Sometimes vintage is impossible.

Some items in history books or aged paintings are either locked away in a museum or lost and gone forever. The good news is that art inspires art and you can usually find a modern designer’s interpretation of a classic piece.

Jewelry designer Wendy Brandes recently recreated the Anne Boleyn necklace.

Marc Jacobs endorses Sen. Clinton

I had to comment on Thread Trend ’s article, “Marc Jacobs hearts Hillary Clinton.” Marc Jacobs once again shows his patriotic spirit designing a black and white Hillary Clinton t-shirt. One can support their candidate in style for only $35. I called Marc by Marc Jacobs in Soho today, they only had two size larges remaining. I’m sure there are more t-shirts available elsewhere.

Too bad Jacobs is not a superdelegate.

If anyone knows where else this t-shirt is available please comment.

No doubt, this t-shirt will become a fantastic vintage item one day given how historic this election is.

Photo courtesy of Popgadget. “Marc Jacobs Hillary t-shirts”

Marion Cotillard best dress, best win

Congratulations to Marion Cotillard for her Oscar winning performance La Vie en Rose. Your performance was classic and so was your Oscar dress. My favorite dress of the night was Cotillard’s Jean-Paul Gaultier mermaidesque gown. It may have been brand new, but it was without a doubt, timeless.

Photo courtesy of the BBC. For more on last night’s fashion visit Oscar fashion: fabulous or faux pas?

Non-buyer’s Remorse

In January I fell in love with a pair of black Chloé paddington boots I found in a vintage store on Armitage Ave. in Chicago. They were gorgeous, they were real, and I discovered later, they are also discontinued. The boots cost only $300, but I was in a phase of being responsible with my money and did not purchase.
It’s been almost 2 months since and I still cannot get those beauties out of my head.
While I will eventually get over it and possibly even find a better pair of boots, I will never forget them. I will forever wonder where those heels would have traveled, what outfits they would have been a part of, and what kind of compliments I would have received. (Seriously, these boots are that good.)
Although my friend Erin reminds me they did not exactly fit, I know in my heart if I just pushed a little harder and wore them a few days they would have eventually stretched.
Though one should always be mindful of his or her expenses, if you love an item, buy it. While buyer’s remorse will give you anxiety for a few hours, non-buyer’s remorse will leave you curious for the rest of your life.

As for me, I’m apprehensive to make the purchase online, because I question authenticity. But if by any chance Paulo Melim Andersson happens to read this and is feeling charitable, know there is a fashion-hungry girl in Jersey hoping for donations.

Photo courtesy of 128 Good Brands.

 

Tim Gunn said it best.

Tim Gunn recently on the Daily Show said,

“Fashion, I mean I’m the first to encapsulate this realistically, nobody needs it. We need clothes, but do we need fashion? No. Fashion, when it’s good, it comes out of a context that’s societal, cultural, historic and economic and political, so it’s of a time and a place.”

I absolutely love this quote. Watch the interview.

Democratic primary candidate’s vintage threads.

In light of highly anticipated democratic debate on CNN Thursday, Feb. 21, here are some vintage photos of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton with husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Watch the debate Thursday at 8 p.m. on CNN.

Obama photo courtesy of The Break Through.

Clinton photo courtesy of Not My Tribe.

How old should vintage be?

V. Thread and Manuel Paul posted American Apparel’s California Vintage on Thread Trend in praise of American Apparel’s new vintage store next to their Echo Park location in California. “California vintage is the brainchild of American Apparel employees, who thought something should be done with the piles of clothes crowding AA’s basement,” said Thread Trend.

The idea of a store based on American Apparel vintage lead me to question, how old should vintage be?

Dov Charney established AA in 1997, making the company only 11 years old. When I think vintage I don’t think Cobain flannel shirts and shoulder pads that haunted the 90’s.

Though their vintage store now attracts vintage seller’s with 1950’s and 1960’s California thread, is the company’s original idea a vintage one or just that of a high end outlet store?

Poll: How old should vintage be?

• I dont care, it looks old.
• 10 years or older.
• 20 years or older.
• If it represents an older time pd.
• Cheaper than when it was new.
• 30 years or older.

Status:

Also want to create a poll? Click here

What is your favorite vinatge store?

This can be anywhere in the world. I want to hear from you.

Princeton student advocates local consignment shops

Princeton student Leslie Hook wrote “Thrift Store Maven” for campus publication The Daily Princetonian. She mentions some great thrift stores in Princeton and Trenton that contribute to various community organizations as well as sell clothes. Hook wrote about Rescue Mission of Trenton, “Clothes there are sold for $1.75 per pound, and your average shirt or pair of pants will probably weigh in at less than half of that.”

For more information of the stores mentioned in Hook’s article, visit Vintageviolet’s Directory of Stores.

Fox and Fawn vintage intrigues NYC shoppers

Leslie Price wrote this article for Racked about a great vintage store in downtown New York City. It looks really interesting. I will be visiting Fox and Fawn Saturday March 1.

Fox and Fawn, the most “Downtown” Vintage Store on the LES?

This store can be found in Vintageviolet’s Directory of Stores

Here is the owner’s MySpace page.

Fox and Fawn MySpace

Located on 112 Suffolk St. New York, New York