I decided to snap photos of labels as I went through my stash from yesterday's treasure hunting expedition...darling, we've been found out. Read more →
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Acquisitions
Today was an absolute "Wellie-Weather" day here in Massachusetts. If you're a New Englander, you probably have a pair sitting at the back door, if not at every door of... 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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There seems to be no shortage of fascinating new book releases as of late. Most titles were featured in the October issue of Vanity Fair/Fanfair/Flipping Out with a few of... Read more →
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Summer is in full swing around here....apologies for the lack of posts but it's been a nonstop whirlwind of go, go, go with no signs of the pace slowing down.... Read more →
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After being stood up for an appointment yesterday afternoon, I decided to take a drive to one of my treasure hunting haunts, as I hadn't been in awhile and I... Read more →
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Men in white suits and Panama hats, women with perfectly set bobs, billboards for Hennessy cognac, palm trees and camels: Egypt in the first half of the 20th century had an allure that felt European but was distinctly exotic Read more →
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I feel like the poker player who's been at the table too long (except that I don't gamble)......a string of amazing estate sales have brought some amazing vintage treasures into... Read more →
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