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Fashionable gowns of the Edwardian era

• 1910s • antique • dresses • edwardian • fashion • General • photography • victorian • vintage

Edwardian fashion was similarly romantic in style to Victorian fashion. However, the 1910s saw a simplification of fussy Victorian silhouettes, with an emphasis on embellishment and innovation in design, as can be seen in these ultra-glam gowns. Waists were less waspy, hemlines were sometimes shorter and the relatively simplified shapes of gowns allowed the imaginative […]

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What the “ideal” woman’s body looked like in the 30’s

• beauty • beauty standards • bodies • fashion • feminism • General • health • history • life magazine • photography • vintage

Today women are bombarded with countless messages and images of how they are “supposed” to look in order to be considered attractive, and this was no different in the 1930s. As sports for women became more popular in recent years, the “boyish” athletic look was considered most desirable. This was until the late 1930s when […]

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Vintage Leather Bags, Designer Accessories & Jewellery Just In

• accessories • bags • belts • briefcase • earrings • Find of the Week • General • handbags • jekyll & hide • jewellery • jewelry • leather • necklaces • new arrivals • ostrich skin • pendants • purses • shoes • snake skin

Just in: huge upload of vintage & designer leather bags (including ostrich skin, snake skin, Flagship contemporary designer bag, buffalo skin briefcase and original leather school bag), belts, shoes and jewellery. Click on the images below for details!                                                         

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Take a peek at our latest Vintage & Designer Clothing arrivals

• aquascutum • armani • blouses • clothes • clothing • country road • dresses • esigner • Find of the Week • General • max mara • new arrivals • pants • shirts • skirts • tops • vintaged

This week’s collection includes a carefully hand-picked mix of vintage and contemporary, custom tailored and designer labels. Click on the images below for full details and to place an order. Or click here to view all our items currently available.                                   

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Latest Vintage & Designer Clothes just in!

• africa • ann taylor • bidorbuy • cape town • chinese • clothes • clothing • dress • dresses • durban • Find of the Week • General • johannesburg • louis feraud • new arrivals • rosenwerth • skirts • south africa • tops • valentino • vintage • vintage clothing


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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