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[ShoreRoadLady]

Fleur, that's an adorable pinafore dress! Score! :eusa_clap

Sorry about the red dress, Sunny. The black dress is a pretty good consolation prize, though. *buttons and pintucks!*

 

[StaceFace]

Won this for $8.50

If only I had the red suit...

 

[deadpandiva]

Is your purse a muff also? I have a similar one (that I got for $5.00 at a flea market from a little old lady who bought it in the 1940s and never used it) and it has a round lucite pull that doubles as a handle that you wear around your wrist like a bracelet. It's also a muff.

Mine is not a muff. I did receive it in the mail and it is much nicer than the photo shows. Not faded at all. Also the Lucite zipper pull was inside the purse along with a quarter from 1940 and a penny from 1944.

 

[Vanessa]

Just got a muff myself. I've been looking for one to match my foxes for awhile.

It's all about the little head right smack in the middle of it though:

 

[deadpandiva]

^Pretty
I got this dress for halloween but then I made my costume.

The pin is new also. I think the dress needs shoulder pads.

 

[BajueBoutique]

Won this for $8.50

If only I had the red suit...

I love that shirt, it looks like it goes right with you.

 

[Lillemor]

I love the white shirt. It's very similar to two retro turquoise (sp?) summer shirts I have.

 

[KittyT]

I just won this baby for less than $40! Only bidder. Not positive it's vintage (it has a nylon zipper, but they sewed in a white zipper with red thread, which leads me to believe that it's a replacement). I guess I'll really find out when I get it. Regardless, I'm in love! I just hope it fits.

Seriously gals, now is the time. There's not much up but the prices seem to be pretty good. There is a Jantzen swimsuit and coverup skirt that recently went for a mere $28.

 

[Lady Day]

Buttons!!

These remind me of Shrink-e-dinks.

I love this one. Only in the Golden Era could you advertise buttons with a pic of a guy smoking a cigarette. lol

LD

 

[Lillemor]

I just won this baby for less than $40! Only bidder. Not positive it's vintage (it has a nylon zipper, but they sewed in a white zipper with red thread, which leads me to believe that it's a replacement). I guess I'll really find out when I get it. Regardless, I'm in love! I just hope it fits.

Seriously gals, now is the time. There's not much up but the prices seem to be pretty good. There is a Jantzen swimsuit and coverup skirt that recently went for a mere $28.

Regardless, it's a real beauty and at that price I wouldn't be bothered if it turns out it isn't vintage. I don't know if there'd be other things to indicate whether it's of a more recent date or older? I don't know the first thing about fabrics or sewing so I can't help.

 

[Marzipan]

Just bought this dress on Trashy Diva's site. I bought the green one and the blue ones a few weeks ago and adore them. And they're on sale for cheap!

 

[Miss Golightly]

Just bought this dress on Trashy Diva's site. I bought the green one and the blue ones a few weeks ago and adore them. And they're on sale for cheap!

Fabulous dress! I was going to buy the same one from a different site in red - I love the bodice on the dress!

I just bought this beautiful red swing coat from Shrimpton Couture - it was there for a few weeks (much to my surprise) but when I saw it was still there the other day I just had to buy it (it was meant to be!)

 

[Babydoll]

I went to JoAnn's yesterday (armed with coupons!) to find replacement buttons for my wool winter coat. (One of the metal shanks on the back of the original self-covered buttons met it's end last winter and snapped off, so all need to be replaced.) Somehow these all jumped into my basket, and came home with me:

The one with the heart shaped bib is destined to be made with some Valentine fabric my friend Sweetpea gave me to make into an apron for her. There's not enough for the entire apron, so I'm thinking red contrasting pockets and ties.

The fantastic part of the adventure was that with all of the sales (patterns were $1 each), and coupons, I saved nearly $100! I did a happy dance. And for once the Mister didn't complain about me buying patterns.

 

[Vintage Betty]

Staceface = I'm horribly jealous you could even *consider* wearing that teeny tiny red suit. Wow!

Deadpandiva = I'm glad you didn't use that dress as a costume. It looks divine on you!

KittyT = If that wonderful outfit (va-va-voom!) doesn't fit you, can I be first in line to try it on? I'm a smidgen smaller than you.

LadyDay = Me heart the doggie button. What do you do with the carded buttons?

Babydoll = What time is dinner?

 

[Vintage Betty]

Here's a couple items I picked up earlier this year from the charity shop I volunteer at. Both were deeply discounted.

I think this cookie jar without a lid cost me $4. The flat needle packs to the left were my mother's before I stole them. :whistling

And I actually passed by this Japanese tea or cookie jar the first couple times. But after it was discounted and my volunteer discount was added, I couldn't stand the thought of losing it. :eusa_doh: I think I paid less than $12. I use it to hold my hem and seam tape for the day in the future when I learn the mysteries of sewing.

 

[fuzzylizzie]

Buttons!!

LD

Adorable!!!

 

[Lady Day]

Thanks Ladies

Yeah, the Scottie buttons are cute, there were 3 of them in the lot. They are tiny, about 5/8" tall. The back is a metal shank, hooked into the plastic, so Id say they are very early 40s

As for what I do with my buttons, I use them! Most of the vintage stuff I collect to use, not just to have. I take pics of the ones on cards, and keep the cards after, but hopefully the buttons will end up on something Im a gonna wear

LD

 

[Miss 1929]

I just bought this:

ENVY...

 

[Miss 1929]

I just got my first pencil skirt. I've been hesitant to try them on my figure, but I think it works.

And, after bidding on so many coats, I finally won one.

I think the straight skirt looks great on you! So slimming and tall-making!
And it is lovely to watch the changing seasons in your photo background too - the Bay Area is lovely, but we don't get real seasons here.

 

[Miss 1929]

Just got a muff myself. I've been looking for one to match my foxes for awhile.

It's all about the little head right smack in the middle of it though:

He is so adorable, with his little face. I crave silver fox. It's great with the graying hair...