For the fashionista on the prowl…
Available at Total Pleasure.
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Written on
April 8, 2011 by
Mary Kincaid in
Alfred Shaheen,
batik,
Bill Blass,
Cashmere,
Christian Dior,
ebay,
Hermes,
Juliana,
leopard,
lilli rubin,
MIssoni,
Nina Ricci,
Oscar de la Renta,
Peter Max,
Pucci,
Uncategorized,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent
Well, it appears we’ve entered monsoon season out here in LA. It’s been raining cats and dogs all day and it poured cats and dogs all weekend too.
Of course, I’m not the kind of gal who lets a little rain spoil her fun. Since I like to have a glass half-full type of attitude, I just look upon these rainy days as opportunities to break out some stylish rain gear and go splashing around like a kid.
And something like today’s VPOD fits the bill quite nicely. This lightweight nylon vintage jacket has an eye-catching leopard print and looks so stylish you’ll be singing “Rain, Rain, start again” instead of “Rain, rain, go away.”
It’s a fabulous rainy day find for a vintage fashionista!
Available at Ikahn Vintage.
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What do you get when you cross a leopard animal print with a camel coat, two of Fall’s hottest trends?
Today’s VPOD!
This vintage 1960s coat by Lilli Ann marries the faux fur’s edgy style with the wool’s classicism to create a marriage made in heaven.
It’s a fine Fall find for a vintage fashionista!
Available at Rice and Beans Vintage. | Discovered at TheFind.com.
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According to ISEC, the International Society for Endangered Cats, the Amur Leopard is the most critically endangered wild cat whose numbers are known. Now take a guess how many of these beautiful creatures remain in the wild today. Go ahead, guess.
Not 5,000.
Not 500.
Not even 50!
In 2007, which are the last census figures stated, only somewhere between 25 and 34 of these spotted cats were still roaming their natural habitat in a small area south of the Far East-Primorskii region of Russia.
Does anyone else find it alarming and disturbing that while we women are clamoring for the faux leopard-prints that are so trendy for fall, a few dozen Amur leopards are literally hanging on for dear life, facing extinction of their species?
While I’m not suggesting that anyone should necessarily shun wearing a gorgeous leopard print like the one adorning today’s VPOD on a pair of 1990s Todd Oldham boots, I would like to suggest that when we don our leopard-print scarves and dresses and skirts this fall that we remember (and perhaps support) ongoing conservation efforts by organizations like ISEC to keep all endangered wild cats alive and well.
That’s how you become an eco-conscious vintage fashionista!
Available at Frockology.
Image Credit: ISEC
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