Vintage Resource
At Alexandra Vintage, we feel it’s important, when buying vintage, to understand vintage, this is why we have created a vintage library of interesting and hopefully helpful resource ranging from commonly used vintage references to a snippet on eras. We have also included information for you regarding our sizing, FAQs and how to get hold of the latest trends hitting the catwalks of London, New York, Paris and Milan. By understanding and keeping up-to-date with our resource library, you will hopefully feel part of Alexandra Vintage beyond completion of your purchase.
VINTAGE TERMINOLOGY
Below are just a few of the vintage references that we may, occasionally, use to describe our products. This is just an overview allowing you vintage insight and will be updated as and when we come across commonly used phrases and references. We hope you find this useful…
UNDERSTANDING VINTAGE ERAS
We love vintage (of course!) and as an online provider of vintage, it’s our duty to you to understand and absorb the history behind the products we list. The history and themes of each era therefore, is paramount. We find it so fascinating and inspiring, we thought we would share this with you – it will inspire and fascinate you too for sure! The below overview lists the theme and style of each era between 1920s – 1980s;
1920 – 1929
Theme: The Machine Age / Art Deco / Edwardian / Ancient Greece / Japanese
Signature Style: Luxe / Exotic / Graphic / Ethnic / Oriental
1930 – 1939
Theme: Hollywood Glamour / Post Depression / The War Years
Signature Style: Restrained / Feminine / Elegant / Glamour
1940 – 1949
Theme: American Look / Silhouette Sensible / Classic Sportswear / Hollywood Glamour
Signature Style: Costume Jewellery / Patriotic / Hawaiian and Ethnic Influences / Plastic Fantastic
1950s – 1959
Theme: Mexican (prints) / American Glamour / Imaginative Prints / Nature and Florals
Signature Style: Optimistic / Opulent / Glamorous / Luxurious / Colour / Sequins / Pearls
1960 – 1969
Theme: Couture British / Space Age / Ethnic / Early Hippy Movement
Signature Style: Artisanal / Permissive / Global / Feminine
1970 – 1979
Theme: Disco / New Age / Hippy-Boho / Folk Times / Gipsy / Carmen
Signature Style: Hippy / Retro / Folky / Ready-to-wear / Easy-to-wear / Bold and Body
1980 – 1989
Theme: Sexy / Manly Influences / Sports / Dance / Power Dressing
Signature Style: Body-con / Graphics / Futuristic
Whilst we do our very best in identifying our products, it is on occasion, a hard task to always be 100% sure. If this is the case, we will make you aware by referring to the product’s era as: “inspired by” or “style“ for example “1940s style jacket” and so forth. We take pride in our work and will of course only try our best in providing clear, concise and informative descriptions per product.
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