tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.comments2022-03-24T10:47:42.009-04:00Vintage ReflectionsCatseye Vintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483931874665687163noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-57290602900836113402011-12-05T18:08:24.836-05:002011-12-05T18:08:24.836-05:00We're glad you enjoyed our post, and it's ...We're glad you enjoyed our post, and it's great to know that other folks enjoy giving "used" (LOL) gifts--knowing they will be appreciated!Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-42546181220518024972011-12-03T09:00:57.165-05:002011-12-03T09:00:57.165-05:00Well said. Everyone we know will be getting 'u...Well said. Everyone we know will be getting 'used' gifts this Christmas. ~ @collectinicollectinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838499329338139334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-38383586758273361082011-10-20T09:48:16.791-04:002011-10-20T09:48:16.791-04:00Lynda, I am so happy you found this blog I wrote. ...Lynda, I am so happy you found this blog I wrote. I am the person to whom you sold Irene's wonderful estate collection--and I thank you for much of the background information in this blog. I still have the majority of the items, and was going through boxes this week. Once again, I find myself incredibly impressed with the quality of the construction, design, and fabrics!Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-22306648289936404062011-10-12T12:05:01.849-04:002011-10-12T12:05:01.849-04:00Thank you so much for your tribute to Irene, who w...Thank you so much for your tribute to Irene, who was my mother-in-law. I am currently preparing her personal papers, photos, movie and commercial sketches to become the Irene Saltern Special Collection at the University of California Irvine Libraries. We hope there will be an exhibition next spring devoted to her work.<br />Lynda SalingerLynda Lawrence Salingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782287407602221430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-20071817361426273612011-06-11T10:56:40.582-04:002011-06-11T10:56:40.582-04:00I'm glad you liked this blog on Sally Victor.I'm glad you liked this blog on Sally Victor.AlleyCatsVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804100111010288919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-89855852317805979102011-06-08T21:44:15.809-04:002011-06-08T21:44:15.809-04:00Thank you for this history. It is very interestin...Thank you for this history. It is very interesting and I intend to use some quotes during a fundraiser/hat show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-10855440122398633222011-04-30T14:09:56.355-04:002011-04-30T14:09:56.355-04:00I think my favorite is the Gabardine suit. It look...I think my favorite is the Gabardine suit. It looks <a href="http://thesharebears.com/Vintage-Clothing/1940s-Swing-Skirts/" rel="nofollow">vintage</a>, but still modern, at the same time!Vintage Nikkehttp://thesharebears.com/Vintage-Clothing/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-82219478011727920352011-04-13T12:35:31.946-04:002011-04-13T12:35:31.946-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-61870548005655968952011-04-13T10:22:40.121-04:002011-04-13T10:22:40.121-04:00Beautiful bags! I like the first one!Beautiful bags! I like the first one!Betty @ Wholesale Fashion Handbagshttp://www.lowestpricewholesale.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-74151171059270610292011-04-13T08:48:43.090-04:002011-04-13T08:48:43.090-04:00Hi Katjoy, thanks for reading our blog! My first &...Hi Katjoy, thanks for reading our blog! My first "go-to" resource when researching a fabric is my 1968 "McCall's Sewing Book." It's got a terrific chapter on fabric--fiber, weaves and how they are fashioned, finishes,and a great glossary of familiar fabrics, complete with many photos. Most of the time this book, along with my past experience, answers my "what fabric is it?" question. On occasion I'll back up that with my "Penguin Book of Sewing" and/or my Coates & Clark's "Sewing Book." Of course I use online fabric sites, but that McCall's book is the first place I go! I'm sure there are more thorough reference books available, but for what I need, My McCall's is sufficient. I've taken more to using burn tests as well these days.Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-69586277104386325982011-04-12T20:57:12.101-04:002011-04-12T20:57:12.101-04:00" I have three sewing books I use as referenc..." I have three sewing books I use as reference; after sewing for 40 years and selling for 10, I still check them. Often."<br /><br />So, may I ask, what are those three? Very curious, as I sell fabric and do not always know what it is.<br />Thank you.katjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395513457329028510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-64005860974336901732011-01-30T21:41:51.754-05:002011-01-30T21:41:51.754-05:00Actually, when you compare 70's fashions to 80...Actually, when you compare 70's fashions to 80's styles, I prefer the 70's! And there are a whole lot of ways, to my anyway, that the 70s are looking better and better these days....Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-57614813094827131962011-01-30T13:22:12.166-05:002011-01-30T13:22:12.166-05:00It's funny you posted this because I was just ...It's funny you posted this because I was just thinking how the 70s were looking better and better to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-80273547167822601072011-01-27T13:23:56.718-05:002011-01-27T13:23:56.718-05:00I have a serious weakness for 70s fashion -- thank...I have a serious weakness for 70s fashion -- thanks for a great post! (I even adore big collars...)Pattern Junkiehttp://patternjunkie.