Style Me Vintage Clothes A Guide to Sourcing and Creating Retro Looks

Author(s): Naomi Thompson

Vintage Fashion

Have you ever wanted to introduce vintage into your wardrobe, but felt unsure where to start? Vintage styles have never been more popular, with everyone from major stars to teens on the street looking to indulge in retro glamour. Whether you are looking to completely overhaul your look, go for complete vintage glam, or just introduce a few key vintage pieces into your day-to-day wardrobe, this book shows you how. Packed with tips on how to find unique, one-off items that fit your budget, that will look fabulous and also retain their value, Style Me Vintage: Clothes also teaches you what to look for, when to part with your cash, and what to avoid. Learn how to determine which era suits your shape and how to build a retro look from the base up. You'll also find tips on 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 every girl who likes to dress up.

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Stylist and vintage expert, Naomi Thompson, runs acclaimed website Vintage Secret. In 2008 she launched the first high-tech on-line vintage shop, to immediate acknowledgement in the Guardian's 'What's Hot' list. Quickly establishing a reputation for sourcing superb quality clothes, Naomi blithely skipped the pitfalls of on-line vintage, landing instead on the pages of Vogue, Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph and Cosmopolitan, In 2010 Naomi decided to put her expertise to good use as a vintage personal shopper and offers personal style consultations combined with a day of taking the uninitiated around the highlights of London's vintage stores. She has appeared in a Channel 4 documentary on vintage style, is the resident wardrobe queen at the White Blackbird, organised the emporium and fashion shows at the Vintage at Goodwood taster and is the co-founder and hostess of the legendary Tart at 40winks. She has written vintage guides for the Vintage Guide to London and Queens of Vintage magazine and also works closely with BBC Homes and Antiques magazine.

General Fields

  • : 9781862059368
  • : Anova Books
  • : Pavilion Books
  • : 0.454
  • : 31 October 2011
  • : 206mm X 206mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 April 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : over 100 colour photographs
  • : 112
  • : 391
  • : 412
  • : Hardback
  • : Naomi Thompson