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Is This Vintage Ralph Lauren Real or Fake?
Ralph Lauren since its conception in the 70s has been a sought-after brand and, unfortunately, with popularity, comes counterfeits. Identifying a genuine vintage Ralph Lauren can be tricky as the...
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Vintage Jumper Must-Haves
Now that Spring is approaching fast, it’s time to swap your thick winter coats for lighter layers. To prepare yourself for the in-between weather, you need to make vintage jumpers...
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Save With Vintage Children's Clothes
Children can be expensive! Putting food in their mouths, a roof over their heads and with big name brands like Adidas being all the rage, even putting clothes on their...
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Find Cheap Designer Clothes That Look Expensive
Why splash out on brand new, expensive designer clothes when you can shop the most iconic designer brands for a fraction of the cost? There is an abundance of vintage...
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Why You Should Be Buying Second Hand Designer Clothes
With New Year around the corner, it’s that time of year to come up with your resolutions. Lose weight, stop smoking or quit ‘insert bad habit here’. We’re always eager...
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How To Buy Vintage Suits Online
Suits are essential in any modern man’s wardrobe. They’re great for many occasions from interviews to office parties, weddings or just every day in the office. Buying a brand new...
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How To Buy A Great Vintage Winter Coat
You’ve heard it hundreds of times but the Starks aren’t wrong, winter is coming. Unlucky for us, Winter comes every year in our world and every year many of us...
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How To Buy Vintage and Second Hand Clothing Online
Buying clothes online you lose the chance to touch, feel and try on the clothes you are buying. With second hand clothes, this can be even more tricky as they...
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How to Buy Vintage Levi 501 Jeans
Levi’s first pair of jeans were designed for coal miners. Patented for their copper rivets on the pockets, they were engineered to handle tools and to prevent ripping holes. The...
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Why You Should Be Buying Vintage Streetwear
Fast fashion has saturated the market, with fashion trends changing every season, and there is a high demand for the latest look. There are a few fashion trends that have...
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Top 5 Vintage Adidas Must-Haves
Adidas has a long history dating back to pre-World War II. Born in Germany through a brotherly rivalry the brand has been going on strong and is now the second...
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How to Buy Vintage Wranglers
Ever since they were first introduced to the American consumer back in 1947, Wrangler authentic western jeans have been a staple in the world of denim and are now a...
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A Guide to Vintage Levi’s
When it comes to jeans, it doesn't get much better than a pair of Levi's 501s. Flattering, versatile and adorned by style icons from across the ages they really are...
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How To Buy Vintage Denim Jeans
Everybody loves buying a new pair of contemporary jeans, but nothing beats the thrill of finding the perfect vintage denim jeans. That moment when you spot The Ones. Not hanging...
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The Hottest Vintage Athleisure Brands for Autumn
Although we may not quite want to believe it, one of the best British summers on track record is drawing to a close. Whilst we’ve had plenty of time to...
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How to Guide: Attach or Re-attach Sequins to Clothes
Sequins and glitter have made a huge huge comeback in the fashion world over the past couple of years. No longer just associated with 80s disco, sequin and glitter clothing...
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Decade Spotlight: Fashion in the 1990s
The 90s was a turbulent time for fashion, with a range of very different styles representing different eras within the 90s and different geographical locations across the Western World. Our...
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Summer Brand Highlight: Tommy Hilfiger
Summer is here and in full swing! With one of the best track records for weather since we can’t remember when, this British summer has certainly given us something to...
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How to Repair: Down Jackets
It’s time for another one of our ‘How to’ guides where we give you some tips for how to repair and make the most of your designer vintage clothing. Ensuring...
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How to Identify a Fake Lacoste Shirt
Knowing a real vintage designer clothing item from fake can occasionally be tricky. Whilst some fakes are blatantly obvious, other more high quality fakes are harder to distinguish. We believe...
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9 Fashion Trends Started by the Royals that are Popular Today
In the wake of the Royal Wedding aka the wedding of the year, we’ve unsurprisingly turned our fashion attention to the royals. Although when thinking of fashion trends, one doesn’t...
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Spring Brand Highlight: The History of Levi’s
The Levi’s brand is built on the idea of ‘true originals’, innovation and quality. We have a fantastic range of vintage Levi’s jeans here at Messina Hembry, but what’s more...
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How to Repair: Hems, Zip Pulls and Belt Loops
At Messina Hembry we don’t just believe in recycling clothes, but fixing them rather than replacing them too. We love giving advice and providing you with short and sweet guides...
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Spring Fashion Themes & How to Give them a Vintage Twist
Spring is officially here! Through the sporadic mist of grey clouds we can definitely see some sunshine and did we actually get to leave the house without an umbrella last...
