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Showcasing a wealth of arresting color combinations, weaves, and patterns in more than 200 gorgeous examples, The Printed Square by Nicky Albrechtsen reveals the hidden history of the fashionable handkerchief.
Period photographs, an analysis of fabric and design trends, and detailed information on collecting vintage handkerchiefs make this one-of-a-kind treasure a must-have for style mavens and fashionistas, lovers of vintage clothes, and designers of all disciplines.
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WHERE TO FIND HANDKERCHIEFS
Collecting vintage handkerchiefs is relatively inexpensive and can be hugely rewarding. You will find them in all sorts of unusual places. In general, vintage clothing shops are not the best place to start your search as they tend not to stock handkerchiefs. Vintage fashion fairs offer a far greater choice and have become very popular, with new venues opening all the time. Details of these and other, more general fairs can be found on the internet and in local papers.
Although they offer a fairly limited assortment of vintage garments, antique fairs can also be a good place to look. You may happen upon a neglected handkerchief tucked away in a case, a chocolate box, a biscuit tin or even a bible. Handkerchiefs are not always displayed, so it is definitely worth asking dealers whether they have any in stock. If you are an avid collector, it is a good idea to get to know dealers who regularly handle handkerchiefs as they may source them on your behalf.
Like antique fairs, general auction houses will often have an assortment of handkerchiefs that have been found unexpectedly in a chest of drawers or an unlikely tea tin. Unfortunately they are often grouped with assorted haberdashery or linens in a single lot, which can prove costly. If you have a friend with a shared passion for vintage textiles, you could bid together on grouped items and then split the lot between you.
Flea markets, yard sales, brocantes (French bric-a-brac sales) and what are called in the UK car boot sales are also rich hunting grounds. Online auction sites such as eBay are a particularly good source of American handkerchiefs.
VINTAGE FASHION FAIRS
UK
Battersea Vintage Fashion Fair (London): vintagefashionfairs.com
Blind Lemon Vintage (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Hungerford and Swansea): blindlemonvintage.co.uk
Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair (London): clerkenwellvintagefashionfair.co.uk
Decorative Fairs (Chester, Liverpool, Manchester and Wilmslow): decorativefairs.co.uk
Frock Me! (London and Brighton): frockmevintagefashion.com
The London Vintage Fashion Fair (London): pa-antiques.co.uk
Time After Time (shops in Stroud and Gloucester): stroudvintage.com
Vintage Vogue: The Essex Vintage Fashion Fair (Brentwood): essexvintagefashionfair.com
USA
Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show (New York City): manhattanvintage.com
Vintage Fashion Expo (Santa Monica and San Francisco, CA): vintageexpo.com
Vintage Fashion and Textile Show (Sturbridge, MA): vintagefashionandtextileshow.com
Australia Vanity Fair Markets (Sydney): vanityfairmarkets.com
ANTIQUE FAIRS
The best way to find antique fairs in your area is by searching online or looking through local papers. Antique fairs are so widespread that it is impossible to list them all. However, the following links should offer some useful suggestions.
UK
Adams Antiques Fairs (event organizer): adamsantiquesfairs.com
Antiques News & Fairs (online newspaper): antiquesnews.co.uk
BADA (The British Antique Dealers’ Association): bada.org
Homes & Antiques (magazine of the Antiques Roadshow): homesandantiques.com
International Antiques & Collectors Fairs (event organizer): iacf.co.uk
LAPADA (The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers): lapada.org
P&A Fairs (event organizer): pa-antiques.co.uk
Take Five Fairs (Woking, Brighton and Twickenham): antiquefairs.co.uk
USA
The American Antiques Show (New York City): theamericanantiquesshow.org
Antique Dealers’ Association of America: adadealers.com
California Country Antique Show (Los Altos, CA): californiacountryshow.com
The Magazine Antiques: themagazineantiques.com
Rhinebeck Antiques Fair (Rhinebeck,NY): rhinebeckantiquesfair.com
AUCTION HOUSES AND SITES
eBay: ebay.com
Etsy: etsy.com
Kerry Taylor Auctions (London): kerrytaylorauctions.com
Rosebery’s (London): roseberys.co.uk
Ruby Lane: rubylane.com
MARKETS
Please check the websites below for up-to-date opening times. Vintage collectibles are generally only sold on certain days, as indicated.
UK
Brick Lane Market (London): visitbricklane.org Sunday mornings
Camden Market (London): camden-market.org Primarily weekends
Covent Garden Market (London): coventgardenlondonuk.com Monday mornings
Portobello Market (London): portobellomarket.org Fridays and Saturdays
Spitalfields Market (London): spitalfields.co.uk/oldspitalfieldsmarket.com Thursdays
France
Les Puces de Paris (Saint-Ouen): parispuces.com Weekends
USA
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Designs of the Decades
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Azure
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
- Beige
- Brown
- Black and White
- Characteristics of the Decades
- Where to Find Handkerchiefs
- Conservation, Storage and Alternative Uses
- Handkerchief Fabrics and Finishing
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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