Voila! Vintage
By Whitley Adkins Hamlin
www.thequeencitystyle.com
Vintage pieces, often inherited from a loved one, are among the most unusual and affordable ways to transform your wardrobe into an uncommon, head-turning collection. But if you savor turning back the fashion clock and your grand-mother didn’t bequeath you a rockin’ floral or embroidered design, it’s time to shop — and you’re in luck. The fall fashion forecast is bursting with vintage-inspired trends.
Formal Velvet and Plaid
Once a ’90s-era fashion trend, velvet has made a sustained resurgence over the last few seasons. On runways showcasing fall trends, velvet is remarkable on dressy pieces. Plaid also makes a reappearance. Unlike ’90s grunge plaids, this season’s crisscross pattern emerges bolder and more refined, dating back to the decade just after your grandmother’s chic floral couch.
Florals
If you loved all things floral for spring and summer, you will enjoy autumn fashion as well. We’re particularly excited about floral patterns — reminiscent of your grandmother’s proverbial couch — on everything for fall.
Belted Coats and Fur
Take your pick but consider yourself warned: It might not be as easy as you think. This season, two “statement” coats vie for center stage. Expect to see your most stylish friends donning equal numbers of belted coats and vintage-style furs.
Want to nab your own one-of-a-kind classic fur? Fifth-generation, family-owned Douglas Hertzberg Montaldo (DHM) Furs in Charlotte reaches back to an ancestor who was a tailor and furrier to the Czar of Russia. From 1946 to today, DHM Furs remains a full-service furrier, selling, buying, repairing, restyling and cleaning many of the finest furs in the Queen City.
Americana
For this trend, think: patchwork, quilting, prairie dresses, Western wear and an overall USA-heritage vibe. Or, make a power play by incorporating several of fall’s hottest trends into one. Mix two parts velvet and embroidery. Add a dash of plaid and winter florals. Throw in cool vintage design — and voila! Pattern mix and match at its finest.
Embroidery
Bold detail and heavy stitching adorn many clothing pieces this fall. Want this design? Shop the Queen City’s high-fashion market of new and vintage for your next splurge-worthy statement piece.
