r/VintageFashion

Went thrifting today, had no luck but I still had a great time. Not much vintage in my outfit, just me and my sneakers (Converse x Undefeated Pro Leather Mid "Taffy").

Chinos - no-name brand

Vest – by me from a table cloth

Shirt – Eton (a Swedish brand)

Tweed jacket – Nino Danieli (a Corneliani sub-brand)

Hat – Made by Hanna Hats in Donegal, Ireland. When I visited them three weeks ago I picked out the tweed (woven by Magee) and ordered the hat (it´s one of their standard models but they modified it slightly for me). Hat arrived here yesterday.

Bag by me (from a tweed jacket)

First time trying out a pixie wig! This pixie is giving old Hollywood vibes. 🤎

It came with the curls tucked, but I brushed them out to achieve this look. The last photo shows the before.

Found my dream 1980s suit at Turn Back The Clock Shop in Miami, Florida! This suit was handmade and fits me perfectly, which is rare cause I’m petite in stature. Whoever wore it must’ve been a carbon copy of me cause even the shoulders and length of the waist fit perfectly! I’ve been wanting a bright yellow suit like this for almost ten years now. This was well worth the wait! 💛

Found a tie still in the box while cleaning out my great-grandparent’s farmhouse. From the writing on the box “To Archie from Myron, Corrine, and Marie” it was gifted sometime between 1946 when my grandmother was born and 1953 when my great-uncle Myron Jr. was born. It was gifted to my great-great-uncle Archie who was my great grandfather’s older brother who by all accounts was a gigantic asshole and died a bachelor in the 1980s.

Decided to recreate perhaps my absolute favorite dress of all time for a convention. Found an old vintage dress at a costume shop, got it altered, and then worked on making the roses, vines, and leaves with some help here and there! But the roses were created and sewed onto the dress by me alone! The original dress is just absolutely stunning and it’s always been my dream to recreate it. It doesn’t match up to the original’s glamor but I just love the way this turned out given my amateur sewing skill level!

Vintage early 80s tee that says ‘I Love Books’ with a campfire and tent and a mid 70s pair of brown deadstock slacks my dad never wore. Hat is handmade, shoes are vintage late 80s

Found these oh so phansy mid-century silk brocade heels. Handmade for Andrew Geller. Made sometime between 1950 and 1960. They're beautiful, of course, but its that name 'Plaza Debs' that's just so, so perfect. I knew nothing about them when I found them but I knew they were special so I got em ♡

1930’s or 40’s inspired rural Sunday clothes. We both have on Pointer Brand overalls, his shirt is a Ely Cattleman, mine is vintage RL linen chin strap shirt, vintage Stetson fedora, original 40’s jacket, and both of us have on Wolverine 1000 mile boots.

These are modern clothes inspired by Ivy and trad style, rather than original vintage garments. I put six combinations into three pairs: navy and khaki matching sets, a blazer beside a chore jacket, and two sports jackets worn with denim. Button-downs and ties carry the reference, while sneakers, caps and jeans keep the combinations relaxed.

Two of my most prized possessions!!! Vintage Bayeux Tapestry jumpers (scene 50 of the tapestry) I believe made in the 1980s/90s though I’m not entirely sure. Was wondering if anyone knows anything else about them? (ie. if there are more colours, scenes, how old, etc)

Hi y'all! I have a beautiful full length white rabbit fur coat i thrifted almost 10 years ago for $30! A steal! She's an absolute beauty but a few years ago, one of the sleeves started to become undone at the skin :(

I've searched everywhere and it seems very expensive to fix fur coats, but what is y'all's takes and opinions?

Hi! I’m new to this sub so i hope this is the right place to ask this question. I just got this 70s western rodeo shirt, and I’m not sure if this is a dry clean only situation or if it could be machine washed on delicate, maybe in a mesh bag. It’s extremely thin (you can see my skin through it ) and had embroidery. It feels delicate, so i’m afraid to machine wash, but at the same time if i can avoid having yet another item that has to go to the dry cleaner that would be great. It’s hard to tell in the pictures but irl it’s had quite a bit of yellowing with age, I’m not sure if that affects anything. I have a few other 70s vintage items but they are either sturdier or haven’t had to be cleaned before, so I didn’t have the same level of concern. Thanks for any help!

Also, does anyone know where I could buy vintage snaps? one of the pearl snaps on this shirt is missing and I doubt the place I usually go to have them replaced will have matching ones. Thanks!