May 5, 2016
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I bought this great looking fifties skirt last week. The label reads Martha Sleeper, Made in Puerto Rico and it made me curious. I used the on-line label database at the Vintage Fashion Guild website to do some sleuthing. Turns out Martha … Continue reading
December 30, 2015
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Well, mostly everything found it’s way into a box, the boxes got loaded on the truck and hauled into the new shop. Of course, with every move there always seems to be that dreaded last 10% of stuff that gets … Continue reading
December 11, 2015
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Exciting news: Winters Past is moving to Micanopy! We’ll be in our current location through Christmas, then we’re packing up the rhinestones and heading north on 441 to our new location in the former O. Brisky’s bookstore. It’s 116 NE … Continue reading
August 14, 2015
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Some people wear a dash of vintage in a very modern way. Some wear all vintage in a head to toe retro style. Meet Miss La Muse. She wears all vintage, all the time. She sets her hair on curlers. … Continue reading
May 7, 2015
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Here is a question I am asked quite often: How can you tell what your “vintage size” is? OK, deep breath, here goes: The size of a vintage garment pre-1980s is roughly 6 dress sizes larger than the same dress in … Continue reading
May 6, 2015
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Rock bands of the seventies sure wrote a lot of songs about time. The bard Steve Miller comments: Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Pink Floyd depressingly ruminates: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day … Continue reading
May 4, 2015
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As I’m thinking about vintage clothing, it’s interesting to picture the hairstyles that were worn with them in each decade. Here are some of the iconic hairstyles of the 20th century that have names, listed in roughly chronological order: The Bob: Finger Waves: … Continue reading
May 1, 2015
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I really like the photos I’m seeing of vintage items looking very current, like these: This image from the website Kendi Everyday shows a vintage shirtdress (probably shortened), worn belted:
April 30, 2015
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Does the phrase “vintage prom dress” make you think of Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink? Or maybe these cute Tavi Gevenson/ Rookie girls: Good images, these, but here’s another option: wearing vintage in a very modern way. I like the look … Continue reading
April 29, 2015
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Yesterday I got a small package in the mail at the shop. It was postmarked Ocala, just 15 minutes away. Inside were these beautiful unworn vintage silk stockings. Lovely.