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VPOD: Vintage 1970s Winter Blues Handbag


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It’s the time of year when many of us are feeling the “winter blues.” This milder form of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, primarily affects women. The good news is that the symptomatic tiredness and lack of energy usually subsides by March or April, and the remedy can be as simple as taking a one-hour walk outdoors every day.

Of course, you can also throw those…

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VPOD: Handle It Vintage


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Can you handle it? The handle on this handbag,I mean. It’s so structural, so architectural, so scream-out-loud fabulous! (Yes, little things like this get me very excited.)

Now I’d buy whatever bag was attached to this handle even if it was ratty, torn-up, moth-eaten–whatever! But the good news is that this unique little guy is attached to a fantastic tapestry bag that’s in great condition and…

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VPOD: Vintage Hermes Handbag: The Scarlet Letter


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I’ve often joked that I’ll know when I’ve met my soulmate because he’ll propose with a vintage Birkin bag and not a diamond engagement ring. And if, like moi, you love all things Hermes, then you’ll thoroughly enjoy the madcap adventures of Michael Tonello in his memoir Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World’s Most Coveted Handbag.

Then, when you’re salivating…

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VPOD: Vintage In a Clutch


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Open any home decorating magazine and you’ll find some article talking about the mixing of textures. Different textures help to give a room depth and also help satisfy our tactile natures as human beings.

Well, mixing textures in fashion is just as important. And the designer of today’s VPOD accomplished the task beautifully.

This vintage clutch by Vittorio Arnio mixes leather, shiny black patent leather and suede…

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VPOD: One in a Hundred


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I have yet to read Nina Garcia’s latest book, The One Hundred: A Guide to the Stylish Pieces Every Woman Must Own, but I must say I love the concept! I wish I could have a wardrobe that worked well with only one hundred pieces–and I’m trying to get there. I’ve simplified a lot over the years and have really learned the lesson of buying…

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