HARDLY EVER WORN YOUR OUTFIT?...

How many outfits have you got in your wardrobe that you have hardly every worn? I bet you even have some that still have their tags on them. Well if you have some original designer outfits or accessories then a new website HARDLYEVERWORNIT is the one stop shop for you.
Sharon Wolter-Ferguson has spent the last two years developing this site which is a one stop shop for all those designer items you have hardly ever worn.
They call this' the crème de la crème' of designer clothing. So, if you're a shopaholic in remission, or a fashion magpie who just can't say no at the checkout, this is the place for you.
It works a bit like Ebay in that you upload and manage your own listings, and then the site just takes fifteen percent from your sale or Sharon and her team will sell it for you.
Its basically an online resource where you can find your designer clothes at a fraction of their retail price. http://www.hardlyeverwornit.com/
'A verified designer version of Ebay - Grazia'

WHERE TO SELL OR RECYCLE YOUR VINTAGE CLOTHES...

 

With such an awful summer, I'm sure many of us (myself included) have a wardrobe full of items we need to either sell or want but haven't been inspired to do anything about it.
Well, I've done a bit of research for you and you are sure to find one of the website below perfect for you to either sell, recycle or buy clothes.
www.bigwardrobe.com
www.fashionfayre.com
www.clothesagency.com
www.kerrytaylorauctions.com
www.auction-help.co.uk
www.stuffusell.co.uk
www.auctioning4u.co.uk
www.dropbuysell.com
www.gumtree.com
www.vivastreet.co.uk
www.priceminister.co.uk

VINTAGE FASHION...

                                     VINTAGE FASHION...

'We Heart Vintage Co', is a stunning blog on fashion and photography for the 1920's to the 70's and beyond.

The photographs are beautiful and the writer covers the different decades, fashion, cinema and tv, music and pin-up girls with flare.

You will want to spend all day slowly browsing her site to learn all there is to know about the vintage years, www.weheartvintage.co

GUCCI CELEBRATING ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY...

In 1881 Guccio Gucci was born in Florence. He found some work at the Savoy Hotel, London in 1897 but returned to Florence to join the leather manufacturer Franzi in 1902.
Between 1905 to 1912 Gucci and his wife Aida have three sons, Aldo, Vasco and Rodolfo. He doesn't open his first store in Florence until 1921 when he was 40, and had his first successful suitcases made in 1936. In 1938, the Rome store opened on Via Condotti in 1938.
After World War 11 Gucci introduced the pigskin, which became a signature house material and the first bamboo-handled bag, inspired by the shape of a saddle was produced.
Rodolfo (one of his sons) opened the first Milan store in 1951 when the green-red-green web became a hallmark of the company. By 1953 Gucci became a pioneer of Italian design in the US where Aldo (another son) opened the first American store in the Savoy Plaza Hotel on East 59th Street in New York.
Guccio Gucci died at age 72, only 15 days after the New York store opens. Since then his sons have opened stores all over the world and the rest is history.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE SPIROGRAPH...

Did you have a Spirograph?

It was developed by Denys Fisher a British engineer in 1965.

They called it a 'toy that kept children entertained hours on end', and was simply comprised of plastic circles and rings as well as different shapes with ridged edges that resembled gears. I bet you'd never see children today playing with this like we did.

You could make some amazing unique designs by using coloured pens and tracing the inside of the plastic ridged shapes.

Apparently it became so popular that it won the Educational Toy of the Year award for three years running from 1965 to 1967. Due to its popularity Spirograph designs started appearing in the world of fashion as well as in Op Art.

SIMPLE SEWN GIFTS, BY HELEN PHILIPPS...

SIMPLE SEWN GIFTS BOOK REVIEW...

'Simple Sewn Gifts', by Helen Philipps has 25 projects to make and give. From bunting and aprons to pin cushions and stockings.
Every one of these gorgeous sewing projects is so simple to make up, Yo-yos, applique, embroidery and other stitching techniques add that essential touch of personalisation, and each project comes with a lovely cross stitch motif.
With an easy-to-follow sewing techniques section, and a comprehensive guide to the stitches used in the book, so that you can try your hand at new decorative sewing tricks on a small and easy scale.
It has 184 coloured illustrations of decorative bunting and wall hangings to laundry bags, aprons and eggs cosies, vintage sewing sets, embroidered tote bags and stuffed toys for children. You will be spoilt for choice to decide what to make for Christmas, with a whole chapter full of fantastic needlework designs for Christmas. Available from all good book shops and www.amazon.co.uk

SEWING VINTAGE MODERN by Nora Abousteit and Jamie Lau...

SEWING VINTAGE MODERN...

BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern by Nora Abousteit and Jamie Lau [Hardcover]is due out on the 11th December 2012, so an ideal Christmas gift and available from www.amazon.co.uk

The editors show key fashion looks of the past and deconstructs them so sewers can learn to use these iconic elements to make their own sylish clothes.

Using five basic patterns for a dress, blouse, trousers, trench and skirt, the book gives step-by-step instruction on how to apply versatile techniques from the 1920s through to the 1980s to create an inspiring collection of fresh, new looks.

Fashion designers have always looked back to move forward and budding designers and fashion savvy sweres will use this indispensible resource as a springboard to an amazing range of sewing possibilities.