Vintage
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 [...]
Cuckoo for Earrings & Jag Bag Lust
Today on my lunch break, I stopped by one of my favorite shoppes, Eden & Eden well, mostly to do some shoppin’ but also to say hello to the owner, Rachel Eden, and to see what goods she has found on her European shopping excursions. It’s always inspiring to see the lovely vintage pieces she [...]
Excuse me, but my dress IS the party
Dresses that look like they were made out of a 19th-century boudoir really flutter my imagination. I love the Victorian collage like aesthetic, and so does self described as a one-woman show, designer Nicole Rae Styer. Ms. Styer creates unique one-of-a-kind garments out of vintage scraps and haberdashery. She has about 6 sewing machines [...]
Today’s Attire : Vintage Luxe
Hello, hello, my darlings… yesterday I was awoken by a phone call from my friend Jim Hill reminding me that we were supposed to go to the Deco Show to look at antiques and vintage odds and ends. Honestly, I was going to see the furniture, and my boyfriend was going crazy over the really [...]
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