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" Liz Goldwyn in a vintage 1950s gown Liz Goldwyn is arguably one of the world&amp;#x27;s preeminent experts on vintage clothing. The Los Angeles native has been collecting clothing from the 1940s and 1950s since she was a preteen and her passion for it has not waned. &amp;quot;When I was 11 or 12 years old, my friends and I would spend our allowance&amp;amp;#8212;which I got by recycling, I believe&amp;amp;#8212;on vintage clothes,&amp;quot; she muses. Liz, whose surname might sound familiar from the movies (as in Metro Goldwyn Mayer and eh hem, sister to Tony Goldwyn, my favorite fictional president, Fitz) grew up obsessing over vintage gowns, swimsuits, jackets and skirts. Through family connections and her own fierce passion for clothes from another era, she has amassed a world-class trove of vintage clothing (she has one of Ava Gardner&amp;#x27;s Oscar gowns in her possession). With a desire to let the world know about the beauty of clothes from yesteryear and raise money for a good cause, Liz and her flame-haired friend, model Karen Elson (another vintage clothing connoisseur) teamed up to create Vintage Vanguard. Liz and Karen gathered a selection of vintage desses, gowns, earrings, bikinis and more, which were then reworked and updated by contemporary designers such as Zac Posen, Jennifer Meyer and Suno, to benefit the non profit organization, Dress for Success. The collection is available for sale on Moda Operandi. Karen Elson in a vintage 1930s gown. As I&amp;#x27;m looking into starting a little vintage clothing collection of my own, I thought I&amp;#x27;d ask Liz some questions about starting a collection and how to navigate the world of vintage clothes: Glamour: What is most appealing to you about vintage clothing? Liz Goldwyn: It&amp;#x27;s special. It&amp;#x27;s like wearing one of a kind clothing&amp;amp;#8212;no one else has that dress. Glamour: How do you know what will suit your figure? LG: You kind of have to figure out what fits your silhouette best. I have more of a 1950s body with boobs and hips&amp;amp;#8212;that&amp;#x27;s why I like [that [period]. Karen is more tall and willowy, so she tends to have more of a romantic 1930s look. Glamour: What&amp;#x27;s the best piece to start with? LG: If you&amp;#x27;re starting to look for vintage, go for a classic little black dress, you can never go wrong. You want something that shows off your curves and makes you feel like a woman. Glamour: Where is the best place to find good vintage clothes? LG: All over the world! I love all of the fairs. Almost every city has a great [vintage clothng] fair] if you Google it. I was recently [at fairs] in Dallas and Santa Fe. You send me to any city, the first thing I do is go to the Yellow Pages and look up vintage and consignment shops! Glamour: What about online? LG: I love Etsy! If you look up really specific search items, like a 50&amp;#x27;s leopard coat, you can find it. Do you wear vintage clothes? Would you use these tips I certainly will! Can&amp;#x27;t wait to go shopping!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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