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Helen Bond Carruthers
VFG Member Viviene of Born Too Late Vintage and author of the blog Playing Dress-up All Day Long, has put together a series of posts on the legendary Helen Bond Carruthers, "the name for vintage sell...
Vera vs. Vera
Thanks to VFG member and author Claire Shaeffer for pointing out this interesting article to us today.Designers Wang, Neumann in trademark fight over 'Vera' name By EMILY FREDRIXTHE ASSOCIATED...
Ralph Lauren - 40 Year Anniversary
Ralph Lauren marks 40 years in fashion Sun Sep 9, 2007 1:27AM EDT By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - Designer Ralph Lauren, who has helped create a classic American style, celebrated 40 years i...
Valentino to Quit as Fashion Designer
September 4, 2007 Valentino to Quit as Fashion Designer By SUZY MENKES LONDON In a dramatic gesture on the eve of the international fashion collections, Valentino, with his partner, Gia...
Tuesday Trivia
What acclaimed fashion designer turned to the fashion world after working as a window dresser in a Milan department store in the early 1960's? Vintage Window from tijoLeave us a comment with your gues...
A Main Mainbocher
A Mainbocher is not something you see everyday. And when you've got one, bragging rights are most definitely something you're entitled to. And pastperfectvintage.com has an exceptional one. A 1955 Mai...
Zandra Returns
The 1970s fashion diva Zandra Rhodes is back By Ruth La Ferla Monday, August 20, 2007 NEW YORK: When she breezed into Manhattan last week, Zandra Rhodes had she...
Claire McCardell
Check out this fantastic and informative interview of Claire McCardell's 94 year old brother Robert by Marge of borntoolatevintage.com! Chock full of great tidbits like this: "There were several frien...
Some Enchanted Evening
Our friend, Jessica Witte Coordinator of Marketing and Education for the NIU Art Museum, gave us a heads up on this upcoming exhibit at the museum that sounds just divine for any vintage clothing love...
Gianni Versace Remembered
It's hard to believe it's the tenth anniversary of designer Gianni Versace's death, but last night he was remembered at Milan's La Scala Opera House orchestrated by Belgian choreographer, Maurice Beja...
Vintage Weekends VIII
Summer's in full swing and it may be a bit too hot to spend your weekends hunting the local garage sales so why not check out some local museums and current exhibits in the comfort of a climate contro...
Valentino's 45th Anniversary
The fashion crowd rarely makes space for anyone or anything. So when the Spring/Summer ‘08 Men’s Collections and Haute Couture fashion week both moved their schedules to allow Valentino to host h...
John Warden
Designer John Warden dies of cancer at 67Alan Hustak, The GazetteJohn Warden, the first Canadian fashion designer to hit the big leagues in the 1960s with his own international label, died of cancer F...
Fashion Mogul Liz Claiborne Dies At 78
Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who started the namesake U.S. company Liz Claiborne Inc., has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.Claiborne, 78, born in Belgium in 1929. Ailing from can...