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Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members for 7-16-08

Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members
for the week of July 16, 2008...

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Carrie at thevintagebungalow:

VFG member Carrie Wellborn is the owner of a suite of online vintage sites under the name The Vintage Bungalow. The name of her business comes from her passion for vintage and her love of the Arts & Crafts bungalow.

"I began wearing vintage in High School and have included it in my wardrobe ever since. I love to mix vintage pieces with contemporary pieces for a one of kind look." Carrie truly feels that vintage is for everyone. "It's not just about dressing head to toe vintage for a special event. It's about adding something from the past to make your wardrobe fresh." Of course, like most vintage sellers, she is addicted to the hunt. "I am out looking for new items on a daily basis. I cannot stop buying, so I will continually be adding something new to my online stores."

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Marie at Thevintagepeddler:

The Vintage Peddler is owned and operated by a mother/daughter and best friends dynamic duo. They have been selling vintage clothing and accessories online since 1999. Originally from Southern California, the vintagepeddler is now based out of Charlotte, NC. If you are ever in the area, please drop them a line!

We are both passionate about our business and especially about vintage clothing. We scour the Southeast continuously in pursuit of all things vintage and/or unusual so that we can offer them to you. Our passion is for vintage clothes and retro pieces from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Although most of our items are vintage and retro pieces, we don't limit ourselves to just that. Check our website to find vintage art t-shirts, books, furniture, and some very cute pictures of our English Sheepdog Doba's puppies.

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Rachelle at Truesmom:

Offering quality vintage clothing on ebay since 1998, Truesmom Vintage Clothing offers a variety of great looking and affordable vintage items. Rachelle closely follow sthe current fashion trends to bring you the most up-to-date, stylish vintage garments, so you can create your own edgy and eclectic mix of vintage and trendy clothing. If you see it on the pages of Vogue, Bazaar, Elle, or In Style, chances are you will see the vintage version of it in truesmom auctions.

Check out our always changing stock of fun, funky and flirty dresses. We are also happy to have a fun and eclectic lot of vintage party and cocktail dresses, dating from the 1950's to the 1980's. If you have a special occasion coming up, take a look through our listings for some truly unique dresses.

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**VFG Featured Members are highlighted on my blog because I am a "Proud Member of the Vintage Fashion Guild."  To view this thread on the VFG Forums, CLICK HERE.

Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members for Week of July 9, 2008

 

Susan Denney of Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Susan is the Assistant Curator of History and Curator of Textiles for the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum located in Canyon, Texas, and the museum boasts to be "Texas’ Largest History Museum."

Just south of Amarillo, the museum has a fairly extensive clothing and textile collection. Their site says they have..."..more than 500 million years of history that spans the 26,000 square mile expanse and brings to life the vibrant spirit and history of the Panhandle Plains region."

They are located at 2503 4th Avenue - Canyon, Texas 79015, 806-651-2244 and their summer hours are June - August, 9am - 6pm, Mon - Sat; 1pm - 6pm, Sun.

Susan invites anyone interested in visiting to contact her at sdenney@pphm.wtamu.edu.

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Next is Sydney from Sydneys Vintage Clothing.

Sydney is an Alabama VFG member. She tells us that she has been selling vintage clothing online for about 6 years under her Ebay ID, SydneysVintageClothing, and on her own website, sydneysvintageclothing.com. She also says..."...I have appx. 5000 pieces of vintage clothing and accessories. I have anything from Civil War era, to the swinging 40's 50's, mod 60's, disco 70's and pink 80's. I have modern day designer labels. And of course let's not forget the accessories to go along with the clothing!"

Look at this yummy Vintage 30s Blue Velvet Dress which is a new arrival on her site ...(click to view)

Sydney has also mentioned that she may be opening a brick and mortar vintage clothing store soon so stay tuned...

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Our last Featured Member for this week is...

Harriet of Tasty Vintage

Harriet hails from the UK and is a long-time member of the VFG having served as Public Board Chairman, Board Member and now serving on the Board as Treasurer for the VFG.

Harriet says..."...I've been wearing vintage clothing for as long as I can remember, occasionally selling at festivals and to friends in my teens - but mainly buying (and buying, and buying…). I have a fairly large collection of vintage clothing which I began to try and condense a little by selling at online auction (hattysattic)..."

In the past several years she has opened her online store, tastyvintage.com and just last year opened her very own brick and mortar vintage clothing shop at 18-20 Rasen Lane in Lincoln.

This girl loves vintage, especially novelty prints, and says she cannot pin herself down to just one era because she loves it all!

