The holiday season always inspires us to curate a magical selection of wearable retro wonders at My Vintage. As the new year approaches, we’re celebrating with sparkling one-of-a-kind pieces that evoke tastes of Christmas past.
This month, we’re spotlighting fab pieces brimming with decades of nostalgia. Commemorate the close of 2023 by raising a glass to vintage fashion and let gorgeous garments from past seasons carry you well into the future on waves of nostalgia and wonder. We can’t wait for you to see what rare retro relics of the past we uncovered this month!
Twinkling treasures await in the list below. Here’s what we picked for our latest cache of irresistible vintage scores arriving just in time for your seasonal merriment...
VINTAGE DRESSES
Annacat was known as "the Biba of The Brompton Road" and was launched in 1965 by Janet Lyle and Maggie Keswick. Annacat was a much sought-after youthful brand, highly favoured by British Vogue and remains incredibly collectible today. This is a stunning maxi dress in vibrant emerald green with contrasting gold metal chain straps. A simple shape, fitted and seamed at the bust with a slightly lower back and a full length skirt. The non-stretch fabric has a jigsaw-like pattern with some texture. Offset zip at the back to fasten. In very good vintage condition.
A very pretty 70s dress in a flattering fit and flare a-line shape. Deep blue with bold floral print in red, blue, brown, orange and beige. High round neck with fitted shaped bust and a-line skirt from the empire line. Finished with short angel sleeves. Non stretch polyester fabric with a back zip fastening. In very good vintage condition.
Attractive and stylish vintage dress from the 1950s, in the classic wiggle style. Soft quality cotton in cream and shades of brown with a painted effect spotty print. Nautical sailor collar and capped sleeves. Longer vintage length to the calf. Non stretch with a side zip fastening. In very good vintage condition.
VINTAGE OUTERWEAR
Stunning and collectable vintage cape made in the 1960s from genuine Welsh Wool. The geometric pattern is very striking in shades of purple and cerise pink. Buttons off-centre with high neck and full lining. Panelled to allow ease of movement and complete with two front pockets. Complete with the original tie belt. Fully lined and made to a very high standard. Highly collectible and in very good vintage condition.
Wow, this is a stunning original 60s vintage coat from luxury designer Aquascutum. A rich tweed in a box pattern, knit from pure new wool in shades of green and beige. Turn-up cuffs, four button front and two large front pockets. Fully lined and non stretch. A very substantial and heavyweight coat. There are a few small nicks in the lining on close inspection but generally this is in very good vintage condition.
This beautiful vintage cape from the 1960s has bags of celtic charm. Long length black velvet cape with full hood. Fastens with pretty rope detail at the neckline and has two tailored splits for your arms. Made from a soft quality cotton velvet with a full silky polyester lining. In very good vintage condition.
VINTAGE SPORTSWEAR
These vintage trackies are the perfect 90s trousers. Lightly padded shellsuit bottoms in bright lime green with blue abstract print to one leg and lilac zipped pocket at the waist. Elasticated waist with drawstring. Will fit sizes 8, 10 and 12 depending on desired fit. Labelled as childrens wear but measure up as adults. Non stretch nylon material. In very good vintage condition.
Awesome 90s sports coat from Descente, in jewel tones of red, purple and green. Funnel neck, dropped shoulders and batwing type sleeves with full zip front and buckle detail at the waist that creates a small peplum. Lightly padded with a slight metallic sheen - looks great with so many outfits. A thick and warm coat with bags of retro charm. In very good vintage condition.
These vintage trackies are the perfect 80s/90s trousers. Lightly padded shellsuit bottoms in bright lilac purple with highlights of dark purple, green and pink. Elasticated waist with drawstring. Will fit sizes 12, 14 and 16 depending on desired fit. Non stretch nylon material with soft cotton lining. In very good vintage condition.
VINTAGE HATS
This is such a cool and unusual vintage hat! The style is a cross between a pork pie and a trilby, made up of a patchwork of different tweed wools in beige, brown, green, black and white. Made from 100% wool. Label size is Large. Inner circumference measures approx 22" with a 2" brim. In very good vintage condition.
Straight out of Baker St, this is the perfect classic deerstalker hat, made by Jaxon & James. Beige and brown tweed made up of a wool/rayon blend. Tied at the top with a brown grosgrain ribbon with matching grosgrain sweatband inside. Removable Jaxon James pin to one side. Label side is medium, inner circumference is approx 22" and rim approx 2.5". In excellent vintage condition, looks unworn.
Mens vintage flat cap with side panels of light khaki ribbed fabric and centre panel of plain canvas type fabric. Small peak with popper button fastening. Made in England. Inner circumference approx 22" and peak approx 6.5" wide. In very good vintage condition.
Another great selection, and of course you can find lots more gems at www.myvintage.co.uk
We’ll continue the curation year-round with fresh batches of vintage arrivals each month. Subscribe for updates on newly discovered fashion relics and insider styling tips. For now, peruse all our December additions and lift some holiday looks straight from the annals of history! You can always count on My Vintage to bring you the best vintage style that's as bright as Christmas morning!
Until next time
Emma x
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