While covering the Brimfield antique show I have the pleasure of staying in the Red Lion Inn. I thought it only appropriate while covering one of the oldest antique shows in the country that I should stay at the oldest hotel I could find; there’s nothing like being immersed in vintage from sunrise to sunset.
Some time around 1773 the Red
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On my way to the Brimfield Antique Fair I traveled to the good car rental people of La Guardia Airport to avoid the NYC car rental rates. As I stood in line at Enterprise Rental Car, who should get behind me in line but a woman with a fantastic 1950s, graphic circle skirt; once again proving that vintage pops up
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William “Billy” Reid is about to let you have a piece of the found objects that give this lower east side store it’s antebellum charm. For ten days beginning May 14th, the Billy Reid store at 54 Bond St. will transform the parlor section of the store into a Pop Up Shop of vintage objects from a cross-country journey taken
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The Vintage Patisserie is taking English afternoon tea to a whole new antiquated level. While high tea is an old tradition, this UK based company is romanticizing this everyday European practice and setting everyone’s tea fantasy in the decadent 1920’s. If you fear that ‘20s themed events are cardboard top hats and cheap-feathered headbands than this company will quell your
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It would be most vintage lover’s waking dream to find an entire warehouse of vintage clothing that was never worn, so it is interesting that the abandoned Lebow Clothing Factory in Baltimore Maryland was discovered by urban explorers who care more about the decrepit old building than the racks of clothing. Since the warehouse was abandoned some time in the
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While many women at the 2009 Costume Institute Gala opted for couture or recent runway looks, vintage still made a showing. Natalia Vodianova wore a vintage pink Fortuny gown, a gift from her husband, with a simple and elegant belt. Amber Valletta opted for a simple yellow vintage Galanos dress while Ashley Olsen went for a more intricate vintage Lacroix.
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I traveled to London last week to check out some of the famous and not so famous flea markets and vintage fairs that this great city has boasted for hundreds of years. During my morning at Portobello Road I came across this fantastically dressed and styled woman searching for treasures among the tourists. From her Victorian lace and black jet
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Welcome to Stylesight’s Vintage Vault. Hello, I am Stylesight’s Vintage Editor and I will be your constant guide to all things vintage. Come with me as I take you behind the scenes of my trips around the world in search of incredible vintage items as well as vintage happenings, events and everything else that is interesting and antiquated. Please always
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While fashion advertising campaigns still feature glamorous women, most other ads now try to represent and appeal to the average person. In the ‘50s, the heyday of glamorous advertising, women were pictured doing pretty much everything in a cocktail dress. Even gardening and chores were the perfect place to showcase your heels, pearls and perfect make-up. Just like this ad
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The spring Manhattan Vintage Show was April 24-25 and consisted of over 80 vintage clothing and textile dealers from around the country. Even with the tough economy there were still shoppers and companies perusing the racks for treasures and inspiration. The poor economy could not keep one shopper away from a couture wedding dress, rumored to be a Galliano original,
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Up until recently auctions were a great source of amazing vintage clothing. However, in the last few years, more and more major auction companies have stopped accepting clothing. Doyle auction house in New York, which was known for years for it’s couture auctions, followed suit and refused clothing consignments several years ago. And while auctions completely dedicated to clothing can
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During my trip to Texas for Antique Weekend, I stayed in a small town called Ledbetter, with a population of under 50 and everyday on my way to the flea markets I kept driving by an old general store that advertised “lunch in a real antique setting”. After a few days into my trip I finally had time to
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