Style Me Vintage: Clothes: A guide to sourcing and creating retro looks (Style Me Vintage)

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Have you ever wanted to introduce vintage into your wardrobe, but felt unsure where to start? Vintage styles have never been more popular, with everyone from major stars to teens on the street looking to indulge in retro glamour. Whether you are looking to completely overhaul your look, go for complete vintage glam, or just introduce a few key vintage pieces into your day-to-day wardrobe, this book shows you how. Packed with tips on how to find unique, one-off items that fit your budget, that will look fabulous and also retain their value, Style Me Vintage: Clothes also teaches you what to look for, when to part with your cash, and what to avoid. Learn how to determine which era suits your shape and how to build a retro look from the base up. You'll also find tips on how to make retro styles work with modern accessories. Filled with fun, detailed photographs showing classic looks from the 1920s to the 1980s, this is essential reading for every girl who likes to dress up.

Stylist and vintage expert, Naomi Thompson, runs acclaimed website Vintage Secret. In 2008 she launched the first high-tech online vintage shop, to immediate acknowledgement in the Guardian's 'What's Hot' list. Quickly establishing a reputation for sourcing superb quality clothes, Naomi blithely skipped the pitfalls of online vintage, landing instead on the pages of Vogue, Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph and Cosmopolitan. Naomi lives in the UK..

"Thompson deftly communicates her knowledge and passion in this introductory text, which should appeal to fashion and popular culture enthusiasts." --Xpress Reviews from "Library Journal" "A pretty book to look at." --"Publishers Weekly" "Almost anyone can develop a vintage style with a little help from this book" --Tuscon Citizen.com