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-8706020801481938702011-01-26T13:25:08.995-05:002011-01-26T13:25:08.995-05:00I agree that Mamie's style is overlooked, and ...I agree that Mamie's style is overlooked, and likely due to Jackie Kennedy's reputation. I didn't know just how fashionable Mamie was until I read this blog!Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-24296289061058488762011-01-23T12:34:58.207-05:002011-01-23T12:34:58.207-05:00I think it is interesting how Mamie is not really ...I think it is interesting how Mamie is not really thought of today as being particularly stylish, because in her day she really was considered to be tres chic. Maybe it's because she was so over-shadowed by Jackie Kennedy???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-51458132450605145062011-01-19T12:50:38.391-05:002011-01-19T12:50:38.391-05:00I love Mamie's style. She had the good luck to...I love Mamie's style. She had the good luck to land in the White House just before the New Look hit, and had no qualms buying mountains of the stuff!On This Day In Fashionhttp://www.onthisdayinfashion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-22974090104706755002011-01-19T11:30:46.169-05:002011-01-19T11:30:46.169-05:00Hi Nadine, and thanks for reading our blog. Your c...Hi Nadine, and thanks for reading our blog. Your coat sounds wonderful! You do have to photograph it in order to get help identifying it. If you have poor indoor lighting, you can wear the coat outside on a well-lit day (but not with glaring sun) and have someone take a photo of you, or hang it from from something, still placed in good daylight lighting. You may be able to get good enough photos from your camera phone to post online for help. We suggest you go to the Vintage Fashion Guild Forums, (http://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/), register (it's free!), and post your questions to the Public Q & A thread. You'll find people who can probably help you.Anne, Vintage Baubleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132368978317904343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-46289910221605875482011-01-19T11:21:26.059-05:002011-01-19T11:21:26.059-05:00What an interesting & stylish lady! I enjoyed ...What an interesting & stylish lady! I enjoyed reading this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-45252448493413072362011-01-18T09:54:52.297-05:002011-01-18T09:54:52.297-05:00I have a black cashmere coat that is embroidered w...I have a black cashmere coat that is embroidered with black in the matador style. I had purchased a book by Robert Graves at a yard sale in Charlottesville, and the woman insisted that I try on a coat she had. She said it was by Balenciaga. Regardless, it was beautiful, fit perfectly, and though it is weighs a lot, when it is put on one doesn't feel it at all. The belt is a macrame in black. <br /><br />This is terrible, that I don't have a camera, although there is one with my phone. It is impossible to describe as I don't know the technical names for its style, other to say that it is fitted, in a tubular yet darted way, a matador type embroidery going across front and back yoke and down the center of the sleeves. Sleeves are more dolman, not fitted. It is like a cross. <br /><br />It ties inside, much like a robe, and is constructed almost like a suit of armor in its details. I have looked on Balenciaga sites and find nothing like it. I would say it is 1960's. How would one even photograph such a deep black. It has three or four buttons at the front top, round buttons like on gloves, only larger and the same button at each sleeve. Held closed by interior tie, with little overlapping. <br /><br />Can you suggest how I might go about tracing it? The label inside is Bonwit-Teller. But I can say, after all these years people still gasp and say "That is a beautiful coat' whenever I wear it. I almost suspect it has a life of its own as a sculpture, because you forget you have it on, you feel so cocooned and yet light. The detail at the hem is unlike anything I have ever seen. It almost has an Erte' shape. I am thinking that I will have to sell it. I have something similar to Multiple Sclerosis and so I have worn it a couple of times this winter to museum outtings, and was going to do some stitching over the edge of the sleeve, some overcast with black silk to protect it, but since I see it might really be Balenciaga, I won't touch it. <br /><br />I wouldn't know who to go to photograph it. I feel like a candle in the wind when I have it on, but not in the common sense, more like a lit torch, from the stability of it. I am relatively new to computer, but every kind of search term I have put in has brought up nothing like it.NadineisthatUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014282612899951591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-56882000436355983282011-01-16T14:22:15.656-05:002011-01-16T14:22:15.656-05:00I love that photo of her in that Paco Rabanne chai...I love that photo of her in that Paco Rabanne chain-mail dress. She talked of how uncomfortable it was, that it stuck into her legs while sitting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-48961437076293781332010-11-24T14:14:03.948-05:002010-11-24T14:14:03.948-05:00Loves these suits and in such a great condition. Y...Loves these suits and in such a great condition. You all find such great clothes. Keep it up!Debbiehttp://www.vintagedancer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-53295644567783637092010-10-18T09:54:02.500-04:002010-10-18T09:54:02.500-04:00Lovely selection, ladies!Lovely selection, ladies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-31881463510901122282010-10-08T13:55:32.316-04:002010-10-08T13:55:32.316-04:00Wonderful Items!!!!Wonderful Items!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248002737755675324.post-16534433622662050952010-08-24T20:08:10.602-04:002010-08-24T20:08:10.602-04:00Very interesting history of this shoe! Thanks!Very interesting history of this shoe! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com