{"id":408983372,"date":"2010-12-13T18:50:35","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T23:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=408983372"},"modified":"2020-02-21T02:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T08:32:56","slug":"vintage-fashion-outfits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/vintage-fashion-outfits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wear Vintage Fashion for Your Size: Svelte, Balanced & Full Figures!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, one of the Sammy Davis Vintage facebook fans<\/a> made a special request: How does a plus-size girl wear vintage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I loved her question — reprinted below — because it inspired me to remember that vintage is fashion for everyone, and that Sammy Davis Vintage strives to make vintage fashion accessible to the contemporary girl — no matter her size or style!<\/p>\n

Lauren’s question to me over Facebook:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hey Sammy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hope you are well! I was just wondering, have you ever thought of doing a special on plus sized vintage wear? See, I would love to go thrift shopping but even back in the day there was a limited selection of cute vintage wear; it’d be cool to show girls of a bigger size that they can be cute and fashionable too with all of your creative tips. You always turn drab to fab haha! Just a thought. Talk soon I hope!!<\/em><\/p>\n

– Lauren<\/em><\/p>\n

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After a ton of Googling, reading, writing and pulling pictures, I put together this handy guide on how-to-wear-vintage no matter your size. Find your modern day size and body type below. You’ll then find what your typical “vintage” size — usually 4-6 numerical figures BIGGER than your contemporary size, so while I’m a size 4 by modern standards, I’m more a size 10 by vintage. This sizing chart is most accurate for vintage pre ’80s.<\/p>\n

Then, read on to learn what “vintage style” I suggest for you based on your beautiful bod and the potential for a beautifully vintage you. Full disclosure! You may not like the suggested vintage style. That’s OK! The true meaning of vintage is how it feels for you. My opinion doesn’t really matter! I’m just here to inspire, encourage and enlighten when I can.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Lauren’s question, I’m now on a quest to visit Re\/Dress<\/a>, a plus-size vintage boutique in Brooklyn, New York. The store is packed with vintage dresses and other goodies in ALL shapes and sizes … I’m going to check it out soon and blog about what I found!<\/p>\n

For some online plus-size vintage resources, check out Bally Hoo Vintage<\/a> & Hey Viv! Vintage<\/a>, two sites with tons of resources and shopping options for the fully-fun-positively-plus-sized gal!<\/p>\n

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