As a vintage clothing seller, my personal wardrobe is usually full of finds (drastically limited now that nothing fits). Sometimes there are pieces that I thrift or discover that I just cant st...
Nature doesnt make mistakes when it comes to color, which is why when I saw this gorgeous American Kestrel photograph floating around on pinterest yesterday I marveled not only on the beauty of this ...
Source: metmuseum.org via Vint on Pinterestcotton dress, 1942The other day I was prowling around The Mets Costume Institute online collections and building a ridiculous dream wardrobe pinterest board...
I once had this idea that I was going to collect diaries and transcribe them. The transcriptions would then be hyper-linked in excess so that these historical documents became conne...
Outfit consists of:Necklace: 1940s book locket found at Jean Jean VintageSweater: acrylic sweater from Romeo & Juliet Couture found at TJ MaxxShirt: gray tee found at TJ MaxxJeans: d...
Source: guardian.co.uk via Vint on PinterestLast night I watched The Red Shoes (1948) as part of a poem Im working on collecting imagery for. As Ive mentioned before, Im working on a series of poems ...
I heard that Ebony magazine started a tumblr with magazine covers and ads and its true. They only have a few pages thus far, but hopefully theyll be adding more soon. These were my favorites from the...
You may have noticed at Vint Condition I very rarely sell jewelry. While I tend to buy it for my own personal collection, I tend to stay away from it as a seller mostly because there are really fabul...
Im (finally) ready to announce some really big news. My husband and I are having a baby! Well, mostly Im having a baby, but hes been pretty awesome in looking after us along the way.Today I am offici...
I swear this blog wont be just shop updates! Right now Im swamped in student papers, but Ill get back posting more interesting content soon!1. 1960s herringbone woven Simon purse2. 1950s mink wrap ca...
So in case my absence from the blog or the lack of new items in the shop hasnt clued you in, it seems this semester Im having a balance issue with my work teaching and my work as a vintage shop owner...
To celebrate the weekend, Im having a 25% off sale in the store. Prices are already marked down, so you dont have to remember any special coupon codes to score a great deal. All you have ...
I remember hearing that nature doesnt make mistakes when it comes to color. I think, though the memory is hazy, it could have come from Genevieve Gorder of HGTV fame. So today, I stuck to yellow and ...
Monday was supposed to be the first day of school, but following the devastation of Irene, class was canceled. Sunday night we left home just before midnight as the river quickly began to rise. ...
Before:After:So yesterday Alex of Vintage by Alex Keller weighed in on our new backdrop and confirmed my earlier suspicions: too shiny, too much pattern. Not one to let grass grow beneath my fe...
Meet the latest member of the Vint Condition family, Eileen. Eileen was found today at an auction, and after a pretty fierce bidding war in which I spent more than I anticipated, Eileen c...
A few weeks ago, I queried my friends and acquaintances on Facebook. I wanted to know if I rented a booth in an antique store if they would be more likely to shop from me than buy online. They ...
I didnt intend to fall off the earth, to stop blogging, or emailing, or talking for that matter. This summer, though, Im taking some time to myself to be quiet. Its not that I havent been...
Pattern is such a rarity in my closet. Obviously solid colors are easier to work with and pair up and this is why they overwhelm my closet. Im slowly starting to embrace patterns and Ive notice...
I make no secret of the fact that Im plenty pro-choice. We live in a climate where people comfortably proclaim their anti-choice/pro-life views, but to express that youre pro-choice is somethin...
Its the time of the year when my winter pallor starts to catch up with me. Im exhausted, ready for warm weather, yearning to open up all the windows. Im ready to recoup and reset. This we...
Today Im wearing a dress thats probably in its last stages of life, but I plan on keeping it and wearing it anyway. When I bought it, it was bound for the shop but the overhead lights in the store ke...
Admire Andreea of Thrill of the Heel looks absolutely amazing in this outfit. I love this idea for work (although Id have to wear a longer skirt) and I always advocate for black in any outfit.I love ...
Well, not quite. Today is my birthday. Theres a few presents sitting in front of me and Im trying to resist opening them. Delayed gratification for sure. Im suprised my husband left them downstairs w...
Today would have been my grandmothers 93rd birthday. When I was growing up, I loved that our birthdays were so close together because it seemed like the cosmos were confirming how close we were...
This is not one of those days.I could complain, because trust me I have plenty to say, but this is neither the place or the time for that. Instead, Ill focus on the positive:1. my vintage to mo...
Admire Ive linked to Polly of The Littlest Polly before, but how could I not. That girl has great style. I feel like I would wear an outfit like this, but she takes it to another level with her unexp...
Thats what my students said I looked like when I walked into class. While for all sorts of reasons I cant get into what happened today, I can say that I needed some extra sass on my side. This blouse...
*as a warning, you probably shouldnt read this if you actually want to watch the movie. I will also say I dont want to make light of war or the pain of waiting for a loved one to return, but rather a...
Admire: The darling Sarah Louise (who runs Slubird and Branchbound) took a trip to Nashville and wore this lovely outfit. Perhaps because of the soft blue color of the Rodarte dress she reminds ...
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