Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Vintage Seamed Stockings Back in Vogue

It used to be stockings with a back seam evoked images of pin up girls from the 1940's. However, they are making a come back in a big way. Nowadays, they can be found in a variety of colors and textures including two toned with the seam a different color than the stocking. They can be worn for all occasions and are suitable for casual looks to formal affairs. These vintage stockings in classic colors are very much in style today. With retro looks all the rage, it is no wonder fashion conscious ladies are moving to this type of stockings to round out their look.

Not only will these stockings make a retro style look more authentic but you will feel great in them too. Consider wearing a 1940's style flapper dress with a pair of seamed stockings. This is perfect for a night out on the town with friends or a hot date. Don't forget to style your hair and do your make up a la flapper girls. If you want to get an authentic look, this is the perfect style and suitable for any dressy occasion.

Designers today are well aware of the trend toward old styled looks. They are basing a lot of their modern fashions on looks that were seen in early 20th century. They've taken inspiration from the styles and lined and updated it. But without a doubt, you will see seamed stockings paired with these clothes on the runway more often. Vintage seamed stockings are definitely back in vogue and you should not be left behind!

Look through your current wardrobe at business suits, skirts and dresses. Chances are many of your clothing could be spruced up a bit with the simple addition of these gorgeous stockings. Some of the clothing you've worn for years will get a new but vintage look by just adding some seamed stockings. You will look and feel ultra feminine in them and turn heads wherever you go.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

A Christmas Tradition - Vintage Ornaments

Traditional hand-blown glass Christmas ornaments never seem out of fashion. There is something special about them, they pull for years and years smiling, bringing back memories. The family atmosphere on Christmas decorations is one of the rituals that make the holiday special. This month we will talk about vintage Christmas decorations.

Hand-blown or machine made.

A hand-blown glass ornament is one of the indicators that can be vintage. However, hand-blownForms with vintage ornaments are made today. To find out if an ornament is mouth-blown, remove the stem from the base of ornament. Ornaments that are hand-blown have an irregular basis because it is not possible for a glass blower, a tie. Machine-made ornaments will be a regular basis. If an ornament is made out of the car, maybe it's not particularly old.

Large or small.

The first ornaments were smaller than modern ornaments. Were made for the softerHand-painted color details. you can see that the color faded or distressed in areas of vintage jewelry. Are you trying to represent some ornaments in a variety of sizes, small reflector ornaments, unusual shapes, or those of food. These were common themes for the old ornaments.

Forms.

Originally ornaments were used to represent the fullness of the harvest with a focus on food and natural elements. Bird ornaments represent the biblical messengerthat God's love and peace for the world. The birds were also a symbol of good luck and happiness. forms of fruits and vegetables symbolize the harvest. Pickle forms meant happiness. forms of fish were a symbol of early Christians for Christ. Star shape represented the star of Bethlehem. During Victorian times were reflectors ornaments (ornaments with geometric concave indentations), often called witches and the eyes were placed on the Christmas tree to ward off evil spirits.

SourcesVintage ornaments.

Ebay, antique shops, flea markets, church sales and flea markets are all good reasons to hunt for vintage ornaments.

Value.

Prices may vary from $ 2 to $ 200 depending on condition and rarity. New or old ornaments are made by the German company Lauscha highly collectible by the recent decline of society.