Shopping for Vintage: The Definitive Guide to Vintage Fashion
Product Description
This definitive guide to vintage clothing and accessories covers every major fashion epoch and designer from the 1880s to today–from Charles Worth to Vivienne Westwood. With snapshots of the key designers to the pivotal pieces that defined each decade, fashion expert Funmi Odulate takes you through the history of each era.
Included is an extensive country-by-country directory of vintage shops, fairs, and flea markets, with profiles of the major dealers and outstanding shops, from L.A. to Shanghai.
Packed with insider tips about what to look for when buying vintage, how to recognize something of value and most importantly, where to find it, this is a stunning and sophisticated reference for all lovers of vintage fashion.
Included is an extensive country-by-country directory of vintage shops, fairs, and flea markets, with profiles of the major dealers and outstanding shops, from L.A. to Shanghai.
Packed with insider tips about what to look for when buying vintage, how to recognize something of value and most importantly, where to find it, this is a stunning and sophisticated reference for all lovers of vintage fashion.
Shopping for Vintage: The Definitive Guide to Vintage Fashion
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emilio p.
September 28, 2010 at 2:05 am
This book had been highly recommended in various magazines, by, I am assuming friends of the author.
There is not a single picture in this book, only illustrations of pieces.
The shop-finder section is approximately half of the entire book, and is inaccurate.
The section for my state had 5 shops listed. Of them, 3 were closed for 5 years or more, and one of the remaining two had the wrong address.
Did no one fact-check this book at all???
Don’t waste your money on this book.
Rating: 1 / 5
Lady Maxwell
September 28, 2010 at 4:49 am
First, I’m not a vintage collector, nor am I a fashion history buff. I am just a regular woman who recently developed a fascination with vintage fashion and is attempting to learn more. Lately I’ve been trying to shop for some nice, quality vintage clothing.
I wanted a book that gave me an overview of the vintage fashion world without too much details which might confuse a novice like me. This book is perfect for that. The author breaks down the different periods of fashion and introduces some key elements and styles of each period along with the designers. The best part were the colored pictures of the fashion from each era. The presentation of this book is similar to The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia (which I love,) with the pictures next to descriptions.
I would recommend this book to a novice to vintage fashion and I would also recommend buying it with The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers, Second Edition (World of Art) by Georgina O’Hara Callan. Happy vintage fashion hunting!
Rating: 4 / 5
Maaike
September 28, 2010 at 6:24 am
A nice small book. Easy too read, and with brief style information on every period and import designer. Didn’t fully read it yet.
Rating: 5 / 5