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Exclusive Vintage Clothing Arrivals + CT Market Date Change

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We’re ecstatic to unveil one of our favourite collections ever with you – sumptuous silk dresses and blouses, designer labels, classic styles… Some highlights include an Escada blazer, two silk Atelier Beatrice Murten silk dresses (dress 1 & dress 2), L.K. Bennett London shift and an embroidered wool cardigan. Click on the images for details […]

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Leather bags, belts, jewellery & more from Lehza Vintage

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Here’s your mid-week pick-me-up: accessories and jewellery just uploaded. Click on the pics for more details or to place an order. If you’re in Cape Town, join us on 26 October for a Halloween market – see more details at the bottom of this post!                               […]

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Vintage Clothing Arrivals for Spring + Cape Town Market

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Take a peek at our latest arrivals for Spring, in a wide variety of sizes, styles and colours. Click on the images below to purchase. Feel free to share this email with someone you know who loves vintage!                                     Vintage Halloween Market – Cape […]

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New York Showgirls On and Off Stage in 1958

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I’m fascinated by these 1958 photographs of New York showgirls backstage and on stage. Showgirls could dazzle an audience in their glittery minimal costumes and seem almost super-human with their perfectly coiffed hair and tiny waists. Yet after catching a glimpse behind the scenes we realise they’re quite human like us, and just doing their job, albeit in […]

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Style Trends From The 1940s

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Simpler utilitarian designs with strong silhouettes and minimal embellishments were a product of WWII, however this didn’t mean that the everyday dresser couldn’t inject some style and personality into her wardrobe. The starlets of the Golden Age of Hollywood were donning ultra-glamorous, form fitting gowns to show off their feminine curves. Enjoy these images showcasing […]

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