Vintage Resources
Below
is a list of sites we recommend that offer interesting and useful
vintage and retro related information. If you know of a really cool
site that you think would be appropriate here, please send us an email
to let us know!
Organizations
Iconique Fashion, Art and Lifestyle Magazine
Iconique ezine is your online fashion, lifestyle, beauty, trends and art magazine featuring virtual catwalk shows, news, editorials, beauty, trend blogs and more.
NOSTALGIA AND RETRO LIFESTYLE
Time Warp Wives Step into a bygone era of old school culture, retro fashion, housekeeping tips and more!
50s Web Extensive site covering everything about the 50s and 60s.
Do you prefer dressing like Katherine Hepburn? Love big band music, martinis and supper clubs? The Fedora Lounge is dedicated to people who are into the classic style of the Golden Era. You’ll find a great bunch of friendly individuals chatting about classic cars, clothing, music, and of course, fedoras! Their Powder Room is a ladies only forum where vintage loving fashionistas dish about swing era clothing and beauty tips. These girls will give you the lowdown on how to attain a perfect period look right down to the appropriate way to wear seamed stockings and garters! They also can point you in the right direction to find everything you need to complete your classic style transformation.
A great index database of 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s nostalgia, vintage and retro related sites.
This is a really fun site celebrating classic and modern Polynesian pop culture. Tiki and vintage Hawaiiana buffs congregate to discuss everything to do with tikis, exotica music, famous tiki bars and restaurants, and tiki events. Grab a mai tai and join in!
World Wide Retro
Your Kustom Kulture portal to the web. Hot rods and rock and roll.
Vintage Dancer
Vintage Dancer is reviving old social dancing, fashion and music with articles, videos, event listings, discussion forum, and shopping links to clothing and costumes, books, music and more.
VINTAGE PINUP MODELS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jitterbugdoll Miss Amanda Lee is a pinup model who expertly captures the glamour of the 40's and 50's. She also specializes in period hairstyles and makeup techniques.
Janette Valentine is a super talented vintage pinup photographer from south Florida. For more information on her services, click on her banner below or visit her Myspace Page
RETRO CLIP ART AND GRAPHICS
Andy Nortnik's Retro Clip Art
Retro clip art for you! Instantly download scalable, vector and web-ready retro and vintage clipart and T-shirt art! A classic collection of advertisements, signs, and logos from the thirties, forties and fifties including WWII pinup girls, mascots, pop culture designs and bowling art from the atomic age.
VINTAGE FASHION AND BEAUTY TIPS
Vintage Hairstyles How to get that perfect pincurl, fingerwave and learn all about 1940s rats and rolls!
Art Deco Society Fashion and beauty tips for period correct 20’s and 30’s Gatsby looks
Fifties Web Makeup tips for the mad, mod 60s look.
The Hair Archives Website devoted to vintage hair fashions
VINTAGE, RETRO, ANTIQUE and INDIE SHOPPING
What's Buzzin Shop online for holiday greeting cards, personalized Christmas cards, and retro-themed photo cards. Over 50 fun designs, all with vintage and retro style.
Antique Guide
Organizations
Vintage Fashion Guild
A great organization of which Blue Velvet Vintage is a member. Promotes vintage fashion and provides a forum to bring together buyers, sellers and anyone else who has a passion for fashions from the past. They host the largest vintage label resource on the internet and “Ask Ms Vintage” where you can get answers to any questions you may have about the care and collecting of vintage clothing.
A great organization of which Blue Velvet Vintage is a member. Promotes vintage fashion and provides a forum to bring together buyers, sellers and anyone else who has a passion for fashions from the past. They host the largest vintage label resource on the internet and “Ask Ms Vintage” where you can get answers to any questions you may have about the care and collecting of vintage clothing.
FASHION HISTORY AND STYLE RESOURCES
Bust Magazine
For women who have something to get off their chest. Fiercely feminine, cutting edge lifestyle magazine covering pop culture, celebrities, fashion, beauty.
Bust Magazine
For women who have something to get off their chest. Fiercely feminine, cutting edge lifestyle magazine covering pop culture, celebrities, fashion, beauty.
An amazing collection of useful information covering costumes, vintage clothing, designers, fashion and sewing.
Fashion Era
A content rich, illustrated 630 page site on fashion history, costuming, trends, and vintage clothing . Offers hours of fascinating reading for the fashion enthusiast.
Massive
fashion history site with a very cool color name database that dates
back to 600a.d.! They have a separate research library of over 3000
pages that you can subscribe to for a nominal fee. Totally worth the
price for the amount of fashion information you’d have access to.A content rich, illustrated 630 page site on fashion history, costuming, trends, and vintage clothing . Offers hours of fascinating reading for the fashion enthusiast.
