Vintage Victorian Hat

Pink with pink flowers Victorian hat.
I have always enjoyed antique hunting as far back as I can remember. Mom could never understand why because most of these things were from the time era that she grew up in. Every chance I could get I would buy some small antique item and re-purpose it for my home. My purchases were usually in the line of furniture. It wasn't too long ago that I began see more and more vintage clothing for sale. I hadn't purchased any vintage clothing but if I had a chance I would probably purchase a vintage h...

Blue with green lace Victorian hat.
I don't get to watch too much television these days. I am just too busy keeping up with Squidoo and my Zazzle stores. Sometimes I need a break and nothing is better than sitting back and watching a movie. There are very few new movies that even interest me but I can never fail when it comes to classic movies. I wonder, could one call them vintage movies? I was watching one such movie not too long ago. I remembering commenting to myself, "look at those clothes; they remind me of my grandmother...

Blue, white ruffled Victorian era hat
Did you play dress-up?
I always enjoyed going to visit my grandparents. Every visit my grandmother would send every one else away to do errands or such just so we could play "dress up". She had the neatest clothes that I got to dress up in. They were not like everyday clothes but special clothes. She didn't have too many of them. Every time I got to put on the same dresses; but it felt like it was the first time. When I was a little older my aunts would put make-up on me. I was beautiful if I do say so myself.

Gold with blue trim Victorian era hat.
I would spend hours upon hours trying on vintage clothes.
Thinking back on my childhood I have fond memories of visiting my parents family. Most of the women in the family worked outside the home (school teachers). Therefore they had to have clothes to go to work in. They weren't fancy by any means; but they were a tad above the "farm clothes". I always enjoyed raiding the closets when it came time for "dress-up". Even the relatives that farmed would have "Sunday Meeting" clothes which I got to try on as we played "dress-up". Of course a dress or sh...

Green with white lace Victorian hat.
To me the word vintage is a neat word. It's saying "old stuff" with a flare. Looking back on past generations we see what they wore, what they drove, and how they lived. Everyone of us can probably remember visiting our parent's relatives and more than likely can remember what they wore, what they drove and how they lived. Most of us don't stop to think that in couple more decades what we are used to will become vintage items. As you look at the different products that has a vintage Victorian...