Vintage style

Today I publish my first master class. The event is a bit exciting because I'm showing my workflow. For me, this is a very intimate thing, and when I was a child in a theater workshop, I felt as if I was in a Museum or costume room alone at night, while not daring to touch anything, because ...

What is more important: follow fashion trends or find your own style? This guy found the answer for himself. 25-years-old Brittish Zack MacLeod Pinsent has decided at the age of 14 that jeans and hoodies were not for him. He realized that he really liked only the clothes of the XIX century, and for ...

We all want a cozy and beautiful home that would be our haven after a long working day and a great place for leisure and relaxation at the same time. There are many options to make this wish come true, but many designers agree that it is macramé technique that can complement and highlight ...

We present you a vintage embroidered panel from the 19th century in a frame from France. This is tambour embroidery on silk. The picture shows a nest of partridges. Materials: silk threads, silk fabric, wooden frame. This delightful embroidered work comes from France and dates back to the early 19th ...

Jacques Doucet (born February 19, 1853) was a French fashion designer of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. He was widely known as the creator of elegant dresses. He made gowns from translucent materials in pastel colors. Jacques`s style is characterized by pretentiousness and overloaded ...

Dear readers, I invite you to proceed the exhibition of excellent costumes from "The Dressmaker" film. This article is the second part of my, if I may say so, report from the costume exhibition held in Canberra (Australia) in summer 2019. Start here>>> Fashion of 1950s ...

This year my vacation in Canberra coincided with three interesting exhibitions. I want to share with you my impressions. The first exhibition I am going to talk about is devoted to the wonderful outfits of Dressmaker film characters, shot in Australia in 2015 (shown in Russia in 2016). This film is ...

This wonderful evening gown by Jeanne Lanvin was presented at the exhibition "Elegance and Splendour of Art Deco. Kyoto Costume Institute, Jewellery Houses Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels" at Moscow Kremlin Museums, September 30, 2016 — January 11, 2017. The dress dates back to the ...

We present the dress by House of Worth (French, 1858-1956) of 1980-1982. This is an interesting variant of a versatile dress, which has two bodices for one skirt: closed with long sleeves (for visits) and open for evening. The skirt is decorated with ruffles, fringe and long train. The outfit is ...

Let us have a look at antique embroidery patterns, which decorated an upper part of stockings (boothose) and a bottom part of bloomers. An interesting piece of clothing appeared in 15 century — boothose (Eng. boot, hose). It was a long stocking up to a knee. It was worn over a thin stocking like a ...

Knitted garments are beyond fashion and time, but every season fashion designers contribute their details that give new meaning to such familiar things as sweaters, dresses, cardigans. Clear and concise silhouettes, easy drape and loose style — this is Ralph Lauren. Pastel colors, beige and vintage ...

The question is rhetorical. Everyone decides for himself whether to look peculiar or disappear in the crowd. Everyone chooses his style of clothes, behaviour, communication and attitude towards life. The style is a marker that helps people to read our essence, to have at least a rough idea of what ...