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[imoldfashioned]

Where in the flippin' freakness did you find those treasures!!!??

LD

LOL! I'm gonna try to work that phrase into a conversation today!

The blue velvet was a thrift store find -- and I almost never find anything vintage in the thrift stores. The skirt has a quarter sized place where the pile is crushed but it may come up when I clean it. You just can't beat the saturated colors of 1930's velvet.

The cotton dress was from ebay. I would have bought it for the buttons alone--I love those buttons! But the print is fabulous too and the inverted pleats are really nice details.

Both are just a tiny bit tight in the hips but they ought to be alright after a couple of weeks of not existing on christmas cookies. If that doesn't work, there's enough seam allowance that I can let them out a bit.

 

[Gigi]

I love high-waisted pants, but I've already got several plain pairs in various colors. I bought these today because I don't have any with the overall/suspender look yet. I'm worried they might look a bit too modern, as many of the new trendy high waist jeans I find do, but I like them regardless. I'm just hoping I don't end up being too short for them.

 

[MegamiOrchard]

Gigi, where did you get the trousers? Please tell me it was a store that sells online ...

 

[MaryDeluxe]

IOF...I love the print on that cotton dress! Very cute!

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Purses, hat, & shoes ...oh my!

Some new vintage things I've found in my travels.
My favorite has to be the shoes! They are in amazing condition...I almost hate to wear them...but I will!

 

[goldwyn girl]

Oh my , I love those shoes !!!!

 

[ShortClara]

Mary deluxe, I love all your finds, but especially that divine purse on the left!

Such beauties everyone!

DPD, I'm so sorry about all your lost item problems! That's such a disappointment on so many levels

I picked up this little beaut as a tiny "Merry Christmas to Me" present. I can't ever have enough black cardis.

 

[KittyT]

My mom and I took the 3 1/2 hour drive from Boston up to the Vermont Country Store in Weston, VT a couple days ago. I've always loved their catalogs, but their store has more in it than I could ever imagine! It was built in 1946 and the town of Weston is on the National Historic Register. They have all sorts of old-fashioned and hard to find clothing, apothecary, food and household items.

I bought lye soap for laundry stains, Coty L'Origan perfume (it's what Coty face powder is scented with and I've loved this fragrance forever!) and also found this great mohair hood in charcoal grey that won't mess up my hair when I wear it. My mom says they used to wear them all the time in the 50s.

 

[imoldfashioned]

Mary Deluxe--that hat is adorable but those shoes! Those shoes! And they look perfect, what a great find!

Kitty T--Isn't Weston and VCS like a time warp? The last time I was there, which was awhile ago, they didn't have an ATM. Not just in the Vermont Country Store but in the entire town! I've always wanted to eat in that restaurant next door to the VCS (if it's still there). You'll look so cute in that hood!

 

[Gigi]

Gigi, where did you get the trousers? Please tell me it was a store that sells online ...

Sorry, it was the wonder that is ebay.

 

[dandelion-vint]

Oh MaryDeluxe, I like the purse on the left too! Is that a satin or a plastic with the trapunto?

 

[KittyT]

I've always wanted to eat in that restaurant next door to the VCS (if it's still there).

We did eat there. That place is great (and well-priced too!) Lots of VT specialties like chicken pie with biscuits, Johnnycakes, etc.

When we walked in the store a lady was talking to the cashier about Spoolies and how she thought that you definitely had to be a certain age to appreciate most of the items in the store. All I could think was, "unless you're a Fedora Lounger!"

You'll look so cute in that hood!

Thanks. Not me, though! Just their catalogue picture

 

[RedHotRidinHood]

I picked up this little beaut as a tiny "Merry Christmas to Me" present. I can't ever have enough black cardis.

Clara of the Shortness, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I wish you could come shop where I work-we have some really nice ones!

 

[ShortClara]

I'm so excited I just got a second chance offer on a piece I lost a month or so back - it's sterling and deco with Xs and Os (hugs and kisses) - I can't wait to get it!

 

[ShortClara]

Clara of the Shortness, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I wish you could come shop where I work-we have some really nice ones!

I love Clara of the Shortness! LOL I am of the Los Angeles Shortnesses, a fine upstanding (but not too UPstanding) clan.

I wish I could, too! There's not much better on a cold day than a fuzzy warm and bling-y sweater

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Dandelion-V...it's satin! I was excited to see that it also has the Miami makers mark on the inside.

But the shoes...yup I almost missed seeing the shoes. They were half hidden up high on a shelf...had to stand on tip toe to get em down!

 

[Liz]

I'm so excited I just got a second chance offer on a piece I lost a month or so back - it's sterling and deco with Xs and Os (hugs and kisses) - I can't wait to get it!

That's a beautiful piece, and if you got that second chance offer, that must mean it was meant to be.

 

[Miss Crisplock]

My mom and I took the 3 1/2 hour drive from Boston up to mohair hood in charcoal grey that won't mess up my hair when I wear it. My mom says they used to wear them all the time in the 50s.

Akk. It's finally happened!! I've reached antique status. They wore those in the sixties too. In my grade school.

I hated them. They itch.

 

[ShortClara]

That's a beautiful piece, and if you got that second chance offer, that must mean it was meant to be.

That's what I thought, Liz The seller was just happy to finally be paid for it!

 

[jenny_dreadful]

Cardi-mania!

I picked up this little beaut as a tiny "Merry Christmas to Me" present. I can't ever have enough black cardis.

That's so beautiful!!! I'm kind of obsessive about cardis, esp. black and red ones. EC Star has such a cute one with Chinese lanterns, but it's light green, and I'm not sure I'd wear it that much.