Frank Usher Designer Vintage Clothing Profile

In 1944 Frank Usher was started up during wartime austerity and rationing. It was at a time that all manufacturers needed textile trading coupons to operate. So armed with both coupons and a ready made name of Frank Usher the company was formed.

A first collection of tailor made dresses was produced and sold to a London department store. Success followed quickly as women loved the idea of buying a couture look at realistic prices - especially since Christian Dior had introduced his new look.

Frank Usher opened their first west end showrooms in the mid fifties and started to create a solid UK and international business. The press too got the Frank Usher bug, and Vogue featured many dresses modelled by such luminaries of the day such as actress Kay Kendall and top model Barbara Goalen.

During the sixties and seventies when swinging London was at its peak, the label was going from success to success. There is a film, made in the late sixties, called Blazes Away it usually comes round on the BBC at Christmas time and stars dame Maggie Smith. It is set in a couture boutique and Frank Usher designed the wardrobe for the entire film - its always wonderful to see the beautiful styles of that era.

Vintage Frank Usher is always being featured in the press, and a recent article on Liberty's vintage department cited Frank Usher as being one of the most coveted collector's labels.

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Vintage Clothing Spotlight - Vintage Item of the Week

Hello and welcome to My Vintage and our weekly(ish) 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 Designer Vintage 1980s Ralph Lauren Golden Leopard Print Shirt Dress Size 12/14/16/18

This funky and bold leopard print frock is not for the feint hearted! Please note - this dress measures to fit upto a UK size 18 depending on fit, but it can be worn by smaller sizes. The model shown in a UK 10/12 and with the belt the dress looks great. Full button front with high collared neck. Little chest pocket with Ralph Lauren embroidery. Red edging here and there gives a kitsch contrast and gives scope to add some killer red heels! High quality cotton with a slight suede feel. Non stretch.

Model is size 10 - dress unpinned. Accessories not included.

Bust - 40" Waist - upto 38" Length - 45" (to fit UK Size 10/12/14/16/18)

Excellent vintage condition

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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!

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Local Business Accelerator Finalists!

Back in October, we heard about the brilliant Local Business Accelerator initiative, spearheaded by the brilliant Deborah Meaden, here she is to tell you more about it...

Local newspapers are joining forces to find the nation’s most promising young businesses and help them accelerate their success with top professional advice from local business mentors and a substantial allocation of free advertising space in their local paper.

So we decided to give and a go and apply..... little did we know that we'd get through to the final 5 businesses in the local area! As you can imagine we are thrilled and super proud to have got this far, and are really excited for the next stage of the journey...

 Next month all five businesses have been invited to sell ourselves to a panel including Mike Damms, chief executive of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Aileen Evans, executive director of Hyndburn Enterprise Trust and the Lancashire Telegraph’s head of advertising Andy Phelan. 

Once we have done our presentation and Q&A session, the rest is up to the judges! Two of the five will be selected as regional winners and one of those 2 will go through to the national stage too!

So wish us luck, we would love to go as far as we can! We will of course update you with how we get on, and if any of you can provide testimonials or statements to help with our presentation then please let us know by dropping us an email.

Thanks for your continued custom and support!

PS - here is the local report about the finalists... http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9423114.East_Lancashire_businesses_named_for_the_Local_Business_Accelerators_scheme/

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Giorgio Armani Designer Vintage Clothing Profile

Giorgio Armani is the worlds richest fashion brand with sales in excess of $3 billion. Born July 11, 1934, in Piacenza, Northern Italy, Armani has become one of the worlds most recognisable brands. He attended medical school for 2 years before joining the prestigious Italian department store, La Rinascente, as a window dresser.

From the early 1960s until 1970 he joined Nina Cerruti as a designer, Armani then became freelance with his business partner Sergio Galeotti he then started his menswear label in 1974. He gradually adapted his designs for women and introduced his first ladies wear line in 1975.

In the 1980s, the Armani "power suit" for men and women came to symbolise an era of international economic boom.  In 1982, Armani became the first fashion designer to appear on the cover of Time magazine since Christian Dior in the 1940s. He was one of the first designers to approach celebrities to wear his designs, these included Jackie O, Sofia Lauren, Mick Jagger, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster.

 His range now encompasses everything from a number of separate Armani fashion labels, home-wares, eyewear and cosmetics. Armani has also designed for the theatre, for numerous sports teams and stars and also the Armani Lounge at Chelsea football club.

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