Iconique Fashion, Art and Lifestyle Magazine
Iconique ezine is your online fashion, lifestyle, beauty, trends and art magazine featuring virtual catwalk shows, news, editorials, beauty, trend blogs and more.
NOSTALGIA AND RETRO LIFESTYLE
Time Warp Wives Step into a bygone era of old school culture, retro fashion, housekeeping tips and more!
50s Web Extensive site covering everything about the 50s and 60s.
Do you prefer dressing like Katherine Hepburn? Love big band music, martinis and supper clubs? The Fedora Lounge is dedicated to people who are into the classic style of the Golden Era. You’ll find a great bunch of friendly individuals chatting about classic cars, clothing, music, and of course, fedoras! Their Powder Room is a ladies only forum where vintage loving fashionistas dish about swing era clothing and beauty tips. These girls will give you the lowdown on how to attain a perfect period look right down to the appropriate way to wear seamed stockings and garters! They also can point you in the right direction to find everything you need to complete your classic style transformation.
A great index database of 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s nostalgia, vintage and retro related sites.
This is a really fun site celebrating classic and modern Polynesian pop culture. Tiki and vintage Hawaiiana buffs congregate to discuss everything to do with tikis, exotica music, famous tiki bars and restaurants, and tiki events. Grab a mai tai and join in!
Your source for Mid Century Modern Lifestyle, Design, Art, Furniture and Architecture
If
you fancy yourself a modern day bombshell, then check out this site.
Their showcase of classic movie vixens will definitely inspire you to
new heights of vampishness.World Wide Retro
Your Kustom Kulture portal to the web. Hot rods and rock and roll.
Vintage Dancer
Vintage Dancer is reviving old social dancing, fashion and music with articles, videos, event listings, discussion forum, and shopping links to clothing and costumes, books, music and more.
Everything you need to know about the annual rockabilly weekender, including bands, events, vendors, accommodations, etc.
VINTAGE PINUP MODELS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jitterbugdoll Miss Amanda Lee is a pinup model who expertly captures the glamour of the 40's and 50's. She also specializes in period hairstyles and makeup techniques.
Janette Valentine is a super talented vintage pinup photographer from south Florida. For more information on her services, click on her banner below or visit her Myspace Page
Tampa
Florida based organization devoted to supporting and developing the
swing dance community, swing dance music and the enjoyment of retro
culture.
DanceNet
Covering the Boston/New England swing dance scene. Also, a
comprehensive list of places to dance nationwide, music suggestions,
articles about swing dancing and dance etiquette.
Both
a radio show and internet publisher, they maintain this site as a
resource for those interested in the revival of big band, swing music
and dancing.
Holds Lindy Hop classes, dances, workshops and the annual Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp in the Boston area.
Jitterbuzz Tons of great information about swing dancing, lindy hop, vintage clothing and other retro lifestyle topics.RETRO CLIP ART AND GRAPHICS
Andy Nortnik's Retro Clip Art
Retro clip art for you! Instantly download scalable, vector and web-ready retro and vintage clipart and T-shirt art! A classic collection of advertisements, signs, and logos from the thirties, forties and fifties including WWII pinup girls, mascots, pop culture designs and bowling art from the atomic age.
VINTAGE FASHION AND BEAUTY TIPS
Vintage Hairstyles How to get that perfect pincurl, fingerwave and learn all about 1940s rats and rolls!
Art Deco Society Fashion and beauty tips for period correct 20’s and 30’s Gatsby looks
Fifties Web Makeup tips for the mad, mod 60s look.
The Hair Archives Website devoted to vintage hair fashions
VINTAGE, RETRO, ANTIQUE and INDIE SHOPPING
What's Buzzin Shop online for holiday greeting cards, personalized Christmas cards, and retro-themed photo cards. Over 50 fun designs, all with vintage and retro style.
Antique Guide
CollectibleDetective.com
lists over 6,000 links to old vintage antiques online. Find antique
dealers, appraisers, collectors, clubs and more.
Barkcloth Hawaii
Hawaiian fabric, tropical vintage 50’s motifs for retro home décor,
sewing and crafting. Upholstery, drapery and apparel fabrics for your
fifties fashions.
Couture Allure
Classic vintage clothing for today’s fashionable woman. This website has a fabulous collection of beautiful, high quality vintage fashions.
Our Dancing Daughters Beautiful vintage reproduction clothing custom made to order.
Denver Fabrics Folkwear Patterns
Sewing patterns for period and ethnic apparel. Fabric including silk, wool, velvet and faux fur. Also sewing notions, trims and books.
