Tag: clothes

AMAZING MENS VINTAGE WORN OUT WEAR…

Long live vintage

Men’s Vintage Fashion lovers must know about Richard and Cosmo Wire.

A father and son who have the most beautiful collection of old clothes, you have ever seen.

Based in a rambling building in Hackney Wick, where they live and work which has every available space covered with rails of historic clothes.

The father and son have spent a lot of time seeking worn-out work garments, which are more often than not pre 1930 and some as old as 1800 from rural France and Japan.

With their expertise in this field they have found contemporary ways to change the old clothes to be wearable and also to create new clothes inspired by these.

They dress in clothes from their collection and anyone seeing their range of clothes could only be inspired and amazed at their choice and workmanship.

RECYCLED CANDLES…

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To recycle your candles, melt down all the left over stubs in a heat proof bowl in a warm oven.

Take a yoghurt pot (or similar) and make a small hole in the bottom.

Thread some string through and tie to a pencil balanced horizontally on the rim of the pot.

Pour in the melted wax and leave to set.

Remove the pot for a perfect candle.

TOP TIPS FOR BUYING VINTAGE CLOTHES…

Long live vintage

1.Always check the garment’s care label for washing instructions,if they don’t have any on them they should still have what the fabric is made of, so you can still find out how to clean it.
2.Always try the article on for size as the sizes in the 1950’s/1960’s is nothing like the sizes of today.
3.Always check for moth infestation as if you find one hole you will probably find more.
4.If you have found something you like in a charity shop but you can’t afford it ask for a discount as most charity shops will give you one.
5.For the 1950’s and earlier, if there is a zip it should be metal and poppers, hooks and eyes means it could well be early 20th Century clothing.
6.If it has shoulder pads, they should be small, neat and fairly rigid.
7.Look for hand stitched hems as well.
8.After the 1950’s look for plastic zips.
9.Shoulder pads would be large and spongy and inner seams were over locked.