1930s fashion

Where Does Vintage Clothing Come From – Truly?

Where Does Vintage Clothing Come From – Truly? We all know that many people love vintage clothing because we feel it tells us stories. Equally rich are the stories behind how vintage pieces find their way to market. The resources that go into finding worthy pieces are beyond what the average bear could withstand. When [...]

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Schiaparelli Prada Met Show – What Will You Be Wearing?

Schiaparelli Prada Met Show – What Will You Be Wearing? Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations – perhaps stretching it, putting these two designers side by side in a manufactured theoretical conversation. I would argue that every fashion designer owes a debt to Elsa Schiaparelli. If it has to be a living contemporary designer or fashion [...]

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Vintage Aluminum Bib Necklace Modernist Machine Age Style

Vintage Aluminum Bib Necklace Modernist Machine Age Style With a nod to sleek modernist Machine Age designs, this later vintage aluminum bib necklace features cascades of discs. Light as a feather, and beautifully sonorous. No maker’s mark. Light enough to be incorporated into a more elegant and dainty ensemble, this bib necklace can be taken [...]

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Vintage Mexican Jacket, Tourist Jacket, Early 20th C. There Be Dragons!

Vintage Mexican Jacket, Tourist Jacket, Early 20th C. There Be Dragons! Mexico was one of the most exotic and appealing tourist destinations for Americans of the early 20th Century. The cultural influences quickly found their ways across the border, and there was no shortage of goods manufactured to meet the demand of tourists. The vintage [...]

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Vintage Aviator Helmet By Scully Brothers

Vintage Aviator Helmet By Scully Brothers Aviator helmets from the early days of flight are not only hard to find, but difficult to find in the excellent condition of this post- WW1 and pre- WW2 era vintage aviator helmet by Scully Bros. Early 20th Century leather flying helmet for air mail carriers dates by patent [...]

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