Category Archives: 1980s

VPOD: Zooming In and a Vintage 1980s Zandra Rhodes Dress


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vintage 1980s zandra rhodes silk chiffon dress

I was taking photos of some vintage items yesterday for a flash sale I have coming up in June and I noticed that things look completely different depending on how close-up you get.

If you zoom in too close, things will get blurry. If you zoom out too far, you lose all of the details.

But there’s a optimum distance for a picture that balances the best…

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VPOD: Giving the World More of You and a Vintage 1980s Mary McFadden Quilted Jacket


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vintage 1980s mary mcfadden for capricio quilted jacket

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We women are givers, aren’t we?

We’re always so happy to help out our families, our friends, our co-workers, our PTAs, our churches, our you-name-its.

But I’ll bet at some point that you gave until it hurt. Until you were so exhausted that you couldn’t give to one more person. Or until you felt burnt out. Or fed up.

Because a lot of us women are also particularly…

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VPOD: Apples, Pomegranates and a Vintage 1980s Fruit Print Romper


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vintage 1980s fruit print cotton romper

I’m at ASU this week doing a speaking gig and I’m thoroughly enjoying two engrossing reads during my downtime: Then Again, Diane Keaton’s memoir, and Steve Jobs, the biography of the tech giant by Walter Isaacson.

And coincidentally, in the first few chapters of each, the subject turned to…fruit!

In Steve Jobs, we learn exactly how Apple Computer was named and we’re reminded how important names can…

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VPOD: Fake Smiles and Vintage 1980s Chanel Handbags


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A smile by Akbar Sim on Flickr

A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear.

Actually I think it’s more accurate to say that a genuine smile is the prettiest thing you can wear!

In a study published in the Academy of Management Journal last year, scientists tracked bus drivers, who smile at a whole bunch of people every day. It turns out that when they were “fake smiling” their moods deteriorated, but when…

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Going, Going, GONE: eBay Vintage Auctions


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The Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds returns on Friday. In the meantime, check out these fab eBay vintage auctions ending in the next four days including pieces by Givenchy, Gucci, Don Loper, and Vollbrach. Be sure to check out the amazing antique Irish crochet gown and Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring.

vintage 1940s floral dressvintage miriam haskell necklacevintage 1980s knit sweater shrugvintage 1950s chiffon and ribbon cocktail dress

vintage christian dior necklacevintage 1950s lbdvintage 1940s nightgownvintage fringed poncho

vintage givenchy silk caftan topvintage gucci leather jacketvintage modernist brass and turquoise ringantique irish crochet dress

vintage 1960s i magnin blazer with chainlate 1990s chanel boucle pencil skirtvintage 1960s kimonovintage 1960s pucci scarf

vintage art deco 18k sapphire and diamond ringvintage don loper alpaca wool coatvintage 1970s tooled leather handbagvintage 1970s nipon coature wool tassel coat

vintage vollbrach for sofere pop art topvintage lucille de paris ostrich handbagvintage 1960s fox collar swing coatvintage whiting & davis mesh blouse

Going, Going, GONE!

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