Longliner For Sale

Fifties and sixties shapewear is in the news again, partly as a result of the television series Mad Men. Actresses original gift of seventies, pull on sleeves to achieve these figures showing women doing well appreciated throughout the fifties until the call came for them to "burn their bras and free! Now, these modes are back with a vengeance.

Some people collect vintage shapewear purely for the pleasure of owning a collection of vintage fashion history, others buy to wear and others buy as an investment. Unlike modern retro copies, there are a variety of traps to negotiate if you enter the field of vintage belts and corsets for the first time. The first question I am often asked why someone should buy lingerie fifties when there is already a wide choice of modern lingerie. Details and finishes by hand on the arm fifty exquisite satin bullet and Art Deco inspired sewing sleeves in fifty long line to be seen to be believed. It would be impossible for modern shapewear, which is mass produced to approach this level of production, without costing a small fortune.

The following tips should give you the background you need when you start your own collection of vintage lingerie.

Sizing: size specification has changed considerably over the years - you should be aware that the modern cut of 12 will be significantly larger than size 12 from the fifties, and also the size is variable in different countries - U.S. size 12 could be big in the United Kingdom 16 years!

Materials: It has been rubber gave shapewear vintage stretch characteristics. The modern equivalents are lycra and spandex. Unfortunately vintage lingerie containing latex is particularly susceptible to deterioration over time, even if the clothes were not stored under controlled temperature conditions. If you extend a belt and he remains tight, so it will not be portable and will certainly not a collection item either! Quarantine from some manufacturers use a form of foam padding in their corsets and bodices (actually a bra and belt together in one suit). Frequently such vintage shapewear has not stood the test of time - the moss is often inflexible and hard rock, or worse, falls into a gritty powder.

All online shops reputable vintage lingerie will verify and describe the condition of the fabric, but you must be especially careful if you use an online auction site at the source of your shapewear. Garter clips then used a metal frame with a rubber garter tab. Very often, a belt of beautiful fifties is made less desirable by the hardening rubber tab - the first time tries to open the garter clip tab cracks and crumbles. Of course, if you are very handy with a needle and thread, it is possible to replace the garter tabs, and the resulting garment is always a pleasure to wear, but less interesting for the purist collector, for whom the original state and construction is very important.

Status: The closer the state of the garment to "factory new" more collection, you will - of course this is more difficult to achieve with the articles of the twenties and thirties that since the sixties. We have little demand for lingerie after the sixties, because then all sticky, but killed the stockings, garters and girdles. Collectors Look for clothes that are clean, show no signs of wear, tissue to die, rust or trademarks of storage. Frankly collection for investment tends to be risky, because the subtle deterioration can be continued without special care - it is better to collect fun to wear, with bonuses if you are dealing with elements of care you're likely to get your bet if and when you do decide to get rid of it. Age: It is clear that the former element of gr.