Style Me Vintage: Clothes: A Guide to Sourcing and Creating Retro Looks [Hardcover]

Naomi Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2012 | Series: Style Me Vintage

The newest Style Me Vintage, in a beautiful retro-glam package, clearly details how to create authentic vintage clothing looks from the 1920s to the 1980s

 

Vintage styles have never been more popular, with everyone from major stars to teens on the street looking to indulge in retro glamour. Whether a reader is looking to completely overhaul their look, go for complete vintage glam, or just introduce a few key vintage pieces into their day-to-day wardrobe, this book will teach them how. It is packed with tips on how to find unique, one-off items that fit any budget, look fabulous, and will retain their value, and also details what to look for, when to part with one's cash, and what to avoid. Readers will learn how to determine which era fits their shape, how to build a retro look from the base up, and how to make retro styles work with modern accessories. Filled with fun, detailed photographs showing classic looks from the 1920s to the 1980s, this is essential reading for anyone who has ever wanted to introduce vintage into their wardrobe, but felt unsure where to start.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Almost anyone can develop a vintage style with a little help from this book"  —Tuscon Citizen.com

"A pretty book to look at."  —Publishers Weekly

"Thompson deftly communicates her knowledge and passion in this introductory text, which should appeal to fashion and popular culture enthusiasts."  —Xpress Reviews from Library Journal

About the Author

Naomi Thompson is a stylist, vintage expert, and vintage personal shopper who runs acclaimed website vintagesecret.com. She has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Sunday Times Style, the Telegraph, Vogue, and the Guardian's "What's Hot" list; has written for Queens of Vintage magazine and the Vintage Guide to London; and works closely with BBC Homes and Antiques magazine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Pavilion (June 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862059365
• ISBN-13: 978-1862059368
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 0.6 x 8.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Beauty, Grooming, & Style > Style & Clothing

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute coffe-table book. July 15, 2012

By petite mommy

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I like vintage accessories, and own a few vintage clothing pieces that I wear. Was hoping this book would have more styling tips, but it came across as if the author was expounding on her own love for vintage, rather than making a stylists' tip book. The photos are gorgeous, and it's a cute book to have on your coffee table, or to pass time in an airport waiting for a flight. I'd probably recommend just borrowing it from the library, if you're going to read it at home.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Bare bones basics April 18, 2013

By Lupita VINE™ VOICE

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This book seemed like the perfect addition to my vintage clothing book collection. I expected it to be packed with information, styling tips and resources to purchase vintage things. Not to mention tons of gorgeous photos. I was especially excited because this was a very of the minute and up to date book.

To be frank I got about 1/10 of what I was expecting. The layout of the book is put together very much like a scrapbook. A lot of it is set up as follows:

The book is open so you have a right page and a left page. Both pages have a pretty background, like scrapbook paper with a pretty print/pattern on it. On the right side is a picture, placed on the page to appear as though it has been pasted in (like in a scrapbook) and on the left side is one regular sized paragraph (say around 5 sentences) explaining the look in the photo on the opposite page. That's not the entire book but that is the style in which much of the book is written/ put together. Even on the pages where there's the most text there are at least three picture on a two page spread.
I thought it was a cute book. I thought it had some nice details and there was some useful information. But there could have been a LOT more.

To be fair, I hate vintage clothing books that are so text heavy you feel like you are reading a text book. But on the same token you can't cut way down on the text and then not load it up with pictures.

It's an inexpensive book compared to many of the other options out there. So if you're not sure if this whole vintage thing is for you, you wanna see what its about with a little light reading and a few VERY pretty pictures, then I highly recommend this book. Otherwise, particularly if you are an experienced vintage guru, I would steer clear of this book unless you are just looking for something cute.

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute April 22, 2013

By B. Phillips

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Bought this for a friend who loves all things vintage. Nice color and has some great pictures inside. Overall good quality book.