The Printed Square

Nicky Albrechtsen

• Verlag: Harper
• Jahr: 2013
• ISBN:
  9780062123398
• Thema: Design
• Thema: Design della moda

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.

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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