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Bags
A dark-brown suede vintage Gucci shoulder bag with solid hardware: what to look for in the suede and metal, how to wear it and how to care for it.
Clothing
Vintage Dior, from the Bar jacket and the full skirt to lace, chiffon and brocade, with seven plain ways to wear the pieces now.
Accessories
Vintage faux fur and how to wear it: capes, stoles, colours, accessories and second-hand buys, with my hooded black cape on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.
Vintage
Why I buy vintage Prada: a leather bag from the Space outlet in Tuscany, Prada denim, where I hunt online, and what to start with if you are new to it.
Vintage
What to wear to the Goodwood Revival in West Sussex: the vintage Dior catwalk, overalls with 1980s Yves Saint Laurent, and hats, dresses and bags in period.
Vintage
I found a pair of new but vintage Levi’s in Italy the same week a 19th-century pair sold for $87,000. Why vintage Levi’s hold their value.
Vintage
Marilyn Monroe’s style, from the white halter dress and red lipstick to denim and fur stoles, and the troubled life behind the beauty.
Vintage
A boutique in Lucca, now closed, that sold unworn 1980s and 1990s clothes: wool skirts priced in lira, Fendi Jeans with their tags and a Fendi mink coat.
Vintage
Why I stopped buying at Zara and buy vintage and thrift instead: one-off pieces, wool that feels like wool, and clothes that still look good 15 years on.
Vintage
Four vintage hairstyles and how to do them: the 1950s quiff, the Bettie Page fringe, 1940s victory rolls and the 1960s beehive.
