
I was paging through the August edition of a fashion magazine yesterday (from back to front as I have a habit of doing), when I stopped on a page that told me that color-block handbags were OUT. And we all know, because Heidi Klum reminds us each week on Project Runway, that when it comes to fashion, “You’re either in, or you’re out!”
So imagine my…
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As drawstring bucket bags come back into style and take their place on plenty of magazine editorial spreads for fall, I see it as a perfect opportunity to talk about women who carry a different kind of bucket everyday—a bucket full of water.
Just in South Africa alone, it is estimated that 16 million people have no operating water supply and it is the women who…
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Written on
June 28, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1920s,
1950s,
1960s,
1980s,
1990s,
Beaded,
Bracelets,
Cashmere,
Cocktail Dresses,
Designer,
Dresses,
Embroidered,
Gucci,
Handbags,
Hattie Carnegie,
LBD,
Lace,
Necklaces,
Oscar de la Renta,
Patricia Smith,
Pucci,
Purses,
Sweaters,
Thierry Mugler,
Vintage Jewelry,
Wedding,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
art deco,
blazers,
costume jewelry,
ebay,
malcolm starr,
polka dots,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing,
vintage dress
Written on
June 14, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1900s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
Beaded,
Biba,
Ceil Chapman,
Celia Birtwell,
Cocktail Dress,
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Dresses,
Judith Leiber,
Lanvin,
Lilli Ann,
Maxi,
Mink,
Ossie Clark,
Schiaparelli,
St. John,
Tina Leser,
costume jewelry,
dress,
travilla

When I think of summer dresses, I usually think of bright neons or romantic pastels but today’s VPOD makes me want to re-think summer (and re-think Versace).
Know for sex, glamour and rock ‘n’ roll, Versace dresses have been described as a mixture of “curve, glitter and slink,” and have been a favorite among supermodels and celebrities. And while today’s VPOD is missing the glitter, it…
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Written on
June 7, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1930s,
1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1980s,
Coats,
Dresses,
Edwardian,
Embroidered,
Evening Gowns,
Handbags,
Hattie Carnegie,
Hermes,
Jackets,
Lanvin,
Little Black Dress,
Patricia Smith,
Pierre Cardin,
Vintage Jewelry,
art deco,
capes,
cockail dresses,
costume jewelry,
ebay,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing
Written on
June 1, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1930s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
Bracelets,
Jacob Bengel,
Lacroix,
Marimekko,
Necklaces,
Oscar de la Renta,
Swimwear,
Thierry Mugler,
Trigere,
Vintage Jewelry,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
costume jewelry,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing


“That’s a wrap!” While this phrase once belonged only to Hollywood, signifying the end of filming on a movie set, it’s since worked it’s way into the lexicon and can be used to signify the end to…well, just about anything.
So next time you’re on the hunt for that perfect statement piece for your wardrobe, logging miles and miles leap-frogging from boutique to boutique, or getting…
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Written on
May 25, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1980s,
Designer,
Separates,
Skirts,
Suede,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
sequins,
vintage,
vintage clothing

They say that vertical stripes make you appear slimmer. And they say that horizontal stripes make you appear wider. But I say that when you mix them all together like today’s VPOD, then stripes just look fantastic!
This bold 1980s graphic sweater by Gianfranco Ferre combines two of my favorites, grey and black, with two of my not-so-favorites, yellow and purple, for an eye-catching combination that…
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Do you like fruits and vegetables? If so, then you better like honeybees, too. These little guys are responsible for pollinating 90 food crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables.
So you can understand why scientists are so upset to see bees disappearing at an alarming rate due to what is being called Colony Collapse Disorder. The reason…
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