eVintage BLOG TAG WEDNESDAY! Prints Charming....

I've been tagged by SYDNEY'S VINTAGE FASHION RUNWAY for the eVINTAGE SOCIETY Wednesday Blog Tag.

1) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PRINT OFFERED IN YOUR INVENTORY?

I'm just working on adding this fantastic mod print 60s dress to the website, by Mr. Dino....

2)WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF NOVELTY PRINT?
Well, it has to be novel. Not a plaid, or a floral...something whimsical and quirky.

3)MOST AMAZING NOVELTY PRINT YOU’VE EVER SEEN?

Hmmmmm. Just today I saw a print with a crowd of stylized gentlemen wearing top hats, all facing away from the viewer towards a skyscraper lined city.....off in the distance there was a woman in red near the city and a road leading back to the men.....between the woman and all the men there was one red shoe. Truly bizarre and fantastic!!

4)SIZE MATTERS….WHEN WEARING PRINTS, DO YOU PREFER BIG OR SMALL?

HUGE!!!!

COLOR OR BLACK AND WHITE?


Lots of color!!! I love a great graphic black and white but give me giant orange poppies any day!

6)WHAT DESIGNER DOES YOUR FAVORITE PRINTS? (think Shaheen, Pucci, etc)
I'm a big fan of Paganne, I love the borders set against bold prints.

DOROTHEA'S CLOSET VINTAGE tags Julie at DAMN GOOD VINTAGE.

~Ang

Iowa.

enjoy!!!

~Ang

Style in the Sky......A Collection of Designer Airline Apparel

Its not the first time this collection has shown up on eBay for the asking price of $250,000 but worth taking a look at in case it does indeed sell (90 pieces translates to $3000 a pop!). Click HERE to see the listing, and really....its worth it just for the eye candy value alone. And a good read! From the text, the collection was "Amassed by a former Braniff flight attendant who flew with the airline for 20 years, the collection includes 18 complete uniforms designed by Pucci or Halston along with a host of matching shoes, handbags, luggage, and other accessories."

For some fascinating reading and fantastic pictures regarding the stylish and chic Braniff International airline, click HERE. You can't pay me to get on an airplane (phobia), but maybe if they tried a little harder to be fashionable I'd re-think that!

From the site...

A page from the in-flight magazine featuring a Pucci design...

From the personal collections of photographs, a attendant gets her wings (wearing Pucci)...

Some highlights....

The iconic "Space Bubble Hat" by designer Emilio Pucci, designed to keep the flight attendant's hair from being affected by wind and rain....

PUCCI wildly printed tights and tunic dress....

Pucci bag....

A Halston set with trademark "H" print....

Coincidentally, and for kicks, check out the house HALSTON grew up in....just up the street from my apartment!

As for the collection....while it is a steep price tag, I believe part of its value is the fact that the pieces have remained together all these years. If I had the money to invest to aquire it AND open a museum (ok, seriously, if I had that much money I wouldn't be sitting here writing a blog, would I?) I'd do it JUST to keep it all together. So I appeal to whomever finally does splurge on this....keep the collection intact! And then call me, we should hang out.

~Ang

Runway Revue Rewind and New Pieces on the Site!

Last night's fashion show at the Liar's Club went off without a hitch! The models for Dorothea's were amazing, hair and make up by local Halo Salon were incredible....the overall effect, super 70s glam rock with a little Native American Indian edge! Enjoy....

70's DeWeese Designs orange swimsuit with plunging neckline, available in 3 sizes on the site (click picture to get to website)on the stunning Amber.....

Savannah rocks a leather fringed vest with 70s bell bottom jeans....

70s scarf and orange velveteen striped bell bottom pants....

70s belted sweater with metallic summer sunset coloured maribou collar.....

A big thank you to everyone involved in making the event a success!

And new to the website...

60s beaded and sequined silk cocktail dress by Malcolm Starr......

Two tone black and blue taffeta 80s dress by Tadashi....

60's pink silk chiffon party dress by Elinor Gay....

60's pink satin column gown....

50's apricot silk cocktail dress with fantastic sheer cut out floral neckline....

50's Island Casuals tiki print Hawaiian dress....

50's black silk wiggle dress with blue rose print and violet bow at waist....

70's goddess gown inspired by Mario Fortuny, by Edith Flagg....

All pictures click through to the website, enjoy browsing!

~Ang

eVintage BLOG TAG WEDNESDAY.....Gimme Candy!

I've been tagged by SYDNEY'S VINTAGE FASHION RUNWAY for the eVINTAGE SOCIETY Wednesday Blog Tag.

1)The colors of CANDY! What’s your favorite candy colored vintage piece in your collection/inventory?
Hard to say, but I do LOVE this coral pink crepe Lee Jordan cocktail dress with candy-like beading at waist....

2)What’s the sweetest accessory you’re offering right now, or if you don’t have one for sale, tell us about one of your own!
I LOVE this brightly colored, patchwork suede bag in bright chicklet colors! By, available on the website....

