Category Archives: Leather

VPOD: Memorable Days and Vintage 1990s Gianni Versace Punk Leather Shorts


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I presented a short talk to about a hundred people on Sunday and I began with a number:

17, 288

That’s the exact number of days I was alive when I opened my eyes on Sunday morning.

And except for one young lad who was celebrating his 17th birthday and had lived a mere 6,205 days, most of the people in the audience had clocked upwards of 11,000…

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VPOD: Canon4Kids, NCMEC and a Vintage 1960s Leather Coat


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Two Saturdays ago, I woke up at 7:40am when I heard a knock on my front door. I peeked through the blinds and saw an LAPD officer.

Uh-oh.

My heart started pounding because police officers never knock on doors to deliver good news like winning the lottery.

In this case, they were checking to see if I had noticed anything missing or had seen or heard anything suspicious…

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VPOD: Vintage 1960s Suede and Silk Dress and Getting Perspective


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I woke up this morning feeling like I was hit by a truck.

Oh, that’s right, I was.

Yesterday I was rear-ended on the 101 Freeway by a Chevy Trailblazer that pushed me straight into the Prius in front of me.

A car sandwich, let’s call it, with me and my Honda as the center fixings.

And when you realize you’re being hit, you know you can’t do anything…

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VPOD: Vintage 1980s Gianni Versace Tassel Leather Jacket to Celebrate Versace Coming to H&M


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Ladies, start your engines and mark your calendars so you can race on over to H&M on November 17th to grab some goodies from the Versace collection!

Women’s Wear Daily and The Telegraph are reporting that Versace has come on board for H&M’s latest designer collaboration. That means this November you’ll be able to find Versace silk and studded leather dresses along with high heels and costume jewelry,…

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VPOD: Vintage 1980s Ungaro Rabbit Fur and Leather Coat


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When you’ve been in the vintage clothing business as long as I have, it’s inevitable that you will see the same vintage clothing item show up more than once. And it’s always surprising when it does. I often think, “Amazing! I used to own that dress,” or “I remember seeing that dress a few years back in a vintage shop.”

Now certainly the chances of you…

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