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    Fashion History

    A personal note about fashion research I write about fashion labels and people’s memories of wearing them in the past. Labels you might recall are: Dorville, Rembrandt, Robita Couture, Julian Rose, Elka Couture, Susan Small and Polly Peck but during the Vintage Fashion era there were many, many more. That dress or hat you bought and memories of the occasion you wore them are every bit as important as the colour, what fabric it was made of or how much it cost. It’s as important as the designer who imagined them or the process that went into their making. Your memories don’t have to be ‘big’ they are just as…