Vintage, Retro and Historical Clothing Resources
VINTAGE CLOTHING
100 Years of Fashion
Vintage clothing, shoes and accessories from 1860-1960. Never ordered from them.
Alleycat Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the 1800s through the 1970s. Good quality, decent prices, but apparently ships via mule train. (Seriously, they're S-L-O-W.) This is where I found the Edwardian overcoat.
Antiquedress.com
Museum quality clothing, shoes and accessories from a wide range of time periods. Also has a photo gallery of pieces for the serious clothing historian. Prices range from Ouch to OMGWTFBBQ. A site I mainly visit to torture myself.
Bobby Dene Vintage
Can't believe I forgot to add this one, big thanks to goth_hobbit for the reminder.
Bonnie & Clyde's Treasure Trove
Covers the 1800s to the 1980s. I really like the way they break everything down by decade, so if you're looking for, say, a dress from the Early Bustle period, all you have to do is click on "1870s" instead of wading through their entire Victorian stock.
Contentment Farm
Antique textiles & vintage clothing. Never ordered from them.
Dorothea's Closet
Some really cool stuff here. Covers the Victorian era thru 1980s.
theFROCK.com
Museum-quality antique and vintage clothing. Prices will induce heart failure, but then, so will the beauty of the clothing.
Jabot's Boutique
Fashions from the Victorian era through the 1960s.
Midnight Sparkle
Clothing and accessories from the 1930s through the 1980s. Though, honestly, why anyone would WANT clothing from the 1980s defies me. Good selection at reasonable prices. Never ordered from them.
PastPerfect Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the 1860s-1970s. High quality items, with prices ranging from Reasonable to Ouch. Really nice, prompt service.
ETA: And they have a blog, too: http://pastperfectvintage.blogspot.com/
Posh Girl Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the 1920s through the 1980s. High quality, high prices. Never ordered from them.
Vintage Martini
Clothing, shoes and accessories from the 18th century through the 1960s. Good to High quality items, reasonably priced, and really nice owners. A personal favorite.
Vintage Glad Rags
Carries clothing from the 1880s thru the 1950s.
Vintage Vixen
This is my friend April Ainsworth's site. Buy from her, she's awesome!
Vintage Textile
Never ordered from them, but lord, do they have some pretty things!
Wear It Again, Sam
Clothing from 1900-1950. High quality, high prices. Never ordered from them.
Woodland Farms Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the Civil War through the 1960s. Good to High quality, reasonable prices, really nice owner …who also happens to be the mother of the owner of Vintage Martini. Another personal favorite.
REPRODUCTION CLOTHING
18th Century, Regency & Georgian
Austentation: Regency Accessories
Custom made hats, bonnets and reticules, or you can buy plain versions and trim them yourself.
The Jane Austen Centre Gift Shop
Offers a selection of bespoke Regency clothing found under "Costume and Accessories."
Marion May
Handmade Regency clothing for men and women. Am contemplating purchasing a Cassandra pelisse to go with my day dress.
Pimpernel Clothing
A selection of late 18th century waistcoats for the discerning gentleman. They also offer a gorgeous velvet robe, and promise to have frock coats in the future.
Chenilles et Papillons
The site is in French. I can't read a word of it, but good god the clothing they make is gorgeous! Probably expensive, too, but as stated before, I can't read French and so have no idea how, or even if you can order from them. Even so, it's well worth a look, just for the pretty.
The Sutlers Stores
Uniforms and accoutrements, 1700 - 1950. They also offer a small selection of ladies wear, and men's civilian clothing.
Jas. Townsend & Son.
According to the website: "Where Ben Franklin would shop if he were alive today!" They've also made a series of YouTube videos, many of which are silly and full of win:
Victorian & Edwardian
Gentleman's Emporium
Period Corsets
Rank's Mercantile
Recollections
Shooting Star Enterprises
Victorian Gothic
Wild West Mercantile
1920 through 1950
Aero Leather.
High quality leather aviation jackets. Their Barnstormer collection is particularly nice.
Babygirl Boutique
Mostly burlesque and rockabilly.
Daddy-O's
Mainly retro 50s.
DangerDame.com
Retro 40s and 50s noir/femme fatale fashions.
