There is this new feature on Instagram that allows your followers to ask questions (when you invite them to...) and I noticed I got quite a few asking How to Start A Vintage Clothing Business or How to Manage Your Own Business...etc etc...so I thought I'd answer some of them here! What camera do you use to shoot your product photos? I use a Nikon D3100. I got it in 2012 so it's obviously old. It hasn't started wonking out on me, so until it does that, then I'll upgrade.  How did you start acquiring all the vintage you sell? Where do you find...

I never set out to start a brand or a look for Adored Vintage. It sort of just happened that pretty feminine dresses, straw hats, fields, and dried flowers became synonymous with my shop and "my brand." I'll never forget when illustrator/storybook beauty Emily Martin and real life mermaid Frankie Ramirez (of The Snail and the Cyclops blog that I coveted several years ago) came to my studio and Emily said "Whenever I see dead flowers, I think of you."  Or something along those lines. Which I laughed at because I never really thought about dead flowers being an AV thing. Dried...

Good morning lovely! So many small and big changes happening at Adored Vintage lately. I want to begin by stating how grateful I am and feel ALL THE TIME that I get to do all this and call it my job. I've been doing this for quite a long time and entering into a new season of so much growth and potential. Exciting and yes, a bit terrifying.  New International Countries Added to Ship To! After receiving email requests for different countries, I have added several new countries that Adored Vintage now ships to including Latvia, Hungary, Argentina, and Morocco. ...

A few weeks back I received an email from a gal asking where the modern vintage inspired clothes I sell in my shop were made, how was the fabric sourced, how are the working conditions of the workers... I appreciated her email so much and spent some time responding to all her enquiries. Here is how the conversation went (through email) copied and pasted. "I would like to know if your vintage inspired dresses are sustainably made. What fabric do you source and where does it come from? Who makes your clothes, what are they paid, and what are their work conditions like? I...

Often I have been asked, "How would you define vintage style?" and my answer is never short because the vintage look can span across so many different eras. If you think about the definition of vintage clothing...anything 20 years or older... basically vintage inspired outfits can be any look from the 1990s to earlier.  Over the years I have created a very definitive style and look of the Adored Vintage girl. She's romantic, feminine, she loves soft muted tones, straw hats, florals, elegant silhouettes, timeless prints... and I created this look by being gradually becoming more and more selective with...

Wedding season is upon us and I want to share some fashion advice on what to wear to a wedding when you want to look feminine and timeless. Weddings have really evolved since your grandparents' or even parents' wedding... Weddings now vary from semi formal country estate weddings to casual beach weddings to formal weddings at a chapel (hello Meghan Markle!)... So what the heck do you wear to all these weddings when you want to look feminine and classic? What are the wedding guest rules and etiquette? Keep on reading! Vintage Feminine Fashion Advice: Wedding Guest Style Etiquette As a wedding guest your responsibility is...

Photographer and creative soul, Helena Moore, lives in Michigan and takes the loveliest self portraits while wearing the dreamiest clothes out on country roads and amidst the golden plains. Her photos and imagery have a nostalgic quietness about them. She sent me these poetic photos of her wearing the feminine vintage inspired Emmaline Dress while holding a simple bouquet of daisies. I think the pale peach undertone of this dress accented her gorgeous red locks beautifully! Thank you Helena for the lovely photos! Please do visit Helena on Instagram, you will adore it! Interested in collaborating? Visit our Collaborations page to see...

As Adored Vintage ushers into a new era of selling modern vintage inspired clothing, it has been on my mind to create a brand spanking new website for it too! Want to know what really got the ball rolling for me? Hiring a professional graphics designer to design a new logo and icons for my shop! Why did I make a new shop journal? Easy answer, I didn't like the other one. I was never inspired to write in it. Every time I thought about blogging, my mind would draw a blank. In the good old blogging days I was posting...

Over the years of running my online shop, I've been asked a lot about where to get supplies for running an online vintage shop. Here are my Top 5 Vintage Work Studio Resources based on the questions I get asked the most about where I run and operate Adored Vintage! 1. Where did you get all your vintage dress forms and mannequins? My collection of vintage dress forms have been sourced from antique shops, flea markets, and a sewing supply company in downtown Los Angeles. Yes, they are expensive! I'm still on the hunt for a size 0 vintage dress form...

Hey guys, it's me again! Robert "Taters" Redford. I'm the best assistant in the whole wide world and right now I'm taking a quick break from all the hard work I have to do at Adored Vintage by letting you in on some ultra behind the scenes stuff. Don't tell my Mom, I mean Boss Lady the secrets I'm about to REVEAL! I snapped this picture while "my boss" wasn't looking. She's been hard at work photographing lots of new things for the shop when the new website launches in about a week. I don't know why she's making a new...

As a general rule of thumb, I hand wash all vintage clothing. For antique clothing if the fabric seems sound, I will hand launder it, but if it's too delicate, better to just leave it alone. Here are my tips for washing vintage clothing! 10 Tips on Washing Vintage Clothing 1.] Use WARM water for natural fabrics (such as cotton), not hot. 2.] Use COLD water for synthetic fabrics (such as polyester) 3.] Polyester (and poly blend) clothes look better if they are hung to dry. I don't really know why, they just do from my experience. 4.] Make sure the...

What is it about these women in this vintage photo? They're timeless, feminine, and still quite modern. I could wear these outfits now walking around Portland and not feel out of place or time.  Every month I feel like I fine tune the vintage inspired styles I select for the shop. I'm getting better at choosing silhouettes, prints, and colors that will become a part of your feminine and timeless vintage inspired wardrobe.  Once a week (actually, it's more like every other day) I spend looking at linesheets from various designers and showrooms to see what to buy for the...