Perennial Vintage

Okay, so I talk frequently about my love for Pendleton, more specifically, vintage Pendleton. There's a reason or two for this. 1. Pendleton is one of the best quality outdoors-wear clothes makers. And have been and will (hopefully) always will be. (I do have issues with their "assembly in Mexico" now rather than USA-made -- which leads me to 2.)       2. Vintage Pendleton is made better than new. I know others may disagree. But after years of buying and selling vintage Pendleton, I'm sorry... there's no debate. They're made with better quality materials and are simply manufactured in a far better manner. 3. Men's vintage small Pendleton fit me like a glove. But over the almost six years of selling them, you know how many "smalls" I've come across? Maybe two. The one I'm wearing in the pictures (and am keeping) is one of two. I have a theory as to why I don't find small ... all the wives/girlfriends

Okay ... so in a few posts back, I told you that I was years late (like nine) to the Mad Men craziness. Man, did I miss out! Okay. Not really. But, I was slightly delayed in my love for the series. I was able to watch 92 episodes within a month. Now, I know that's not a crazy, marathon-Mad-Men watching extravaganza. Crazy would be 92 episodes in like three days. But for me and my schedule (kids, work, more work, house, dog, watching the series when my husband isn't home) this is like superwoman speed. A few things I observed: 1. There's a reason why I sell vintage. It's incredible. And when the whole set is set in decade-appropriate everything, it's almost too much to take in for a vintager like myself (who happens to favor the 60s). Holy Wow. 2 . You would think this series is about Don Draper (actor John Hamm- AMAZING actor.) It's not. I know, I know. He is the main protagonist. You love him, then hate him, then love him again. But no. This ser

There is a trick to wearing vintage. And perhaps there's more than one trick. But here's the main one...      if the vintage piece is a bit more "decade obvious," keep it minimal so that you don't look like you're going to a costume party, or that perhaps you missed Halloween and are now making up for it.   Granted, if the vintage you're wearing is a classic, then you'll never look like you are wearing a costume. Which is main reason I love "classic" style. It's traditional (see that word "tradition"), which means it's not trendy.       This outfit -- all of it except the skirt (and watch) -- is new. The one piece that is vintage is the center of attention. Which it should be! But, again. I'm not even adding a vintage purse (which I could and have). But I wore my Tory Burch with it and it all worked out dandy.     The skirt is a wool-blend, 1960s mid-length wiggle skirt. The gatheri