Eastman Leather Clothing.
More high quality leather aviation jackets, hats and assorted gear.
Effie's Heart.
A site devoted to modern clothing with a 20s and 30s flair.
Lipstick Vogue.
Reproduction 40s fashions.
My Baby Jo
Retro 40s and 50s. A personal favorite.
Red Dress Shoppe
Retro 40s and 50s at reasonable prices. I have several tops and a skirt from here.
reVamp Vintage
High quality reproduction clothing from the late Edwardian period through the 1950s. I have several pieces from them, they're wonderful.
Stop Staring!
Retro 40s and 50s, with occasional forays into the 30s.
U. S. Wings.
Mid-range reproductions of aviation gear from WW1 through today.
REPRODUCTION SHOES
CABOOTS
Has reproduction Civil War-era military boots, plus a large collection of bucket boots if you want to do the Errol Flynn swashbuckler look.
My Vintage Sole
Reproduction Victorian and Edwardian shoes, with some later styles from the 40s and 50s.
ReMix Vintage Shoes
Reproductions of shoes from the 20s through the 40s.
Sarah Juniper Historical Shoes
Reproduction shoes from the 19th Century all the way back to the Romans.
SEWING PATTERNS
All periods.
Buckaroo Bobbins
Folkwear
Laughing Moon Mercantile
Past Patterns
Patterns of History
Ravenrook/La Mode Bagatelle
Reconstructing History (Hi kass_rants!)
RetroFit
Sense & Sensibility
Truly Victorian
Wisconsin Historical Society
OTHER
Besame Cosmetics
Lacis
Offers an extensive selection of threads, ribbons, tools and supplies for the textile arts, with an emphasis on historical textiles and needlework.
Umbrellas.net
Pretty much what the name says. :)
Tom Hirt pure beaver hats
This is the gentleman who made most of the hats in the movie TOMBSTONE.
The Gypsy's Needle
Wigs in period hairstyles for those of us not blessed with long, flowing tresses.
Making Your Dream Come True
Another historical wig shop. These folks offer both synthetic and human hair wigs.
Know a cool site that's not on the list? Let me know!
100 Years of Fashion
Vintage clothing, shoes and accessories from 1860-1960. Never ordered from them.
Alleycat Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the 1800s through the 1970s. Good quality, decent prices, but apparently ships via mule train. (Seriously, they're S-L-O-W.) This is where I found the Edwardian overcoat.
Antiquedress.com
Museum quality clothing, shoes and accessories from a wide range of time periods. Also has a photo gallery of pieces for the serious clothing historian. Prices range from Ouch to OMGWTFBBQ. A site I mainly visit to torture myself.
Bobby Dene Vintage
Can't believe I forgot to add this one, big thanks to goth_hobbit for the reminder.
Bonnie & Clyde's Treasure Trove
Covers the 1800s to the 1980s. I really like the way they break everything down by decade, so if you're looking for, say, a dress from the Early Bustle period, all you have to do is click on "1870s" instead of wading through their entire Victorian stock.
Contentment Farm
Antique textiles & vintage clothing. Never ordered from them.
Dorothea's Closet
Some really cool stuff here. Covers the Victorian era thru 1980s.
theFROCK.com
Museum-quality antique and vintage clothing. Prices will induce heart failure, but then, so will the beauty of the clothing.
Jabot's Boutique
Fashions from the Victorian era through the 1960s.
Midnight Sparkle
Clothing and accessories from the 1930s through the 1980s. Though, honestly, why anyone would WANT clothing from the 1980s defies me. Good selection at reasonable prices. Never ordered from them.
PastPerfect Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the 1860s-1970s. High quality items, with prices ranging from Reasonable to Ouch. Really nice, prompt service.
ETA: And they have a blog, too: http://pastperfectvintage.blogspot.com/
Posh Girl Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the 1920s through the 1980s. High quality, high prices. Never ordered from them.
Vintage Martini
Clothing, shoes and accessories from the 18th century through the 1960s. Good to High quality items, reasonably priced, and really nice owners. A personal favorite.
Vintage Glad Rags
Carries clothing from the 1880s thru the 1950s.
Vintage Vixen
This is my friend April Ainsworth's site. Buy from her, she's awesome!
