th President of the United States. Due to the Pandemic, there will be no Inaugural Ball capping this year's festivities. Instead there will be a 90 Minute Prime Time special hosted by Tom Hanks...

This year most of us are being asked to celebrate NYE "small" with our families and close friends - outside if possible and socially distanced - wearing our masks. For this last "Spotlight" of 2020 - let's pretend it's 1937, or 1947, or 1955, or 1964 or whatever your favorite vintage period...

Let's continue our previous theme of Holiday Dressing by adding seasonal jewelry. In my personal collection, I have some pieces that are specific like these pins: And some pieces like this plastic pin that depicts Poinsettia - and the holly earrings: And others like this Trifari...

Many VFG Members and Guests will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday. Even before the pandemic, dressing has become far more casual than it was for most of us when we were younger. Let's go back in time and put together a vintage look of what we would like to wear - for our Thanksgiving...

Tomorrow is Veteran's Day in the US. Many of us have/had fathers, mothers, husbands, brothers, sisters; friends and relatives who served. Perhaps some of you served! Please share photos of yourself, your loved ones, any uniforms you may have or have sold, military ephemera and of course...

With Election Day just two weeks away in the US, most of us are either preparing to vote or have already voted. Here in Hawaii we vote by mail. I received my ballot about two weeks ago and have already turned it in. Today and for the next two weeks, SPOTLIGHT on Vintage will be focusing on...

Aloha, For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today marks the Autumnal Equinox. For many of us, (before the Pandemic) that means moving our Spring and Summer clothes into a spare closet and bringing out warmer, heavier weight and/or deeper toned clothing and accessories that reflect the...

Aloha, and welcome to the second “episode” of “SPOTLIGHT ON VINTAGE. Starting today and over the next two weeks we will be sharing our vintage handbags. All VFG Members and Registered Guests are encouraged to participate! You may show up to four items. Please remember to follow the Forum...

Aloha, and welcome to the first “episode” of “SPOTLIGHT ON VINTAGE.” I’m your “host”, VFG Trade Member, Linn Alber. SPOTLIGHT ON VINTAGE will focus each time on a particular aspect of vintage or vintage collecting. Starting today and for the next two weeks we will be talking about our...

For those of you close enough to drive Albany, N.Y. this exhibit looks wonderful! https://www.albanyinstitute.org/well-dressed-in-victorian-albany-19th-century-fashion-from-the-albany-institute-collection.html

We have been asked to announce the Petticoat Fair, a fundraiser for the WellChild which may interest some of our UK members and Registered Guests. Here's the information: The Petticoat Fair ‘The Petticoat fair’ will be taking place on Sunday October 21st 2012, 12.30pm- 4.30pm at The Daffodil...

The Vintage Fashion Guild is celebrating our 10th Anniversay throughout the month of July. The VFG was started by a group of eBay sellers who met on the eBay VCA boards and decided to form their own group of vintage sellers. We registered our domain name, www.vintagefashionguild.org, on July...

Welcome to the Public Vintage Fashion Q & A forum. Do you have a question about a specific vintage piece you've just acquired? You've come to the right place to find the answer! There is an enormous amount of interesting information gathered here at The VFG, so we suggest that before you ask...

This photo appeared in today's edition of the Honolulu Star Advertiser illustrating an article about "A Singular Life' - a new book about Pres. Barack Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham. I disagree with the date given in the paper and am curious if most of you will agree with me - or...

I was just reading today's Honolulu paper a little bit earlier and there is a wonderful article about Alfred Shaheen and the exhibit opening this Thurs. at WSU. (Washington State University in Pullman, WA.) http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/20110404_aloha_for_the_world.html Toward...

I just found this article in the online NY Times about an exhibit that sounds wonderful. It's only open a few more days: On Stage in Fashion - An exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts examines what happens when fashion meets costume...

Black Crepe \'40\'s Dress I've shown this dress before. There are no tags. The zipper is on the right side but in this case there is no question which side is the front. Photos have been lightened to show detail. Since I took these pictures I added a snap to keep the front "closed."...

Thanks, Louise! My Horrockses Fashion book arrived today. Haven't had a chance to read it yet but thumbed through a few photos and know I am going to love it. Thank you for the recommendation. It's an early Xmas present from me to me! Linn

\"Clutch It - The Purse and the Person\" This looks like a really interesting exhibit - opening shortly in Seattle. Wish I lived closer! http://seattlehistory.org/exhibits_and_collections/exhibit.php?exhibit_type=2&id=y Please post about it if you get to see it! Linn

The end of WWII brought the end of restrictions to the US but it was several years before European countries recovered from the War. In the mid-‘40’s the Paris couturiers gave their first post-War fashion show using wire dolls. The show was called Théâtre de la Mode and everything including...

In Part II and Part III we discussed Art Deco which began in about 1910 and lasted until 1939. Fashions and jewelry styles change gradually over time. From the mid-1930’s, the flat two-dimensional and geometric (Deco) characteristics gradually moved toward three-dimensional and curved forms -...

The beginning of the 1930's was a time when most people were feeling the effects of the Great Depression. One of the most important pieces of jewelry in a woman's wardrobe in the 1930's was the Dress Clip. Worn singularly but more often in pairs, dress clips served to change the look of a...

The predominant jewelry style at the turn of the 20th C. is called Edwardian, after King Edward VII (1901-1910) who assumed the throne in England, after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. This style began about 1890 and extends to 1914 – the beginning of WWI. This Period is called La Belle...

Welcome to the Vintage Costume Jewelry Workshop. We will be discussing 20th costume jewelry - mostly American, concentrating on the 1920’s-mid-1960’s. I have chosen to stop there, because my knowledge, interest and personal collection of vintage costume jewelry ends in the early 1960's...

I was in New York at the beginning of the month and saw this wonderful exhibit at The Met Museum. Here's a link to more information and a video preview of the exhibit. If you are anywhere near NYC, I highly recommend it - and the sister exhibit at The Brooklyn Museum, which I did not get...

I was in NYC last week and discovered these posters for sale right outside Central Park at the corner of 66th and Fifth Avenue. I thought they were fun! Linn