Do I love vintage? Yes I do! Just to give you an idea of how long I've been collecting, I have been collecting for so many years that the things I wasn't even collecting, are now vintage! Maybe it's the thrill of the hunt, or the luck of the find. But really, I have a stong passion for anything with nostalgia, history and style from our past. There is something about a plastic bakelite bracelet from the 1930's that makes my heart start to beat faster, or a pair of 1920's silk shoes, or maybe a photograph from an old 1940's magazine advertisement. I can't explain the feeling I get when I stumble upon a platinum ring with an old miner's cut diamond from the early 1900's, or a lucite purse from the 1950's. There is nothing, I repeat, NOTHING quite as nice to wear and just look at, as a 1930's silk nightgown, cut on the bias and trimmed ever so lightly! My favorite time period is the 1940's. I love the clothing, the nipped in at the waist jackets with exquisite trim and detail in fabulous gaberdine wool. I love the hats and the purses and gloves and especially the shoes! Let's talk jewelry. The jewelry from the 1940's was so fabulous! The huge fake rhinestone cluster brooches and the whimsical bakelite jewelry took everyone's mind off the war, if not just for a moment. This time period was all about rationing and conserving, so consequently, zoot suits were banned because they used too much fabric and expensive diamonds and gemstone jewelry were considered disrespectful and flambouyant for a country at war - that's why the wonderfully colorful bakelite and rhinestones made a huge impact. I have done everything from owning a 2000 sqft storefront filled with nothing but vintage where I traded and sold and met wonderful passionate people like myself, to opening one of the first vintage clothing stores on line, in the early 90's, to my current state of just being happy with looking at my "stuff" strategically laid out in my own home and trying to remember where I got it. By the way, please visit http://www.AmericanMadeJewelry.Etsy.com for some of my vintage offerings. Until then, Happy Hunting!!!!
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I love your way with words! You make plastic jewelry and rhinestones sounds magnificent! I have an old mine diamond in an old yellow gold setting that was my grand father in laws...Its fab. When I first found it I didn't realize it was a diamond...but I lo ved the setting so I kept it...back in 1990 I brought it to an old jewler to have a pearl put in the setting...imagine my surprise when I returned and he told me I had a mine diamond and that it was worth $5600. Needless to say, I didn't have the stone replaced. I have some neat pins or broaches I suppose they are called. I haven't looked at them in years but will with "new" eyes since your blog. One is a 40's lady with a hat and red red lips.
Love your blogs!
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