Not every vintage fashionista has the time to page through thousands of eBay listings. But now you don’t have to!
Instead, just sneak a peek at my weekly eBay Roundup of Top Vintage Clothing Finds.
An eclectic mix of designer and non-designer vintage clothing, accessories and jewelry, these are pieces that have caught my discerning eye for their uniqueness, their contemporary feel or their highly collectible nature.
As…
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March 15, 2010 by
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Little girls everywhere have plastic bracelets in their jewelry boxes, but we big girls aren’t content with just any ol’ plastic. No, we want the real deal and that means vintage Bakelite.
Just look at today’s VPOD. These two vintage Bakelite bracelets are simply extraordinary. It’s hard to chose a favorite between the cream and brown bowtie pattern and the marbled brown with dots. And stacked…
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Bakelite, like many scientific finds, was discovered by accident in 1907 by a chemist, Dr. Leo Baekeland. Often called “the material of a thousand uses,” Bakelite was used by Thomas Edison for his gramaphone records, on many luxury ocean liners and, of course, to create some outstanding vintage jewelry.
Today’s VPOD features a trio of faceted Bakelite bangles in juicy colors of lemon, cranberry and lime.…
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