Etsy VFGteam Featured Seller

Welcome to our VFG Blog series featuring members of the VFGteam at Etsy!


You will be introduced to a different Team member in each new post. Please check out our Team Gallery page here.
 
Today's featured seller is Justine Carroll and you can visit her shop Vintspiration here.

1. When did you first get interested in vintage fashion & why?

I’ve always been attracted to vintage for as long as I can remember, from fashion to furniture to cars. My first experience with wearing vintage was in the late 80’s when I wore my grandfather's old sharkskin suit jacket with a pair of ripped to shreds Levi’s and my Doc Martens.


2. Do you regularly wear vintage?

Unfortunately, I don’t find much vintage in my modern size but my skinny mini sisters integrate vintage into their wardrobe almost daily, and I enjoy shopping for them.


3. Do you have a Holy Grail?

A Holy Grail for me would be anything that’s going to make me a boatload of money! As for something for myself, I really, really would love a mint condition vintage complete set of the Dansk Kobenstyle line (designed by Jens H. Quistgaard)


4. If you could visit the atelier of any fashion designer (dead or alive), who would it be?

I never thought about it, but I’ve loved every single thing that Bonnie Cashin has ever done. I know she’s considered more ready-to-wear than other designers, but I don’t care – her stuff is completely amazing.


5. What do you see as the future of vintage?

Fashion keeps reinventing itself with little tweaks here and there. Echoes of the previous decades come around time and time again. I’m sure decades from now, vintage Uggs and skinny jeans will be back in some shape or form. If you have the room to store it, it’s always smart to buy quality merchandise, even if it seems so out of style. Eventually, everything comes back and the quality made pieces are the ones that people want the most.


6. What is your favorite item in your shop?

I love this 80’s does 50’s black and white dress with the sweetest bow print

Here are a few more items from Justine's shop:


vintage 60s sequin angora tank by mary sachs l

vintage 70s ethnic animal and floral print quilted jacket xs s

vintage 60s limeade ethnic print maxi dress m

And she has provided a coupon code for the readers of this blog to use in her shop, here are the details:

20% off anything in the shop with the code VFG20 (expires August 30th 2012)


VFG Fashion Parade: The Decades Project: 1950-1959

Celebrating Vintage Fashion, in VFG Style.

This month, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we review 20th Century Fashion By Decade:

Come see REAL vintage clothing from each decade brought to you by members of the VFG.

1950-1959
 
             Aqua silk satin & chiffon 1950s cocktail dress available at Viva Vintage Clothing
 
                 Pendleton 49er Yellow Plaid Suit from the archives of Bijou Loves Vintage
 
                   Atomic Hawaiian shirt by Jantzen from the archives of Pinky A Go Go
 
                     Vintage 50s Black Leather Stilettos offered by Jazz Bug Jam
 
 
 
            You can find more fabulous vintage items from more sellers at the
                      VINTAGE FASHION GUILD WEEKLY FASHION PARADE!
                              
 
 

VFG Fashion Parade: The Decades Project: 1940-1949

Celebrating Vintage Fashion, in VFG Style.
This month, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we review 20th Century Fashion By Decade:
Come see REAL vintage clothing from each decade brought to you by members of the VFG.

1940-1949


                     1940's Floral Print Dress with Peplum from the archives of Noble Savage Vintage

                                 40s Atomic Print Rayon Dress from the archives of Vintage Devotion

              1940s Rayon Surfriders Hawaiian Sarong Dress from the archives of Cosmic Cowgirl

Utah Woolen Mills Wool Calvary Twill Jacket from the archives of Marian's Vintage Vanities Clothing




                             You can find more fabulous vintage items from more sellers at the
                               VINTAGE FASHION GUILD WEEKLY FASHION PARADE!
                         


VFG Fashion Parade: The Decades Project: 1930-1939

Celebrating Vintage Fashion, in VFG Style. This month, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we review 20th Century Fashion By Decade: Come see REAL vintage clothing from each decade brought to you by members of the VFG.

1930-1939


                                c. 1936 yellow cotton suit from the collection of Kickshaw Productions


                                 30s Parkway strappy dance shoes from the archives of The Spectrum


                          30's lace evening gown with NRA label available at Special Somethings

    1930's Miriam Haskell orange beaded fringe brooch from the archives of Metro Retro Vintage


                        You can find more fabulous vintage items from more sellers at the
                          VINTAGE FASHION GUILD WEEKLY FASHION PARADE!                         




New! The Vintage Fashion Guild Fabric Resource



There is a new addition to the VFG’s resources, the Fabric Resource. 

Poodle cloth, tattersal, Harris tweed, burnout fabric, flocked voile and barkcloth...just a few of the fabrics you will find in the new Fabric Resource

In it you will find an A-Z indexways to search for a ‘mystery’ fabric and help with finding out what fiber was used for a fabric.

Why does fabric matter at the VFG? One reason it matters is that knowing the fiber and other properties of a fabric help you—as a buyer, seller and/or sewer—know what to expect from an item of clothing or yard goods. Do you want to stay cool in summer? Do you want something with elegant drape? Something that wears exceptionally well? Knowing more about fabrics will help you meet your objectives and help others meet theirs.

In addition, fabrics and fibers can help date and place an item of vintage clothing. For instance, casein (a milk protein fiber—see the Azlon entry for the protein fibers) is most commonly found dating from between WWI and the end of WII. You can find out when each of the manufactured fibers were first made by looking them up in the resource.

Have you wondered about barkcloth, ditzy prints, or the difference between faille, bengaline and ottoman? Look for the answers here.

This new resource will constantly grow (the subject is fairly endless), so please check back regularly!

Fresh Vintage for July 19 - 25, 2012



  










  Vintage 1950s Pat Premo Grey Cotton Full Skirt Dress with Platter Collar at the denisbrain store


Vintage 1950s Butterfly Applique & Embroidered Linen Blouse - Made in Madeira at jazzbugjam on eBay

 

If you like what you see above and would like to see even more, please just follow the link below to view more of our Fresh Vintage offerings for this week.

 VFG Fresh Vintage 

 

VFG Fashion Parade: The Decades Project: 1920-1929

Celebrating Vintage Fashion, in VFG Style. This month, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we review 20th Century Fashion By Decade:
Come see REAL vintage clothing from each decade brought to you by members of the VFG.

1920-1929


          1920s Art Deco Ivory Linen Egyptian Assuit Metal Work Shawl available at Falls Avenue Vintage Fashion

                    1920s Metallic Gold Thread Wig from the archives of Past Perfect Vintage


                                                                              
                             Ca 1929 Chocolate Silk Velvet Dress w/Lace Jabot & Cuffs
                                             from the archives of Glad Rags & Curios

 Late 1920s swimsuit, Saks & Co. from the archives of Fuzzy Lizzie of The Vintage Traveler




               You can find more fabulous vintage items from more sellers at the
                          VINTAGE FASHION GUILD WEEKLY FASHION PARADE!