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Explores different kinds of vintage cars and the designers who created them.
In the late 1970s, scratch and sniff stickers were used by teachers to reward their students for a job well done. By the early '80s, thousands of different styles had been produced. These stickers became so popular that children of all ages made collecting and trading them their favorite hobby. With '80s nostalgia becoming more and more popular today, many people are rediscovering these stickers and collecting them again. This guide is the ultimate resource for vintage scratch and sniff sticker collectors. Features include: Extensive company backgrounds for more than 40 sticker manufacturers; detailed checklists and price information; over 1400 photos of individual stickers and sheets to help you quickly and easily identify stickers by both manufacturer and scent name; licensed character, advertising, and foreign stickers; collecting tips, resources, and more! Relive your childhood while organizing and rebuilding your childhood sticker empire!
Based on in-depth ethnographic research, Fashioning Memory is a unique study into sartorial engagements with memory and time.
Showcases the key designs and styles of the main vintage eras of the twentieth century, and includes garment illustrations and model photoshoots from all eras.
Very Vintage: The Guide to Vintage Patterns and Clothing is a lavish celebration of vintage clothes, simultaneously providing insight into one of fashion's current trends and a review of seventy years of fashion history. Vintage has been a key reference point in fashion for many years. Contemporary outlets, such as Beyond Retro and Rokit, amongst others, have helped push vintage into the mainstream, and it is now more widely associated with contemporary style icons than musty charity shops. Very Vintage: The Guide to Vintage Patterns and Clothing tells you all you need to know about vintage clothing, providing a stunning visual overview of seven decades of fashion. The Perfect guide for fash...
From the elegant bias-cut gown to the light and liberating day dress, this book looks at and celebrates the historic silhouettes, fabric cuts and contextual history of 1930s clothing. Equipped with instructions, patterns and enchanting photos, it explores the history of 1930s fashion, and explains how to make a range of versatile thirties inspired garments. It takes ten examples of 1930s garments, ranging from a lingerie set to a heavy coat, to create a capsule collection. The patterns are taken from original 1930s garments, with each piece being carefully measured and the patterns scaled down accordingly. Step-by-step instructions for making each garment are complemented by close up photographs of historic details and decoration. A beautiful and practical book, it will inspire designers, dressmakers and lovers of vintage fashion who want to express themselves through timeless and elegant style. Explores the history and context of 1930s clothing styles, cuts and designers, to give a full understanding of how fabric was manipulated to create figure-hugging silhouettes. Superbly illustrated with 443 colour images and 29 patterns taken from original 1930s garments.
Providing a critical insight into the growth of the secondhand luxury and vintage fashion industry, this book offers a compendium of business developments from across the globe, including examples from Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The ‘pre-loved or pre-owned’ clothing trade has grown as an economic entity, providing a living for over 100,000 people and creating a desirable and essential clothing source in under-developed economies. By debating and deliberating contemporary cases, the authors illustrate how companies can optimise key managerial activities surrounding product branding, location marketing and supply chain buying. This timely collection is an important read for anyone involved in fashion, but particularly those interested in the retail and marketing perspective of the industry, as it explores an emerging and significant retail format.
This volume is a visual journey through the decades, it is suitable for those interested in collecting vintage fashion items and also caters for the woman who is 'beyond fashion'. It provides an awareness of the fashion skills and techniques, as well as pointers on what to look for when sourcing original vintage pieces.
This publication highlights and documents key events over the festival's history since its beginnings in 1947. Its history has been researched, compiled and written by 2021 Barossa Young Ambassador participant, Rebekah Rosenzweig. Learn about the history of the Barossa's much loved biennial event, the Barossa Vintage Festival, as you turn the pages. Featuring many photographs from the archives and community members, this book is sure to bring back memories as the reader reminisces on festivals gone by.