Thank you all for Your Comments for Haiti!

What comments, you say? Well the ones people made at the Vintage Traveler. It's all explained here:http://fuzzylizzie.bravejournal.com/entry/50709You see, Lizzie of the Vintage Traveler and I made a deal. She offered to donate $1 per comment on her blog to the Salvation Army for Relief for Haiti. A neat way to help that didn't cost the reader a cent. I thought this was the coolest idea and I

Haitian Relief, And This Time, Vintage IS involved!

Our friend Lizzie at The Vintage Traveler has featured two lovely Vintage clothing related auctions that are being held to benefit Haitian Relief efforts. She is also making a donation of $1 per every comment she receives on her blog to the Salvation Army.Want to help? You don't even have to send money. All you have to do is comment at The Vintage Traveler. Or, bid on Maggie's great purse or

The Real World is Calling & It Needs Us

This week we at Past Perfect Vintage made a direct donation to the American Red Cross to assist disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Please, if at all possible, consider a donation. Times are difficult, and we in the vintage clothing field have been as hard hit as any. But even a donation of $10 buys water and food. Please click this link for more information.

Vintage Clothing's Dirty Secret: Label Switching

Back in our June 2009 Buyer Beware Series , we covered this ugly little secret in vinatge clothing. It's called label switching. A seller takes a desired, valuable label from a damaged, unattractive, or even brand new garement or accessory and sticks it in an older dress to increase the value. It happens everywhere: thrifts, flea markets, shops, antique shows and Ebay.And it's also called Fraud

Not All Fashion in the 1970s was Grim

It is easy to remember and dismiss the 1970s as pretty awful and excessive, fashionwise. Just a quick flip through the Sears catalogue can inspire readera to grab those pitchforks and head down to the polyester plant. Although I am not sure the words plant and polyster shoud ever be used inthe same sentence. And yes, the loud, large scale plaids were everpresent as well as a sad range of rust,

Deep in the Forest

Deep Forest Green - always a calming, pleasing color and so stunning on blondes and red heads. They really do have all the luck. Combine a great color with a 1940s hat, and it's all good. This envelope hat in deep green plush and grosgrain ribbon has the added attraction of a green leather horse pin. Just the right whimsical touch to balance the serious tailored style.available now at Past

My, My How the Corset Has Changed

A good corset is a treat to find. Ladies didn't need but a few. Washable garments were worn under and over the expensive corset to save it from wear, tear and washing. And since they were adjustable to size by lacing, a lady could use the same corset for years. She would need to purchase a new one for a major weight loss or gain, or when the fashionable silhouette made a major change. So there

A Bustle Fiesta, Part Tres

Last fall, we were lucky enough to acquire a grand lot of 1880s Victorian bustle dresses. As you readers know, this is a weakness of ours.What makes this lot so grand is that they are all from the estate of one woman and saved by her granddaughter who passed away recently at at advanced age. We just don't see these collections come out of local estates much anymore. They are a rarity now.These

Patterns of Fashion (Psychedelic Edition)

There's nothing like a cold, cold, winter's day to make me yearn for color and pattern. I came late to appreciating the wild patterns of the 60s and 70s. I lived them, I wore them, I suffered through the hideous polyester versions. I copied Peter Max posters with my colored pencils.There was nothing classic or timeless about this type of pattern, so we frugal buyers tended to avoid them back in