Category: Top Picks
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 [...]
Ten essential vintage beauty products
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! Elizabeth Arden – Eight Hour Cream Once you’ve tried this legendary skincare classic, you’ll never leave home without it. The best selling Eight Hour Cream created [...]
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 [...]
Ahoi captain: the best repro sailor dresses
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 [...]
An ode to vintage lingerie, just in time for Valentine’s Day
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 [...]
Club Revolver Vintage predicts the 2010 fashion trends – the vintage way
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 [...]
