Beauty in the Ruins 2

Thoughts how to reuse broken jewellery

Label List: A Collection of Vintage Burberry’s Labels

A few tips for dating vintage Burberry Trenchcoats with Labels.

Drive By

I found the right strap for my vintage Zenith watch at the movies.

Midweek Modness: Vintage Robin Kahn Pewter Earrings

A pair of vintage pewter earrings by Coty Award-winning designer Robin Kahn.

Label List: A Collection Of Liberty of London Labels

A collection of vintage Liberty of London scarf signatures to help date vintage scarves.

Happy 90th Birthday, Gucci!

It’s Gucci‘s 90th birthday, everybody. The brand was born in Florence in 1921 when Guccio Gucci opened a leather goods convern. After working in the Savoy Hotel in London, he wanted to bring… Continue reading

My Thrift Trip To Scarborough

A summary of a day spent searching for vintage jewellery in thrift shops.

Seasonal Purse Swap

Fall is here. Time to bring out the heavy duty handbag. I’ve had this dyed cow hide Club Monaco purse for a couple of years now. I bought it during one of those… Continue reading

Brass in Pocket: N. Robert Hunter Case Pocket Watch

This eleborately decorated full hunter pocket watch came in the same lot as my Baume et Mercier pendant watch. It’s an interesting design — very Victorian (probably Victorian revival though), but machine stamped.… Continue reading

Midweek Modness: Another de Passillé-Sylvestre Enamel Pendant

A 1970s modernist pendant by Quebec enamallists de Passillé-Sylvestre.

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