Tweet Pin It Taking inspiration from vintage designs, Anne Barge creates modern and classy wedding gowns which reflect a by gone era. The Couture Spring 2011 collection consists of perfectly tailored gowns with exceptional attention to detail. Quality materials are a must, tulle, silk satin, alencon lace and organza are used to produce the glamourous [...]
Tweet Pin It The 1920′s Art Deco trend saw the flapper women escape Victorian values and throw themselves into a new era of glitz, glam and all that jazz. Tweet Pin It
Tweet Pin It After years blemished by financial depression and war, the 1950s were a breath of fresh air. Much like the 1920s, previous social values were overturned and people felt liberated by this new freedom. None more so than young people. For the first time, the transition from childhood to adulthood was acknowledged and [...]
Tweet Pin It 1939 was the year that World War Two began. Until 1945, almost every continent in the world was at war, and the effects carried on through the rest of the decade. Much like the 1930s, this was not a time of decadence but a time of survival- making the most from the [...]
Tweet Pin It Alisa Benay has always been passionate about historical fashion and especially loves the Victorian and Edwardian eras. She received her BA in Fashion Design from the Rogers and Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Kent State University in 1994. After graduating Alisa spent fourteen years working in custom bridal wear [...]
Tweet Pin It The Wall Street Crash of 1929 brought countries all over the world into a state of great depression. The wild parties of the previous era were out, and a “make do and mend” attitude was adopted. Instead of throwing huge parties, people had to look for cheaper alternatives to entertain themselves. The [...]
Tweet Pin It Vintage style is huge right now and looks great under the sun. Just think of all those cute pin up girl images you see: They lounge on the beach with a cocktail in their hand and a flower pinned up in their flowing curls. Gorgeous! It’s not difficult to channel this look [...]
Tweet Pin It Weddings in the 1920s were a world away from the previous stuffy and Edwardian weddings. It was a time of great prosperity in the UK and USA alike, where the parties never stopped and the alcohol ran, somewhat illegally, wild. Hemlines were rising, business was booming and jazz was playing. Life was [...]
Tweet Pin It The Edwardian era was a time of great excess and wealth. King Edward believed that high society belonged to the rich, rather than the aristocratic and therefore anybody who was seen to have money could be accepted into the exclusive circle of society. This caused families to spend, spend, spend, flaunting every [...]
Tweet Pin It The Victorian wedding was a grand affair. It was a chance to show the world how lavish and respectable your family was in society. In many ways they were very similar to today’s traditional weddings: The exchanging of rings, dramatic dresses and throwing a sophisticated party for friends and family. They were [...]
Tweet Pin It I am researching and writing about Vintage this week and came across this beautiful skirt/ dress / wrap. I have always been more than a little jealous of Bollywood stars who get to dress in sumptous silks, sparkling gold beading and be draped in jewellery from head to toe with us boring [...]
