Show Us Your Purchases!

[KittyT]

One more - a ridiculous dress I bought up in Montreal about a month ago. Vintage up there is usually pretty pricey and I scored at $30. The black squares are slightly fuzzy, like velveteen, and there are rhinestones set in between each one. There was a tag inside for the Montreal Costume Institute, so I do not know if it's vintage or repro, but it has a metal zipper and all construction looks vintage. Unfortunately, the stupid tailor lost the tag :rage:

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[swinggal]

Gorgeous. Looks like you should be on staff at Stirling Cooper! Love the design and colour.

 

[buddy5909]

You took the words right out of my mouth - I was thinking it looked like Mad Men too! New Season starts this week!

 

[Lily Powers]

KittyT, you are head-turningly stunning in that dress!

 

[KittyT]

KittyT, you are head-turningly stunning in that dress!

Thank you! The sad part was that I wore this to see a recent Sonny Burgess show and it turns out the place was full of lazy people wearing jeans [huh]

 

[Drappa]

One more - a ridiculous dress I bought up in Montreal about a month ago. Vintage up there is usually pretty pricey and I scored at $30. The black squares are slightly fuzzy, like velveteen, and there are rhinestones set in between each one. There was a tag inside for the Montreal Costume Institute, so I do not know if it's vintage or repro, but it has a metal zipper and all construction looks vintage. Unfortunately, the stupid tailor lost the tag :rage:

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Love, love, love hat dress on you! And the earrings. Too cute.

 

[deadpandiva]

KittyT- Love the dress. It looks great on and your hair looks amazing and the color suits you.

 

[Black Dahlia]

One more - a ridiculous dress I bought up in Montreal about a month ago. Vintage up there is usually pretty pricey and I scored at $30. The black squares are slightly fuzzy, like velveteen, and there are rhinestones set in between each one. There was a tag inside for the Montreal Costume Institute, so I do not know if it's vintage or repro, but it has a metal zipper and all construction looks vintage. Unfortunately, the stupid tailor lost the tag :rage:

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Really lovely Kitty! Living in Montreal, I have some of items tagged from the Montreal Costume Institute, and they are indeed vintage. I've been told that they use to be suppliers to stylists for plays, tv and movies, and stockpiled and tagged each item. A lot of the vintage clothes in the stores here have that tag. One of my favourite day dresses does...it has the cutest Egyptian hieroglyphs!

Your find is gorgeous!
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[Mrs Cleaver]

Kitty t ,that dress is gorgeous & you look stunning,it looks like it was made for you.Great find for $30!

 

[Miss Golightly]

Very sweet!

I love that some current companies are still doing detachable collars. I have a few vintage collars which I use with one sweater, as the original sweaters are long gone.

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Thank you! I might add that I hadn't thought of putting a detachable collar on a newer sweater - great idea!

Kate O Potato & Mrs Cleaver - thank you both!

I love that a lot of shops are now doing vintage style blouses and sweaters - AWear has a great range out at the moment with some lovely embelished cardi's and faux fur coats....

Kitty T - stunning dress - you look fabulous in it!

 

[Foofoogal]

Gorgeous dress. Is it linen? :eusa_clap

 

[Black Dahlia]

New gift, a 1940s purse...love it (thanks Mom!) Mint condition, still with the original change purse! ;0 Can't wait to use it.

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[swinggal]

Gorgeous. I love how they attatched the coin purse on a chain. I have a couple of these too. They should make this a feature of modern handbags too.

 

[Black Dahlia]

Gorgeous. I love how they attatched the coin purse on a chain. I have a couple of these too. They should make this a feature of modern handbags too.

Thanks swinggal!

I agree, and speaking of vintage features that should be brought back... I would like the little strings w/snaps that go around bra & slip straps to come back in all dresses! I have a few new dresses that do that, but it's rare. Guess I could sew them in, in each dress...
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[KittyT]

Gorgeous dress. Is it linen? :eusa_clap

Not linen. The weave looks similar but the texture is not. It has a tiny bit of sheen to it, so it might be a rayon blend.

Black Dahlia, that purse is amaaaazing!

 

[Scarlet Belle]

Kitty, you look A*M*A*Z*I*N*G in that dress! I cant stop looking at it!! But I wanted to ask you fftopic: How have you done your hair in those pics? I want to try and copy it!!

 

[Mrs Cleaver]

Black Dahlia that is fantastic!!:eusa_clap What a great mum

 

[Black Dahlia]

Black Dahlia that is fantastic!!:eusa_clap What a great mum

Indeed; my mom is amazing! Most of my stuff comes from her old shop stock, or her new yard sale finds (she has a knack for finding good stuff). Everything I know re antiques and vintage comes from her.

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[KittyT]

Kitty, you look A*M*A*Z*I*N*G in that dress! I cant stop looking at it!! But I wanted to ask you fftopic: How have you done your hair in those pics? I want to try and copy it!!

Thanks! Scarlet, I described the process in the Show Us Your Hairdo thread. You should pop over there to see my rudimentary description. If you want any more info than what's there, let me know and I'll provide more detail!

 

[Scarlet Belle]

yayy! Thanks Kitty! Ill have a look!