Check out this Emerald Green Chiffon 60s Dress coming soon to tastyvintage.com....(Click to View)

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**These VFG Featured Members are being posted on my blog as a member of the Vintage Fashion Guild.

Congratulations to Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members for June 18, 2008

Laureen of retrodress.com



A new VFG Member from California USA, she has this to say about herself..."Like so many other vintage clothing aficionados, the love affair with vintage clothes began very young, initiated by a thrifting grandmother, and further honed by Mom, who was something of an expert at unearthing treasures. Regularly coming home with fabulous dress-up booty - everything from luscious, frothy 1950's crinolines and evening gowns to fur stoles and costume jewelry - resulted in a dress-up collection the envy of all my girl friends."

We fell in love with a yellow 70s jersey dress on her website. Click the image to see...

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Next is Samaya from samayalingvintage.com

Samaya is another new VFG member from the UK. She tells us her favorite decades for vintage clothing would be the 20s, 30s and 40s but that she loves it all and really doesn't specialize. She also says..."I have been wearing vintage for over ten years and started to sell vintage costume jewellery and accessories at fairs 2 or 3 years ago and have now a large collection of vintage clothing, fabric and accessories and do 1 or 2 fairs a month including The London Vintage Fashion and Textiles fair in Hammersmith and Frock Me in Chelsea."

Look at this 50s floral Dior featured on her website...(click to view)

By the way, for her 2008 fair dates, click HERE

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And last but certainly not least is...

Sara of of sarasattic.co.uk

Sara is a very active UK VFG member. As a former fashion buyer and retail fashion manager Sara has a discerning eye for authentic and classic items. "I only seek out quality items for SARA'S ATTIC if they incorporate authenticity and a touch of practicality!"

Sara is the envy of all here for her publicity skills having been featured in more news media than I can count, some of which are...The Sunday Times Culture - SELVEDGE - 'B'magazine - Webuser -COUNTRY LIVING - Daily Mail - RED Magazine Independent - 50 Best Vintage Fashion Shops = 3rd/50 - Glamour.com - New Woman.co.k - It's on the Net fuk.co.uk - handbag.com - CUMBRIA LIFE - The Essential Wedding Guide.

Be sure to visit her press page HERE

Check out this luxe 60s two-piece gold party suit on her website!

Deanna Durbin ~ Photo from the Past

Heaven to Betsy...look what we found now!

It started last Saturday morning.  The weather was sunny and was one of the first nice days for garage sales.  The newspaper had rows and rows of sales listed but one ad seemed to draw my eye...lots of vintage magazines and paper memorabilia.

Well, I didn't arrive early but there was still plenty to pick from.  Boxes and boxes of old magazines from the 40s and 50s and lots of odds and ends.  Looking through an old box of hair nets and stationery, I came upon this old photograph of Deana Durbin. 

 

Not printed on a thin magazine quality paper, this photo was on a heavy studio type paper with colors still vibrant.  Down in the lower right hand corner, it says.."New Universal Pictures Star."  A signature at the bottom says Deanna Durbin.  Not just a printed one either but whether this signature is truly Durbins's or not, remains to be seen.  I could certainly envision a young teenager in the 30s waiting patiently outside Universal Studios for an autograph of this young and coming star.

 

Born in 1921 in Canada, Deanna Durbin began her career at a young age and appeared in many films of the 1930s and 1940s, first appearing with Judy Garland in a short film "Every Sunday."  She was soon signed with Universal Films with her first picture there was "Three Smart Girls" in 1936.  Judging by the photo above and the subtitle, this picture would probably be from that film. 

Here are two You Tube videos of Durbin, the first from "Three Smart Girls" and the second one from "Every Sunday."  Turn your sound on to enjoy! 

Vintage Clothesline's Vintage Laundry Hints

We recently picked up an old 1950's Household Hints guide and would like to share with you some old fashioned laundry tips that are still helpful in this day and age.  This is a series of hints which will continue through the next few weeks.  "Heaven to Betsy..look what we found now!"

