Vintage Baubles - Vintage Clothing
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August/September 2007
An Online Extra to Threads magazine Safer Storage
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Collectors News Magazine In an article titled, "The 411 on Vintage
Costume Jewelry, Fashionable Fakes:" in the June, 2006 issue of
Collectors News magazine Catherine Owsianiecki
writes, The three-page article continues to outline "Vintage or Antique?", "How Old is It Really?", "Signed or Unsigned?", "What about Forgeries?", "Your Best Advice?", "Care and Feeding?", "Vintage Costume Jewelry Resources", and "Bakelite Basics". If you haven't check out Collectors News
magazine you might want to give it a try.
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by Cheryl-Anne Milsap, Correspondent It's easy to look regal when
dressing in vintage style When Budget Living
magazine produced a "Where to find the best value on a winter coat"
fashion segment on one of television's style channels recently, they opened
the show with a vintage coat. The 1960s "princess" coat, with a
fitted waist and three-quarter length sleeves, had been purchased at a
Salvation Army thrift store. Other models wore new coats purchased at
discount stores and boutiques, but nothing looked as good as the old coat. One of my most beloved vintage finds was an
exquisite 1950s or '60s cashmere coat. It was beautifully cut and had a wide
shawl collar, perfect for protection against winter winds. When I wore it I felt like a movie star. It
was impossible to feel anything but elegant in that classic coat. I don't
think I paid more than $20 for it. Last summer I was the guest speaker at a
Rotary luncheon. As I was leaving, a man came up to tell me that his
daughters were "into" vintage clothes. "They love Audrey
Hepburn," he said. Now, those girls have potential. As a teenager in the late 1970s, I adored
Hepburn, Grace Kelly and other As I moved into my 20s, and didn't feel the
need to follow trends quite so closely, I gave in to my movie star fantasy. Now, I have daughters who are growing up in an
age of "throw- away" fashion, and sweatshop goods hanging on the
racks of too many stores, and I still think the wrong garments are being
discarded. Vintage clothing doesn't have to mean dated
and tacky. A careful shopper can pick up real treasures. I spent so many hours trolling the racks of
sweaters and coats of the thrift stores in my hometown, I learned to pick out
the cashmere items by touch, simply by sweeping my hands down the rack
feeling the material between my fingers. When I touched cashmere, I knew it. I wore beautiful beaded sweaters, and knitted
twin sets. And in the winter, I wrapped myself up in my heavy cashmere coat. I paid for my clothes by buying quality vintage
items and then reselling them to the professional theater companies, and
college costume departments around town. My first real business was a vintage
clothing store on the "artsy" side of town. After I started my family, I put my vintage
threads aside, in favor of jeans or khakis and white cotton shirts. But now
that I'm dancing through middle age, the old things are catching my eye
again. A couple of years ago I spent a couple of days
prowling through thrift stores in I bought home a beautiful "little black
dress" that had been custom tailored for my 1960s twin. I've only worn
it once, but I loved every minute of it. If I never get to put it on again,
that was enough. Most of the time I carry one of those roomy
and efficient purses that can be worn as a backpack. It holds everything I
need (and a lot I don't need.) But the other day, I brought home an elegant
little vintage handbag. It's just big enough for a make-up bag, a cell phone
and of course, a reporter's notebook. If Grace Kelly had been a reporter, it's just
what she would have carried. MAILBAG Q.: I have a vintage suede coat women's coat
with flowers down the length of the front and on the back. I don't know much
about it but I would guess that it is from the 1960s. I'm interested in
selling it. It is in very good condition, just needs a cleaning. I'm
wondering if you can tell me where to go to get an estimate of its value? Jessica Griffin, A.: To find out how much your coat is worth,
try searching online sites like www.rustyzipper.com, or on eBay. Books like Virtual Vintage, The Insiders Guide to Buying and Selling Fashion Online, by Linda Lindroth or The Consumers Guide to Vintage Clothing, by Terry McCormick, may give you the information you need. You can find tips for storing vintage clothing and cleaning vintage suede at www.vintagebaubles.com
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Retro Chic “A Guide to Fabulous Vintage and Designer
Resale Shopping in Book Description Amazon.com Price: $4.95 (used) and up; new
copies available
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Vintage Baubles Represented on: In the summer of 2001 the Oxygen Network's She Commerce Show visited Vintage Baubles. They were so intrigued by the above item that they wrote to me and asked if they could feature it on their upcoming fall show, "Shopping for Vintage Accessories Online". I agreed to let them borrow the item for their
In the event you don't readily recognize the item, the box lid may give you a good idea of how it was used. Or read the description below to find out what it's called and how to use it. CIRCA 1950s ZIPPER PULL: This cute little gold box, which depicts a
woman on the lid using the accessory inside, was popular in the 50s --
especially with woman who had no one to help them get dressed. A woman would
slip the hook, located at the end of the chain, into the hole of the metal
zipper on the back of her dress or sweater, then pull upwards to zip up the
garment! A very handy little gadget for a single woman living alone or for a
wife whose husband was away on business! The box measures 1 1/2" x 1
1/8". Condition: Excellent! Price: Sorry, Not For |
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