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Vintage Fashion show Footage

November 30th 2007 00:12

Vintage Fashion show Footage

The early 1900's

There is something magical and indeed timeless about vintage fashion and watching this collection of clips made me realize that certain clothes remain chic, regardless of dictated styles.

Welcome to the 1960's

First up we have some catwalk newsreel footage from Italy in 1961. Showing off the latest in foreign styles from Asia and abroad, this exhibition of stylish designs has since made its way into western concepts.
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Here we have a Vintage Christian Dior show from 1967 featuring the elite fashion house’s latest catalogue being modelled. The pieces are inspired by African cultural dress and again much of what we see here has been expanded on since and adopted by the globe.

Exceptionally rare this video is from 1917 and though it has an intrusive commentating track the visuals are nostalgic gold. This is a window into another time and place, the foundations for how we adorn ourselves in the millennium.

This next montage is sketches of French fashion trends in 1803. The lines and contours snugly hugging the body while offering complete discretion.

Glimpsing the evolution of chic itself is always exciting and I find myself more and more fascinated with the way clothes reflect an era and a cultural attitude.

Thanks you to Victoriana magazine for assembling these clips and please visit their site for more of the same.

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Posted By: Tyronne - Category: Clothes, Dresses, History, Photos

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Part 1 - Exclusive Interview with Iconic Designer Gloria Smythe (Mrtimer Dunn)

September 18th 2007 16:24

Gloria Smythe – an Iconic Australian Designer, Author, Illustrator and Design Teacher.

Part 1 – Trade Patternmaker to the Royal Family

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Posted By: Leesa - Category: Celebrities, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, History, Shows, Trends, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent

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More than just a pretty dress

September 2nd 2007 09:07

There is a hidden pleasure in the vintage item. Obviously, they compel for the beautiful designs, that they are probably one of a kind, and are loaded with anecdotes dating to when your mother was your age. My favourite part about old clothes is the incredible fabrics and patterns, as well as the perfect stitchwork - the only time well cared for vintage items ever falter is due to the rotting thread. My grandmother's old clothes amaze me, but I spend most of my time ooing and aahing at the seams, the hems, the way a zip, button, hook eye, dart, pleat or other has been cococted and remains, pristine.

Cream on Crown (Surry Hills) - a treasure chest of well-made gems. Image from refinery29.com

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Posted By: the-mothball-cardigan - Category: Clothes, Dresses, History, Random

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A Portrait of Pedro and Penelope

August 26th 2007 01:42

"Smile for the camera!"

What do Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz and camera have in common? Is it their Spanish blood? Perhaps yes for both Pedro and Penelope. But there's something else that some of you probably don't know yet, and that is their ability to create great movies! I know I pretty much gave the clue away when I mentioned the camera bit, but apparently there are still many who aren't aware of their brilliant collaboration in movies.
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Posted By: yaviz - Category: Celebrities, Clothes, Dresses, History, Photos, Chanel, Donatella Versace

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Unraveling the weird!

July 23rd 2007 05:24

"What the hell was that designer thinking?"

"Who the hell would wear that?!"
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Posted By: yaviz - Category: Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, History, Models, Shows, Trends

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Sex and Zeitgeists - The life and times of Vivienne Westwood

June 8th 2007 00:07

From Viviennewestwood.com

After visiting the Victoria and Albert exhibition which travelled to the National Gallery in Canberra a few years ago, I’ve been obsessed with Vivienne Westwood. It’s not just that she’s sixty and has a beautiful thirty-year-old Italian lover, although that does impress me, and it’s not just that she’s been an inspiration for generations of fashionistas, mostly it’s because for Westwood, fashion is thought

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Accessories, Celebrities, Autumn, Winter, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Handbags, History, Photos, Shoes, Shows, Trends, Jean Paul Gaultier

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Black is invariably the new black

June 5th 2007 23:49

From photobucket.com

Although Coco Chanel was really the first to bring the black dress into the everyday wardrobe of the modern woman, its place was indeed cemented with Hepburn’s appearance in Givenchy during Breakfast at Tiffany (see Sisi's post) last year for more on that dress

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