My Vintage Autumn/Winter 2011/12 Trends Part 1

Vintage Clothing Trend Report Autumn/Winter 2011/12

PART 1

Here we have part 1 of the hottest trends for the upcoming Autumn/Winter season...

We've had lots of fun scouring the AW catwalks and trend projections this month, and this next season is busrting with gorgeous ideas that are really fun to create. As always, we take a look at our favourite trends and give you some hints on how to create these looks the vintage clothing way...

Clash Prints

One of our favourites, this trend is set to run and run, opening a whole new chapter for the way we dress. Love that polka dot vintage top but want to wear your leopard print leggings? Got a gorgeous snakeskin vintage dress but fancy slipping on your new rose print heels? Well with Print Clash, there are no rules! The brighter and bolder the better, mixing florals, spots, animal prints, stripes and more! What combination will you come up with?

Forties Glam

One trend we're relishing this winter is the glorious forties. This super luxe look is all about drape, cut and showing off those curves. Classic 1940s vintage dresses are fitted at the top, often with buttons, and with gorgeous flattering mid length skirts, and bias cut evening gowns are even more glamorous. Also think accessories, feathers or flowers in the hair, fur capes and stoles, headscarves and gorgeous vintage shoes. Make every day a tea dance day this season!

Jewel Tones

This adds a gorgeous twist to the usual Christmas party frock, as well as adding some welcomed glamout to daytime dressing. Think jewel-toned colours like amber, emerald, ruby red, amethyst, sapphire and teal. For the office, team jewel tone vintage silk blouses with neat black pencil skirts. For date night go for jeans and a cute vintage jacket with some gorgeous jewel bright shoes. And of course you simply have to seek out a sexy jewwl tone vintage dress for the Christmas party – whether it's a 70s chiffon maxi, a 60s micro mini, 80s clingy cocktail or a 50s wiggle dress.

So there you have it - Keep a look out for part 2 were we bring you three more fabulous trends for Autumn/Winter 2011/2012.

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Vintage Clothing Spotlight - Item of the Week!

Hello and welcome to My Vintage and our weekly feature...

Vintage Clothing Spotlight - Item of the Week!

Each week from our many new arrivals we will pick out featured items that you simply must have! From vintage dresses and vintage jumpsuits to designer vintage clothes and vintage suits and blazers and anything else in-between.

Our featured item of this week (pictured below) is this fabulous Vintage 1980s Escada Navy and Cream Nautical Jumpsuit Size 10/12

Fantastic nautical style jumpsuit from the brilliant and collectable Escada. Deep French navy with cream collar trim and double breasted front with gold nautical anchor buttons. Fitted waist with belt loops and two side pockets. Padded shoulders. Slight marks in 2 places but very hard to spot. Non stretch silk feel fabric.

Model is a size 10 - item worn unpinned.

Bust - 36" Waist - 30" Length - 56" (UK Size 10/12)

Very good vintage condition

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Remember all our vintage clothing, vintage accessories and vintage jewellery are one offs, so once they are gone, they are gone forever...so dont delay and miss out!!!

Keep checking our blog and website for more fabulous and unique vintage finds from around the world!

Lots more vintage dresses, designer vintage clothing, vintage playsuits, vintage jumpsuits and vintage accessories being added every day...So keep checking the site for those vintage gems!

Coming Soon

Re-worked vintage clothing from My Vintage including reworked vintage shorts, reworked vintage mini skirts and reworked vintage tops all in limited availability.

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Vintage Homewares now available at My Vintage!

Vintage Homewares @ My Vintage

A great new range of vintage homewares has been added to My Vintage over the past couple of days...From vintage teapots to vintage tea sets and vintage vanity sets to vintage trinket boxes and many more vintage wares besides!!!

Our vintage homewares range will be expanding over the coming months...all hand-picked by our own fair hands!!! So dont miss out - once its gone its gone forever!

Lots more fabulous and unique vintage clothing, vintage accessories and vintage homewares being added everyday...so dont miss out!

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Vintage Clothing – Our Top 5 Celebrity Vintage Idols!

Vintage Clothing – Our Top 5 Celebrity Vintage Idols!

We've compiled this top five selection of some of the most renowned vintage clothing lovers in the public eye. Love them or loathe them, they are all united in their love of gorgeous and original vintage clothing and that can never be a bad thing...

1. Alexa Chung is probably one of the most renowned vintage clothing wearing celebrities, with her tall, slender boyish frame she is perfect for the high fashion indie look. She has that rare ability to look a million dollars even in the most basic items of vintage clothing. She is often pictured wearing an old eighties vintage cardigan and a pair of scuffed leather vintage brogues or with a mid length pleated vintage skirt and a ruffled lace vintage blouse. She is also the queen of vintage accessories, whether it be vintage scarves, vintage handbags, vintage belts, vintage jewellery or vintage hats. With tousled bed hair and a slick of black eye-liner, she epitomises old school indie quirkiness.
   
