Colonials, Victorians, Edwardians and Flappers, Oh My

 



I haven't written up a 'New at Past Past Vintage' post in weeks. But it was worth waiting for. We are offering a 1770s Silk Open Robe, and separately a 1770s skirt, both shown here, a large size 1900 Black Silk Tea Gown in the Grand Style, a stunning 1904 Wedding Dress and another larger size 1910s White Linen Walking Suit with fine cutwork and embroidery.



 



 

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Antique and Rare, Very Rare Indeed

In the vintage fashion business, there are few topics that can get a discussion hopping as quickly as :  Just how old  does a garment have to be to qualify as vintage? And when is the dividing line between vintage and antique? I always went with 25 years old to be vintage, and 100 years old to be antique. But that means 1986 is vintage now, and I am having trouble processing that. I want to draw

The Debut: Our 18th Century Fashion Selections

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We are so pleased to announce the debut of the just opened Past Perfect Vintage The 18th Century. It has taken quite some time to assemble enough of these truly antique and now very rare textiles to offer a selection to our clients. We start with a lovely hand quilted cotton petticoat, 2 men's embroidered waistcoats of the 1780s, and a fabulous cut velvet and satin double breasted waist coat of

White on Vintage White

There is something so crisp and clean about vintage whites. And not just the Victorian cotton lingerie dresses and undergarments, lovely as they are when they are laundered and pressed. There's a wonderful warm tone to vintage white leather and white textiles that new white fabrics and leather don't have. They are stark. Clinical. Vintage is Soft. It Glows.It isn't easy to find vintage whites

I Require Flowers

Yesterday was just warm enough to feel spring will get here. Today is a cold,grey drizzley day. Although there are daffodils and croci out and they help, it is not enough. I require flowers and green leaves right now. I can't garden yet - too muddy. I have 50 perennials in the vegetable garden that need to move to a new bed, plus irises and daylilies that are waiting to move. And I have a garden