Vintage Clothing, 1920s,1940s,1950s Vintage Dresses, Shoes & Hats
Vintage clothing is all very fashionable at the moment. You either love it, and you wear your Vintage clothing confidently and with a smug pride… or you can’t stand the idea of it and consider Vintage clothing to be something old and musty, something more akin to your grandmother’s outdated floral lounge suite. You wouldn’t be seen dead in Vintage clothing and, more to the point; you wouldn’t know how to wear it even if you wanted to.
Whatever your thoughts, Vintage clothing seems to get under peoples skin; it can unleash emotions and stir up memories and times (be they good or bad) from our own past. Deciding to give Vintage clothing a go therefore, can make a bold statement but there are some tips you need to consider before you throw on all your lovely new old pieces at once. Firstly, don’t throw on all your lovely new old pieces at once!
Wearing Vintage clothing from head to toe will only look like you’re wearing some sort of Old Lady fancy dress costume. Instead, team your newly acquired 50s pencil skirt or wiggle dress with a pair of contemporary platform stilettos and a glitzy modern handbag. It’s a really funky look for evening wear… or even just to give your office outfit a lift. Just adding some trendy new accessories to your Vintage clothing can provide a fresh and inspiring look that will be the envy of all your friends. And don’t we love that!
Also, wear Vintage clothing that is of good quality. Wearing a tatty second-hand cardigan you find in an Op shop will never look as fabulous as one that you pay a little more for, has a delightfully detailed finish, and yet has withstood the test of time because it is made from superior quality materials. It will show when you wear it – I guarantee it!
Vintage clothing should be experimented with. There’s nothing to say you cant wear your pretty 40s style blouse with a pair of jeans and some Ugg boots. Well… maybe not Ugg boots, but you get my drift. Or wear a funky leather jacket with that sexy, little 50s floral print dress you love the look of. There are no rules – just play with it a bit and see how you can make your Vintage clothing work to look good on you. You’ll be surprised how many compliments you get!
Find the Vintage clothing period that suits you the best and perhaps stay with it. Don’t be tempted to jump from one Vintage era to the next or you could wind up looking like a mixed up rag doll, a relic that time forgot! Decide if Vintage clothing is really you or not, there’s no harm in trying it out and seeing how you feel wearing it. And let’s face it, how you feel is more important than how you look anyway.