Fashion over Time

Okay ladies, I don't know about you, but as a lover of fashion and vintage things, I love getting caught up in the history of things. I have always been a little bit of a book nerd also and couldnt pass up these books pictured below! The one on the right is the Smithsonian History of Fashion, that I found on clearance for $10 dollars at TjMaxx! The 3 on the left i found at my thrift store for $2 each! They each have sewing, knitting, and crochet patterns, along with tips for decorating the home, and restyling your current wardrobe. Which i didnt get many pictures of these books, but they have really cool ideas I'm totally going to try, like ombre dying an old dress! They were from a series of books by Time and all published in the 70's. In both these books its interesting to see how fashion trends do really come back around.  Also I was drawn to these books because of the artistic covers! They look great on my coffee table, and bookcase:)

Timeline of shoes!

  Like I said I am a lover of vintage and old things. For some reason I've always been interested in the renaissance era. They dressed so extravagantly, i mean just look at those shoes! Alot of these things i would wear today if i could haha! And yes, I am one of those people who goes to renaissance festivals and dresses up! Anyone else with me? no? just me, okay. Its just good fun to kind of experience that time period to me!

pictured: (left) 1920's feather skirt   (right) 1960's dresses and handbags

The Smithsonian book has a great read about the history of well known designers, and how they pushed the envelope a little bit! It includes Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Alexander Mcqueen, and many more! So if you happen to come across this book I definitely recommend it! :)

 Thanks for reading loves! Tell me what your favorite era of fashion is. 

And please leave comments and feedback:)

-Brandi <3

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