This is part of Image Issue 4, “Image Makers,” a paean to L.A.’s luminaries of style. In this issue, we pay tribute to the people and brands pushing fashion culture in the city forward. “My clothes don’t reek of sustainability,” Sami Miró says. She’s sitting in her sun-drenched Arts District studio, thinking about the before times — before she became …
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Princess of Wales Wears Vintage Chanel for Coach Core Anniversary Event – What Kate Wore
The Princess of Wales wore vintage Chanel for today’s engagement with the Prince of Wales. The pair celebrated Coach Core’s tenth anniversary with a visit to Copper Box Arena at Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park. In the photo above and below, they are welcomed by Sir Ken Olisa, OBE, Lord Lieutenant of London. Coach Core was launched in July 2012, …
Read More »Is vintage clothing better than buying new? Upcycling is a fashion trend
The newest trends in fashion are nothing new at all. Utahns in greater numbers are buying pre-owned clothing from bygone eras as a way to be environmentally sustainable, financially sensible, and stand out in the age of big box fashion. “It’s cheaper, its higher quality, and it’s a lot more unique. No one is going to be wearing this dress …
Read More »Vintage in Vogue: Latest Fashion Trends Aren’t New at All | Utah News
By ZAKARY SONNTAG, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The newest trends in fashion are nothing new at all. Utahns in greater numbers are buying pre-owned clothing from bygone eras as a way to be environmentally sustainable, financially sensible, and stand out in the age of big box fashion, the Deseret News reported. “It’s cheaper, its higher quality, and …
Read More »Phoenix vintage boutique, Wicker Goddess, started with a wedding plan
All Sarah Small wanted was to sell the yellow couch she used for her wedding. But one vintage sale on Instagram led to the next. In February 2020, Small opened, “Wicker Goddess,” a store at 16th Street and McDowell Road in Phoenix. Three years after launching an Instagram account to sell vintage goods, Small appeared on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, Jan. 13. Small appeared in a segment of the …
Read More »The Beauty Bubble Brings Vintage Style to the High Desert
There are vintage advertisements, framed magazine covers and unopened hair nets from the ’20s and ’30s with names like Bon Ton, Jac-O-Net and Pretty Miss. Outlandish wigs sit on sloe-eyed mannequin heads. Along with the portraits of Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton painted on black velvet are aging mechanical devices that look like instruments of torture. On a deco dresser, …
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