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The Devil May Wear Prada But This Angel Wears Vintage Prada
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.
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Vintage Fashion – Your New Cash Cow
What I have learned selling on Vestiaire Collective since 2020: which vintage pieces sell fast, which sit, when to list, and why patience pays.
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Vintage Antique Market – What Are Italians Selling In Tuscany?
The antique market in Arezzo, Tuscany: more than 500 stalls of vintage jewellery, bags, prints and porcelain, and my tips for getting a bargain there.
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Gold Leather Flats – An Italian Summer Necessity
Gold leather flats for an Italian summer: why a flat beats a heel in the heat, and the colours gold shoes go with, from orange to pink.
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Vintage – Lucca Vintage Market Made In Italy
The vintage market in Lucca, Tuscany, on the third weekend of the month: Chanel, Prada, Gucci, Hermès scarves, vintage fur, and how to avoid the fakes.
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Vintage Gucci & Louis Vuitton – How To Spot A Fake Item
At the vintage market in Lucca: Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton on the stalls, the stamp to check on a Louis Vuitton, and how I avoid fakes.
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Vestiaire Collective – How to Buy & Sell Quality Second-Hand Clothes Online
Why I buy and sell second-hand luxury on Vestiaire Collective: authentication, what happened when a parcel went missing, and pricing what you sell.
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Channel Your Inner Classic Diva
Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn: how each one set the fashion of her time, and what each of them wore.
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Swimwear Through a Vintage Lens
A history of women’s swimwear, from Roman mosaics and Victorian bathing machines to the 1946 bikini, Lycra and the red Baywatch swimsuit.
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Vintage Brooch – IRADJ MOINI Luxury Jewellery
The vintage Iradj Moini brooch I found in Pietrasanta, Tuscany: mother of pearl, lemon quartz and amethyst. What he told me, and how to choose and wear one.
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Shoes – Can Second Hand Shoes Curse Or Kill You?
Can second-hand shoes carry a curse? Why I rarely buy them, the questions I ask about who wore them before, and why I follow my gut when I try a pair on.
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Women’s Trousers History – 1900s High Waisted Style Tips
How women’s trousers went from scandal in the early 1900s to office wear: Chanel, Dietrich, Hepburn, Le Smoking, and the high waist that has lasted.