No luxury quite compares to vintage designer sunglasses, and donning frames meticulously made by luxury fashion houses is undeniably extraordinary. Think Louis Vuitton, Goyard, and Chrome Hearts—names that resonate with the discerning fashion aficionado, promising not just designer eyewear, but an embodiment of haute couture elegance. These labels have long mastered the art of crafting […]
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When browsing through fashion publications, watching fashion videos and going through stores, one will often hear words like “vintage” or “retro” to describe items of clothing and accessories. However, to many people, it is not entirely clear what these terms mean. And that is for quite a good reason, since the definitions or understandings of […]
In the world, there are very many collectors of fashion. These range from people who own more pieces than one can imagine, like Iris Apfel, who has rooms upon rooms filled with clothes to smaller collectors. Fashion – in all its forms, may be interesting to collect, but the question that may be of the […]
The 1930s are, in our opinion, one of the most elegant decades of the 20th century. Men wore cool, double-breasted suits, accessorized with fedoras and quality watches, boys wore short shorts and tall socks and women wore dresses that gave them a special shape, floral patterns and elegant fur. Shoulder pads were also big in […]
The vintage trend has caught on pretty well in the last decade or so. Many men and women are searching for clothes that work like a time capsule to a different era to incorporate in their outfits. Terms and conditions
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The Essential Fashion Alphabet (B)
The fashion world has a language of its own. Fashion people have a whole jargon and phraseology that’s completely unique to the industry. If you are a fashion rookie or want to take a deeper dive in the fashion world, there are certain words or phrases that are useful and come in handy any time. […]
The great Diana Vreeland, who was the fashion editor who, through her work at Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar redefined the notions of style and fashion, started out her career by writing a column that was called “Why Don’t You…” which featured fashion and lifestyle ideas for the readers of Harper’s Bazaar from the beginning of the […]
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3 Reasons to Buy Preowned Watches
Finding great gifts can be a hard job for many people, especially if you don’t have much time or money on your hands. For those of you who are on the lookout for a great gift, we can share a shopping tip with you: buy something general, but with a personal note. OK, here’s what this […]
In our first part of our “Guide to vintage” we discussed how somebody who is interested in purchasing vintage clothes and accessories should proceed in order to get the best vintage pieces and not just “used stuff”. It’s funny how some people consider vintage to be “used” things, and this is why we decided that […]
The taste for vintage clothes and accessories makes some people turn into veritable treasure hunters of old-time clothes. In a world where the fashion industry keeps on expanding, some people like to add old finds to their wardrobes to make them more original, to fill them with history and to make fashion statements about their […]