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10 Trends of 1920s Clothing Worth Collecting

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
10 Trends of 1920s Clothing Worth Collecting

1920s clothing is becoming harder to find for resale, and fast approaching the canon of “antique,” which is defined as anything 100-plus years old. This post will help to identify and understand the style value of your ’20s clothing garments as identified by the most prominent trends of the decade so you can purchase or sell ’20s garments with better knowledge of current and future market value.

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1920s Paisley Turban Styled for 2012

Monday, April 2nd, 2012
1920s Paisley Turban Styled for 2012

Caitlin of Wore Out, a Burlington, Vermont-based style blog, purchased this paisley print turban circa the ’20s so that she could “step outside of her fashion comfort zone,” she says. For ideas on how to incorporate ’20s style into your own contemporary wardrobe, keep reading after the jump to see how Caitlin rocked her vintage turban four unique ways for versatile, classic, boho and All-American preppy looks!

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1920s Fashion Trends from Today’s TV & Film

Thursday, February 9th, 2012
1920s Fashion Trends from Today’s TV & Film

It’s thanks to influences in television and film a la HBO series Boardwalk Empire, Golden Globe winning silent film The Artist and this December’s release of The Great Gatsby remake that we’re seeing a revival of ’20s clothing trends for spring 2012. Keep reading to learn how you can draw ’20s style inspiration from these examples of modern entertainment!

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Ralph Lauren: Channeling Great Gatsby for Spring 2012

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Ralph Lauren: Channeling Great Gatsby for Spring 2012

One of my favorite books in high school was The Great Gatsby — a classic example of great American literature by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you were a teenager in HS during the ’90s or ’00s, you most likely read this book and were force fed questions about symbolism and the status of American life [...]

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