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Many people today want to wear a vintage wedding dress when they get married. Vintage clothing in general has become hugely popular. You can purchase actually vintage clothing in various states of wear, vintage fabric which to make clothing from, or reproduction vintage clothing made from new fabric in old-fashioned styles and designs. A good place to find vintage clothing of all types, including wedding dresses, is eBay. The drawback to purchasing clothing from an online auction, though, is the inability to try the item on for a good fit before purchasing, and most clothing sellers don’t accept returns, especially if they’ve given detailed measurements in the auction to help people determine whether an item will fit or not.

If you decide to purchase a vintage wedding dress from an auction, read the measurements and any other available information. Unless you’ve measured yourself very recently, measure again just to be sure. When purchasing vintage clothing of any kind, you’ll want to ask the seller questions, whether you’re trying the item on in their shop or purchasing it online.

Even if you don’t want to purchase a vintage wedding dress online and instead want the convenience of trying it on first, you should search online for vintage items to learn more about the different styles and time periods available, and the general cost of items like the one you’re looking for. This can help you from paying far too much for a wedding dress, and help educate you about which styles were most popular during the era from which you’d like to find a dress.

A vintage wedding dress from the 1930s, for instance, is more likely to have detachable train than dresses from other eras, so the bride could wear the dress as an evening gown after the wedding. The sleeves were typically long and tapered, and often the satin gowns were buttoned down the back. Netting and frills became popular in the 1940s, as were hidden zippers and buttons and loops, rather than the long line of back-buttons. Tapered sleeves with the point extending over the top of the hand were also in vogue.

A vintage wedding dress from the 1950s is more likely to have extensive lacework and a long train, while the wedding dresses from the 1960s reflected the movement toward nature and simplicity, with dresses more often ankle-length, and even mini-skirt length.

When you decide which era you prefer in your vintage wedding dress, something else to consider is the state of the dress. Is it ready for you to wear down the aisle? (Or display, if you’re purchasing as purely a collector’s item?) Can it be altered? Some vintage dresses don’t lend themselves to alterations very well, because they were often made for one specific person, rather than purchased from a shop and altered as is common today. Also, look into the cost of cleaning your vintage wedding dress as the cost of archival cleaning could actually be more than you pay for the dress itself.

Photo Credits: HA! Designs – Artbyheather

Originally posted 2008-10-23 05:00:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Tiki mugs are typically made from ceramic materials, and they most commonly feature colors that are warm and tropical in nature. They come in a great variety of different styles and designs. They are great to keep on display, but they can also be purchased and used for serving tropical drinks in your home bar, as this is how they were meant to be used in the first place. Functional collections are always a good way to get the most out of your memorabilia collection.

There are a number of other unique Hawaiian décor collectibles that you can add to your home collection including drink stirrers, bar menus, coasters and plenty of other relics that hail from tiki bars like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic’s. These places used to be found in every city all over the United States but now they are difficult to find which makes the items that come from these locations even more popular and fun to collect. Items from these establishments, including ash trays, menus, signs and other memorabilia have become hot commodities among people that enjoyed them during their heyday. Today, some of the most sought after Hawaiian décor collectibles are items that come from famous Tiki restaurant and bar destinations.

If you decide to look hard enough, you can find many different tiki themed Hawaiian décor items that you can collect as memorabilia in your home. This is especially true in terms of advertising, such as calendars, matchbooks and other similar ephemera, so these pieces remain especially popular among today’s modern day Hawaiian décor memorabilia collectors. If you are looking for tropical memorabilia then you may want to collect Hawaiian themed postcards, posters, advertisements, signs and other décor items to give your home a truly Hawaiian themed appearance. Collecting Hawaiian décor as a memorabilia collection is easy, generally inexpensive and can be really beneficial when you give your home a unique look as a result of the décor that you have collected.

Photo Credits: turkeychik

Originally posted 2009-08-27 13:16:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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These Toby mugs are a unique form of British pottery, and they originally appeared during the 1760s in Staffordshire. They were originally created in order to serve as a vessel used for drinking, but these Toby mugs quickly evolved into something completely different, as people began to collect them as ornamental objects. The most well known central character was a larger man that was seated in a chair and typically holding either a jug of ale or a pipe, and this man was known as Toby Fillpot, which is where the “Toby mugs” name is derived from.

Although it is still uncertain exactly who Toby Fillpot was based upon, this character is one that is truly endearing. Most of the English pubs have had at least one regular visitor that closely resembles Toby. Early Toby mugs were typically modeled after a number of different British characters that are familiar to us all, such as parsons, squires, sailors and town criers for example. Then, during the 19th century, the characters became modeled after a number of other subjects as well including people from politics, literature and history. Most Toby mugs are still manufactured in England, although there are other potteries that exist, and there are even manufacturers of Toby mugs in America as well. The American made Toby mugs are becoming more increasingly sought after as well. Two other manufacturers of Toby mugs are Lancaster Sandland and Royal Doulton.

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Photo Credits: Valerie Everett

Originally posted 2009-10-28 03:17:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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