   
   
   

2. Florence Welch is a bohemian dream, and was clearly born to wear vintage clothing. One look at her and you just want to drift around in fields all day in vintage dresses, surrounded by flowers and trees. She wears vintage clothing in two very different ways. Her first look tends to be very Boy George – with baggy graphic vintage tees and silk blouses tucked into little vintage shorts and trousers with an eclectic selection of vintage hats. Her second look is most definitely her most famous, the ethereal and angelic chiffon vintage dresses give her a Kate Bush vibe in a totally hippy chic way. Combined with her bright red hair and soul shuddering vocals, Florence is a real icon of recent years with an amazing collection of vintage clothing!

3. Another dedicated follower of vintage clothing is the gorgeous Chloe Sevigny, who radiates her love of clothing, style and vintage fashion. Chloe is quirky and kooky but always looks totally impeccable, whether she's wearing a little lace 1960's vintage shift dress or a bright chiffon 1970s vintage jumpsuit. She is also great at mixing a variety of vintage accessories and vintage jewellery and can look super sexy in shorts, socks and sandals – not an easy feat! She is also super-frugal, explaining in various interviews that she prefers to buy lots of vintage clothing rather than spending money on one designer piece. She also says that she her thriftiness is owed to her childhood, when she learnt the art of buying vintage clothing on the cheap!
   
   
   
   

4. For real kitsch statement styling, Paloma Faith is the one to watch. With her rockabilly style, she is the picture of old school Hollywood glamour and classic vintage clothing. Paloma is not afraid of colour, and also likes to mix bold vintage prints like animal skins and tropical florals. She also has a fascination with vintage hats and fascinators, and is rarely seen without headwear. Her vintage clothing tends to be tight fitting and fifties themed, with halternecks, wiggle skirts and cinched waists. She teams her vintage clothing with victory rolls and ruby lips for classic pin up chic!
   
   
   
   

5. Arguably, the queen of vintage clothing is the remarkable and awe inspiring Dita von Tease. She lives and breaths old school glamour and her burlesque performances have been rated some of the best in the world... There is no denying that the woman has the ridiculously small waist that years of (potentially dangerous) corsetry has created, so she clearly fits the silhouette perfectly for 1940s and 1940s vintage clothing. Rarely seen in anything loose or baggy, Dita wears the tailored and fitted vintage clothing that her figure deserves. Whether it be a polka dot vintage tea dress or a houndstooth vintage Dior suit, one thing she always does is appear perfect from head to toe, with not a hair out of place. She has the fairytale look akin to Snow White, with ghostly white skin, deep black hair and ruby red lips – with or without a giant Martini glass, she looks amazing! Ms Von Tease we salute you!

So there we have it, our homage to the vintage lovers of the celebrity world. If we've missed any of your favourites then don't forget to leave a comment with your own mini-guide to your favourite's vintage style!

Vintage Clothing Spotlight - Item of the Week!

Vintage Clothing Spotlight - Item of the Week!

Hello and welcome to My Vintage and our weekly feature...Vintage Clothing Spotlight - Item of the Week!

Each week from our many new arrivals we will pick out featured items that you simply must have! From vintage dresses and vintage Accessories to designer vintage clothes and vintage playsuits and jumpsuits and anything else in-between.

Our featured item of this week (pictured below) is this fabulous

Designer Vintage 1970s Frank U

sher Monochrome Cocktail/Prom Dress

Wow! For head turning and jaw dropping vintage - this is the piece for you! Fantastic dress for any prom, party or red carpet event. Fitted strapless boned bodice in black and white with rose corsage and bow. Fixed nipped in waist and then huge floor length triple skirt. Outer white bustle is finished at the back with another rose corsage and bow. Just add skyscraper heels and a red lips! Non stretch, very small at the top so better for smaller chested girls. Back zip fastening.

Bust - 32" Waist - 28" Length - 56" (UK Size 8)

Model is a size 10 - dress worn unpinned.

Excellent vintage condition

Remember all our vintage clothing, vintage accessories and vintage jewellery are one offs, so once they are gone, they are gone forever...so dont delay and miss out!!!

Keep checking our blog and website for more fabulous and unique vintage finds from around the world!

Lots more vintage dresses, designer vintage clothing, vintage playsuits, vintage jumpsuits and vintage accessories being added every day...So keep checking the site for those vintage gems!

Coming Soon

Re-worked vintage clothing from My Vintage including reworked vintage shorts, reworked vintage mini skirts and reworked vintage tops all in limited availability.

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