Wearing Vintage

by Catherine Bardey

Book Overview

What are the most fashion-forward men and women wearing these days? Classic clothing from every decade. From flapper dresses to flare-legs, the hottest, hippest clothing and accessories come from flea markets, vintage shops and Grandma's attic.

WEARING VINTAGE is the ultimate guide to finding, fixing and looking fabulous in vintage. Filled with ideas, examples and information about both men's and women's clothing and accessories-and featuring color...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579122337
• ISBN13: 9781579122331
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

A Great Starter Book

I enjoyed reading "Wearing Vintage". I've been a fan of vintage clothing for a long time, but had never read up on it and didn't really have a sense of the history of the items. I'd just buy things that looked cool. Now I have a better idea of shat era things are from and how they would have been worn back then. I really enjoyed the tips on getting out spots and stains from vintage fabrics. These will definitely come in handy! I also liked how the book was organized by era and item and that it featured both men's and women's clothing and accesories. I'd have liked more photographs, but the ones that are in the book are fantastic. This is a great starter book on vintage clothing. Five Stars!

The vintage equivalent of the Chic Simple books

This book contains great photos of clothes, up close and in detail. The book is divided into clothes categories, rather than by era, but it gives some detail about 20th century fashion trends in each era for each clothing item. Although the author imparts bits of history, she does not do this as if the book were an introduction to fashion history. There is also some information and advice about wearing vintage pieces in general. The resource section is a nice bonus because it describes how to clean and care for items, as well as a glossary of terms, among other sections. I think an assumption behind this book is that readers are not so much looking to wear all pieces from the same era like a costume, but rather they are looking to find unique pieces to wear, according to their own sense of style. If you are searching to reproduce a specific era, I would seek another fashion book that was specifically written about that era. However, if you are interested in fashion in general and vintage in particular, this book is for you. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially someone who wants to find unique clothing and learn a little bit about 20th century clothes.

Great Vintage Book

Great overview of Vintage... one of the first books I've read on Vintage, although I've been a collector for a long time. This book is easy to read and has photos for reference... I would have liked some extra shopping references and online references to sites like:...