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,
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handbag,
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strapless,
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vintage lingerie


As a little girl I might have been known to hum “Someday My Prince Will Come” but now as a big girl, I am much more eager for prints to come. Pucci, Leonard, Bessi. Bring’em on!
But just like a girl has her own unique taste when it comes to princes, we also have our own unique taste when it comes to prints. Some of us don’t…
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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

True barkcloth is made from the inner bark of trees and was first processed by the indigenous people of the forested regions of Africa. Without any spinning or weaving, these people were able to create fabric by stripping and soaking bark, beating it with a wooden mallet until paper thin, and then bleaching, dying, painting or printing it.
But the barkcloth we know today isn’t made…
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Written on
April 26, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1960s,
Dresses,
Maxi,
dress,
fashion,
prints,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing,
vintage dress


In just two weeks, on May 5, Mexico and America will celebrate Cinco de Mayo. And while Mexico celebrates it as a regional holiday that commemorates their army’s unlikely battle victory over the French in 1862, here in the US it’s not a legal holiday. Of course, we don’t let that little fact stop us from celebrating the culture of our Mexican Americans on that…
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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


President Obama just concluded his Nuclear Security Summit this morning. This two-day event in Washington gathered the leaders of 47 nations to brainstorm how to keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. And I thought we’d mark this serious occasion with today’s VPOD and a salute to the peace sign.
The iconic Peace Sign was designed back in 1958 by the British artist, Gerald…
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It’s Tax Day and that means that some people are panicked and in a mad rush to get their tax returns stamped by the Post Office before it closes. The good news for them is that many Post Office branches will be open late to accommodate the folks who wait to file until the last possible minute. Meanwhile, millions of other Americans are basking in…
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Since I’ve begun doing my weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds, I’ve been spending a lot of time perusing eBay vintage clothing listings. And what I’ve found is that there are quite a few shortened dresses out there in auctions that don’t mention that they’ve been shortened! How can I tell? In some cases, because I’ve seen the original long version of the dress;…
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The first thing that comes to mind when I hear Hermes is scarves and handbags, so if you had shown me a picture of today’s VPOD and asked me to name the label, well, Hermes wouldn’t be the first one to come to mind. But this vintage 1940s blazer does indeed bear an Hermes Sport label.
And while I initially thought that this blazer was adorable…
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Written on
April 13, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1940s,
Designer,
Hermes,
Separates,
blazers,
fashion,
upcycled,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing