SIMPLE TRICKS FOR DATING & DETERMINING THE AGE OF VINTAGE CLOTHING

A Buyer and Seller's Guide To Vintage

In the world of vintage fashion, looks can be deceiving. It is very easy to clash decades together. What appears to be from the forties could really be from the sixties, and what appears to be from the sixties could just as easily be a modern retro style. More and more, we see beloved fashions from the past reintroduced on today's runways. So now, while there is no degree for dating vintage clothing, you can learn a few tricks of the trade and with enough experience become an expert. For me, I've read several books and price guides and spent hours and hours (literally) on the internet doing research. Whether you're buying or selling vintage, you can use this guide to help determine the age of a garment. While most of these are the exception, not the rule, it can at least help you narrow an item down to a decade.

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