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How To: Date Vintage Clothing on The Blind Hem
Finding the needle-in-the-haystack is a combination of knowledge and luck – those who do it for a living have honed their eyes to pick out minute details of stitching and construction, silhouette and print. But it’s not a secret, not some key-stone conspiracy hoarded in temples to french-seams. It’s rather basic, really. A good working knowledge of silhouettes of specific eras is the starting point – the internet is a treasure trove for this. Study the cuts and drapes of the time-period you are looking for. Become familiar with hemlines and sleeve lengths.
words & photo © Katy Jones
ladies, get hip to it.
Source: theblindhem
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ladies, get hip to it.
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I wrote a handy how-to guide for dating vintage clothing over at...Hem! Y’all should check
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