Dressing Vintage Blog
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Let's Play! Why I miss vintage playsuits and swimwear ensembles
Can bringing back playsuits and fashionable swim ensembles change the world? Maybe not, but they might be a good place to start!
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Fashion Search for the Illusive Perfect White Cotton Blouse
In search of the perfect white cotton blouse to wear with leggings.
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Haute Horror - The Costumes Designed by Vera West
She designed costumes for the queens of scream but Vera West's death was as mysterious as the films she worked on. Follow me down the rabbit hole of the life...
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Happy Birthday Linda Ronstadt
Cheryl Tiegs and Christie Brinkley were the models on the covers of most of the fashion magazines of the 1970's. (Both Blondes). My two older, beautiful sisters are also blondes...
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Fashion Designers who died too young - What might have been
"You are only as good as the people you dress."Halston The tragic loss of so many talented fashion designers before their time.
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A Designer dress worth Stealing - Norma Kamali
I had dreams of being the kind of person who would wear Comme des Garcons and Yohji Yamamoto. But then I discovered Norma.
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Mommy and Me - Matching mother daughter dresses
What ended our love affair with Mommy and Me outfits? Is there a deeper reason behind the absence of matching mother daughter dresses?
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Why "Know-it-alls" won't ever be great Couture Fashion Designers
Was it luck, talent, or being in the right place at the right time that made the 20th century couturiers fashion greats?
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The Anatomy of an Anonymous Beautiful Vintage Dress
There are two reasons I will probably never be able to sell one of the most beautiful vintage dresses I've ever owned. Can you accept my fashion challenge?
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Defining a life; the tragic death of L'Wren Scott
We know her as L'Wren Scott, but .Laura “Luann” Bambrough was born in 1967 and was raised by her adoptive Mormon family in Roy, Utah. She died on Monday of...
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A Most Unlikely Couturier - Patrick Kelly
In the middle of the shoulder pads and fashion that Valentino described as "vulgar", the 80's will also be remembered for a designer who brought his own personal experience, perspective,...
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Audrey Hepburn - The History of an Early Up-Cycled Oscar Dress
If I could be a dress, I know exactly which one I would be. Every year, Oscar season reminds me one of my all time favorite dresses. It's the most...