Vintage Fashion Through The Decades

If you love your Vintage Fashion and enjoy mixing the different decades, it’s helpful to know what each era was renowned for.
1920′s Fashion: Also Known as the Flapper Era, fashion took on a more liberated appearance. Skirts got shorter and more relaxed. Low waisted dresses with fullness at the hemline allowed women to kick up their heels. Pleats, Gathers, slits and anything that screamed motion were extremely popular.

1930′s Fashion: Robust curves influenced fashion and took on a more gentle, feminine appearance. The bias cut was very popular as was draping in sinuous folds around the curves of the body. Necklines changes to Halter and Cowl Neck. The appearance was very Glamorous and costume jewelry was often worn.

1940′s Fashion: The Second World War had a big influence on Fashion. Style was very uniformed and simple to appear patriotic. A “make do and mend” attitude was adopted and due to the shortage of leather , the cork heel was introduced, other fashionable items included The Turban, The Siren Suit and The Kangaroo Cloak.

1950′s Fashion: Fashion for women returned with full force with an emphasis on 2 silhouettes, The Full Skirt and The Slim Pencil Skirt. The cinched waist was very popular and necks were adorned with pearls or beads. Shoes were often very high with round or peep toes.

1960′s Fashion: Young adults became the leaders in Fashion and with them they brought radical and innovative flair. Mini Skirts, Shift Dresses and knits were extremely popular. Stiletto’s made way for flat boots and kitten heels. This era saw a rise in synthetic materials that took off globally.

1970′s Fashion: As women became more liberated so did their fashion. The Empire Line was introduced and designers loved Mini Skirts, Maxi Dresses and Halter Neck Catsuits in exotic prints and fabrics, Eastern countries were a major influence. India, Africa and Morocco were captured in flowy Kaftan’s and Tunics and were often trimmed with gold and silver metallic’s.

What is your favorite era and where do you shop in Singapore to find your beloved Vintage Pieces?

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