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Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, November 25, 2013
New Business Cards
With the creation of a domain name for Vintage Vamp, new business cards were in order!!!
Saturday, November 23, 2013
*NEW DOMAIN*
Vintage Vamp now has a domain for a new upcoming website. For the time being, the web address will link to this Blog page.
www.vintagevamp.de
Please visit often!
www.vintagevamp.de
Please visit often!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A hat isn't simply an accessory...
... it is a statement. A proclamation of who you are and how you want to project yourself to the world. Are you modest, flirtatious, coy, sexy, independent, sporty, elegant, zany or queenly?
I have been collecting vintage hats for nearly 15 years and with an over-active imagination decided to start making the hats that I couldn't find when rummaging markets and vintage shops.
I will also include in this post a small collection of floral hair ornaments I have also made.
Grey felt tilt hat with spray of black feathers, twist of rust feathers and black & white feather spines. I added the feathers to the pre-purchased felt hat.
1940's black feather tilt hat with clock parts, magnifying glasses and crow skull. I added the cogs, magnifying glasses and skull to the hat for part of a Steampunk costume I had made for a German music festival in Leipzig about 3 years ago.
Black velvet toy hat with beads, feathers, fabric flowers, and plastic berries. This one I actually made from scratch with a basic mesh hat form.
Simple flower hair clips in a variety of colours and styles.
Hopefully some of these have inspired you find a daring chapeau to express yourself and turn the heads of everyone you pass... or get in touch with me and let's see what we can create together!!!
<3
Devi
I have been collecting vintage hats for nearly 15 years and with an over-active imagination decided to start making the hats that I couldn't find when rummaging markets and vintage shops.
I will also include in this post a small collection of floral hair ornaments I have also made.
Grey felt tilt hat with spray of black feathers, twist of rust feathers and black & white feather spines. I added the feathers to the pre-purchased felt hat.
1940's black feather tilt hat with clock parts, magnifying glasses and crow skull. I added the cogs, magnifying glasses and skull to the hat for part of a Steampunk costume I had made for a German music festival in Leipzig about 3 years ago.
Black velvet toy hat with beads, feathers, fabric flowers, and plastic berries. This one I actually made from scratch with a basic mesh hat form.
Simple flower hair clips in a variety of colours and styles.
Hopefully some of these have inspired you find a daring chapeau to express yourself and turn the heads of everyone you pass... or get in touch with me and let's see what we can create together!!!
<3
Devi
Sunday, July 10, 2011
“The difference between a Man of Sense and a Fop is..."
"...that the Fop values himself upon his dress and the Man of Sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it." ~ Lord Chesterfield 1694-1773.
This post is dedicated to mens attire. Unfortunately, I do not have much to contribute photographically to this entry, but I did have the opportunity to construct a wonderful Victorian inspired mourning coat, vest, cravat and high waisted trousers for a friend as a gift for his wedding.
This post is dedicated to mens attire. Unfortunately, I do not have much to contribute photographically to this entry, but I did have the opportunity to construct a wonderful Victorian inspired mourning coat, vest, cravat and high waisted trousers for a friend as a gift for his wedding.
Top... or bottom?
Definitely time for another blog update, and since the weather here in Berlin has be relatively pleasant this post is going to feature tops, bottoms and swimwear.
Black PVC zipper tube top
Black PVC zipper skirt
Red and black gingham capris
Cotton pencil skirt
Firey Hawaiian print 2-piece 1950's style swimsuit
Black PVC zipper tube top
Black PVC zipper skirt
Red and black gingham capris
Cotton pencil skirt
Firey Hawaiian print 2-piece 1950's style swimsuit
Monday, June 20, 2011
To tightlace or not to tightlace? There is no question. TIGHTLACE!!!
When most people reflect on the beginnings of corsetry, they think back to around the 16th C, but in fact the corset can be found depicted in paintings and sculptures as far back as 1700 BC. As centuries passed and current popular standards of society changed, so did the silhouette change to reflect the current fashion of the period. Some corsets were meant to emphasize the waist, others the bust or hips. Well fitting stays, another term for corset, of the 18th C would have felt comfortable, allowing women to work and breathe properly. This is still true for today.
"To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly." ~ Anna Held
Making a corset is no small task. I've made corsets with as little as 8 pieces to each side and as many as 26 pieces to each side. Depends on the era and design. The tricky thing about making a corset is you can't rush it. Even if you are 1/8 of an inch off in stitching even *one* seam, it will throw the whole corset out of whack and it will twist out of shape. Been there, done that. ;)
So I will share with you my collection of corsets from the first one I made in 2001 to the most recent one I constructed in 2009.
