"From My Closet" the Better Dresses Vintage Blog

In a Box, With Tissue Paper

... I've been buying both reproduction and original antique garments and accessories. Not for collecting. I intend to wear and use them ...

Tagged: business of fashion, historical fashion, it's personal, playing dress-up, upcycling

... It looked like some sort of ultra-plush dressing gown (that's a bathrobe you can wear beyond the bathroom, for you youngsters) ...

Tagged: tutorial/how-to, upcycling, vintage stories

... First step: assess the condition, check for damage, and decide how much (time, effort, and money) to invest ...

Tagged: tutorial/how-to, upcycling, vintage rescue, vintage stories

... The dress was headed to a young enlisted woman on active duty, living on a battle ship stationed somewhere off the coast of Japan ...

Tagged: it's personal, upcycling, vintage stories

... I think most of us have an outfit we will never forget ...

Tagged: playing dress-up, upcycling, vintage rescue