Follow your favorite blogs!

Bloglovin' helps you follow the blogs you read by letting you know when they update.

Sign up »
Vintage Pretties
vintageprettieslingerie.blogspot.com
16
Vintage & Fashion news, pretty vintage items and of course wee bit personal life style ramblings of an eleven year on line vintage clothing seller, avid fashion, antique and vintage lover
#81704 in All , #7971 in General Fashion

Vintage Pretties for Mothers Day Gifts for Mom and Grandmothers

Mothers Day is May 13, if you have hard to buy for Moms and Grandmothers for Mothers day, we have a few suggestions! Go vintage and find something unique and special, maybe even spurring memories for...

27 apr 12

Texas Roses and Vintage Rose Lingerie

One of the benefits of Texas is the long gardening season and the perfect climate for roses. Dont get me wrong, they grew fabulous in Michigan as well, but down here they are just glorious from March...

20 apr 12

More Fun with Marshmallow Peeps Decorating to Dioramas

Wanting to do something different from last years Peeps blog which featured brilliant peep dioramas, I decided to search for fun things created of my coveted marshmallow peeps; Pages of creativity em...

08 apr 12

Whos Idea Was It to Put Zippers in Leather Jackets Anyway?

Recently at a very "conservative" estate sale, I found a surprise tucked in the back of the closet ~ a very old, vintage leather motorcycle jacket. No Harleys in the garage, no helmets on the...

18 mar 12

Pretty Olga Nightgowns in Pretty Colors A Style for Every Taste

Surprise that special someone in your life by getting out of those flannel pajama pants and into something a bit more glamorous and feminine! Try an Olga Nightgown. They are glamorous, super comforta...

13 mar 12

Kate Middleton - A Duchess Thrifts Fabulous

Its always exciting to see a celebrity in vintage, and fortunately there are many. From Michelle Oboma to Julia Roberts the rich and famous are "discovering" the beautiful style and fabulous ...

09 mar 12

Its Vintage Pretties Ruby Lane Anniversary!

In 2005, dissatisfied with the many changes to ebay, I made a difficult but serious business decision to leave. It was very hard, mainly due to many regular customers, and ebay definitely has traffic...

15 feb 12

Silky Sheer Vintage Nightgowns in Seductive Black

Vintage Intime Nightgown Black Chiffon Mega Sweep Free BustA complete classic and always a favorite, black lingerie. Silky and fluid vintage nylon pieces, sheer, semi sheer and with touches of sheer ...

15 feb 12

Love What You Do and Who You Do It For

Selling on line in the late 90s was amazing. Lots of communication made it completely fun, and it was common for a customer became a friend or a pen pal. It made me love what I do, so much so that it...

12 feb 12

Iva Went to Holland and Fell In Love With Windmills

Ive realized most of my friends are honest and speak their mind. I think its one of the things I respect and like most about a person, therefore chose my friends accordingly. Iva was one of those peo...

30 nov 11

Hand Painted China A History of Family Tradition

One of my all time treasured wedding gifts in the 70s was the most incredible set of hand painted china. Dishes, serving pieces and even a matching tea pot ~ everything hand painted by my husbands gr...

14 nov 11

Wrap or Zip Vintage Robes for Afternoon Delight

I confess. I live in robes. When I had my own business and had to wear "big girl clothes" I couldnt wait to get home, out of the suit and heels and slip into a caftan or a zip up robe. Later,...

09 nov 11

Farewell to Austin

Once upon a time there was a man who absolutely worshiped and adored his beautiful wife. Loved her truly, madly, deeply. And she him. The man was an executive for a major oil company based out of Aus...

04 nov 11

Dramatic Vintage Nightgowns in Satin and Chiffon with Full Sweeps

If you admired the old movies with the dramatic lingerie, actresses making a grand entrance into a room with flowing nightgowns, you would love a full sweep nightgown. Sadly, no longer made but there...

