2 photos one of my customers sent in wearing her vintage prom dress she bought here at Posh girl Vintage. She’s just gorgeous and the photography is too! Well done!

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Here’s a photo of me shot by David Perry for his vintage hot rod pinup book. We shot this at El Mirage dry lake bed by Palmdale. His photos are gorgeous! He also shot me for a Speed Vision calender. He uses allot of vintage lingerie and clothing in his photos but I also like how he mixes it with modern items too.

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Here are some more designer vintage clothing photos from the 60’s:

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This amazing vintage style gown is one of my favorites. Even though it’s a modern designer dress it’s still as glamorous. From the exhibit: Addressing Fashion at the Met

Olivier Theyskens (Belgian, b. 1977) for Nina Ricci (French, founded 1932). Evening Dress, spring/summer 2007. Steel gray heat-crinkled silk organza embroidered with linear chain stitch in white silk.

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Here’s another 1970’s vintage clothing style mix all from Posh Girl Vintage:

I’ll be adding a page on Posh Girl soon with lots of detailed help for cleaning vintage clothing but right now I wanted to list a few essentials to help with cleaning or getting out old stains.

Many times I come across some of the cutest vintage dresses or other vintage clothing items I’ve ever seen and then I see something awful on it like armpit stains or a big yellow spot in the front. I want to cry but I don’t always give up.

–The 1st most important rule is NEVER dry clean vintage clothing from the 1930’s or older!!! I have seen so many people who’ve taken their 20’s flapper silk or velvet dresses to be cleaned and they come back shredded. They’re just too fragile… Don’t do it. Hand wash (depending on fabric) on a case by case basis or just spot clean.
Vintage clothing from the 40’s are usually ok to dry clean, in my experience, especially since that crepe rayon shrinks like crazy but again, on a case by case situation. If the fabric & seams are not too delicate.

–Whenever I possibly can I always hand wash my clothing. Nothing cleans better than water. I have even washed satin, cotton velvet, and fancy prom dresses very successfully. I always send clothing out to be dry cleaned but if that does not work then I do it by hand. Then I will send the clothing back out to be pressed only.
Especially if I have nothing to lose and it’s not wearable or sell able unless the spot is removed. Always test to see if color will run or shrink. Silk chiffon always shrinks so spot clean only. If you hand wash, my best cleaning secret is the Clorox bleach pen. I even use that on some colors believe it or not. I used it once on a pink velvet dress to get out coffee stains that nothing else would and believe it or not it took the stain out without lightening the pink. It’s a weird thing but sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn’t. It works almost always on armpit stains on white fabric and sometimes on light pinks and yellow fabrics too. I always test inside first to see how it will react. A few times it actually made the stain worse so make sure to test. It’s great for prints with white. You can lighten up in small areas without touching the color.

I also use the rust remover & other spot cleaner liquid in the yellow bottles by Carbona.

–Another option if you can not get a stain out is fabric dye and fabric pens. They come in all colors and many times will match the color of the dress or items fabric and you will not be able to tell at all if the spot is small & lighter than the fabric color.

These are just a few tips for now. I hope they help.

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Here we were going for that late 60’s rich hippie look. The dress is a late 60’s designer dress with crochet inserts…very sexy! Paired with a big black leather Furla bag & matching black leather vintage boots. Would also look great with a pair of vintage platform shoes from the 70’s. The fitted vintage leopard print coat is from the late 60’s. That style is flattering with the fitted waist and double breasted closure. Last but not least is the black late 60’s early 70’s fedora… So Alecia Keyes!

I’ve started putting together different vintage clothing pieces from my site to make different looks. Inspired by fashion magazines…Mix & match…sometimes different eras as well as mixing new fashion with vintage clothing pieces, which is how I always wear my vintage clothing. These are my first two. I’m working on more so let me know what you think.

This first vintage clothing mix is based on the 1960’s flapper inspired mini dress in a gold shimmer. The 20’s flapper style dresses were popular in the 60’s so I wanted to pair it with real flapper era clothing. A brown silk velvet 1920’s jacket/coat, 20’s brown feather cloche hat, 40’s brown alligator sling back shoes, & a 70’s leather travel bag. I love this look! It would also look amazing with a pair of black shoes and a black cloche.

My 2nd mix below was based on this very rare & amazing vintage hat! It’s a real 1940’s black mourning hat with veil & rhinestone hat pin in minty perfect condition. I had to pair it with the most glammy of items so I went for the super luxurious dark brown sable real designer mink fur coat, extra long black patent leather clutch, matching black patent leather skyscraper vintage stiletto heels, and that sexy little black dress: a ruched silk chiffon vintage dress that reminds us of Marilyn Monroe. Legs should be bare or be wrapped in a pair of ultra sheer black silk stocking with the seam up the back, hair sleek up or back, nails should be understated in a natural blush or French manicure and, of course, be topped off with a pair of red lips & big dark sunglasses.

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Hello,

We just finished a big new photo shoot of new vintage dresses. All perfect for the holidays along with some adorable 60’s / 70’s hippie boho vintage dresses.

Check back soon to see all of them. We started adding some already, marked COMING SOON. Over 40 more to list.

Don’t forget to let me know if there is something specific you are looking for. I will keep my eye out or put it in the next shoot if I have something you need.

Thank you,

Brigitte