Featured are hats, purses, hankies, gloves, fans, parasols, hosiery, shoes, aprons, and capes. This book is a compelling photo study of the styles for each era - Victorian, Edwardian, Roaring Twenties, Depression, WWII, Fabulous Fifties, and Modern - and identification and value guide for collectors of vintage fashion. 2003 values. REVIEW: This book covers the accessories that women have used over the past 150 years, some pieces dating back even earlier to 1820, like a parasol from the Jackson-Decatur debates. A glimpse into the closets and trunks of the author, a private collector for over 30 years, reveals many parts of ensembles of ladies from the past.
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A Generous Sharing,
By laurie nienhaus (Fort Myers Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ladies' Vintage Accessories (Hardcover)
This book is the generous sharing of Ms.Johnson's passion of 25 years - the collecting of vintage clothing and accessories. With overviews of all of a woman's favorite accessories, the book can easily serve as a basic primer for those with a new-found interest in vintage pieces. The information on documentation, age determination, and worth accessment is both helpful and inspirational. The numerous close-up photos of a wide variety of accessories, along with drawings, illustrations, and ads from old periodicals will delight both new and experienced collectors, as well as those simply interested in the past - for fashion, as always, tells us much about culture. Ladies' Vintage Accessories is written in a personable style and is full of both information and food for thought. Highly Recommended.
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An OK anthology of pictures of vintage accessories,
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This review is from: Ladies' Vintage Accessories (Hardcover)
This book follows the current trend in vintage clothing books, in that it consists of photos of items belonging to one collector, presented as an identification and price guide. There are brief captions and a little explanatory text. The author has photographed her items flat or on stands, thus avoiding the jarring effect created in some other books by the use of very modern-looking live models. Most of the items represent everyday, easily purchasable vintage accessories rather than spectacular or rare collectibles. There are also many black-and-white period advertising pictures, possibly to atone for the relatively small number of pre-1900 items photographed from the collection. The prices (unfortunately!) seem low for the current market, and I found no indication of how they were derived. Unlike some other books, most of the time the author avoids gushing about her collection. However, she does follow the current trend of giving comparatively little practical information on how to restore and use vintage accessories (which many collectors want to do), on the grounds that they are "too precious." In fact, most of the items pictured in her book could be worn and enjoyed without much risk of damage.
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Covers hats, purses, shoes, aprons, shawls and more,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ladies' Vintage Accessories (Hardcover)
LaRee Johnson Bruton's Ladies' Vintage Accessories ...covers hats, purses, shoes, aprons, shawls and all kinds of vintage accessories, with full-color photos alongside the latest prices. The history is as involving as the color photos of spoons paired with their values.
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The original term "apron" referred to a free-hanging panel attached at the front of the skirt, worn as early as the thirteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eighth stitch, folding parasol, half apron, cotton hankies, clip closure, white cotton apron, real photo postcard, original tag, vintage accessories, button closure, medium heel, zipper closure, snap closure, light green, chain handle, bead design, steel beads, beaded fringe, silk gloves, double handles, narrow brim, beaded bag, clutch bag, single handle, beaded purse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Delineator, Godey's Lady's Book, New York, Margaret Johntz Johnson Collection, Pictorial Review, The Theatre, Art Nouveau, Courtesy of Persona Vintage Clothing, Woman's Home Companion, Woman's World, Los Angeles, World War, Courtesy of Jessie Allred Collection, Lilly Dache, World of Fashion New!
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The original term "apron" referred to a free-hanging panel attached at the front of the skirt, worn as early as the thirteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eighth stitch, folding parasol, half apron, cotton hankies, clip closure, white cotton apron, real photo postcard, original tag, vintage accessories, button closure, medium heel, zipper closure, snap closure, light green, chain handle, bead design, steel beads, beaded fringe, silk gloves, double handles, narrow brim, beaded bag, clutch bag, single handle, beaded purse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Delineator, Godey's Lady's Book, New York, Margaret Johntz Johnson Collection, Pictorial Review, The Theatre, Art Nouveau, Courtesy of Persona Vintage Clothing, Woman's Home Companion, Woman's World, Los Angeles, World War, Courtesy of Jessie Allred Collection, Lilly Dache, World of Fashion New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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