
Two different looks. Two very different price tags.
Can you guess which item is 4x more expensive? (Almost $600 vs $150?)
Fashion’s calling a Code Red this fall and I just want to remind everyone that you can incorporate this blazing trend—or any trend for that matter—with vintage pieces at all different price points.(Of course, this assumes you want to follow a trend in the first place.)
One…
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Written on
October 29, 2011 by
Mary Kincaid in
1950s,
1970s,
Cashmere,
Embroidered,
Hi/Lo,
Separates,
Sweater,
Zandra Rhodes,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing

In the 1964 court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart declared his now-famous definition of pornography: I know it when I see it.
The same could be said about kitsch.
Look up definitions of the word and you’ll find adjectives like tawdry, undiscriminating, inferior, or tasteless.
But recently when I was asked to describe the types of vintage items I look to acquire, I naturally…
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Written on
November 22, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1920s,
1940s,
1950s,
1970s,
1980s,
Beaded,
Cashmere,
Christian Dior,
Coats,
Embroidered,
Evening Gowns,
Flapper,
Fur,
Gucci,
Lanvin,
Lilli Ann,
Mollie Parnis,
Ossie Clark,
Vintage Jewelry,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
blazers,
boots,
cockail dresses,
ebay,
travilla,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing


Earlier this week, I cleaned out my jewelry boxes and sold all my 1980s serpentine gold chains and bracelets. Since I haven’t worn them in years, I realized that with gold trading at more than $1350 dollars an ounce, I could convert my little heap of 14k goodies into enough cash for a Pucci dress or a Chanel blazer.
Besides, I’d rather get my gold fix…
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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