Blog — vintage

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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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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⭐ The Designer Drop – Vintage & Pre-loved Designer Just In

• balenciaga • celine • chris levin • clothes • clothing • designer • escada • Find of the Week • General • gucci • jacques vert • laura ashley • max mara • new arrivals • nina ricci • otto kern • rachel roy • rosenwerth • vintage

Vintage & pre-loved Gucci, Balenciaga, Nina Ricci, Otto Kern, Rosenwerth, Chris Levin, Escada and Max Mara, just to name a few of the labels just released! Plus plenty of quality vintage dresses, tops and bottoms. Click on the images below to see the listings with full details and availability. Only one of each item available, […]

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When in doubt, add sparkle ⭐ Vintage jewels just in!

• accessories • bangles • bidorbuy • bracelets • brass • brooches • cape town • costume • earrings • Find of the Week • General • jewellery • jewelry • necklaces • rings • silver • south africa • stratton • vintage • western cape

HUGE quality vintage and contemporary jewellery range just dropped! Loads more not shown below, click here for the full collection, or click on any image below for details.                                             

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