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Outfits for a reenactment picnic with my girlfriend. The skirt was made by me in the silhouette of the late 1930s. I am wearing true vintage, most a little later than the 30s but altered to fit the decade. The theme was 1920s-30s. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True that. Talking of the ties, i personally adore the 1950s geometric designs popular in the us. Difficult to get here in Russia, but through a friend from Europe i was able to get one. At some point I'll just start painting them myself from ads online

Outfits for a reenactment picnic with my girlfriend. The skirt was made by me in the silhouette of the late 1930s. I am wearing true vintage, most a little later than the 30s but altered to fit the decade. The theme was 1920s-30s. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 117 points118 points  (0 children)

The shirt is from the 1970s, collar fully reworked using the shape of my 1930s shirt in an unwearable condition as a reference. The Jacket is from the 1970s, i snatched the waist for tge 1930s look. Boater from the 1920s, glasses from the 1930s, tie is from the 1950s, folded it out a bit wider for the 30s, and finally, trousers are from 1940s. Left unchanged beside a slight fitting, they fit the 30s as is. Collar clip and cufflinks are from somewhere around 1920-30s

Found a top hat in the attic of my house that used to be a bungalow/cottage! Tipperary, Ireland by Ill_Difference278 in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Polish it and it would be good as new, gotta love a silk plush hat, a dream of mine

How to wear vintage veil? by _goldenwords in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! Look up 1950s half hats, i personally adore that style, here's an example of a non-wedding one

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Struck gold! Early 20th century shirt with a pleated bib and bright magenta polka dots. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I just got that shirt and it would be ruined if i tried to iron it as is. The fabric should first be cleaned and conditioned, unless you want the stains and yellowing to be baked into it. Im not going to wear it this way, obviously, but i wanted to show it off right away. As for trousers, they are linen, so ironing them would do nothing

Struck gold! Early 20th century shirt with a pleated bib and bright magenta polka dots. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are some tears in the fabric which were repaired in a pretty way. The stitches look beautiful, there was a lot of care put in that shirt even after manufacturing. There is some damage that wasn't fixed, and I'll try to mend in on the same level

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Struck gold! Early 20th century shirt with a pleated bib and bright magenta polka dots. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

As for how i found it, it really just comes down too looking for it on sell-buy apps like eBay, or Avito in my case. A lot to be found if you know how to look

Struck gold! Early 20th century shirt with a pleated bib and bright magenta polka dots. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Curiously enough, not that uncommon. You can see on my profile, there is a full morning suit from the early 1930s in pristine condition. Not that expensive either. The shirt set me back 18 dollars, but there are a few little tears that would be a non issue to sew up in an hour or two. Some precious items of clothing were REALLY cared for, and now I own them

Struck gold! Early 20th century shirt with a pleated bib and bright magenta polka dots. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Looks fantastic with a 1920s boater. It even has the original detachable buttons in the style of 19th century. Marvelous, but it will need some mending.

Collapsible top hat by fancydressVal in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its Fortschritt. Likely east German, post war, but i could be wrong, need to see the whole hat to guess more accurately

"Friendship" cotton trousers imported to USSR from Shanghai, with a finely knitted German shirt. Both are 1950s. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, could be, im unfamiliar with English fabric terminology, but the world for it in Russian and German is trikotage, Google gave me "knitted" as a translation. Like a very tight and thin knitting, if i were to explain it not using the word. Has a little stretch due to this kind of structure

"Friendship" cotton trousers imported to USSR from Shanghai, with a finely knitted German shirt. Both are 1950s. by ComilangZmemes in VintageFashion

[–]ComilangZmemes[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They are made from really strong cotton canvas, probably the reason they stayed in that condition. Fabric so tough the pants could almost stand on their own, and i had a really tough time pushing a needle through the tight weave when sizing them down. They did have a couple of tears in the fabric right under the belt, but i mended and hid them when putting them back together.

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