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Virtual Vintage The Insider’s Guide to Buying and
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Vintage clothing has never been more chic, with everyone from celebrity trendsetters to style-conscious professionals searching for wearable treasures from the past. Virtual Vintage is the first and only guide that helps both the novice and the fashion connoisseur evaluate and confidently participate in the thriving vintage marketplace that exists online. No other book explains how to get it, sell it, fix it, or wear it with flair. Authors Linda Lindroth and Deborah Newell Tornello equip readers from head to toe with
⢠more than 100 chic sitesârated and evaluated
⢠instructions on contacting sellers
⢠smart strategies for bidding in online auctions
⢠advice about evaluating the size, quality, and colors of a garment
⢠tips for cleaning and repairing vintage items
Whether youâre looking for a 1960s Rudi Gernreich knit, Gucci hipster trousers, a Claire McCardell for Townley shirtwaist, or a Chanel suit in pink wool with black patent-leather trim, Virtual Vintage will help you build a unique and sensational wardrobe. ....read more
⢠more than 100 chic sitesârated and evaluated
⢠instructions on contacting sellers
⢠smart strategies for bidding in online auctions
⢠advice about evaluating the size, quality, and colors of a garment
⢠tips for cleaning and repairing vintage items
Whether youâre looking for a 1960s Rudi Gernreich knit, Gucci hipster trousers, a Claire McCardell for Townley shirtwaist, or a Chanel suit in pink wool with black patent-leather trim, Virtual Vintage will help you build a unique and sensational wardrobe. ....read more
Categories: Selling Online - Amaniche
Vintage Clothing
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
As the number one vintage clothing seller on Ebay I recommend this book with five stars. Ebay site is: 2tryhard
Excellent book. A must-have.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Hello:
I have been collecting vintage jewelry and clothing for many years and now intend to start an online business.
I found this book very useful. It has plenty information about how to buy and sell vintage clothing and accessories online, many tips and advice on how to list items in eBay and other auction sites plus a directory of web sites which sell this kind of stuff, rated by the quality of pages and prices. In chapter “Heroes” the authors list some of the best sellers they have found in the web and comments about them.
Another enjoyable chapter lists the movies that all vintage fashion afficionados should watch.
Written in a very friendly style, this book is a great source of information. Highly recommended to all those persons who intend to start a vintage clothing online business.
Renée
Informative for all levels of Vintage Buyers & Enjoyable
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Virtual Vintage covers the world of online vintage fashion. If you are new to buying and selling vintage fashion online, its a great place to start. If you are not new, it still had plenty of tips that I didn’t think about before.
The book is much more than online vintage fashions. It also goes into detail about what to look for from different designers, periods, etc. It has chapters on how to repair and care for your vintage fashions. The back of the book includes a directory (with summary) of online retailers to check out.
I found this book easy and enjoyable to read cover to cover rather than just as a reference. The authors write in an informative yet enertaining way.
The only negative thing I would have to say is; when will there be an updated version??? Some of the online sites and eBay information is dated, as is to be expected in a virtual world.
The Best of ANY Book of Its Kind!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
A WONDERFULLY fun book — to read, to refer to, to give as a gift to alll your girlfriends! Endless information, up-to-date resources, very knowledgeable and savvy and the only book you need about vintage on the net. I hope it gets a new edition every other year or — knowing the net — EVERY year; I’ll keep every edition, because none will ever be obsolete. These authors know their audience, know their subject, know their territory. A book you’ll read again and again and never, ever, finish. :->
One of the best of its kind
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Virtual Vintage stands out from most other books on the vintage-resale-thrifting topic — even though it is geared to the online market. First, the writing is both excellent and entertaining; I found the book hard to put down.
Additionally, the authors also offer some good tips — laced throughout the text — on HOW TO WEAR some of this old stuff. As much as I love vintage fashion, and have collected it for several years, I am often at a loss as to how to WEAR some of the pieces, or how to incorporate my vintage “finds” into my real-life wardrobe. So far, few books actually address this issue, and tend to focus instead on buying, selling or simply “collecting” vintage fashion.
This book is thorough and carefully put together — like a great outfit. I hope the authors write more on this topic, and maybe put together a how-to guide to vintage fashion.
Kudos!