vintage women’s clothing

Schiaparelli Prada Met Show – What Will You Be Wearing?

Schiaparelli Prada Met Show – What Will You Be Wearing? Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations – perhaps stretching it, putting these two designers side by side in a manufactured theoretical conversation. I would argue that every fashion designer owes a debt to Elsa Schiaparelli. If it has to be a living contemporary designer or fashion [...]

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Vintage 1960s Red Leather Coat & Purse Bonnie Cashin Style

Vintage 1960s Red Leather Coat & Purse Bonnie Cashin Style Bonnie Cashin pioneered the oh-so clever matching leather coat and purse set idea with such genius that she integrated the purse into the coat, creating a revolutionary look. This vintage red leather coat and purse setis a tribute to that novel idea. Dating somewhere between [...]

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Vintage Christian Dior Fur Jacket, c. 1960, Broadtail & Mink

Vintage Christian Dior Fur Jacket, c. 1960, Broadtail & Mink 1950′s fur- you can’t swing a, well, you know, without hitting grandma’s or mother’s 1950s mink hanging dejectedly in a closet when on a vintage buying appointment. An extremely high percentage of house calls include the standard 1950s mink coat, that one that cost soooooo [...]

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Natalie Portman Oscars Dior – When Bad Things Happen To Good Vintage

Natalie Portman Oscars Dior – When Bad Things Happen To Good Vintage How refreshing to finally see “vintage” applied correctly to a red carpet frock (see: Julia Roberts, “vintage” Valentino – not). Ms. Natalie Portman in 1950s vintage Christian Dior. It was also refreshing to see a hemline that didn’t cause consternation and concern – [...]

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1950s Beaded Vintage Cashmere Sweater

1950s Beaded Vintage Cashmere Sweater The 1950s sweater still can’t be beat. In a color similar to nougat or French vanilla, this nice weight cashmere is trimly knit. Elaborate copper and steel gray beads are mixed with amber rhinestones up the front placket sides and around the collar in a design that adds to the [...]

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