My sweet Mr. Robot Mouse and I have been working hard to bring you new videos each week about vintage shopping and “how-to’s” By subscribing to the YouTube channel you can be the first to watch and comment on the videos.
What is vintage? was our first one. It notes the differences between “consignment”, “vintage” and “antique” clothing.
So excited that today we are going to shoot a few more that should carry us into the new year. The videos center on the questions I get asked almost daily in the shop. I hope they can help people understand, love, and collect more vintage beauties. On the Facebook page I posted about what other topics people want to know more about, and there was an almost unanimous cry for info on how to find and wear vintage for curvacious plus size gals. I ain’t gonna lie, it’s hard to find those special pieces. I get so thrilled when I get anything in the shop over a modern size 10. Even the shoes, gloves, necklace, and hats run very small. People have speculated that now there are growth hormones in our food, and that general nutrition has changed. It’s true, I mean do you think the generation that lived through the depression was taking daily vitamins, drinking Ensure, and eating fortified eggs?! The other argument is that the numbered sizing has changed on clothing, this is totally true. Many people site the lovely Ms. Marilyn Monroe as being a size 16. In truth she was a 1950′s 16, and today would be considered a size 8-10. In a 1930′s movie Ginger Rodgers proclaimed, I am a size 12!’ and if “Dancing with the Stars” has taught us anything, it’s that dancing is a great weigh to trim the lbs. Ginger was a modern day 6. My advice to curvy gals is not to get discouraged when looking for vintage, but enjoy the hunt. It may take more effort to find a great piece, but it will be worth it in the end when you strut your stuff in a fab vintage piece.