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Men’s Guide: How to Wear Vintage Polo Shirts & Denim Jackets
You may own all the gear, but do you know how to wear the gear?! Denim jackets have been at the forefront of men’s catwalk and high street fashion for...
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How to Wear Designer Vintage Clothing
Whilst we adore vintage clothing, sometimes people can be daunted by the variety and uniqueness shopping for vintage clothing brings. Some people are absolute naturals at jazzing up clothes regardless...
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Our Favourite Vintage Athleisure Picks for Spring
Although it may not feel like it just yet, spring is due any moment! Spring is one of our favourite seasons for fashion. It’s definitely the easiest of fashions, with...
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How to Repair Jeans
As part of our new ‘How to’ guides, we want to share some tips and tricks with you to help your clothes last longer and look better. Here at Messina...
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Top Fashion Trends for 2018
January is nearly over (hallelujah!) which means the coming of the real 2018 fashion trends are on their way. Whilst the new 2018 fashions have been revealed by Vogue, Bazaar,...
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How to Repair Worn Clothes: Shirts & Buttons
Not only is our passion here at Messina Hembry all about designer vintage clothing, it’s also about reducing waste, recycling and reusing. Up until around 40 years ago, people would...
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December Brand Highlight: Lacoste
Lacoste is a brand we all know. We’ve been brought up with it; having a store in most towns and seeing the infamous logo branded on chests of celebrities throughout...
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The 10 Types of Christmas Day and How to Dress for Them
Christmas day is the only day of the year where eating chocolate at 9am is acceptable and sipping on mulled wine by 11am is encouraged. It’s a day where you...
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The 10 Best Designer Vintage Christmas Jumpers
The most wonderful time of the year is nigh and it’s time to start thinking about styling yourself to suitably fit the festive season. There’s a very small window in...
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How Designer Vintage Clothing Helps the Environment
It’s no secret that purchasing designer vintage clothing is beneficial for your bank balance, the economy and your style; but really, one massive advantage of the recycling of preloved clothing...
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Designer Vintage Autumn Styles on a Budget
We’re in the full swing of Autumn. No longer are we having to battle between the awkward summer to autumn clothing - unsure of whether to wear that wool jumper...
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Designer Vintage Clothing you can wear to give a nod to Halloween this October
October is the spookiest month of the year. With Halloween around the corner, the mornings becoming mistier and the evenings getting darker, it’s hard to not feel in the mood...
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Designer Vintage Clothing for Children: Autumn Styles
We’ve already had our rant about how much we love autumn, what it means for our wardrobes and how we are excited we are at the excuse to drink as...
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September Supplements: Vintage Designer Clothing
We’re starting to feel the closing of summer. The evenings are getting darker, the mornings are cooler, the leaves are starting to crisp and your wooly jumpers are getting ready...
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End of Summer Brand Highlight: Ted Baker
Ted Baker is one of our favourite brands here at Messina Hembry. Both their old collections and new are designed to stand the test of the time in their aesthetic...
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5 Designer Vintage Looks that you can Imitate Today
Imitation is the biggest form of flattery. Taking the styles of other people and making them our own is half the fun of fashion. By using other people as inspiration...
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6 Designer Outfits you can create for under £40
Who said designer has to be expensive? If you’re a real label lover who loves to boast a brand but can’t spare the cash for spanking brand new designer items...
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10 Reasons to Buy Designer Vintage Clothing
Vintage fashion has always been floating along near the top of the trend list. There has never been a moment after someone says: “Thanks it’s vintage!” that has been met with a...
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How to Accessorise your Vintage Designer Clothes this Summer: Men
So, a couple of weeks ago we gave half of our readers some tips and ideas on how to ensure that your vintage designer clothing looked as on-trend for this...
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How to Accessorise your Vintage Designer Clothes this Summer: Women
Summer is tantalisingly close now. We’ve been teased by flashes of the sun, tempted by the smell of the neighbour’s barbecue, indulged ourselves in a couple of beer gardens but...
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5 Celebrities who Love Vintage Clothing
Constantly being in the spotlight of the public eye is a difficult place to be. Whilst most of us consider the lifestyles of celebrities to be the ideal way to...
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The Best Vintage Dresses for this Summer
Dresses are proving to be the most popular piece in our summer wardrobes this year and even before we've even seen the best of British sun, the little summer dress...
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How to Wear Vintage Calvin Klein This Spring - Men’s Edition
Established in 1968, Calvin Klein has become a household name in lifestyle brands. The company has gone from strength to strength, identifying gaps in the fashion and aesthetic market and tailoring its collections to...
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How to Wear Vintage Adidas This Spring - Women’s Edition
All hail the return of 90s' athleisure! After hoping and preying that the comfy and pretty awesome 90s sports' fashion would make a comeback for a couple of decades now,...
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