Vintage Fashion

Having organised his antiques and vintage fashion fairs for nearly 40 years from his living room, Matthew Adams is opening what he describes as a “proper, grown-up physical office”.

The Bedazzled sale held at Lunds (25% buyer’s premium) in Victoria, British Columbia on August 11 lived up to its name.

The Louis Vuitton 1914 catalogue was issued as the company opened its flagship store at 70 Avenue des Champs-Élysée.

How an online-only auction house is taking its biggest consignment to a global audience.

Dealers say the ‘beauty’ of choosing older dresses for your big day is you can ‘shop across a range of styles’

During the First World War aviators of the Royal Flying Corps suffered from the cold over the Western Front. A solution was the ’fug boot’.

West Sussex firm has made the trunks something of a speciality after four five-figure sales in a decade

Robes and coronets worn by notable dignitaries invited to coronations are not uncommon sights at auctions but often prove popular.

Royal costumes and fashion have long been a source of fascination.

As ruler of an empire on which the sun never set, Queen Victoria adopted the Indian practice of giving Kashmiri shawls as gifts to visiting dignitaries and coming-of-age and wedding presents to her friends at court.

When a pinstripe suit came up for auction at West Midlands firm Fieldings (26% buyer’s premium inc VAT) it had an interesting consequence.

The Autumn Welsh Sale (Part II) held by Rogers Jones (24% buyer’s premium) on December 2 included an item of clothing once owned by a Welsh icon: Richard Burton (1925-84).

Gray MCA has a couple of busy months in store. From January, the fashion illustration, design and textiles gallery stages Drawing on Style: Original Fashion Illustration at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios.

Influenced by the English drape suits favoured by the Duke of Windsor, the zoot suit was all the rage among disfavoured youths in Second World War-era USA.

What was thought to be the largest private collection of Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) garments to be sold outside London went under the hammer at Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) in North Yorkshire on August 15.

Biannual sale at Gloucestershire firm once again provides eclectic range of lots from across the globe