Show Us Your Purchases!

[Lauren]

Wow! Thank you

I can't wait to see the dress! That happened with a 20's housedress I bought once. My grandma looked at it and said "My mom wore a dress just like that". Isn't that the best?

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

Thank Lauren!
Those patterns are so great. Oh how I wish I could sew!

 

[maisie]

Those patterns are so great. Oh how I wish I could sew!

Oh, me as well!![huh]

 

[maisie]

My last purchase was a really cool mexican (it has cigars and a weird shaped botttle??) print cotton playsuit it is so cute and fits perfectly! YAY!!

 

[mysterygal]

I would love to sew as well, but it's just having a lack of time right now to learn!

 

[Rosie]

I don't find sewing very hard, I taught myself. (Not that I'm so great at it but, I'm getting better). Truthfully, what I did was take old clothes apart, then they basically become shapes. Sewing is just putting those shapes together properly. I study clothes a lot, even those I don't really like just to see how they are made. Once you get the idea of the shapes that comprise the garment, you can probably sew almost anything. I hope that makes sense.

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

It's finally spring in boston

It's finally nice and springy in Boston, which means I can dress vintage much more, and use my roof deck, which is where the pictures were taken. I just got these three dresses, perfect for spring.

 

[mysterygal]

I LOVE the third dress...sooooo cute! :eusa_clap

 

[Miss Neecerie]

oooh we saw that orange and black dress!

So glad someone here got it...it's fab.... you are bringing it to New York right??????

 

[Vanessa]

Yay - the black/blue and orange dress! I'll second Neecerie on that question. Will it be making a NY appearance?

 

[maisie]

I love the first one!:eusa_clap

 

[Lauren]

My new old swimsuit

Got it for only $9.99! It will match perfectly the 50's beach umbrella and chairs I recently got at an estate sale. All I need is a coconut cup to drink out of and I'll be set (to Target I will go, to Target I will go...)

 

[AtomicBlonde]

Lauren,

once again I am utterly green with envy over another one of your glorious purchases! you are too cool.

Now, if only I could find a vintage swimsuit for when my family drags me to the beach in a couple weeks... for slathering myself with 100spf sunscreen, wearing a hat and sitting under and umbrella.(and still burning)

I wish I knew how to post photos from ebay, I just won a cute little vintage polkadot housedress on ebay for 99 cents!

 

[Vanessa]

Yay! So glad you got that swimsuit Lauren.

 

[mysterygal]

Wow, now that's a great deal! I've always thought polka dot dresses were so cute!

 

[AtomicBlonde]

Ok, so I finally figured out this darn picture posting thing. These are my newest buys on ebay. I'm still trying to figure out how to date stuff, so I manage to get things from all over the place. I think my polka dot dress is maybe late 50's? Early 60's? I dont know. I need to get some books and start honing my identification skills! I just won the first dress pictured about 15 minutes ago.

The photo of the blouse doesnt do it justice, its much prettier on! And, I think for fun I'm going to wear those earrings and the matching bracelett to work today!

 

[Lauren]

Thanks, gals

AtomicBlonde, I'm thinking that first dress is late 40's/early 50's. It is the cutest thing ever! And I love the wild jewelry!

 

[Vanessa]

Oh yeah, picked this up the other night. . .

 

[mysterygal]

Vanessa, I absolutely love that outfit....tooo adorable...now I'm green with envy

 

[Marc Chevalier]

You ain't kiddin'!