how to create a vintage wardrobe

    Now that the school year is about over I will be able to post more often and today I will teach you how to obtain the vintage wardrobe you have been wanting. Lets get down to the basics, What time period is most appealing to you. Personally I have stuck with the downtown abbey era because it is the era that really speaks to me. The first thing you will need to is study up on the garments worn by the individuals during the era. For example if you are going for a 1950's kind of look you would probably be aiming for bullet bras, guarder belts, circle skirts and wiggle dresses.
    I don't have a million dollars to be spending on brand name vintage clothing so I opt for the more reasonable approach and buy clothing from second hand stores, flea markets and antique stores.  Sometimes the clothing you find may not be in tip top shape and some sewing skills may come in handy. Also the clothing does not have to be a true vintage clothing item, it can just look the part.
    I especially love the hair and makeup portion of the look it just ties it all together. If you would like to do research on the particular eras hairstyles and makeup there are many websites that specialize in hair and makeup of a certain era. ( I will list some below.)

Victorian and Edwardian- gibsonglamor.blogspot.com
1920's - 1950's- www.vintagehair.com
makeup and fashion  1900's- 1960's- glamourdaze.com

 



Images from google. 
 

High school gym class 1899

Imagine this to be your gym class now a days. Some of things they are doing I have no clue what it is. But it looks like these girls are getting quite a workout.
 
 
- Pictures from retronaut.com

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how to create a traditional 1920's bedroom

 staple of '20s decor, wallpaper provides a suitable backdrop for a traditional 1920s bedroom. Dark, Colonial-style furniture reflects '20s mainstream trends, especially when stenciled with floral motifs that echo wallpaper or stenciled wall patterns. A dresser with a dainty, upholstered stool and a Colonial-style poster bed coordinate, while a bedspread in cream and greenish blue-gray evokes the era's soft color preferences. Scattered accents in dusty-pink also reflect era preferences, including floral curtains and a hook rug, a popular '20s flooring accent.
 - paragraph by http://homeguides.sfgate.com/decorate-1920s-bedroom-85879.html

Vintage 1945 August and September issue of StichCarft

http://thesunnystitcher.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/free-vintage-knitting-patterns-stitchcraft-august-september-1945/
This knitting Magazine shows you how to make beautiful vintage Hats, Scarfs, and Sweaters. Happy knitting!

Classic soaps and beauty products still sold today

let's start with the soap many of these soaps were created in the early 1900's and only a couple of the soaps recipes have changed (Ivory). 

Octagon

Cashmere Bouquet

Ivory

Vinolia

Cuticura

Lifebuoy

Pears

Yardley

Fels-Naptha

Packer’s Pine Tar

Palmolive                              

                                              

Now how about one of the most famous perfumes of all time. I'm talking about Coco Chanel's perfume, Chanel Number 5. Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress who enjoyed it's famous the sent.

 

Finally one of my favorite beauty products, Pond's cold cream. It keeps my skin baby bottom smooth. it was originally marketed with two creams cold cream and vanishing cream ( Vanishing cream has been discontinued.) The adverts of the early 20th century stated  ‘every normal skin needs these two creams’

 - Soap info from GibsonGirlsGuideToGlamor