• If your water is very soft, add a cup of vinegar to rinse water and the suds will come out of clothing easily.
• Delicate colors in wash materials will not fade if they are soaked in luke warm water, to which a few drops of turpentine has been added before they are put into the sudsy water for washing.
• Yellow and dingy clothes may be whitened by adding to the boiling water, enough bluing to make it slightly blue.  Boil the clothes as usual.
• Sprinkle clothes right on the line if you have a garden hose (turn on fine spray).  Roll clothes as you taken down.
• A little cologne sprinked on the ironing board just before ironing pillow cases and lingerie will give a delicate but lasting odor.
• Keep a wet sponge handy when ironing.  It's just the thing to dampen any spots which have dried out.
• If you get too much bluing in your wash, rinse clothes in clear water to which a small quantity of vinegar has been added.
• Colored cotton fabrics, which have been soaked overnight in strong salt water, will not fade.
• To remove a scorch from clothing, rub with a lemon and put in the sun.
• When ironing pockets in little girls' dresses, if the pockets are fancy, gathered, or smocked type, stuff them with soft tissue paper before ironing and you'll be delighted with the professional results.
• To remove scorch from clothing, wet cloth in peroxide; lay over scorch spot and press with warm iron.
• A few drops of turpentine in the suds on wash day will loosen the dirt and whiten the clothing.
• To put new life in a soiled powder puff, wash it in warm suds, scrubbing the bad spots with a fingernail brush.  But do not lay it out flat to dry.  Pin it instead to the sunny side of a window curtain so the air can get at it.
• A clean fly swatter makes an efficient clothes sprinkler.  You can do several pieces at once.
• A little vinegar added to the water in which  you rinse silk stockings will increase their elasticity and make them practically runproof.

Stay tuned for more hints next week....

Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members for November 30, 2007

Congratulations to the Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members for November 30, 2007

FEATURED MEMBERS OF THE WEEK

Petticoat Army Vintage

Petticoat Army Vintage .."Petticoat Army Vintage loves 30s through 50s clothing, especially dresses, dresses, dresses! Nothing but real vintage, listed every week! Visit us on myspace, too ....."

Pinky-A-GoGo

Pinky-A-GoGo .. "Hello! We love to bring you the coolest, rarest, funkiest retro finds from all over the world! If you are looking for anything funky or fabulous email -- and we may just have it. We collect everything and anything that we think is cool......And we know cool.

Hmmm, a little bit about me...I am a graduate of FIT (The Fashion Institue of Technology) and Parsons School of Design in NYC! My favorite color is pink! I have won many awards for Toy Design!

I have been a powerseller on eBay since Jan. 13, 1999. I have recently merged my 2 ebay selling accounts to this ebay name, which has been selling funky fun finds since March 27, 2001....."

PleasureQueen

PleasureQueen.."PleasureQueen has been on eBay for OVER SEVEN YEARS now...THANKS to all of you for supporting me and my auctions! Time DOES fly~ESPECIALLY when you're having fun, which I always do here. SPECIAL THANKS to my repeat buyers (you know who you are, MWAAAAAHHHHH, I ADORE you!). I've been selling vintage lingerie since Day One of my selling career here on eBay. I do sometimes sell contemporary lingerie items as well, though not often. I've begun to list more vintage pieces such as dresses and shoes. Although I'll always list vintage lingerie, I've decided to expand my horizons a bit; my sellers bring me so many nice pieces, I can't (and don't want to) resist them. I'll still sell vintage intimates, so not to worry: I love them too much to ever stop!...."

Vintage Fashion Guild Featured Members for Nov. 16, 2007

We here at Heaven to Betsy would like to congratulate the current Featured Members of the Vintage Fashion Guild

FEATURED MEMBERS OF THE WEEK

Monica's Vintage Fashions

Monica's Vintage Fashions .."Monica's Vintage Fashions specializes in vintage and antique garments for design inspiration. Our unique collection focuses primarily on women's fashions from the 1800's through 1960 with an emphasis on design, construction, and print. We also feature a selection of embroideries, beading, trims and vintage swatches. Monica's Vintage Fashions is a resource for European and American vintage and antique fashions. Monica's is located in The Old Carriage Shop, 920 Bantam Rd., Bantam, CT, just minutes away from Litchfield town center.

Monica's Vintage Fashions travels to many vintage clothing shows. Here we are "at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show featuring lots of cocktail dresses and gowns for Spring as well as gorgeous trims and fabrics from the Victorian Era....."

Morning Glorious

Morning Glorious .."Morning Glorious brings you the best whimsical & wearable Ladies & Men's Vintage Clothing & Accessories, from the 1920s through the 1980s. From Antique to Retro to Designer Wear! We offer Dresses, Blouses, Suits, Coats, Hats, Shoes, Lingerie, Ties, Jewelry & special Collectibles from Vermont."

