Bargins and favorite pieces!

[Lauren]

WOW WOW WOW! That is stunning!! What a steal! I have such a big 20's hat addiction... but they're usually so expensive I just admire them from afar

 

[Barbara]

Three 30s day dresses from an antique store in my mother's hometown in the Midwest. They needed cleaning, but got all three for $25! Also, found two pairs of men's deadstock 30s white wool trousers for $5 (two for one sale on trousers) at Goodwill, sold one pair for a very decent profit!

 

[Barbara]

And that hat is really beautiful. I'm floored!

 

[MoxieGrl]

My best finds were: a striped 40's evening gown, with the stripes on the bias and matching perfectly in the front, in my size, for $8 in an antique store in Ohio about 4 years ago, and a molded, beautiful pristine white 30s cloche, seen here-

for free. I work with antique furniture dealers, and whenever clothing is come across stored inside, I get it free. Before me it used to be thrown away, :-( , which makes me very sad.

 

[anna_newman]

I work with antique furniture dealers, and whenever clothing is come across stored inside, I get it free.

Wow! What a great arrangement. And I am in love with your white cloche.

 

[Rosie]

I have to add to this because, just last week, I got two NOS early '50s evening clutch purses for one dollar!!!! WOW!!! One Buck!! There is a Salvation Army not too far from me and I've never ventured in because it just didn't look as though it had anything to offer (I know, I know) but, I sure will be going back.

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

This is by far my favorite piece of vintage. It is in perfect conditon, not a tear or a bead missing. It has a built in corset. To top it all off I bought it from a store that rarely sells vintage earlier than 1960, so the seller didn't really have any idea of it's worth, so I got it cheap. Just ignore the hat in the photos, I was having a horrible hair day, and just threw it on to cover up a messy doo!

 

[Novella]

This is by far my favorite piece of vintage. It is in perfect conditon, not a tear or a bead missing. It has a built in corset. To top it all off I bought it from a store that rarely sells vintage earlier than 1960, so the seller didn't really have any idea of it's worth, so I got it cheap. Just ignore the hat in the photos, I was having a horrible hair day, and just threw it on to cover up a messy doo!

Wow! That's a really beautiful dress - the color, the details, everything.

 

[BlancheDubois]

Daisy, that is stunning! It looks as if it were made just for you.

 

[Lauren]

One of the best finds I had within the last 6 months was an early early 30's light purple satin dress with the matching belt for $15 at an estate sale.
Here's a link

BTW, Daisy, most dresses pre-1920 (and even some afterward) had the construction inside you speak of. It's not actually a built in corset, but rather a structure to hold the garment in the correct shape. The hard bits are called boning, and most often inside these early gowns the inside fabric is a cotton type fabric in the shape of a vest that hooks and eyes (often with alternating directions of hook and eyes to prevent them coming undone during movement). The corset, chemise, etc would still be worn underneath this.

 

[Etienne]

AnnaNewman and MoxieGirll, those hats are incredible!!!! What wonderful finds! Congratulations, ladies!

 

[LolitaHaze]

Two of my favourite pieces are actually not finds at all, but family pieces. I have my Grandma's charm braclet from the 40's and her ration book from WWII.

Now if it is an a bought piece, I would have to say it was this hat. I think I got it for 12 or 19$ I can't remember. I need to clean it up a bit as it was still a work in process when I bought it.

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

I totally forgot about this suit. It's not vintage, but it does the job. I got it at H&M about 3 years ago, don't remember how much I paid, but I do know that it was very inexpensive. It's such a great suit, so versatile. I wear the skirt with a blouse or tight sweater, and the jacket looks cute with wide leg trousers or jeans if I dare to wear them. I've never gotten so much use out of a few articles of clothing, and I rarely hold onto something modern for such a long period of time. This is me in Newport, at the mansion they filmed "The Great Gatsby".

 

[Miss Dottie]

I would say my best buy is my vintage wedding dress--$120 off of eBay. I took it to a tailor to do some work on it and she said it would sell at a vintage clothing store for $2,500. I'll post pictures after November 18th.

I also bought this gorgeous REGISTERED maroon formal dress from the 1930s in perfect condition for about $25 and wore it out to several dances. I'll see if I can find a picture of it.

 

[Rosie]

Daisy that is a great suit and you look so cute in it.

 

[Miss Dottie]

About 10 years ago I flew back to my hometown in Ohio and went antiquing with my sis. We stumbled upon a store on a country road that had enough Bakelite to make anyone weak in the knees! I walked out of there with a big paper bag full of chunky bracelets and necklaces for only $100! They had 1940s platforms, clothing, fabric, jewelry, etc!!! Unfortunately, the folks that ran that store have since retired, but I still have the jewelry.

What is it about Ohio and great bargains? I saw two posts noting Ohio as the place where they snatched up their best bargains. When I lived there I picked up some great furniture there! The estate sales were insane! Nothing like them in the Bay Area. Sigh!

 

[VintageJess]

Two of my favourite pieces are actually not finds at all, but family pieces. I have my Grandma's charm braclet from the 40's and her ration book from WWII.

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Lolita,

Is that you in that photo next to the original of your grandmother? If so, that is really fantastic. What a special thing! How did you go about doing that?

Jessica

 

[RetroModelSari]

Daisy, I saw a similar jacket at H&M yesterday but it wasn´t as cute as yours! After all they have loads of 40s inspired stuff there right now. I have to stop by there today or tommorow again

 

[Lauren]

I wish we had an H&M in San Diego! Even LA! I'd drive!
(I stocked up when I was in Chicago, though )

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

Hey Sari and Lauren,
I haven't been to H&M in a while. I'll have to check them out. I got that suit at least 3 years ago, and it sat in my closet for about a year, before I started wearing the heck out of it. It's so comfortable. It's a shame, I don't think that H&M sells on-line. That would be better than trying to get through the traffic in LA. I'll have to look them up again. I checked out their website a few months ago, and it was just an advertisement for them, they didn't actually offer any product. We have three near us, a really nice one in downtown Boston, but I'd rather drive to the one in the suburbs or Cambridge, than take the T downtown in this heat and humidity.