Vintage Textile
Never ordered from them, but lord, do they have some pretty things!
Wear It Again, Sam
Clothing from 1900-1950. High quality, high prices. Never ordered from them.
Woodland Farms Vintage
Clothing and accessories from the Civil War through the 1960s. Good to High quality, reasonable prices, really nice owner …who also happens to be the mother of the owner of Vintage Martini. Another personal favorite.
REPRODUCTION CLOTHING
18th Century, Regency & Georgian
Austentation: Regency Accessories
Custom made hats, bonnets and reticules, or you can buy plain versions and trim them yourself.
The Jane Austen Centre Gift Shop
Offers a selection of bespoke Regency clothing found under "Costume and Accessories."
Marion May
Handmade Regency clothing for men and women. Am contemplating purchasing a Cassandra pelisse to go with my day dress.
Pimpernel Clothing
A selection of late 18th century waistcoats for the discerning gentleman. They also offer a gorgeous velvet robe, and promise to have frock coats in the future.
Chenilles et Papillons
The site is in French. I can't read a word of it, but good god the clothing they make is gorgeous! Probably expensive, too, but as stated before, I can't read French and so have no idea how, or even if you can order from them. Even so, it's well worth a look, just for the pretty.
The Sutlers Stores
Uniforms and accoutrements, 1700 - 1950. They also offer a small selection of ladies wear, and men's civilian clothing.
Jas. Townsend & Son.
According to the website: "Where Ben Franklin would shop if he were alive today!" They've also made a series of YouTube videos, many of which are silly and full of win:
Click to viewVictorian & Edwardian
Gentleman's Emporium
Period Corsets
Rank's Mercantile
Recollections
Shooting Star Enterprises
Victorian Gothic
Wild West Mercantile
1920 through 1950
Aero Leather.
High quality leather aviation jackets. Their Barnstormer collection is particularly nice.
Babygirl Boutique
Mostly burlesque and rockabilly.
Daddy-O's
Mainly retro 50s.
DangerDame.com
Retro 40s and 50s noir/femme fatale fashions.
Eastman Leather Clothing.
More high quality leather aviation jackets, hats and assorted gear.
Effie's Heart.
A site devoted to modern clothing with a 20s and 30s flair.
Lipstick Vogue.
Reproduction 40s fashions.
My Baby Jo
Retro 40s and 50s. A personal favorite.
Red Dress Shoppe
Retro 40s and 50s at reasonable prices. I have several tops and a skirt from here.
reVamp Vintage
High quality reproduction clothing from the late Edwardian period through the 1950s. I have several pieces from them, they're wonderful.
Stop Staring!
Retro 40s and 50s, with occasional forays into the 30s.
U. S. Wings.
Mid-range reproductions of aviation gear from WW1 through today.
REPRODUCTION SHOES
CABOOTS
Has reproduction Civil War-era military boots, plus a large collection of bucket boots if you want to do the Errol Flynn swashbuckler look.
My Vintage Sole
Reproduction Victorian and Edwardian shoes, with some later styles from the 40s and 50s.
ReMix Vintage Shoes
Reproductions of shoes from the 20s through the 40s.
Sarah Juniper Historical Shoes
Reproduction shoes from the 19th Century all the way back to the Romans.
SEWING PATTERNS
All periods.
Buckaroo Bobbins
Folkwear
Laughing Moon Mercantile
Past Patterns
Patterns of History
Ravenrook/La Mode Bagatelle
Reconstructing History (Hi kass_rants!)
RetroFit
Sense & Sensibility
Truly Victorian
Wisconsin Historical Society
OTHER
Besame Cosmetics
Lacis
Offers an extensive selection of threads, ribbons, tools and supplies for the textile arts, with an emphasis on historical textiles and needlework.
Umbrellas.net
Pretty much what the name says. :)
Tom Hirt pure beaver hats
This is the gentleman who made most of the hats in the movie TOMBSTONE.
The Gypsy's Needle
Wigs in period hairstyles for those of us not blessed with long, flowing tresses.
Making Your Dream Come True
Another historical wig shop. These folks offer both synthetic and human hair wigs.
Know a cool site that's not on the list? Let me know!