"A guide to finding, buying, and caring for vintage clothing"-- Sick of cheap, wasteful, disposable fast fashion? Learn how to shop for vintage clothing and accessories and build a more sustainable, stylish closet. Buying older clothing means getting beautiful pieces that are built to last, without contributing to sweatshops or landfills—but only if you know what to look for. Let a vintage clothing expert guide you to ethical fashion bliss!

Barnfield combines retro fashion inspiration with modern style and patterns. She gives you plenty of practical advice, and explains all the techniques you'll need for sewing and adapting patterns to your personal taste.

"With all the stress of opening her new vintage clothing store (housed in the renovated old town morgue), Madeira Cutler feels like a bag of bones--until she discovers the real deal, unearthed by a snooping intruder, in one of the old body drawers. And the bones are as vintage as Maddie's stock (Classic Mod--so 60's!), or so says Maddie's sexy resident ghost, Dante Underhill. Could the break-in have something to do with the local playhouse and its...

Karen Nevitt has brought new life to old, abandoned things. Her vintage clothing collection, nestled away in Washington, D.C.'s picturesque Georgetown, features exquisite designer originals from decades past. But there is something deadly sewn into the lace and delicate fabrics she has, clues to a forgotten mystery that is pulling Karen into a dark and terrifying place. A secret once locked away in old trunks and dusty attics is crying out for justice,...

Take a creative plunge and explore the possibilities to refashion your wardrobe with these unique, yet simple, projects.

While providing authentic period outfits for a film being shot on a historic plantation, vintage clothing store owner Cookie Chanel finds herself starring in a real-life murder mystery in which she must rely on the supernatural support of her psychic cat to find a killer among a cast of suspects.

As the owner of a popular vintage clothing store, Lily Ivory can enjoy a day of antique jewelry shopping and still call it work. But since she is one of San Francisco's resident witches, searching for hidden treasures can sometimes lead to dangerous discoveries. When Lily arrives at a gem fair--full of antique jewlery, rare stones, and decorative tchotchkes--her bargain sensors go off left and right. But she also picks up a faint vibration of magic....

When Nancy, Bess and George go searching for the perfect gift for the Drews' housekeeper, Hannah, they choose a vintage apron, which may have belonged to a famous local cook, and discover a recipe in the pocket--but when it disappears they have to follow the clues to find out who stole it, and why.

Witch Lily Ivory hides her powers as she runs a vintage clothing store in San Francisco, but when a client is murdered and children start disappearing, Lily uses her unique skills to investigate, at the risk of blowing her cover.

Offers food, drink, decoration, and costume ideas for hosting a vintage styled event, from a Victorian tea party and Edwardian breakfast to a 1940s picnic.