Vintage Miscellany

 

How about a nice inviting dip in the hotel pool?  Not at a hotel?  Then dive into these great articles from the past two weeks.

*  I can’t say it enough:  Know your vintage seller.  Here’s another great reason to deal only with people you know and trust: A New Type of Fraud.

*  How fashion led to the formation of the Audubon Society. via tofadotco

*  British fashion label Horrockses makes a comeback in the form of printed bed linens.

*   Here’s how to get your money’s worth out of a wedding dress – have five brides wear it over the course of 127 years.  via jayneshrimpton

*  The Vera Company has posted a new and improved version of their dating tool using the ever-changing Vera signature.

*   At the Harry Ransom Center, conservation has begun on f costumes from Gone with the Wind.  Here’s a site that will be following the progress.

*   Karen at Small Earth Vintage made an interesting discovery about a blouse she once had.   It is just amazing to me the information that is sometimes NOT put on labels!

*  I understand why Louboutin lost his lawsuit against YSL concerning the red soles, but a bit of me really does regret the decision.  via trueup

*  Pendleton and the Beach Boys!

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Thanks for a great read on my Sunday morning.
    Each article you selected caused me to think (or remember something), and I wish we all could meet later for coffee and discussion!

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