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I am delighted to introduce Meriwether Nichols @vintagerescuesociety!! Meriwether has been a costume designer for film and television for nearly 30 years, starting while a Fashion Design student at FIT in New York. Her period costume work has spanned 1880s through the 20th Century. Click HERE...

Mary Podiadsly @dime a dance joins us from Wisconsin, where she spends 7 days most weeks at a brick & mortar vintage ship in Cedarburg, a small city 20 miles north of Milwaukee. Mary has been in business for more than 40 years! An internet search while writing this brief bio turned up a...

Say hello and welcome to our newest member, Susan @susiesboutiquecloths ! Susan hails from the town of Argenta, in central Illinois. She has been selling vintage clothing for about 25 years, and can currently be found on Etsy, eBay, and Fashion Conservatory. She has been branching out into...

Welcome to Fresh Vintage, where VFG seller members share a look at some our newest vintage fashion listings! (November 1951)

Did you know that the VFG has a blog, regularly updated with articles and videos? Some pieces share our YouTube reels with website visitors, some highlight a piece of vintage fashion history, and some offer a personal perspective on an aspect of vintage fashion, rather like an opinion piece in...

a 20s drop waist handkerchief hem skirt Stretchy machine lace I am lace impaired. I browsed through the lace section of my copy of Pickens' Dictionary of Costume and Fashion - my best guess based on their illustrations would be shadow lace. But I bet not. Any lace experts like to weigh in?

I am delighted to introduce @barbarasculati , our newest VFG member! Barbara is from Minnesota, and sells online on several venues, including two Etsy shops, one of which specializes in children: https://barbarasculati.etsy.com/ https://barbarasculatikids.etsy.com/...

I recently came into a lot of vintage hat display stands, of varying types. I don't think any of them are antique. There is not a lot out there on the internet about the history of millinery display stands. I have formed some opinions, but would love to tap into the collective wisdom and...

The previous owner of this 1930s velvet evening jacket described the fur collar as ermine. I assumed she was mistaken and that it would be rabbit. I have no personal experience with ermine, but as I compare the images and the descriptions of ermine and rabbit in our Fur Resource with my eyes...

We are so pleased to welcome @Isabella Carello to VFG membership. Isabella is from Maxville, Canada. She has an Etsy shop called MoonstoneAlley, and offers an array of vintage fashion dating from Edwardian to 1990s. On a quick foray before Favoriting her shop, I saw two Anne Fogarty's including...

I am delighted to introduce Marie @MakeoverMontage to VFG members and our registered guests! Marie is a fashion journalist and vintage fashion enthusiast who has a special interest in costume design for film. Her website offers an overview of some of her articles, which range from (photos are...

It has clearly been loved and worn - midnight blue cotton velvet, shawl collar, lightly padded shoulders, those intricate frogs, and lots of channel stitched satin trim. First - I picture the wearer in his den or a gentlemen's club circa 1910s, but I don't handle much pre-1920s. Am I about...

We are delighted to welcome Samuel Mee @Antique Ring Boutique to VFG membership! Sam is based in South Kensington, London, and specializes in antique rings set with precious gemstones. His website, AntiqueRingBoutique.com offers a dazzling assortment of spectacular finger adornments. Sam's...

Our newest VFG member comes to us from the Chicago area. Goods and Provisions is a brick & mortar shop in the northern suburb of Elmhurst, which offers a combination of vintage clothing, home goods, and upcycled goodies - check out their website HERE. @Anastacia is actually two sisters...

Natasha Egan-Ronayne @missbootybarefoot is a returning member, and we couldn't be happier! Natasha is based in Cambridge UK. She has an Etsy shop, BarefootVintageShop, and a website, BarefootVintage I'm seeing all sorts of droolworthy clothes by designers that I don't find here in the US...

Please welcome Kerry @RevivalsUK to VFG membership. Kerry is located in Whitstable UK, and has been selling vintage for 20 years. Her Etsy shop, RevivalsVintage, offers a mix of fashion, jewelry, and some collectibles. Her shop is now on my favorites list. I was especially drawn to this 50s...

We are delighted to introduce Beth @onesweetthread to the VFG community! Beth is from Ohio, and has been selling vintage fashion for 9 years. She is a star seller on Etsy - you will want to favorite her Etsy shop, OneSweetThread. Lots of droolworthy things - hard to pick a favorite, but...

We are so pleased to welcome Jessie @Jae_el to VFG membership! Jessie is a California girl, and the owner & operator of JJsHoard on Etsy. Cute avatar! Most of her stock is vintage, but I see that she is also creating jewelry using vintage bakelite chips and vintage-inspired necklaces with the...

We are delighted to welcome Stephanie @StessiB to membership in the Vintage Fashion Guild. Stephanie is from Haslemere UK, and has been selling online for eight years. As you can see from her Etsy shop she specializes in vintage bags. Can I just say that I am Living for this embroidered 1930s...

Jennifer @Voluptuous Vintage is from the UK, Gosport to be exact. She has had a brick & mortar shop there in Alverstoke since 2015. It looks so inviting! But brace yourselves, vintage fashion lovers. I noticed on Jennifer's website that "due to unforeseen circumstances" the boutique would not...

We introduced you to them one-by one as they joined us between July and December of 2023: @iheartdangervintage @Bee Vintage Leeds @Oteri Moda @Shusteroo Vintage @TCTVintage When we said we were thrilled to have them join us as members of the Vintage Fashion Guild, we reallyreally meant it...

We are delighted to welcome Carly Moran @Public Dove as our newest VFG member. Carly hails from Cleveland Ohio, and has a website, publicdove.com and an Etsy shop, PublicDoveVintage, which you will want to Favorite - I just did! By day, Carly is a chocolatier, which is almost as enticing...

We are delighted to welcome Kate Sekules @Sekules to VFG membership. First thing: I have it on good authority that Sekules is pronounced like Hercules. More things: Kate is an author - her most recent book is Mend: A Refashioning Manual & Manifesto (look for it in the VFG Amazon shop very...

I am not confident of my ability to differentiate natural vs synthetic when it comes to hats! I'm hoping Barbara, our millinery expert comes by, but would love to hear opinions from others as well. The hat The tag, which also give a closeup of the material

Our first new VFG member of 2024 is Julie Gurnsey, aka 1860-1960. Julie is a longtime seller of fabulous vintage, and has been on eBay since 1999! She has 100% positive feedback after 14K sales - what an accomplishment! Prepare to fall down a beautiful rabbit hole when you visit her eBay shop...

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Welcome to the Vintage Fashion Guild's public forums, where ideas are exchanged daily by both VFG members and guests. Have some lovely vintage finds you're bursting to share with like-minded vintage lovers? Or have questions about a vintage fashion item that you need some guidance with? You've...

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...