for getting in-depth details on how to choose quality garments, ਀      栀漀眀 琀漀 搀攀挀椀搀攀 眀栀愀琀✀猀 愀 最漀漀搀 戀甀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀漀眀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 最攀洀 栀椀搀搀攀渀 椀渀 猀挀漀爀攀猀  of other items on a rack, or on a website.  Very valuable, and fun to ਀      爀攀愀搀℀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀

਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/0671027131.htm">਀    㰀吀䐀 瘀䄀氀椀最渀㴀挀攀渀琀攀爀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㈀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㌀㸀吀椀洀攀 倀攀爀椀漀搀㨀 ㈀　琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀㰀䈀刀㸀䘀漀挀甀猀㨀  Purchasing Quality Secondhand Items

Retro Chic: A Guide to Fabulous Vintage & Designer ਀      刀攀猀愀氀攀 匀栀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 椀渀 一漀爀琀栀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 愀渀搀 伀渀氀椀渀攀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀⼀䄀㸀吀栀椀猀 戀漀漀欀  includes a summary of this century's fashion history, but its heart is a ਀      搀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀漀 猀栀漀瀀 昀漀爀 瘀椀渀琀愀最攀 ☀愀洀瀀㬀 搀攀猀椀最渀攀爀 挀氀漀琀栀椀渀最⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀  There are listings that include many major cities in the U.S. and Canada - ਀      愀渀搀 渀漀 洀愀琀琀攀爀 眀栀攀爀攀 礀漀甀 氀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 漀渀氀椀渀攀  sites!  Each store listing has a description, many with ਀      挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 戀礀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀攀 漀眀渀攀爀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀

਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/1893329151.htm">਀    㰀吀䐀 瘀䄀氀椀最渀㴀挀攀渀琀攀爀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㈀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㌀㸀吀椀洀攀 倀攀爀椀漀搀㨀 ㄀㤀琀栀ⴀ㈀　琀栀  Century Focus: Finding Quality Secondhand Items

਀㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀倀㸀

 

਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀㈀㜀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㐀㈀㘀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀 ਀  㰀吀刀㸀 ਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/0894808338.htm">Let ਀      吀栀攀爀攀 䈀攀 䌀氀漀琀栀攀猀 㨀 㐀　Ⰰ　　　 夀攀愀爀猀 漀昀 䘀愀猀栀椀漀渀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀⼀䄀㸀匀椀洀瀀氀礀 栀椀氀愀爀椀漀甀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀  full of tidbits about fashion history!  This book is a thick, ਀      昀愀挀琀ⴀ昀椀氀氀攀搀 爀漀氀氀椀挀欀椀渀最 爀攀愀搀Ⰰ 栀椀最栀氀礀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀漀昀昀攀攀  table.  The only drawback: there is no index, so finding that one ਀      瀀椀攀挀攀 漀昀 琀爀椀瘀椀愀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀最攀猀 挀愀渀 戀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 椀猀  chronological, but you still might find 1790s facts in the 1950s ਀      猀攀挀琀椀漀渀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䔀挀挀攀渀琀爀椀挀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 瘀攀爀礀Ⰰ 瘀攀爀礀 昀甀渀℀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 ਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/0894808338.htm">

From 1900 to 2000, this exemplary ਀      戀漀漀欀 椀猀 搀椀瘀椀搀攀搀 戀礀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 昀愀猀栀椀漀渀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀猀 椀渀猀琀攀愀搀 漀昀 琀攀渀 礀攀愀爀  increments.  Intelligently done, each chapter is an in-depth detail ਀      漀昀 琀栀攀 攀爀愀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 搀攀猀椀最渀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 氀攀昀琀 漀甀琀  in other books.  Lots of great illustrations as well.

After World War II, fashion truly ਀      甀渀搀攀爀眀攀渀琀 愀 爀攀瘀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀猀琀 眀愀爀琀椀洀攀 猀椀氀栀漀甀攀琀琀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀漀猀栀 ㄀㤀㐀㜀  Bar Look.  Christian Dior led the way, and this book is a smart, ਀      搀攀琀愀椀氀攀搀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀愀搀猀 愀渀搀 昀愀猀栀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䄀  well-focused, good read.

