Five amazing vintage summer dresses to buy right now
June 3, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
As the weather is finally starting to reach summer temperatures it’s time to get out our summer dresses. In case you need a wardrobe update we’ve found five fab vintage dresses from a Fifties full-skirt dress to a Thirties chiffon number and a leopard print DvF halterneck - all available to buy online now. Read more
Amazing vintage swimwear pieces to buy right now
April 17, 2010 by Lena · 2 Comments
With summer approaching we can’t help but wonder what sort of vintage swimwear we could wear on a hot day at the lido or during that beach holiday we are dreaming about. Sara de Velasco has found some amazing vintage swimsuits and bikinis all available to buy online right now.
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Get Grace Kelly’s style – five vintage dresses to buy right now
April 1, 2010 by Lena · 4 Comments
No other actress of the Fifties embodied Dior’s New Look as perfectly as Grace Kelly. Demure, graceful and elegant she was ideally suited to wear Dior’s 19th Century inspired, small-waisted princess gowns. Her position as style icon was immortalised when she became a real life princess and married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 in a dress designed by MGM’s Academy Award–winning costumier Helen Rose. Here we have five amazing dresses, all available online, inspired by Grace’s impeccable style.
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Bad hair day? Wear a turban!
March 25, 2010 by Lena · 3 Comments
A quick and chic solution to a bad hair day for any vintage-loving girl is to don a turban. Turbans were first introduced into English fashion in the 1790’s inspired by England’s increased trade with India for cotton. In the 20th century French couturier Paul Poiret was known for his Orientalist designs featuring turbans, and turban hats remained fashionable in the Forties and Fifties. QueensOfVintage takes a closer look at a millinery favourite.
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Unleash your inner modette: 5 amazing vintage mod dresses to buy now
Mod dresses embody the very best of the Sixties fashion revolution: the short hemlines, strong colours and cute detailing inspired by kids clothes are a two-fingers up at the formal dress code of the Fifties and an expression of a new generation of women who no longer wanted to follow sartorial rules. So here we have five amazing vintage mod dresses – all available to buy online now- to help you embrace your inner wild child.
Ten essential vintage beauty products
March 11, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
There are thousands of brilliant cosmetics out there if you’re after the essential vintage feel, and more importantly, look. Martha Hayes has chosen ten of the best, so treat yourself!
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Five amazing vintage Forties platforms to buy right now
The platform is big news as far as current fashion trends are concerned, but vintage enthusiasts will know that the shoe was already hugely popular during the late Thirties and Forties. While they add the required amount of height, platforms are relatively easy to walk in and work for both daytime and evening wear. So here we have five pairs of amazing vintage Forties platforms all available to buy online right now.
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Ahoi captain: the best repro sailor dresses
February 17, 2010 by Lena · 5 Comments
Navy is a huge trend right now, and has been so periodically throughout the last century. Who could forget Twenties drop-waist sailorette dresses or the shoulder-padded navy power suits of the Eighties? If you would like to get your very own blue number but can’t find an original vintage dress – if you don’t want to go Eighties, vintage sailor dresses are hard to find – then here we have some great reproduction alternatives.
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An ode to vintage lingerie, just in time for Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
It’s official. QueensOfVintage.com writer Eleanor Claire Hilton Domm owns an inordinate amount of lingerie, and Valentine’s Day does not have much to do with it. A recent house move has opened a whole tin of mismatched buttons and far too many ‘the day can only get better’ vintage-inspired knickers. Her oh-so-pretty, delicate, silk Forties slips seem to have pipped the cloak jackets to the wardrobe post and she’s seriously contemplating therapy – to conquer her wonderfully odd addiction.
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Club Revolver Vintage predicts the 2010 fashion trends – the vintage way
February 10, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
When QueensofVintage.com asked us to predict a few 2010 fashion trends and present them in a vintage-inspired way—we were elated! As two vintage-loving dancing fools/friends-turned-biz partners behind Club Revolver Vintage (CRV)—we’re all about mixing new with old.
With the international fashion weeks about to kick off, here we have our low-down on what to wear in 2010.
