Wednesday, 30 July 2008

30 7 08



I have always been a big lover of vintage fashion, practically everything in my wardrobe is vintage, and I hardly ever buy things from the high street because they are so over-priced, everybody ends up dressing the same, and I can never really find anything I like. As well as wearing vintage daily, and surrounding myself with antiques, I love to read about the history of fashion. I recently flicked through Taschen’s 25th anniversary special edition of ‘Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century. Volume II: The 20th Century’ and it was a feast for the eyes!

Callot Soeurs 1940

Claire Mc Cardell 1949

Cristobal Balenciaga 1949

Robert Piguet 1950

Christian Dior 1957

Gabrielle Chanel 1966, 1969

Issey Miyake 1980

I really want these books, but I don’t have the money to spare for them at the moment. I haven’t seen the first volume yet but from the images they have on the website I can tell I would like it!

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12 comments:

  1. this modern love31 July 2008 at 00:45

    I need a book like this - my knowledge of fashion history is so sketchy. I hadn't even heard of Claire McCardell until recently, and she was so influential. Ooo and please let me know if you see the peter jensen fox jumper on sale anywhere - I need it in my life! x

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  2. Anonymous31 July 2008 at 09:05

    love absolutely all dresses ))) great spotting!

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  3. Ella Gregory31 July 2008 at 11:59

    It is a really good book. I used it when I took fashion.

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  4. Lady Melbourne31 July 2008 at 13:38

    What a wonderful post- the Chanel is just to die for!
    LM

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  5. Rebecca, A Clothes Horse31 July 2008 at 14:19

    That is a feast for the eyes. Reading about fashions past can be really intersting!

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  6. Style Spot31 July 2008 at 16:19

    that book looks so great! And I adore the Balenciaga dress too much. What a dream it must be to wear it!

    x

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  7. makemoremistakes31 July 2008 at 17:23

    those books have the most gorgeous coloring, i love them!

    thank you for the sweet sweet comment! i hope you are happy too darling!!!

    xo
    angela

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  8. Richel31 July 2008 at 18:51

    Those are some crazy styles! I do love that they all have this same streamlined thing going on!

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  9. Anonymous1 August 2008 at 01:03

    i love vintage but i have never gone vintage shopping. so i probably own about 2 or 3 vintage items because i got them from my grandmother's closet. i admire those who can effortlessly pull off vintage looks though.

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  10. Anonymous1 August 2008 at 10:58

    aw, they are such beautiful pictures. i love vintage fashion, im gonna visit a fashion museum pretty soon
    x

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  11. Rebecca, A Clothes Horse1 August 2008 at 15:06

    Ha-ha, when I was reading about the squid I was getting nervous as well! It's really illogical though, they basically have only ever found dead specimens (or their remains inside of whales), so while they might be even larger than we imagine @_@ they also don't venture into shallow water where we swim. ^_^

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  12. Couture Carrie1 August 2008 at 18:56

    oh WOW I can't wait to buy this book! Thanks for the fab preview!

    xoxox,
    CC

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