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Fashion Conservatory is a platform for anyone who loves true vintage fashion. Shop our marketplace with items from the best sellers in the US, learn about fashion history, and explore the largest archive of vintage fashion labels.
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Jeanloup Sieff was a photojournalist influenced by New Wave cinema. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #JeanloupSieff #FashionPhotography #NewWaveCinema #VintageVogue #1960sStyle #CinematicPhotography #YvesSaintLaurent #FashionHistory
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Jil Sander proved minimalism could be powerful. Before "quiet luxury" was a hashtag, she was creating timeless pieces.
Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #JilSander #QueenofLess #MinimalistFashion #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #QuietLuxury
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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The baggy pants of the 90s didn't just appear out of thin air. 

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#FashionConservatory #OxfordBag #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #1920sFashion #1970sFashion #1990sFashion #NorthernSoul #SkateCulture #VintageFashion #90sSkate
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Before Emilio Pucci was a name in fashion whose joyful and optimistic prints continue to dazzle, he was an aristocrat and a WW2 pilot. 

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@emiliopucci #FashionConservatory #EmilioPucci  #Pucci #VintageFashion  #FashionHistory
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Silent film star Louise Brooks, was cast out of Hollywood for her independence. 

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#FashionConservatory #LouiseBrooks #LuluInHollywood #FilmHistory #StyleIcon  #SilentFilm  #OldHollywood #FlapperStyle #1920s #FashionIcon
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The 1956 wedding of Grace Kelly and The Prince of Monaco was dubbed "the wedding of the century." 

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#FashionConservatory #GraceKelly #RoyalWedding #FashionHistory #WeddingDress#1950sFashion #HelenRose  #PrincessGrace
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Happy Birthday Jean! Jean Shrimpton's "Swinging Sixties" London style collided with conservative Australia in 1965. 

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#FashionConservatory #JeanShrimpton #1960sFashion #Miniskirt #FashionHistory #SwingingSixties #VintageFashion
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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When Pauline Trigère arrived in New York from Paris, she had a skill more valuable than any sketch: a mastery of cut.

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#FashionConservatory #PaulineTrigere #VintageDesign #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #FashionDesign
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Today, October 31st, Halloween, is Helmut Newton's birthday! 

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@helmutnewtonfoundation #FashionConservatory #FashionHistory #HelmutNewton #FashionPhotographer #ArtHistory #PhotographyAsArt #IconicImages #helmutnewtonfoundation
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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SALE STARTS NOW!

Our warehouse is packed to the gills, and it’s time to make space.
This week’s theme: Women’s Vintage Leather.

#FashionConservatory #StorySale #WomensLeather #VintageLeather #SustainableFashion #FashionHistory #VintageFinds #VintageStyle #VintageCommunity #TrueVintage
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Meet Augusta Lundin, an unsung fashion entrepreneur of the Victorian era.

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#FashionConservatory #AugustaLundin #SwedishFashion #HauteCouture #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #CharlesFrederickWorth #FashionPioneer #WomenInHistory
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Marie Vernet's partnership with Charles Frederick Worth changed how clothes were sold. 

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#FashionConservatory #FashionHistory #MarieVernet #FirstModel #HauteCouture #MaisonWorth  #VintageFashion #CharlesFrederickWorth
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The Cool Way Out, a 1967 fashion show of couture looks from the linen closet!
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#1960sFashion #FashionHistory
#AdeleSimpson #JonHaggins #AnneFogarty  #VintageFashion #FashionPromotion #ColdPower #FashionConservatory
August 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Before the war, there was Przegląd Mody.

Polish fashion, illustrated in rich detail from 1927 to 1939.

#fashionhistory #vintagefashion #przegladmody #1930sstyle #1920sfashion #vintageillustration  #fashionillustration #fashionmagazine #fashionconservatory
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Everyone knows Charles Worth. But in the 1800s, Emile Pingat was just as important, especially when it came to outerwear. 

#FashionHistory #VintageFashion #EmilePingat #HauteCouture #19thCenturyFashion #HistoryOfFashion #ParisianStyle #FashionConservatory #PreserveThePast #1800sFashion
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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In 1967, Time Magazine called Gernreich "the most way-out, far-ahead designer."

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#FashionConservatory #RudiGernreich #Space1999 #CostumeDesign #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #1970sFashion #SciFiFashion #AvantGardeFashion
August 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Happy Birthday to a true fashion activist, Rudi Gernreich. 

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#FashionConservatory #RudiGernreich #FashionHistory #1970sFashion #ProtestFashion #PoliticalFashion #FashionAsProtest #AvantGardeFashion #KentState #VietnamWar
August 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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In 1933, Lacoste changed the game with one shirt that bridged sport and style, launching the era of visible branding. 

#Lacoste #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #AthleisureOrigins #LogoTee #StyleIcons #HandsOnHistory #ReneLacoste #TheCrocodile #FashionConservatory
August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“Blue collar” and “white collar” started with shirts, but what they really represent is people. Everyday people. The ones whose stories don’t end up in museums. 

#BlueCollar #WhiteCollar #FashionConservatory #WorkwearHistory #VintageFashion #FashionHistory #VintageClothing
July 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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In 1957, Cristóbal Balenciaga introduced the babydoll dress to haute couture, turning a style once confined to nightwear into high fashion. 

#Balenciaga #BabydollDress #1960sFashion #HauteCouture #FashionHistory #FashionConservatory #RevolutionaryFashion #IconicDesigns #VintageClothing
July 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Tzaims Luksus is a groundbreaking textile designer. 

He stepped away from fashion in 1972, but his groundbreaking work continues to inspire. 

#TzaimsLuksus #TZL #TextileDesign #1960sFashion #FashionHistory #FabricDesign #FashionIcons #FashionConservatory #BillBlass #OscardelaRenta #GeoffreyBeene
July 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Cyndi Lauper's aesthetic was both rebellious and fun. She mixed punk with glam and high fashion with street style.

#CyndiLauper #80sFashion #IconicStyle #FashionRevolution #AuthenticStyle #PopCulture #StyleIcon #1980sStyle #FashionConservatory
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Barbara Johnson was just 8 years old when she began recording swatches of every new dress she had made.

#BarbaraJohnson #FashionHistory #18thCenturyFashion #HistoricalFashion #VAMuseum #SwatchBook  #FashionConservatory  #VintageFashion #TextileHistory #HistoricalDress #FashionHistory
July 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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From Working Girl to red carpet moments, Sigourney Weaver's style reflected the woman in change.

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#SigourneyWeaver #PowerDressing #1980sStyle #WorkingGirl #TailoredStyle #FashionIcons #FashionConservatory #VintageFashion
July 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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In 1940 Norman Norell made a choice that would define his career. 

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#FashionFootnotes #NormanNorell #AmericanFashion #VintageFashion #FashionHistory #MidCenturyModern #FashionPioneer #Tailoring #LuxuryDesign #DesignHistory
July 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM