(Video Post) The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor at Christie's. Online Only Auction will begin Saturday, 3 December through 17 December. Live Auction begins with "The Legendary Jewels~Evening Sale" on Tuesday, 13 December at 7:00 in the evening. Read more →
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For the Captain Wentworth in your life... Read more →
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"In language we distinguish between someone who speaks a sentence well--clearly, and with confidence and dignity--and someone who speaks it badly. In dress too, manner is as important as matter, and in judging the meaning of any garment..." Read more →
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It has been brought to my attention from a fellow vintage fashion aficionada that the print on the dress in my last post, although Poiret~ish, is actually an Aubrey Beardsley illustration produced for the first English edition of Oscar Wilde's play "Salome" in 1894...It's called "The Peacock Skirt". Please allow me to properly introduce to you "The Peacock Skirt Dress". Read more →
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This stunning vintage dress was the result of a last minute, unplanned 10 minute treasure hunting expedition. I was avoiding doing things I didn't feel like doing and popped into one of the shops I frequent and there she was, waiting for me. Don't you just love when that happens? Serendipity, once again. I was bit stumped as to how to describe the print on this dress at first. But I keep going back to Paul Poiret, when his work took on the influence of orientalism. Read more →
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(photo credit: Collectible Ivy ) My treasure hunting expedition over the weekend landed a late 1960s Harvard crimson athletic jacket in my arms. Sweet, I know. So while doing a... Read more →
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This sexy 1940s number will debut in our booth at The Urban Vintage Bazaar this Saturday afternoon. If for some strange reason it happens to return home with me, look for it later this month in the shop. It reminds me of the infamous Charles James dress Angelina Jolie wore in The Tourist which I wrote about earlier this year...Angelina, if you like it, send me an email. Read more →
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"She pulls the suit from the back of her closet. Drawing her bath she sips her champagne, smiling to herself. It's been such a very long time. She takes her... Read more →
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Vintage 1960s sultry black velvet halter cocktail dress with elongated keyhole front with three rhinestone bow clips. Six corded black straps vertically connect the neck to the rest of the... Read more →
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