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

It’s easy to sit around and kvetch about the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. It’s easy to feel outrage. It’s easy to criticize what is or is not being done to take care of the problem. But have you asked yourself what you’re doing to help or hurt the situation?
We’re deep drilling offshore to supply our oil habit, so to quote John Stewart: Are you using…
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Written on
June 14, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1900s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
Beaded,
Biba,
Ceil Chapman,
Celia Birtwell,
Cocktail Dress,
Cocktail Dresses,
Dresses,
Judith Leiber,
Lanvin,
Lilli Ann,
Maxi,
Mink,
Ossie Clark,
Schiaparelli,
St. John,
Tina Leser,
costume jewelry,
dress,
travilla
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




Probably one of the oldest and cheesiest pick-up lines of all time is the well-known “What’s your sign?” And one sure-fire way to ward off the question is to proudly wear your zodiac sign for all to see.
Today’s VPODs, vintage zodiac pendant necklaces from the 1960s, are a super-stylish way to do just that. You can don the Pisces fish, the Taurus bull or the…
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I’ve been working on a book about collecting vintage clothing and accessories for fun and profit and one topic I’m covering is determining which vintage pieces have the best chance of appreciating in value. In my opinion, these pieces fit into one of two categories: either they’re truly iconic and a designer’s most famous “looks” or they’re the opposite extreme, something completely unexpected from the…
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Written on
May 3, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1930s,
1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
Alfred Shaheen,
Beaded,
Designer,
Dresses,
Earrings,
Edwardian,
Ensembles,
Evening Gown,
Handbags,
Hattie Carnegie,
Hawaiian,
Jumpsuit,
Lace,
Necklace,
Necklaces,
Purses,
Separates,
Sets,
Shaheen,
Sundresses,
Vintage Jewelry,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
boho,
costume jewelry,
dress,
ebay,
fashion,
handbag,
paco rabanne,
pink,
print,
prints,
purse,
strapless,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing,
vintage dress,
vintage lingerie
Written on
April 26, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1980s,
Accessories,
Blouses,
Cashmere,
Ceil Chapman,
Christian Dior,
Coats,
Cocktail Dress,
Cocktail Dresses,
Designer,
Dresses,
Emilio Pucci,
Handbags,
Hattie Carnegie,
Lace,
MIssoni,
Miriam Haskell,
Necklace,
Necklaces,
Oscar de la Renta,
Ossie Clark,
Pucci,
Separates,
Vintage Jewelry,
costume jewelry,
dress,
ebay,
fashion,
handbag,
mad men,
print,
purse,
strapless,
style,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing,
vintage dress
Written on
April 19, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1930s,
1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
Accessories,
Alice in Wonderland,
Blazer,
Chanel,
Christian Dior,
Cocktail Dress,
Cocktail Dresses,
Designer,
Dresses,
Evening Gown,
Evening Gowns,
Floral,
Gucci,
Handbags,
Jackets,
Lace,
Margaret Smith,
Necklace,
Necklaces,
Purses,
Separates,
Vintage Jewelry,
costume jewelry,
ebay,
fashion,
handbag,
jewelry,
lingerie,
prints,
purse,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing,
vintage dress,
vintage lingerie