"Morning Glorious Vintage... includes my eBay web store, some dealer spaces in antique malls in Southern Vermont, and sales (by appointment only) out of my studio. My eBay auctions feature my latest vintage finds. I specialize in ladies' and gentlemen's clothing, and fashion accessories, from the 1800s through the 1980s, with a special personal interest in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. I occasionally also offer unique retro household items, art, linens & textiles, old photographs or ephemera. I strive to bring you interesting and one-of-a-kind, quality treasures, from a 1920's silk slip, to an outrageous 40's tilt hat, to a contemporary, well made designer piece. I list fresh-to-market items virtually every single day, 365 days a year! So please bookmark my auctions; you just never know what will come up next!...."

Nelda's Vintage Clothing

Nelda's Vintage Clothing.."This year Nelda celebrates 25 years in business. Recognized as the oldest and largest source for vintage clothing in South Texas! Nelda and her staff specialize in helping their customers find "the look" they desire for any occasion!"

"Our clothing and accessories have appeared in several theatrical, television and motion picture productions. Numerous publications have profiled Nelda's Vintage Clothing, Nelda and her line of Merchandise. Many local celebrities have worn clothing from Nelda's for various occasions and productions."

"Voted by Current Magazine Readers as "The Best Vintage Clothing Store for 1999, 2000 and 2001."

"What Nelda is most proud of is what she has done for her everyday customers who have enjoyed the items they have purchased at the store over the years."

Shop Nelda's..When your body craves something different!

All Dressed Up and "Mod" A Place To Go

Heaven to Betsy!...Look What We Found Now!

VintageClothesline.com   has this 1960's vintage Pink Mohair Empire coat with matching Gray wool dress on Ebay this week.  How Carnaby Mod can you get? 

Let's see...1. PINK  2.  EMPIRE  3.MINI  4.  MOHAIR  5.  GRAY  6.  Small to Medium  7.  by Eloise Curtis for HAPPENSTANCE  8.  Ready for you to wear!

Wear it to the grocery store, wear it to walk your dog, wear it to the new opening at the museum....just wear it and be seen!

Click the picture to view.

California Apparel Creators ~ They Started the Fads

Heaven to Betsy! ...look what vintage fashion history we found now!

While visiting my favorite out-of-the-way antique store in a near-by Southern Illinois town, I found stacks of old magazines from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.  I wanted to bring them all home with me but settled on about 60 issues.  I have not had time to peruse through all of them but I did pick one up at random.  It was the Saturday Evening Post dated November 9, 1946, and in that issue, much to my delight, was an article about the beginnings of the California Apparel Creators. 

Since I already knew a little about the California fashion movement from researching vintage clothing labels from two dresses I own (owned), I was excited to learn more.

Here is a short video showing the pictures in the article and to learn more, go to our website, www.vintageclothesline.com or click here to go to our fashion history section.

To watch the video, double click in the middle. To stop to take a closer look at a picture, just click the photo.  (Photography by Gene Lester)

40s Wartime Dresses Had Comfort and Style

Heaven to Betsy!  Look What We Found Now! ..... an L'Aiglon

On a recent buying trip near St. Louis, I happened upon a quaint little out-of-the way army/surplus store and much to my surprise on the second floor was a very well-stocked vintage clothing store.  I was very pleased to find a much collected label...L'Aiglon. 

Not every woman in the Wartime 40s had to make their own clothing.  Such clothing manufacturers as L'Aiglon were producing stylish women's dresses during that time.  According to fuzzylizzie.com at the Vintage Fashion Guild's label resource:

"L'Aiglon was founded in 1919 in Philadelphia as part of Biberman Brothers, Inc. The company's original label read "Biberman Make" but changed in 1919 to "L'Aiglon".  On those early labels you will find "Biberman Make" in small letters.  Biberman Make dresses were "wash dresses", or washable. "Tubable" was the word of the era.  Biberman also made bathrobes and uniforms for maids and nurses.<p><font size=+1> Its founder, Joseph Biberman, committed suicide in 1933 as a result of financial difficulties during the Great Depression. The company, however, survived, and continued to make inexpensive but stylish and attractive dresses for women and juniors. During the 1950s, L'Aiglon dresses were used as costumes on the soap opera, The Edge of Night. The company produced dresses until about 1968."

Our "special find" will begin on Ebay at our Vintage Clothes-Line store the evening of June 3rd. It is a typical L'Aiglon dress of the era..sturdy but stylish in a red and white sanforized cotton with huge pockets....a day dress you could feel comfortable in working at home but nice enough to pop on your hat and head for town to do the weekly shopping.  Those who are into swing dancing should love this dress! 



It dates to the mid 40s but like the dress pattern shown on http://www.sensibility.com/vintageimages/1940s/, it begins to show the influence of the later 40s and the New Look with its wider shoulders and longer length.