Repro 1869 corset in black satin with burgundy sheer overlay.
Repro 1869 corset in black PVC. This was not the most fun to make, but rewarding when it was complete.
Underbust waist cincher in black coutil.
Repro 1890 corset made in black silk satin with red silk brocade front and trimming.
Repro 1860 corset made in black silk satin with teal silk brocade gores and trimming.
Underbust waist cincher made of brown faux snakeskin.
I have a few more photos of 2 other corsets I've made floating around somewhere so they'll have to wait for the next corset posting I make. I hope you have enjoyed this post.
Now go tightlace!!!
Devi
"To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly." ~ Anna Held
Making a corset is no small task. I've made corsets with as little as 8 pieces to each side and as many as 26 pieces to each side. Depends on the era and design. The tricky thing about making a corset is you can't rush it. Even if you are 1/8 of an inch off in stitching even *one* seam, it will throw the whole corset out of whack and it will twist out of shape. Been there, done that. ;)
So I will share with you my collection of corsets from the first one I made in 2001 to the most recent one I constructed in 2009.
Repro 1869 corset in black satin with burgundy sheer overlay.
Repro 1869 corset in black PVC. This was not the most fun to make, but rewarding when it was complete.
Underbust waist cincher in black coutil.
Repro 1890 corset made in black silk satin with red silk brocade front and trimming.
Repro 1860 corset made in black silk satin with teal silk brocade gores and trimming.
Underbust waist cincher made of brown faux snakeskin.
I have a few more photos of 2 other corsets I've made floating around somewhere so they'll have to wait for the next corset posting I make. I hope you have enjoyed this post.
Now go tightlace!!!
Devi
Saturday, June 18, 2011
"A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off you."
As stated by the French playright Francoise Sagan.
A dress should be flirtatious, distracting, sensual, alluring, charming, innocent and sexy all at the same time. Over a century we have see the hemlines, waistlines, sleeves, fabrics and inspirations change multiple times. From the conservative, modest yet still sexy Victorian and Edwardian dresses covering a woman's body from neck to sole and corset pinching her waist in for that perfect wasp waist figure, to the 1920's prohibition era of short hair and even shorter skirts, to the dramatic hemline drop and bias cuts of the 1930's, to the rationing of fabrics for wartime efforts in the 1940's. Fashion is a yo-yo and will likely continue to be so. Contemporary fashion mimics all that which has already been done, over and over, and so has the past. It inspires us, and hopefully you will be inspired by some of the garments I have created too.
Everyone loves a sweet little party frock...
Silk satin evening dress made from an original 1940's pattern:
Silk satin day dress fashioned from a repro 1940's pattern:
Crepe day dress fashioned from a repro 1940's pattern. Note the sweet peplum. :)
Silk satin with chiffon overlay halter dress from repro 1950's pattern. A La Marilyn!
Crepe evening dress fashioned from a repro 1930's pattern.
Crepe back satin wedding gown and cloche hat made from a repro 1928 pattern.
Silk satin bride's maid's dress fashioned from a contemporary pattern.
My next post will feature corsets.
Go play dress up!!!
A dress should be flirtatious, distracting, sensual, alluring, charming, innocent and sexy all at the same time. Over a century we have see the hemlines, waistlines, sleeves, fabrics and inspirations change multiple times. From the conservative, modest yet still sexy Victorian and Edwardian dresses covering a woman's body from neck to sole and corset pinching her waist in for that perfect wasp waist figure, to the 1920's prohibition era of short hair and even shorter skirts, to the dramatic hemline drop and bias cuts of the 1930's, to the rationing of fabrics for wartime efforts in the 1940's. Fashion is a yo-yo and will likely continue to be so. Contemporary fashion mimics all that which has already been done, over and over, and so has the past. It inspires us, and hopefully you will be inspired by some of the garments I have created too.
Everyone loves a sweet little party frock...
Silk satin evening dress made from an original 1940's pattern:
Silk satin day dress fashioned from a repro 1940's pattern:
Crepe day dress fashioned from a repro 1940's pattern. Note the sweet peplum. :)
Silk satin with chiffon overlay halter dress from repro 1950's pattern. A La Marilyn!
Crepe evening dress fashioned from a repro 1930's pattern.
Crepe back satin wedding gown and cloche hat made from a repro 1928 pattern.
Silk satin bride's maid's dress fashioned from a contemporary pattern.
My next post will feature corsets.
Go play dress up!!!
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