Vintage Inspired & Reclaimed Hat, Purse & Skirt
Did you know that several well known online vintage clothing dealers also create vintage inspired fashions out of reclaimed vintage items?!?
Check out a trio of treats from three of our fav vintage dealers...
Red poppy and feather adorned hat.
Created by Ang of Dorothea's Closet Vintage.
You can purchase this hat for $145- over at SugarLids on Etsy.
Japanese sateen bag with large plastic glitter hoop handles.
Created by Maggie of denisebrain.
You can purchase this bag for $32- over at Material Girl Bag's on Etsy.
Wrap skirt with appliqued Smokey the Bear details.
Created by Tressie of Funkoma.
You can purchase this skirt for $38- over at Funkoma on Etsy.
That hat is nothing short of spectacular!
This is really a growing trend...just saw this short video on the CNN site about a person who deconstructs and remakes "old duds" as they put it:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/08/25/sbt.fashion.chemistry.cnn
There are so many different styles and trends as part of this movement!
Maggie, Thanks for passing along the video! I just found out that the link above doesn't work- but, you can check out the video if you cut and paste the following address into your browser: http://myprops.org/content/Fashion-chemistry/ -Lulu
Posted by: Maggie/denisebrain | August 29, 2009 at 10:59 AM
oh! after battling rain on the brain...such a sweeeet surprise to see Me! and smokey...I've been cutting it up (if it's damaged) for decades...thanks for featuring some of my very fave supah-sellers/crafters!
The Smokey the Bear print is so much fun! -Lulu
Posted by: tressie | September 01, 2009 at 06:16 PM
Awww, thanks for the nod!! I just want to make clear I *never* use a viable, good condition vintage piece to create something from. Mine are created from pieces not restorable OR vintage millinery supplies. Great vintage in good condition is so hard to find I would never want to encourage people to destroy it just to use its fabric or design elements! I always restore when possible, its the pieces that I couldn't fix I decided to make use of.
Thanks Lulu!!
Ang
It's such a beautiful hat! -Lulu
Posted by: Ang | September 02, 2009 at 04:46 AM