Photo Find: Vintage Bikini Babes
I need a new bathing suit. I bought an awesome one last year, but I can’t find it anywhere. I hope I can find one in a lovely pastel floral or paisley print… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Vintage Clothing
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Kiss Me I’m Partially Irish
As you may or may not know, my paternal grandmother was a Collins of the Spaniard’s Bay Collinses who were descended from the County Cork Collinses. To celebrate my tiny fraction of Irish… Continue reading
A Touch Of Mink
Found this funky fur coat at The Salvation Army in K-W this weekend. I think it’s mink. It’s chevron pattern is achieved by sewing tiny strips of contrasting colours together. It is very… Continue reading
The Latest Liberty Find
Girly floral prints are still big for Spring 2011: they were featured prominently at Jil Sander, Erdem and Mui Mui. So I was, of course, delighted to find this long flowy skirt at… Continue reading
1940s Rayon Crepe Dress Update
Remember my haunted dress? It shrunk when I washed it. I searched the interwebs for a fix and one site suggested that steaming it would relax the fibres, and the jolie robe would… Continue reading
Men’s Corner with Mr. Andrew
Andrew’s favourite fall coat is a three-quarter length ledermantel he bought in Kensington Market last spring. It was made by a company called Nikator. My German is rusty, but I believe the company… Continue reading
Cleaning Ouy my Closet: Camel Aquascutum Skirt
UPDATE: The skirt is spoken for. I picked up this lovely vintage Aquascutum skirt at a garage sale last spring. It’s in Fall’s most fashionable shade — Camel. And it’s in autumn’s most… Continue reading
Thrill of the Find: Vintage Lanvin Dress
Here is some insight into my writing process. Specifically, how I keep writer’s block at bay. Sometimes when I am very busy work-wise (like I am right now), I need to step away… Continue reading
Judging A Shirt By Its Label
I found this vintage Céline chain print shirt at the Goodwill on Saturday afternoon. It’s not always easy to date vintage finds, so I’m going to date it using this process of elimination.… Continue reading
Find of the Month: Givenchy Silk Chiffon Blouse
Check out this sunny yellow Givenchy blouse. I picked it up at the Goodwill on Roncesvalles for $8. They had all kinds of good things like a Max Mara camel coat, but they… Continue reading