The Gallery is a sampling of the best items sold by Vintage Textile over the last eight years. Sadly a few favorite pieces are absent because of space considerations. Some items are important historically because they have couture labels and/or provenance. The best type of label is also numbered, e.g., for this 1901 Edwardian coat from the House of Worth.
Other items are personal favorites which emphasize design quality. The Boy's cotton print banyan (1790) showcases a superb early cotton print. It is all the more remarkable in a child's garment.
Pingat, the master of surface decoration, has given us a velvet dolman mantle (1890). In this Impressionist masterpiece, Pingat plays with reflected light to achieve an almost electric brilliance.
Finally, we have a Fortuny hand-stenciled velvet cape (1920), an unconditional statement of beauty from the grandmaster of color design. Revel in the subtle transitions: silver to teal blue to bronze-gold.
Whether you have just discovered antique clothing or you are an experienced connoisseur, you will take pleasure in the glories of high style vintage clothing by choosing a Gallery category below to view pictures by historical period.