http://vintageclothing.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-20T08:59:44Z Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:59:44 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/20/runway-to-retro.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/6/D/-/-/00130m.jpg" alt="Prints at Acne." /></p> <p>Some of the world's most influential cities are basking in the afterglow of a fashion week that saw several plays on vintage-inspired looks like flare legged trousers, jumpsuits, and a below-the-knee hemlines. A glorious beginning to the year, full of playful as well as standard style signatures, like monochrome. &#160;<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/od/VintageClothingTrends/ss/Runway-To-Retro.htm">Runway to Retro</a> catalogues the best of the Fall 2012 shows, alongside their corresponding looks in vintage. &#160;I figured, we can tell you <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/od/ShoppingTips/a/How-To-Shop-Vintage-For-Trends.htm">how to shop vintage for trends</a>, or just show you how it's done! Visit the comments section to tell us what you think!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/20/runway-to-retro.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/20/runway-to-retro.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:47:43 +0000 2012-02-20T09:47:43Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/20/shopping-vintage-for-trends-do-you-know-how.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/3/7/-/-/screaming_mimis_nyc_banner.jpg" alt="screaming mimis nyc flag" /></p> <p>"Vintage clothing" and "trends" are no longer a contradiction. It isn't just that it's cool to wear vintage dresses in the summertime. Finding vintage versions of hot contemporary looks is like a pastime for fashionistas these days.&#160;But with size and fabric differences, the evolutions in garment-making techniques over time, the fact that most vintage pieces are one-of-a-kind--no one really talks about how much of a challenge it is to do focused vintage clothing shopping.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/20/shopping-vintage-for-trends-do-you-know-how.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/20/shopping-vintage-for-trends-do-you-know-how.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:59:44 +0000 2012-02-20T08:59:44Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/15/iconic-style-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/k/C/-/-/jonassis.jpg" alt="Jackie O." /><br class="spacer_" /></p> <div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Vintage style is not only about quirky dresses, and colorful outfits. It's also about the classics. Most of our icons from days gone by are known as much for their fidelity to simplicity, as they are to their unique attributes. Grace Kelly, Katherine Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, and Jane Birkin, just to name a few; all with unique styles ranging from feminine elegance to sex-on-wheels to bohemian chic, each more classic than the next.<br /></div>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/15/iconic-style-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/15/iconic-style-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:46:05 +0000 2012-02-15T19:46:05Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/06/are-you-tumbling-for-vintage.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/_/C/-/-/tumblr_l4a70q91CZ1qznyaso1_400.jpg" alt="Penelope Tree" /></p> <p>Am I the only one who can spend <em>hours</em> trolling style blogs for ideas? Every girl with a camera and an ounce of taste &#160;is broadcasting her personal style on the Internet. I am especially amazed by those women posting every single day! Of course, there are certain sites that make this easy.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/06/are-you-tumbling-for-vintage.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/06/are-you-tumbling-for-vintage.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:26:07 +0000 2012-02-06T00:26:07Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/01/maxi-dresses-for-winter.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/0/B/-/-/photo-16.JPG" alt="Daisy Lowe" /></p> <p>As the winter progresses, I'll be adjusting and expanding on the list of Winter Must-Haves; those of-the-moment pieces that'll have you both warm and stylish at the same time. The maxi dress is in the spotlight this week. More specifically, the vintage maxi dress.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/01/maxi-dresses-for-winter.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/02/01/maxi-dresses-for-winter.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:57:35 +0000 2012-02-01T09:57:35Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/29/most-vintage-personality-vanessa-paradis.htm <p><br class="spacer_" /></p> <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/L/C/-/-/photo-75.JPG" alt="Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp." /></p> <p>French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis came to national prominence (national, in France) at the age of 14, with the hit song, "Joe Le Taxi". More than 20 years on, Paradis remains the same pouty, coquettish, downright mysterious beauty she was back then. On the other hand, so much has changed.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/29/most-vintage-personality-vanessa-paradis.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/29/most-vintage-personality-vanessa-paradis.htm Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:00:38 +0000 2012-01-29T23:00:38Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/23/vintage-faux-or-no.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/F/C/-/-/spl253260_002.jpg" alt="Katy Perry." /></p> <p>With the exception of diamonds, nothing says luxury quite like fur. And just like diamonds, no symbol of riches is quite as controversial either. The fur industry strips animals of their right to live in much the same way that the horrors of the diamond mining industry have destroyed the lives of families all over Africa.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/23/vintage-faux-or-no.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/23/vintage-faux-or-no.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:51:55 +0000 2012-01-23T16:51:55Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/20/viva-the-bell-bottom.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/4/C/-/-/ay16541474katie_holmes_seen_4-409x590.jpg" alt="Beckham" /><br class="spacer_" /></p> <p>Bell bottoms, or, flare leg jeans and pants, are back!</p> <p>Since flares re-entered the style spotlight during the Spring/Summer 2011 fashion season, there've been no end of writers and bloggers who've cringed, complained, and predicted it's demise. "Ugh," they'd write. "They're baaack?". "It won't last". Instead, here we are in Winter 2012, and flares are still with us.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/20/viva-the-bell-bottom.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/20/viva-the-bell-bottom.htm Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:47:09 +0000 2012-01-20T01:47:09Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/16/what-kind-of-vintage-lover-are-you.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/t/B/-/-/chloe-sevigny-c.jpg" alt="Chloe Sevigny" /></p> <p>Vintage-lovers are a diverse bunch. Their motivations for shopping vintage run the gamut. Some come to retro for the price. Others are seasoned vintage style enthusiasts and can only the only places that fit their personal style in vintage shops. Vintage clothing is trendy these days, and yet others shop vintage, oddly, just to be connected to the what's happening now.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/16/what-kind-of-vintage-lover-are-you.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/16/what-kind-of-vintage-lover-are-you.htm Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:40:22 +0000 2012-01-16T15:40:22Z http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/11/ethnic-accents-wear-the-world-on-your-back.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/vintageclothing/1/H/8/B/-/-/photo-25.JPG" alt="Missoni Ethnic Print on the 2012 runway." /></p> <p>"Tribal", African, "Native", Asian, or more vaguely, "ethnic", no bohemian chic wardrobe is complete without these culturally culled prints. The ethnic print inspires the modern hippie every year, all year. However, they were hot on the 2012 runways recently. Case in point? The above look from Fall 2012 Missoni show, where even the socks are in print, and the disparate prints are mixed in the most visually appealing way.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/11/ethnic-accents-wear-the-world-on-your-back.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://vintageclothing.about.com/b/2012/01/11/ethnic-accents-wear-the-world-on-your-back.htm Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:56:10 +0000 2012-01-11T00:56:10Z