October In Pictures...

A Quick Look at September's Vintage Finds

We'd gone to a few estate sales and thrift stores in September and came home with a few goodies. Too bad none of them had vintage patterns--this was probably for the best because I think we may have V.P.S....Vintage Pattern Syndrome. I don't want to know how many we have....

One of the estate sales we went to was in a really cool 50s-60s house that the owners used as a "party house". It had a blend of mid-century and Japanese decor and many of the items for sale were made in Japan. The owners also had good taste in music, so we bought a bunch of records.

This italian purse was only $1!!



BEFORE
Scuffed with filthy shoelaces...


AFTER!

Like new! And those are the same laces by the way...

 

1960s Bausch & Lomb glasses

...Recognize this hat from Instagram?

Driving gloves!!

I geeked out when I saw this purse. I love the box purses of the 1940s-and now I have one!!

That's it for September. Happy thrifing!

--Viola



Tell Me...Do You Know Andre?

Many apologies for being terrible about blogging--as you well know, life can get in the way!

But today I am excited to spotlight the Andre Studio Collections, which are available to view online.

Some of you may recognize the site from our links page, whrereas others may already know of this wonderful collection of sketches from 1930-1941. This was part of a project, as the New York Public Library and Special Collections of the FIT Archives put it, to "virtually unite a collection of spectacular quality and historical significance".

When I originally stumbled upon this site, I was thrilled at the orginization of the collection, and quality of the sketches. The collection consists of original, hand-colored and reproduced fashion drawings from Andre Studios, a small desgin company that competed to sell their designs to manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. It's safe to say I was mildly obsessed with it, dreaming of sewing up my own versions of almost everything I clicked on...

To search for something specific is very simple, you can choose to browse their labels/categories or type in the search box. And its easy to share or print 'em out for personal use. You may just click on every one!

 Happy browsing!


--Viola