Singer Meleni Smith in a vintage mesh headscarf from Amarcord Vintage Fashion. Shoot by Milena Rakocevic for BySuchandSuch. Styling by Ashlie Abtahie; hair by Jeanie Syfu.
Following their recent foray into the Market Publique, Stylesight favorite Amarcord Vintage Fashion's brick & mortar summer sale launched August 1st, with 50% off to be had on all merchandise in their Williamsburg location through August 22nd,
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Lunettes Selection, Torstrasse 172, Berlin 10115.
With two retail outposts in Berlin, an online e-shop, and a rental service available for costumers and stylists, Lunettes Selection is fast becoming a destination for vintage eyewear aficionados and enthusiasts and a reputable stockist of original and authentic current labels from Ralph Vaessen to Oliver Goldsmith. The impressive vintage selection features "new," never-been-worn old
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From Saint-Tropez to Tokyo, retro headwear and accessories channel the 40s-50s. Below, a peek at our favorite looks to emerge.
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Beloved NYC vintage retailer and archive Amarcord Vintage Fashion is a featured seller on newly-minted, Brooklyn-based vintage e-tailer Market Publique through Thursday, August 9th. The cheerful, summer-friendly array of apparel and accessories from the 50s to the 80s is sure to go quickly, so log on and have a peek at AVF's latest and greatest.
Below, a series of our favorite
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Premium L.A. vintage retailer Paper Bag Princess has teamed up with online auction site 1stDibs on a sale of rare pieces by celebrated 60s-era designer Rudi Gernreich. Paper Bag Princess founder and owner Elizabeth Mason purchased the 70-piece collection in its entirety in the mid-90s in Chicago, and the designer's signature way with knits, graphic colors and prints is
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A remarkable discovery was unearthed in Paris' 9th arrondissement recently when an apartment left untouched since WWII welcomed its first visitors in 70 years. The owner, one Madame de Florian, had fled the apartment at the onset of WWII for the south of France, never to return, though she faithfully paid rent for the 70-year interim. Mme de Florian's recent
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From 50s-inspired peplum top + pencil skirt sets to Mod looks, the matched set returned in full force at Paris haute couture fashion week.
Below, a handful of our favorite looks.
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After one season at La Cité de la Mode et du Design in Paris' 13ème, the Salon du Vintage returns to the Marais, taking place at the Espace d'Animation des Blancs Manteaux from Friday July 6th through Sunday July 8th. Be sure to stop by to peruse the usual selection of excellent vintage apparel and accessories from the affordable to
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As the latest unofficial installation in the ongoing 2012 celebration of All Things British, London's Victoria & Albert museum hosts an exhibit on ballgowns in fashion entitled British Glamour Since 1950. Open long after the Olympics are over (January 6, 2013 to be exact), this selection of over 60 designs created for a rich array of social events including private
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For fans of Wayne Hemingway's annual Vintage Festival, take note that it is shifting cities and dates this year to the countryside, joining forces with the Wilderness Festival from August 10th - 12th on the Cornbury Park site in Oxfordshire. The three-day event will host a Vintage arena within the Wilderness festival itself, a celebration including music, food, art, nature,
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Summer style is off to a beguilingly retro start with 50s-inspired bodice dresses emerging on streets from New York to Rio de Janeiro. Below, a series of our favorite recent looks.
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Lilli Ann "New Look" Jacket, late 1940s, available at Palette London Vintage.
Vintage e-tailer Palette London popped up on our radar this week, seducing with their objects of beauty that cover a broad scope of stylistic and designer highlights from throughout the 20th century. This extensive online boutique features everything from Lilli Ann outerwear of the 40s and 50s to 60s Mod pieces by Courrèges
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Paris' Nouveau Latina cinema (home to screenings of independent releases, rare and reissued films in the heart of the Marais) is hosting a week-long movie-themed brocante, or flea market, from today June 19th through next Tuesday, June 26th in conjunction with Le Salon Rouge. A selection of rare posters, DVDs, film stills, post cards and press dossiers focused on iconic
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London Graduate Fashion week draws the city's younger fashion cognoscenti out in droves as the designers of tomorrow support each other in the closing of one chapter and the start of another. Street style during the events is always eclectic and directional, and this season was no exception- attendees effortlessly mixed vintage with new for a style that reads retro
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A series of original textile designs by Sonia Delaunay are on view at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris, through 3 July 2012. Donated by the artist herself in June 1966, this small but precious collection includes early designs for her Tissus Simultanés in the 1920s through the late 1940s. A proponent of the 'sensual song of color,' these gorgeous gouaches
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