Symbolic of vintage dresses

Of course dresses are the symbol of femininity, but did you know you can express much more than that with your vintage dress? If you take a look at the various models vintage and retro dresses of the past century, you will understand what I mean. Sometimes dresses were long and sound, sometimes they were extremely short and ultra-exposed. In times of crisis, for example just before and during both world wars, dresses suddenly changed from sound to exposed. Not because women wanted to look much challenging, but because fabric was rationed and, thus, scarce. Clothing industry was only interested in the millions of soldiers that had to go to the front.
READ MORE

Cardigan for vintage lovers

A cardigan is a must-have for each vintage lover. The word cardigan reminds of an overanxious mother being afraid she or her kids would catch a cold and therefore regularly asked “wouldn’t it be better to wear a cardigan?”.

In those days your wardrobe wasn’t that extended yet and winter coats were misleading thin. In the sixties we didn’t have downy coats. For this reason we had to wear multiple layers to enjoy some warmth. A shirt (which you wore the entire week), underpants which were of course exchanged regularly and a warm woollen over it (terribly itchy).
READ MORE