SERIES: 10 Things I Would Do Differently If I Started Collecting Today - VintageGriffin.com
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This is an entry in an ongoing series. We're asking a range of vintage and antique clothing collectors what they would do differently if they began their collecting journeys today. Our experiences can make us better collectors and caretakers.
I have a pretty good track record with caring for vintage and antique clothing, but if you do this for any length of time, you're going to have mishaps. And many of those are avoidable. Moving more slowly would have saved a few pulls, torn hems and such. I've stepped on trailing clothes while I've been moving them and ripped hems and created tears. When handling multiple garments together, I've caused some pulls when hook and eyes get caught in the netting of another garment, or even its own. When handling vintage clothing, move slowly or you will snag or tear something. It will happen.