Heavenly Vintage Lingerie
Offers fine vintage lingerie for the discerning collector. Specializing in bras, panties, girdles, slips, nightgowns and more from the 1920’s to the 1980’s.
Hooked on Vintage
Offering fun and affordable vintage clothing and accessories from the 1930’s to the 1970’s.
Indie collective
Indie shopping guide for independently-owned businesses. Showcases artists,artisans, designers & many other facets of the creative arts community.
Lets Get Vintage Costume Jewelry
Signed and unsigned quality vintage costume jewelry from designers such as Boucher, Caviness, Coro, Hagler, Jomaz, Sherman, Swarovski, Trifari and Vendome. Find rhinestone pieces, brooches, butterflies, Christmas tree pins, parures, necklaces, earrings and more
Mews Jewels
Vintage Collectible Jewelry ~ Artisan Beaded Jewelry Designs
by MEW
Morning Glorious Vintage Clothing
Retrodress
A stunning selection of fine quality vintage designer clothing.
Sharon' s Antique and Vintage Fabric Specializing in vintage fabric from the 19th century to the 1950s. Your source for feedsacks, quilts, collectible linens and textiles.
Tangerine Boutique
High quality, high style authentic vintage clothing.
TACE.com Antique and collectibles marketplace
Vintage Fashion Guild Member Sites
Here’s a page where you’ll find links to a great group of professional vintage clothing dealers who are members of the Vintage Fashion Guild
RETRO PLANET
Original and reproduction fifties retro nostalgia, collectibles, memorabilia, diner, gameroom and home theatre décor, furniture, furnishings, housewares, gifts and kitsch.
Vintage Virtuosa Fine vintage clothing, jewelry & accessories for her plus hand selected vintage housewares, glassware and linens for her home. A complete vintage lifestyle. Come reminisce with us
Vintage Vixen
One of the oldest vintage clothing sites on the net. Huge selection of fab vintage fashions, plus a wealth of information about fashion history and the care and cleaning of vintage clothing.
Excellent Guide
Web directory where you can find articles on fashion, antiques and collectibles and lists of shopping sites.
Couture Allure
Classic vintage clothing for today’s fashionable woman. This website has a fabulous collection of beautiful, high quality vintage fashions.
Our Dancing Daughters Beautiful vintage reproduction clothing custom made to order.
Denver Fabrics Folkwear Patterns
Sewing patterns for period and ethnic apparel. Fabric including silk, wool, velvet and faux fur. Also sewing notions, trims and books.
Heavenly Vintage Lingerie
Offers fine vintage lingerie for the discerning collector. Specializing in bras, panties, girdles, slips, nightgowns and more from the 1920’s to the 1980’s.
Hooked on Vintage
Offering fun and affordable vintage clothing and accessories from the 1930’s to the 1970’s.
Indie collective
Indie shopping guide for independently-owned businesses. Showcases artists,artisans, designers & many other facets of the creative arts community.
Lets Get Vintage Costume Jewelry
Signed and unsigned quality vintage costume jewelry from designers such as Boucher, Caviness, Coro, Hagler, Jomaz, Sherman, Swarovski, Trifari and Vendome. Find rhinestone pieces, brooches, butterflies, Christmas tree pins, parures, necklaces, earrings and more
Mews Jewels
Vintage Collectible Jewelry ~ Artisan Beaded Jewelry Designs
by MEW
Morning Glorious Vintage Clothing
Retrodress
A stunning selection of fine quality vintage designer clothing.
Sharon' s Antique and Vintage Fabric Specializing in vintage fabric from the 19th century to the 1950s. Your source for feedsacks, quilts, collectible linens and textiles.
Tangerine Boutique
High quality, high style authentic vintage clothing.
TACE.com Antique and collectibles marketplace
Vintage Fashion Guild Member Sites
Here’s a page where you’ll find links to a great group of professional vintage clothing dealers who are members of the Vintage Fashion Guild
RETRO PLANET
Original and reproduction fifties retro nostalgia, collectibles, memorabilia, diner, gameroom and home theatre décor, furniture, furnishings, housewares, gifts and kitsch.
Vintage Virtuosa Fine vintage clothing, jewelry & accessories for her plus hand selected vintage housewares, glassware and linens for her home. A complete vintage lifestyle. Come reminisce with us
Vintage Vixen
One of the oldest vintage clothing sites on the net. Huge selection of fab vintage fashions, plus a wealth of information about fashion history and the care and cleaning of vintage clothing.
Excellent Guide
Web directory where you can find articles on fashion, antiques and collectibles and lists of shopping sites.
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