Vintage Fashion Resource Launches

8th July 2013

Vintage Fashion Resource Launches the ONLY Online Repository of Museum Fashion Collections in the World.

A brand new website with a unique fusion of history and couture will launch July 14, 2013 with a promise of beautiful, designer vintage fashion exhibits from museum collections around the world.

Fashionistas and vintage style enthusiasts will be able to log on to vintagefashionandart.com next week to see the site’s extensive catalogue of designer dresses, fashion illustration and photography from museums around the world. Regular updates will keep the collections current and make the site an invaluable source of fashion history and knowledge as it brings information from a multitude of sources together for single reference point access.

In addition to its gorgeous illustrations and imagery, the site also provides a helpful service to those who are interested in collecting vintage fashion. Shopping for authentic vintage products can be a minefield, with some unscrupulous sellers known to pass off newer items as the real deal without any real authentication about an item’s background. While extensive material on the topic has been produced, it’s not always easy to validate or research. By having the photos organized by decade and year, vintagefashionandart.com makes it easy to date and research a specific timeframe. Additionally, with just a click on an image, extensive detail can be learned about the garment and designer directly from the museum’s archive.

Fashion students looking for inspiration from the early beginnings of modern fashion and bloggers alike will find the site a seductive assortment of breathtaking pictures and museum archival detail. An indispensable aid for those researching and referencing vintage fashion, this site is expected to become a go-to savior for vintage fashion enthusiasts, fashion students and style journalists looking to reference vintage influences as they cover new season trends and upcoming runway shows. Reporting on possible influences behind a current collection can sometimes be an arduous task and often relies on an extensive knowledge of modern fashion, which usually proves to be difficult in the hectic pace of fashion week. Vintagefashionandart.com makes it easier to find the essential details of fashion with one click, with information dating as far back as 1900.

Wanda Pepin, founder of the site, says: “I have loved fashion for as long as I can remember and became interested in fashion illustration as a way to express my own art and creativity. While researching the history of fashion and designers, I discovered that it was difficult to find articles and images as they were dispersed all over the internet. So, I decided to fill the gap in the market and have spent the last year researching, curating and designing the site.”

As passionate about the present as it is about the past, the virtual treasure trove has incorporated two ways to give back. The site provides several ways to donate to museums to aid in preserving, collecting and exhibiting vintage fashion items. The company is also a keen supporter of important causes for women and in keeping with this philosophy, the site is being launched on the same day as the Jackson County Sexual Assault Response Team’s (SART) fundraising event, “Vintage Hollywood”. Vintagefashionandart.com is contributing to the event in a number of ways; it will outfit the volunteers in vintage dresses and provide a company model to showcase several dresses from a variety of decades. The company will also assist in generating publicity for the event.

Vintagefashionandart.com also features a carefully selected array of vintage dresses for sale. The company has invited other quality reputable vintage collectors to sell on the site, giving vintage fashion collectors and vendors a central point from where they can research, sell, enjoy and collect fashion items.

To peruse the site and enjoy vintage fashion museum collections from around the world, visit www.vintagefashionandart.com