Vintage
Whatever it is I think I see becomes a Prada bag to me
As much as I’d love to have the $1500 to shell out on a Prada bag, It’s not reality and the one on Etsy is $29.50 has it’s own charm and character.
When shopping, I’m always looking for elements that inspire… Hardly do I look for exact replicas, but for pieces that relate to points of [...]
How to Buy Vintage Clothing
Aside from not buying anything, buying vintage clothing is the greenest option for adding to your wardrobe. Although eco-friendliness is a motivator, and to tell the truth, it does weigh a factor in my head when buying clothing… I did not start out shopping vintage to save the planet.
My love affair with vintage started out [...]
As if we needed another reason to love Italy…
I’ll never forget my first trip to Rome. My good friend from college, and native Roman, showed me all the little places she loved to shop. It was really amazing, and the most impressive feat was when she found a pair of second hand Jimmy Choo stilettos for 30Euros at the Puglia Mercato di Lecce [...]
Nowegian Wool
There is a lot more to Norway than Style Bytes and sardines… For instance, Norwegian sweaters. One of my favorite Scandinavian blogs Life is Carbon, introduced these traditional sweaters by iiS with a modern twist. Although, I’ve seen these sweaters around before, mostly on hippies and random outdoorsy people, I’ve never really lived in a [...]
Well, I’ll be a monkey’s cousin…
The first time I came across monkey fur was at the Deco Show this past winter. It was awkward, being born and bred in California has made me naturally dubious of fur. Of course, living in warm climates, fur has always meant an extreme cost for glamor both fiscally and morally. That with the [...]
You make me feel brand new…
Finding lovely bags can be difficult at best. Lately, I’ve just been using vintage bags because I really couldn’t be bothered by determining the latest ‘it’ bag… whatever that means. Sarah Donegan makes lovely bags that are both new and vintage… made out of 95% vintage textiles these bags have a distinctive modern shape, roomy [...]
Interview with a treasure hunter….
Meet Liz, she’s a modern day treasure hunter, or a vintage wholesaler. She goes around the country searching high and low for vintage pieces you and I covet and sells them to boutiques, so we don’t have to do the digging. Yes, she has one of those cool jobs, like ice cream taster, you only [...]
Future Vintage: Stuff I found that’s kinda like what I saw on AW08’s runways…
It would be cynical to say that there are no original ideas. Of course there are tons, and we each appropriate clothing in our own way. Yes, it’s true. From my obsessive scouring and seeing what’s going on in New York Fashion week, I saw some pieces that reminded me of vintages that can [...]
California Vinatge.. and we’re not talking about my closet, nor are we talking about Napa Valley
I’m about to become very confused. It’s bad enough, American Apparel is where I get my basics, and American Rag is where I get a lot of my vintage, but now American Apparel is opening California Vintage with locations currently in Mexico City, Berlin, LA…
They also stock items from The Goods! who if you don’t [...]
Grandma’s House
Today, after 47 years of living in their modernist Eichler home in Sunnyvale, California, my grandparents, Bea & Ralph, are moving to Hawaii. It’s a strange feeling, because my whole life, they have been there. Yesterday, I was saying ’see you later’ it was bittersweet, because it’s the end of an era in my [...]
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