It's Flappers A- Go - Go! Part One

We are on a 1920s Flapper streak! Just wait and see what comes to the blog in the next few days. Now I rarely use the Flapper word when writing about 20s fashion. The Flappers were a specific group with a certain fashions - they were young, they were on the edges of fashion with shirt skirts, short hair, cigarettes and drinking. Most women were not flappers- they were school girls, mothers,

Vintage Inspirations Spring 2010 is out!

Vintage Inspirations out at the Vintage Fashion Guild . We are delighted to be included in all 4 installments! This biannual feature of the VFG highlights current fashion trends and how you can achieve a similar look with Vintage clothing. Plus, you recyle, reuse and spend less. And when you wear vintage, you end up both on trend and unique.For the full feature, and links to sellers of all

Beep Beep!

"Beep beep" the roadrunner said. "Beep beep" as he went by on his scooter. The red and black roadrunner rode a black scooter all the way home. He wasn't as fast or as agile as the other roadrunners, so he needed a scooter to get...........Okay, that's as far I can keep that going. Sorry, Not my style. Great pants, though. They were by Novis Denne, an Arizona maker of resort and summer clothes

Rain+ Sunday+ Spring = Vintage Florals

It's a Sunday. A Sunday that can't decide between sunshine and rain. Typical March. Typical Ohio Vally March But the daffodils are still out, the tulips and lilac have buds, and a few trees are starting to have that wonderful green haze.So onto Spring. And it is time! They say florals are hot for spring. Well, Of Course. What else would be? Black wool tweed? We aren't crazy out here you know.

Designer Additions to Past Perfect Vintage

We have added several vintage designer/better label pieces to Past Perfect Vintage Clothing this March. I already featured the Bill Blass and Phillipe Tournaye sets and the Carolyn Schnurer dress here on the blog, so let's wrap it up today with a little sampler pack. First, a great and classic 1980s Pauline Trigere Navy Suit in imported wool from Henry Harris in Cincinnati. The seaming and

Carolyn Shnurer

I must admit that Carolyn Schnurer was a name that had not even wandered through my consciousness until, say, 5 years ago. This is what happpens when you focus pretty exclusively on pre-1945 vintage clothing. You miss out on a lot. And you find yourself trying to catch up with a lot of great work from the 50s and 60s that you always were a little shy of because it meant revisiting your own past.

Combs, Combs, Combs: Part 15

No, we haven't posted about hair 15 times, but we do have lot of Ladies Victorian and Edwardian Hair Combs here. It's a large collection, and we are taking our time bringing them forth. These four are recent additions to Past Perfect Vintage.Hair jewelry and decor morphs through innovative and yet repetitive phases. After all, there are only so many ways of attaching something to the head: combs,