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For those of you who don't know, moths are evil little monsters that destroy your clothing. If you're planning on buying vintage you should definitely invest in some anti-moth guards.
You can read about the Yesterday Girl's encounter with these monsters by, clicking here.
Many vintage style dresses were meant to be slipped on over foundation garments. American Shapewear featuring products by Rago is perfect for those classic styles.
To learn more about modern foundation garments head over to Couture Allure.
So how do we define vintage? What allotted period of time is allowed to pass before we can give it the vintage label.
Or what does it mean to be called vintage?
These are a few question I've asked myself and others have asked me from time to time.
Thankfully The Retrochick has written an article with some of the answers.
If you're interested in buying some vintage patterns online, you should be careful. The reason being is that size's have changed. Back in the 1940's a size 14 was a bust measurement of 32 inches which would make that a size 4 by today's standards.
If you're interested in learning more about vintage sizes, click here.