Time Period: Mid-Late 1940s to Early 50s Focus: ਀      一攀眀 䰀漀漀欀 䔀爀愀Ⰰ 䘀愀猀栀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 䰀椀昀攀猀琀礀氀攀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀	Out of Print, but copies ਀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀㰀⼀吀刀㸀㰀⼀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀㰀⼀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀㸀   ਀㰀倀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀倀㸀 ਀  㰀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀 ਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㌀　㈀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㐀㸀 ਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㈀㠀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㐀㸀 ਀  㰀吀刀㸀 Time Period: Roman Times to 20th Century Focus: ਀      倀椀挀琀甀爀攀猀Ⰰ 匀栀漀攀 䘀愀挀琀猀Ⰰ 匀栀漀攀 䐀攀猀椀最渀攀爀猀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 Currently Available ਀㰀倀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀倀㸀 ਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀㈀㜀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㐀㈀㘀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀
਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/0879056649.htm/">Vintage ਀      䐀攀渀椀洀㰀⼀䄀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀䄀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀愀樀漀爀 搀攀渀椀洀 戀爀愀渀搀猀㨀 䰀攀瘀椀✀猀Ⰰ 圀爀愀渀最氀攀爀Ⰰ  Lee.  There is an identification and condition rating guide, and a ਀      氀漀琀 漀昀 挀漀昀昀攀攀 琀愀戀氀攀 猀琀礀氀攀 渀愀爀爀愀琀椀瘀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀爀愀 漀昀 眀攀愀爀椀渀最 搀攀渀椀洀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀  Great pictures!
Time Period: 20th Century Focus: the Vintage ਀      䐀攀渀椀洀 䴀愀爀欀攀琀 ☀愀洀瀀㬀 䌀甀氀琀甀爀攀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀	Out of Print, used copies ਀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀㰀⼀吀刀㸀㰀⼀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀㰀⼀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀   ਀㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀 ਀  㰀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀 ਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㈀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㐀㸀 This book is more ਀      氀椀欀攀 愀 栀愀爀搀挀漀瘀攀爀 洀愀最愀稀椀渀攀Ⰰ 昀漀挀甀猀攀搀 漀渀 漀甀爀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 ⴀ 栀漀眀 琀漀 眀攀愀爀  beautiful vintage clothing in a contemporary wardrobe.  It is a ਀      猀栀漀眀挀愀猀攀 漀昀 ㌀㘀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀攀愀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀椀爀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 瘀椀渀琀愀最攀  items, discussing the history and allure of this terrific way of ਀      搀爀攀猀猀椀渀最⸀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 ਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㜀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㌀㸀䌀甀爀爀攀渀琀氀礀 䄀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀㰀⼀吀刀㸀㰀⼀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀㰀⼀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀   ਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀㈀㜀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㐀㈀㘀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀 ਀  㰀吀刀㸀 ਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㜀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㐀㸀 ਀  㰀吀刀㸀 ਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/0060194758.htm/">਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㈀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㌀㸀吀椀洀攀 倀攀爀椀漀搀㨀 ㈀　琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀㰀䈀刀㸀䘀漀挀甀猀㨀  Vintage/Contemporary Style Mixing ਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/0486271242.htm">The ਀      䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 唀渀搀攀爀挀氀漀琀栀攀猀㰀⼀䄀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀圀爀椀琀琀攀渀 戀礀 愀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀攀爀 昀漀爀 栀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀  purpose, this book covers undergarments' development by extant garments, ਀      搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䄀 瘀攀爀礀 眀攀氀氀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀攀搀 戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 挀漀瘀攀爀椀渀最  every period in-depth, with lots of pictures of extant garments.  ਀      䔀猀猀攀渀琀椀愀氀 昀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 爀攀瀀爀漀搀甀挀椀渀最 挀氀漀琀栀椀渀最 愀渀搀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀椀渀最 椀渀  re-enactments. Time Period: Medieval Times to 1939 Focus: ਀      䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 唀渀搀攀爀最愀爀洀攀渀琀猀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 Currently Available ਀㰀倀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀倀㸀 ਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀㈀㜀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㐀㈀㘀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀
਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/1574322079.htm/">Ladies' ਀      嘀椀渀琀愀最攀 䄀挀挀攀猀猀漀爀椀攀猀㰀⼀䄀㸀 㰀䈀刀㸀䄀 戀攀愀甀琀椀昀甀氀 戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 瀀愀挀欀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 瘀椀渀琀愀最攀 攀礀攀  candy for the accessories lover!  The prices are realistic and the ਀      搀攀琀愀椀氀猀 愀爀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀瘀攀 ⴀ 愀 瘀攀爀礀 最漀漀搀 挀栀漀椀挀攀℀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 眀椀猀栀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀  is that there would be more mid-late 20th century accessories in some ਀      猀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䰀漀琀猀 漀昀 攀洀瀀栀愀猀椀猀 漀渀 嘀椀挀琀漀爀椀愀渀 琀漀 攀愀爀氀礀 ㄀㤀　　猀 椀琀攀洀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀	਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/1574322079.htm/">਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㈀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㌀㸀吀椀洀攀 倀攀爀椀漀搀㨀 ㄀㤀琀栀ⴀ㈀　琀栀  Century Focus: Accessories ID & Value

Described as a "curious compendium of ਀      昀愀猀挀椀渀愀琀椀渀最 昀攀洀愀氀攀 昀愀挀琀猀∀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 刀攀愀搀攀爀 栀愀猀 愀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 眀愀爀搀爀漀戀攀 琀爀椀瘀椀愀Ⰰ  including a mini-trek through 20th century fashions from yours ਀    琀爀甀氀礀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀

਀      㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀䄀  href="http://kotmf.com/stores/us/product/1573247715.htm">਀    㰀吀䐀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㈀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㘀㌀㸀吀椀洀攀 倀攀爀椀漀搀㨀 䄀渀挀椀攀渀琀 琀漀 䴀漀搀攀爀渀㰀䈀刀㸀䘀漀挀甀猀㨀 䘀愀猀栀椀漀渀  Trivia

One of very few books on men's ਀      昀愀猀栀椀漀渀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 戀漀漀欀 猀攀琀猀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 瀀栀漀琀漀最爀愀瀀栀猀  against an interesting narrative of what men wore through the 20th ਀      挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀 昀漀挀甀猀 椀猀 漀渀 栀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀 挀漀渀琀攀砀琀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀爀  valuation.

A book for anyone interested in the ਀      猀漀挀椀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀 爀攀愀猀漀渀猀 戀攀栀椀渀搀 最攀渀搀攀爀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 椀渀 搀爀攀猀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䌀氀漀琀栀椀渀最 愀猀  identity, as status, and as differentiation are all examined in developing ਀      椀搀攀愀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 洀攀渀✀猀 愀渀搀 眀漀洀攀渀✀猀 爀漀氀攀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䄀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 椀猀 愀氀猀漀  included.  This book was written by affiliates of the ਀    匀洀椀琀栀猀漀渀椀愀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