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Unique Vintage data extraction: retro styles, sizing and garment details

Map Unique Vintage eras and silhouettes, preserve each product's brand-specific size chart, and compare fabric, stretch, construction and separate accessories.

Era, silhouette and occasion are separate browse axes

Unique Vintage navigation offers different ways to narrow retro apparel: historical era, garment silhouette, occasion and featured brand or collection.

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Era, silhouette and occasion are separate browse axes
Browse dimensionOfficial examplesWhat it describes
Era1920s, 1930s & 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and Y2K.The historical style grouping displayed in the storefront menu.
Silhouette or dress styleSwing, Pencil, Fit & Flare, Maxi, Midi, Wrap and Caftan.The cut or dress-style path is independent of the era label.
Occasion and featured shopOffice, Cocktail Hour, Wedding Guest; Unique Vintage Brand and partner labels such as Smak Parlour.Use case and product brand describe separate browse choices.

A size label needs its product and brand chart

Product pages expose selectable sizes and brand-linked size charts. The Unique Vintage chart explicitly identifies its bust, waist and hip ranges as body measurements, not garment measurements; the chart does not state a physical-measurement unit.

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A size label needs its product and brand chart
Product chartExample XS row shown on the pageSize context
Unique Vintage Marceline Swing Dress, item #148517XS maps to numeric size 0–2; body chart lists bust 32–33, waist 25–26 and hips 35–37 (unit not stated in this chart).The embedded chart's footnote says these are body measurements rather than garment measurements.
Retrolicious American Flag Cotton Flare Dress, item #314420The page's XS chart lists bust 30–32, waist 24–26 and hips 32–34 (unit not stated in this chart).The same XS label has different displayed ranges across these product charts, so the brand and product chart remain part of size context.
Size selector and range copyThe Marceline listing's descriptive size range differs from its size selector: copy says XS–5X while the retrieved selector showed XS–XL.A descriptive size-range statement is not a live stock count.

Stretch, closure and outfit pieces shape the garment record

Material composition alone does not describe how these dresses differ. Product pages also identify stretch, lining, closure, pockets, size-specific length and whether a styling accessory is included or sold separately.

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Stretch, closure and outfit pieces shape the garment record
Dress and item numberConstruction detailsLength or styling piece
Unique Vintage 1950s Black Marceline Swing Dress — #14851759% rayon, 36% nylon and 5% spandex; stretch material; unlined; back zipper and hook; side pockets.S length is listed as 42 inches; the page says the crinoline is sold separately.
Retrolicious American Flag Cotton Flare Dress — #314420100% cotton; no stretch; unlined; back zipper; side pockets; the listing says Made in USA.M length is listed as 37 inches.

Content reviewed 2026-10-07.