3) Sweet tooth? What’s your favorite candy?
Anything chocolate and peanut butter!

4)Ice cream…..chocolate or strawberry, and why?
Chocolate. Always. Addicted. Strawberry is too.....sweet?

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, classic film or Johnny Depp re-make….and why?
I'm torn. Love the old one because its stuff of my childhood....I read the book even before I saw the film. Gene Wilder is brilliant in it and nothing tops that tunnel scene for pure creepiness! However....the newer one is fascinating. Its the only time I've seen Johnny Depp in a role that I didn't find him attractive in! And you gotta love the weeee tiny Oompa Loompas all being played by the same actor.

6)Is your personal style sweet or salty? Explain!
Salty with a dash of sweet. I'm a Salted Nut Roll!

DOROTHEA'S CLOSET VINTAGE tags Julie at DAMN GOOD VINTAGE.

~Ang

In the Press....Juice Magazine and KCCI Video

DOROTHEA'S CLOSET VINTAGE is doing a BIG fashion show tomorrow night that has gotten some press.....video here at KCCI TV & a story with pics here on the Des Moines JUICE Site.....

Thank you to the lovely Maria & Emily for modeling the pretty pink dresses! The rose print just sold the other day but the crepe cocktail dress, by Lee Claire, is available on the website HERE.

Read more about the show on the MySpace page for FASHION MIDWEST. If you're anywhere near Des Moines, don't miss it!

~Ang

eVintage WEDNESDAY BLOG TAG!~ The Maxi Dress

I've been tagged by SYDNEY'S VINTAGE FASHION RUNWAY of the eVINTAGE SOCIETY!

"We’ve been hearing it nearly every Spring the last few years....the maxi dress is back! Vintage sellers rush to their stashes of full length 70s dresses ready to supply the fashion forward with the real deal. A newer spin by the industry touts the maxi length as a “patio dress”, as does ELIE TAHARI with this gorgeous full length, floral silk dress offered for spring....

So. Ready for the maxi?"

MAXI OR PATIO DRESS, AND WHY?

I’m likely to use both if its what will get the modern buyer to see them and keep the traditional vintage buyers able to find them by the commonly used term. Though this post makes me realize I don't think I have ANY of the ones on my site called a patio dress, mental note to get busy on that!

FAVORITE MAXI DRESS IN YOUR INVENTORY?

I adore this jersey knit piece in black with 2 tone twisted waist sash and a brushstroke print of birds in flight...

AS A TREND, WILL IT BE A HIT OR A MISS?

I think to a degree. The trick here for sellers to remember is what's going to sell, and what translates to the looks like the one above, is flowing jersey fabrics, sexy necklines and bold, interesting prints. Your average maxi length bridesmaid's dress isn't going to suddenly be a hot item.

DO YOU WEAR MAXI DRESSES OR SKIRTS?

I would, but I’m a curvy 5′2″!

PROS AND CONS?

Pros.....the maxi can cover some body flaws. Lumpy things, pudgy knees, chubby ankles. Cons....the body type required to wear that kind of length and typically a bolder print usually doesn't have a lot of flaws to cover!

DOROTHEA'S CLOSET VINTAGE/REAL-VINTAGE tags Julie at DAMN GOOD VINTAGE.

collection.

I collect (and wear) vintage Daniel Green slippers. Not the every day scuff abouts in wools and corduroys worn with yoga pants to the grocery by your average soccer Mom, but the glamorous satin heeled types a much different type of Mom would wear. The ME type of Mom.

I've been interviewed about my collection, and some of the questions have started being posted by Deanna at COLLECTOR'S QUEST on her blog there. Check it out! Some images (and watch for an interview I've got brewing with a current designer for the Daniel Green line soon!)......

Part of the collection, nearing 40 pairs now....

One of my favorites, both sentimentally and aesthetically....50s blue velvet "Indorables" with rhinestone accent on vamp.....

Another favorite, bunnytail topped 50s satin mules....

Thanks, Deanna, for the mention in your blog and for lighting the fire under me to start hunting some more slippers! ~Ang

Mills Brothers.

Fantastic.

~Ang

Site Updates 4/11

Some new pieces added over the last few days, more to come! Some favorites (all images a clickable to get to the site!)...

Cute paisley print 60s dress by R&K Originals...

60s wiggle dress in shocking pink with white stripes down the sides by Andrea A......

Fuschia floral print 50s halter dress by Anne Potter....

Early 40s 2 piece dress in bold cinnamon and paprika colored rose print.....

From the recent estate purchase, an amazing 60s Hawaiian dress with a wiggle silhouette created by an elastic band connecting from side seams behind the waist, leaving the back to fall dramatically from neckline in a watteau pleat.....

Super cute Hawaiian print 60s dress in violet and bark brown, ruffled hemline!....

Shimmering green silk belted 60s sheath dress....

More being added daily, be sure to check the hats, shoes and lingerie too!

~Ang

What's Going ON With 50s Dresses???

Srsly, why? It's been a recent phenom on eBay, and no, I won't link to the auctions because they are BLASPHEMY!!!....but then I noticed this pic on GO FUG YOURSELF.....

