Great finds in a great store

[Lee Lynch]

I have to say Gratitudes is the place for vintage cloths in Dallas. After a dry spell of not finding much of any use around antique malls, Estate sales, and thrift stores (which I don't like to go in anyway), we went back over to Gratitudes, which is a stuffy, cramped and very charming little place. The owner knows his stuff and dates it all on the tags. The prices are quite reasonable, too.
Saturday I found two forties suits that fit me (44A), one dark navy and one nice light day suit. He kindly put them on layaway for me, so I'll get some pics up when I get them.
Forgive me, I'm just not used to having that sort of good fortune on 40's suit all in one day..

 

[cookie]

Meaning of Life

After all the doom and gloom of size 44s ever finding vintage to wear that was a breakthrough. Good on ya!

 

[slicedbread]

if you know of any good places for some vintage clothing in dallas, please do let me know! i visited a place yesterday and found some nice suits...however, the owners were the "artsy" type so tthey decided to tear the suits apart and spray paint them and then mark up the price for 200 dollars...

also, does "reasonable" mean 100-200 range??

 

[Lee Lynch]

if you know of any good places for some vintage clothing in dallas, please do let me know! i visited a place yesterday and found some nice suits...however, the owners were the "artsy" type so tthey decided to tear the suits apart and spray paint them and then mark up the price for 200 dollars...

also, does "reasonable" mean 100-200 range??

I got the suits for $75 each. One was pristine, while the other had a minor moth hole on the cuff. Gratitudes is on Fairmount right South of Oak Lawn just North of downtown. The only other place we've had any luck was the Forestwood antique mall on Forest lane and the Tollway. There is one booth that has alot of women's cloths and a few men's items. These are more 50's and 60's items, though. Gratitudes has a much higher number of possibilities (he had about 6 40's suits at the time, and lots of 40's and 30's ties! He also had a fair number of 40's shirts on hand. I had a very weird stroke of good fortune at Ragwear which is now closed. We somehow found a really good 40's suit among all the 60's,70's, and 80's rubbish they called clothing. The only 40's suit they had, and it fit me!

Which shop was that you mentioned? I'd like to avoid it at all costs, lol...

 

[slicedbread]

it was called...THE VINTAGE FACTORY...

I'd definitely want to visit there if there are any smaller sized suits...(<38)

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Ugh. I hate artsy.
http://dallas.backpage.com/community/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=oid:769833&name=events

 

[slicedbread]

that would be it! Now, not all their clothes have been massacred...They have a bunch of 70's ish suits on hangers and then they have this big square container in the back that's just piled with suit jackets...Like they took them and just threw them in there...I saw some hart schaefner and marx jackets and such in there but definitely nothing older than 60's

then again, the 70's suits didnt need to be massacred...they were made like that.

how do these stores come to possess these suits anyways?

 

[Lee Lynch]

that would be it! Now, not all their clothes have been massacred...They have a bunch of 70's ish suits on hangers and then they have this big square container in the back that's just piled with suit jackets...Like they took them and just threw them in there...I saw some hart schaefner and marx jackets and such in there but definitely nothing older than 60's

then again, the 70's suits didnt need to be massacred...they were made like that.

how do these stores come to possess these suits anyways?

Well, the 60's and 70's are my very least favourite decades, so I'll avoid even if the 70's suits are intact, lol..many thanks for the warning!

 

[BegintheBeguine]

I don't know. In the few times I've been to Texas (Fort Hood area) I managed to find exactly two vintage items, both ladies'. And the lady who ran the Salvation Army where I found them had just put them out, and they were only sixties at that. I looked for a total of three weeks.
Good find, Lee Lynch.

 

[slicedbread]

you have succesfully dashed my hopes .... but ill still try gratitude

 

[Sunny]

I'll second the Gratitude Vintage recommendation. My brother and I went shopping there back in June and had a fantastic time. It is indeed just jam-packed with stuff. At the time everything was 50-75% off because he was trying to reduce his stock. Both of us got shoes - I got a pair of navy peeptoes that more than fit my size 9's, for less than $30.

 

[Lee Lynch]

We'll be going back. I'll be happy to examine the selection each time, and post updates within a day or so of going so you know when they're doing particularly well.

I did actually see a few of the suits we saw last time, so they actually aren't flying out the door.

 

[slicedbread]

Please do! I'd definitely be interested in grabbing some suits in my size...

 

[Elaina]

Congrats, Lee. I look forward to seeing them.

 

[Lee Lynch]

Thanks Elaina!

I will of course be wearing them at our future get togethers

 

[Jovan]

If you found a cool vintage suit in 38/32, I'd pay for it plus shipping... granted there were good photos first of course!

 

[ramblinBOB]

Ugh. I hate artsy.
http://dallas.backpage.com/community/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=oid:769833&name=events

those devil basterds they need a ass kickin idiots the vintage suits were all readdy art :rage:

 

[slicedbread]

I swung by Gratitude today... It seems like Lee cleared out all the gems...When I went there, I saw a few decent jackets with stains/moth holes on them and I saw this little number but sadly the pants were RIDDLED with motholes...The jacket only had one small hole and was in good condition...it was about a size 35-38...$75...I wish the pants were in serviceable condition...:

 

[Lee Lynch]

I tried that one on, actually, lol. Some of those suits (the ones that don't fit me) in there have become like old friends

This last weekend we went in and there was a three piece I hadn't noticed before. It was in nice condition, but a few sizes smaller than me (me being 44a).
So if anyone's a few sizes smaller it may be worth your while to check it out.
I brought it out of the corner it was hiding in and put it more in sight...wish I knew more about fabrics and such, but it's a light beige in colour.

 

[slicedbread]

How many sizes smaller do you reckon?? I'll probably have to take another trip down there...