Love Miss Daisy Vintage Clothing Store

'The best in vintage clothing online!'

Quite a claim indeed, but it's not hard to see why when you visit the delight that is the Love Miss Daisy website, for they have the most incredibly impressive collection of vintage clothing, from fabulous evening gowns, to sassy day dresses, vintage skirts, vintage coats and jackets and accessories, plus all things in between, including  wedding dress section! Look at these very beautiful examples…

That as the marketing blurb from their website, but I could have written it myself. I so LOVE Love Miss Daisy, because they come across as so very passionate about what they do and all their scrumptious garments….

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Left, Original 1920's 'Leaves of Lace' flapper style wedding dress
Centre, Original 1950's short lace tulle wedding dress
Right, Original 1950's cream French Lace and tulle wedding gown

 

Love Miss Daisy launched in September 2008 with a view to providing affordable, high quality vintage clothing and accessories displayed clearly and simply, with detailed yet concise and accurate descriptions and measurements. A welcome relief for those who adore vintage yet either hate or have no time for rumaging through rails, shelves and boxes full of clothing.

Love Miss Daisy is a treasure chest of hand picked vintage beauties, from fabulous evening gowns, to sassy day dresses, vintage skirts, vintage coats and jackets and accessories plus all things in between, including our wedding dress section, filled with beautiful, delicate one off gowns at fantastic prices – a friend of the credit crunch bride!

Left, 1950's evening dress by Mac Grossman
Centre, 1970's yellow maxi dress
Right, 1970's Frank Usher evening gown

 

Vintage clothing is becoming a must-have. Many wear vintage to illustrate their own individual identities and personalities, but for those who like to incorporate vintage into their avid following of fashion, take a snoop around the seasonal section. In what has become the signature of Love Miss Daisy, each season current stock is matched to current key trends, enabling fashionistas to remain of-the moment in an eco-chic way.

And talking of eco-chic, I love the following statement on the Love Miss Daisy website; "Buying and wearing vintage clothing is currently one of the hottest ways to recycle. An estimated 1-2 million tonnes of post-consumer textile waste per year are thrown away and end up in landfill sites. When opting for vintage you are playing an active part in reducing extreme comsumption and post-consumer textile waste by recycling and rejecting the concept of throw-away fashion".  

Left, 1950's party dress, by Jay Herbert of California
Centre, 1980's beaded & sequinned evening dress
Right, French 1960's coat by Baccarat

     
 
The beauty of vintage clothing is that it's built to last. Many items have already travelled thousands of miles and had several loving owners in their past. It is simply fascinating to wonder who's life each piece was a part of before it became a part of yours. Many of today’s fashions and designer collections are influenced by past decades and by gone eras. So, when classic and original items are still obtainable, surely it would be foolish not to invest in a piece of the inspiration and preserve a slice of fashion history. 

Left, 1950's Hostess dress, by Norman Wiatt
Centre, 1970's cotton ditsy dress
Right, 1950's sheer yellow & grey rhinestone cocktail dress

 

Miss Daisy's treasure trove of hand picked one off vintage items boasts pieces from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, sourced from around the world. If you can't find what you're looking for, the company urges you to get in touch, stating they'll do their best to find it for you. Shipping is worldwide and postage within the UK is free with orders of £50 and over.