This is a 50s dress, and you can tell by how high the waist is and the construction. I promise, and I know vintage from vintage. And you must trust when I tell you the hot thing with the trendy eBay sellers is skinny twee models cinched into 50s dresses hacked off as minis and they are selling them for serious bank. Bah. And BAH. A pox upon them!!

I say, in rseponse, I will not be shortening the 50s dress so you can find a dress very similar dress to the one worn by whoever that chick is on my DOROTHEA'S CLOSET VINTAGE.....

I implore you.....do not inflict your need for cash upon the poor, pristine 50s dresses. Its wrong. And ps......tattered leggings make you look homeless, not chic, friends.

~Ang

Wednesday Blog Tag....I'm It! 60s Mod or Mad Men?

Wednesday blog tag questions as posed by the eVINTAGE SOCIETY......I've been tagged by SYDNEY'S VINTAGE FASHION RUNWAY!....

MOD OR MAD MEN?

Mad Men.......early 60s sex kitten in a wiggle dress anytime over big eyed waifs!

FAVE PIECE IN YOUR INVENTORY FITTING THE BILL?

Superb turquoise silk chiffon 60s cocktail dress on the website....

ICONIC EARLY 60s STARLET?
Liz Taylor. While gorgeous in the 50s she really came into her womanhood in the 60s, a little more jaded, a lot more attitude!

LATE 60’s?
Edie Sedgewick.

SINATRA OR THE SWINGIN’ 60s SCENE?
Sinatra. I'd have killed to hang out with the Rat Pack!

DOROTHEA'S CLOSET VINTAGE tags Julie at DAMN GOOD VINTAGE.

~Ang

Wednesday Blog Tag Super Late.

Because I'm busy, k? Sheesh.

the eVINTAGE SOCIETY, of which I am a happy and content founding member (thanks MICHELLE at DOLLHOUSE BETTIE!) tagged me on Wednesday with our weekly blog tag. Being as the whole deal was my idea, and I'm the one who STARTS the whole process every Wednesday AM by posting the first blog, its really pathetic I didn't just do mine at the same time.

But I didn't.

I swear I'll get better at it! So.........here goes.

FAVORITE ROCKABILLY LOOK PIECE IN YOUR INVENTORY?
New to the site, a blue and white super-Lucy polka dot 50s sundress with rhinestone accents at neckline....click pic to see!

DO YOU WEAR THE ROCKABILLY LOOK AT ALL?
I used to fancy myself quite the scenester, even though I tended more toward the film noir dame/40s look. I'd say today I mix in a little, usually have the jeans cuffed, wear work shirts, sometimes jazz up a black top and skirt with bright red jewelry (sometimes even those tired, cliched cherries.....)

CRUCIAL ROCKABILLY VINTAGE ACCESSORY FOR GIRLS?
You can almost instantly RAB up a look with some over the top cat-eye sunglasses. And Springolator stilettos!

PERFECT VINTAGE WEAR FOR RAB GUYS?
2tone gabardine shirts. Hot!

PERSONAL STYLE. SANDY OR RIZZO?
Rizzo, though I have my girlier days!

AGE OLD QUESTION….ELVIS OR THE BEATLES?
Seriously.....ELVIS!!! I dig a British accent and all but the Fab 4 had nothing on the bad boy hip swiveling ways of Elvis....

Tagging SYDNEY'S VINTAGE FASHION RUNWAY next, though she's already likely done hers (as I should have).....

~Ang

Site Additions 4/5

Some highlights!

Late 30s silk dancing shoes with deco rhinestone accent.....

40s silver metal mesh platforms in a size 9.5, average width (hard to find!)....

30s silk charmeuse hostess gown with vivid floral print....

40s crepe and velvet dress with covered buttons and deco lines, larger size!.....

50s pink metallic knit dress with shimmering floral beads and sequins at neckline and scattered on bodice and skirt.....

Watch for an update to the blog later today when I get more HATS listed! This one was one of the best, however it quickly sold to one of my best customers! But a taste of the kind of fantastical things to come. Click the image to get to the hat pages to see what's new! ......

~Ang

laundry

living in an old building in an "eclectic" older neighborhood has its perks to be sure.

doing laundry today.....if you've seen the movie BARFLY with MICKEY ROURKE and one of my favorite actresses, FAYE DUNAWAY, you've met the folks living next to the laundry room. yep. not BUKOWSKI, but HIS neighbors. seriously. i have yet to call the cops.....meanwhile, enjoy this tribute to the film and TOM WAITS

~ang

ps, what the heck happened to Mickey Rourke's FACE????

i never needed to see this site (which should rather read, i am now totally addicted to this site), AWFUL PLASTIC SURGERY. i feel pretty. i realize this is a serious digression from vintage, but it can be argued that Mickey himself IS vintage, and Faye Dunaway has worn some pretty killer vintage inspired stuff in films like BONNIE AND CLYDE. so its all good. please don't smack me Mickey.