Comments on: Before and After: Altering Vintage http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/ be stylish • be lovely • be coveted Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: missmoneypenny http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-36107 missmoneypenny Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:55:22 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-36107 I so identify with the "sea of H&M" I am am Londoner and back here thrift shops or charity shops as we call them have also been invaded with H&M, Zara, Topshop et al, at prices barely below the original retail price. There is simply no comparison in quality with 70's, 60's, 50's stuff, which for a start was made in the UK. Today I found a nice Acquascutum coat (I believe 1960s) in a colour that actually suits me, for £28 in a Cancer Research shop. Only problem is it was 2 sizes too big and a quick chat with the local dry cleaner and alterations shop manager convinced me that it would not be practicable to alter it to my size. So my quest continues. How do other site visitors feel about making substantial size alterations to vintage garments? Thanks I so identify with the “sea of H&M” I am am Londoner and back here thrift shops or charity shops as we call them have also been invaded with H&M, Zara, Topshop et al, at prices barely below the original retail price. There is simply no comparison in quality with 70′s, 60′s, 50′s stuff, which for a start was made in the UK. Today I found a nice Acquascutum coat (I believe 1960s) in a colour that actually suits me, for £28 in a Cancer Research shop. Only problem is it was 2 sizes too big and a quick chat with the local dry cleaner and alterations shop manager convinced me that it would not be practicable to alter it to my size. So my quest continues.
How do other site visitors feel about making substantial size alterations to vintage garments?
Thanks

]]> By: Links | Forty Not Out http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-35896 Links | Forty Not Out Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:32:11 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-35896 [...] The Coveted – Do you alter vintage? [...] [...] The Coveted – Do you alter vintage? [...]

]]> By: First Day of New York Life http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-33977 First Day of New York Life Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:35:42 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-33977 [...] San Francisco boutique, Mystery Mister, in anticipation for the cold winter months coming. I left my camel hair coat at Wendy’s… still have to pick it up! It still really isn’t cold enough to really [...] [...] San Francisco boutique, Mystery Mister, in anticipation for the cold winter months coming. I left my camel hair coat at Wendy’s… still have to pick it up! It still really isn’t cold enough to really [...]

]]> By: Beaut Vintage http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-32406 Beaut Vintage Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:21:59 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-32406 Yes, I do. If the vintage dress or jacket is damaged and cant be repaired. I do exactly what you did and take the vintage dress up to knee level. They look fab and exciting. If the garment is from the 1950s then that is another matter. Beaut xxx <a href="http://www.beautvintage.com/50s-dresses-c-17_37.html" rel="nofollow">Vintage 50s Dresses</a> Yes, I do.
If the vintage dress or jacket is damaged and cant be repaired.
I do exactly what you did and take the vintage dress up to knee level.
They look fab and exciting.

If the garment is from the 1950s then that is another matter.
Beaut xxx
Vintage 50s Dresses

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]]> By: Laura Connell http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-28385 Laura Connell Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:31:18 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-28385 It's a great question and I say absolutely yes! It looks great and you are re-using; that's the main thing. .-= Laura Connell´s last blog ..<a href="http://forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com/Links-la-Mode-IFB-Weekly-Roundup-7928270" rel="nofollow">Links à la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup</a> =-. It’s a great question and I say absolutely yes! It looks great and you are re-using; that’s the main thing.
.-= Laura Connell´s last blog ..Links à la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup =-.

]]> By: Idiosyncratic Style» Blog Archive » Links A La Mode - DIY Nation http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-28360 Idiosyncratic Style» Blog Archive » Links A La Mode - DIY Nation Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:02:51 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-28360 [...] The Coveted - Do you alter vintage? [...] [...] The Coveted – Do you alter vintage? [...]

]]> By: Lily @ LoveCharles http://the-coveted.com/blog/2010/03/18/do-you-alter-vintage/comment-page-2/#comment-28335 Lily @ LoveCharles Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:50:09 +0000 http://the-coveted.com/blog/?p=12479#comment-28335 I never alter vintage that I am selling in my shop, because I want people to be able to purchase the true garment and change it if they see fit. But often I alter it when I keep a piece for myself. I fall in love with a pattern or a fabric but the cut sometimes doesnt always work with my frame so I like to make it a little more flattering. I think any new life that can be given to these quality pieces is good. I'm all for tailoring and altering. Although I do have trouble altering pieces from the 50's and earlier, solely because they have made it so far already. But if it means the garment will be worn and loved, it's worth it! I never alter vintage that I am selling in my shop, because I want people to be able to purchase the true garment and change it if they see fit.
But often I alter it when I keep a piece for myself. I fall in love with a pattern or a fabric but the cut sometimes doesnt always work with my frame so I like to make it a little more flattering. I think any new life that can be given to these quality pieces is good. I’m all for tailoring and altering.
Although I do have trouble altering pieces from the 50′s and earlier, solely because they have made it so far already. But if it means the garment will be worn and loved, it’s worth it!

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