14 oct 11

Roots & Wings & Vintage Things & Insane Vintage Sale

# 9 Vintage Gab Pearlsnap Embroidered Western Shirt S M Cowgirl "There are but two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other, wings. Roots signify a childs foundation, a ...

11 oct 11

Caroline Kennedy My Hero AND in Vintage

Caroline Kennedy was on Letterman last night, promoting her new book "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy." As always, she was elegant, charming and gracio...

07 oct 11

Pantone Fall 2011 Deep Teal Vintage Lingerie

For over 40 years, Pantone has predicted color trends in everything from graphics to cars. For the last fourteen, they "diversified" to fashion, with trend setting colors for every season. It...

21 sep 11

1951 Future Hollywood Starlets in Amazing Dresses

My dear friend and fellow vintie Louise has a blog i really enjoy, Catwalk Threads. Louise frequently features vintage magazines in her blog with the loveliest pictures. That said, and proper credit ...

18 sep 11

Find Trendy Pantone Fall Colors in Classic Vintage Clothing

Nougat Tiered Ruffle 60s Cord Peasant Jumper Dress XS SFor 14 years,Pantonehas set the color trends in fashion, even longer for cars and household item color trends working two years in advance.This ...

14 sep 11

Mark Shaw A Legend in Vintage Fashion Photography

Mark Shaw ~ 1955 It would be so simple to just buy vintage at an estate, put it on a mannequin, take pictures then sell it. For me, like most sellers, theres tons of research involved. To present it ...

27 jul 11

Luxurious Miss Elaine Vintage Nightgowns in Pretty Pastel Colors

Miss Elaine has been creating beautiful, and comfortable lingerie since 1926. As a family owned business, they are now third generation operating it. Miss Elaine is known for their simple, classic bu...

22 jul 11

Conquering Landscaping in the Texas Heat

Once upon a time there was the most beautiful "English Garden".. the problem of an odd shaped back yard transformed into completely glorious flowers. Unlike fairy tales, there was no happy en...

19 jul 11

Bad Tuesdays The Kindess of Strangers and a $500 Nightgown

Can we Please Take Tuesdays off the Calendar? I used to like Tuesdays. They kind of break up the week, a little more for me than a humpday Wednesday. For some reason, stores arent as busy. Parking lo...

30 jun 11

Estate Sales - Road Trips and Vintage Lingerie

If you just look at me and say "road trip".. Im at the door with my shoes on, ready to go. I absolutely love road trips. Long, short, a full day. It doesnt matter, as long as Im going. I thin...

24 jun 11

Floaty Femine Chiffon Vintage Lingerie

Slip into sheer chiffon to feel completely feminine! There is nothing more dramatic than layers of chiffon with a full sweep hemline. Not your style? Then maybe a short double chiffon nightgown or a ...

22 jun 11

Tie Nostalgia On - The History of Aprons

Does an apron inspire childhood memories for you? Grandma with her full aprons with ruffles that tied around her neck. Mom with her pretty half aprons, and for special occasions sheer chiffon or orga...

16 jun 11

Vintage Babydoll Nightgowns for Sleep or Play

Summertime ~ and its HOT.. so are these darling vintage babydoll nightgowns. Perfect to upgrade your lingerie wardrobe with seasonal intimates, but each of these pretties are so wonderful, they are p...

04 jun 11

Memorial Day - A Day of Remembrance

The only thing "vintage" in this blog is the most loving and powerful poem. Written by a woman in 1932 to honor her WWI husband, so timeless it still holds true today. We all have been touche...

28 may 11

Vintage Fashion on the Red Carpet of Cannes

As an addicted Red Carpet fan, of course I was constantly watching the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and checking the Internet daily to see who was wearing what. Critiquing of course, admiring some, diss...

24 may 11

Vintage Crop Top Cuteness - Cropped Shirts for Spring into Summer

In the 50s women tied the tails of their shirts in front, bravely exposing a bit of tummy, and crop tops became the rage. They resurfaced again in the late 60s and early 70s, and now they are trendy ...

17 may 11

You are no longer following . Undo?