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I’m loving this sassy RACHEL Rachel Roy black & white dress on every level, not just 1 or 2 but every level.  I love the bold houndstooth pattern and the zipper on the front and did I mention to you that this dress was brand new?  It was…  After college she moved to New York and jumped right into the styling world.  She styled magazine shoots & music videos.  She launched Rachel Roy in 2005 and in 2009 she created RACHEL Rachel Roy which is the younger sister of the Rachel Roy collection The RRR

Today I felt the need to just say thank you to all our men & women wearing their uniforms and risking their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces.  My dream is for one day the entire world to be ruled by women and the thought of going to war will be a thing of the past.  Call me crazy but it can & will happen.  Lets visualize a world filled with love, peace, joy,tolerance & abundance.  No one single person can change the world overnight but I believe if we take it nice and slow w

  Carmen Marc Valvo is sold at high end department stores so when I saw this aqua silk 2 piece new ensemble, you know I did a back-flip.  This piece has got to be from his bridal collection because doesn’t it look like something the mother of the bride would wear?  Clean, elegant & chic.  Or it could be for some quinceanera celebration worn by the mother of the young girl…  This outfit was made to celebrate life and the best thing about this ensemble is the fact that afterwards you can wear this

Wearing luxury doesn’t have to break your bank, take it from a professional thrifter.  Everyday as consumers we have an opportunity to flex our shopping muscle and I strongly suggest pumping up your muscles the ‘green’ way.  Every year just the USA alone dumps millions of tons of toxic waste caused by the fashion industry and that’s just in the USA so imagine when you add up the rest of the world….  I shudder at the thought…  Daily everyone of us can do our part in saving our natural precious re

I had absolutely no idea who or what Infinitif is all I know is it has tons of STYLE.  I whipped out my iPhone and Googled the brand and found very little except that Infinitif was established in 1997 as one of the finest and leading high fashion lady garments boutique.  That’s about all I know…  Yes it’s made in France but the construction of this skirt is mind-altering …Who doesn’t love a long pleated skirt especially one made in France?  That’s what I thought…  Now finding the Rag & Bone vest

I can’t think of anyone in this entire solar system that doesn’t have a tremendous amount of respect for Rachel Zoe .  Yes I have watched her TV reality show on Bravo since the day its conception and watched her slowly and methodologically build a brand.  Her knowledge of vintage fashion is awe-inspiring to me and you can’t beat her passion.  So you can only imagine my de-light when I spotted this gorgeous white Rachel Zoe cape in pristine condition in the thrift store.  My 1st thought was “who

I was walking around inside Goodwill when I saw this shocking orange figure on the very bottom of a shelf.  As I walked near it I was thinking it was actually Scandinavian pottery from the 60′s but as I grabbed it and turned it over it said “Baldelli made in Italy” and the # 889 on the bottom.  Baldelli ceramics have been made near Perugia, Italy since 1943.  The Baldelli family have been making ceramics for 4 generations.  These piggy banks with their bright colors are very collectible so the i

This is from an old friend of mine Art Rietveld, no relations to Gerrit Rietveld that he knows of but there is always hope.  Art is a serial thrifter / yard sale pro and I mean professional and you guys are going to die when you read what he found and his story so here goes…..  Thank you Art for sharing your treasure with my readers and doing your part to keep this planet ‘green’.

You and I are going to keep a little secret so get closer and let me spill.  This Lanvin is lingerie from Neiman Marcus but if you didn’t know it immediately would you care?  No because this is so sexy & silk and with the ruffled neckline it just looks like a gorgeous dress Alber Elbaz would have designed only he would have been a very young little boy since this piece is from the late 70′s and he was born in 1961.  I found this mint condition Ferragamo leather white belt that looks AMAZING…..

I think if I were circling the globe in some NASA spacecraft and looked down at the woman wearing this ensemble it wouldn’t take me being a rocket scientist to figure out that this woman has STYLE.  This outfit is so simple chic I can’t stand it.  This extremely soft Proenza Schouler top is off the chart.  Proenza Schouler is a New York based womenswear & accessories brand founded in 2002 by designers Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez.  Proenza Schouler is named after the 2 designers’ mothers’

Before you start to complain I know I should have taken more photos of this vintage DVFblouse, I don’t know what I was thinking. Finding a vintage DVF inside the thrift store just reinforces my belief that the thrift store GODS loveeeee me.  I know you can’t see the pleats on the top of the sleeves and again I say I’m sorry for that because you really should see them.  Sometimes I’m lousy photographer.   I really love the color combination of brown & pink together, it’s hot and sexy all in the s

I know I’ve said this 21 zillion times already but yes I really love hearing from fellow thrifters that find luxury clothing in thrift stores.  I received this fantastic letter from Loretta with photos of her items and she’s a pro.  Every time I receive a letter from anyone telling me their story so that I can share it with my readers I’m most grateful.  I’ve been a thrifter now for 30 years and it’s been a incredible journey for my luxury clothes and I wouldn’t have traded it for anything becau

This vintage 60′s Pringle of Scotland blouse color is beyond hot – it’s on fire.  I am a huge fun of this brand so each time I score one in a thrift store I know my good Karma has come back to tip me well.  Pringle of Scotland is nearly 200 years old and world famous for its knitwear.  Alistair Carr is the creative force behind this label and Carr’s prior employer was Balenciaga.  You have to watch this short film about Pringle of Scotland by David Shrigley.  The entire time I spent searching in

I’m a big big fan of caftans especially caftans that are as colorful and vibrant as this vintage 60′s Cole of California is… I’m always out and about hunting for super cool print just in general but to see this super chic print on a caftan well it just shook me to my core.  In 1925, Fred Cole, a silent film actor, created a swimsuit line that set the bar for all others to follow. His suits were gorgeous yet modest, comfortable yet classy, and made any woman, regardless of her size, feel great in

Ok you know I’m a tag hag for luxury but here is something you might not know, I love fabulous vintage in general.  So when this fabulous 70′s jumpsuit with no tag inside jumped right out after me what was I to do?  Grab it and put it in my cart and carry onward my child.  I LOVEEEEreally great designs and yes I’m always hoping they will be vintage Pucci, Dior, Madame Gres, Balenciaga, Lanvin blah blah blah but when they jump out after me with such gusto & STYLE well I just can’t put it back on

I can’t believe it’s been nearly a week since I had my Tom Ford & Bergdorf Goodman rant but time flies by and waits for no one!  I did get a reply back from Bergdorf Goodman thanking me for alerting them about this ‘issue’ and that they had forward my post to their Customer Service TEAM to help prevent this from happening in the future and not a peep from Tom Ford orJoe….  Here is how the week rolled out for me: started with the Tom Ford & Bergdorf Goodman rant, found a pink vintage Pringle of S

If only you could crawl inside the internet so that you could feel the fabric of this cream Eskandar top, I think you probably wouldn’t want to go back…  It reminds me of my grandmother’s dish cloth, it’s that soft soft cotton and all you want to do is feel it.  Everyone needs to own tops made from this type of cotton because it’s all about comfort.  Established in 1993 by Eskandar Nabavi, the Eskandar womenswear label has grown in success at an unprecedented rate.  The signature fluid lines and

Who doesn’t love a fire engine red linen dress especially when it’s made by Max Mara?  I know I can’t think of a soul either.  I’m sure NASA spotted this fire engine red linen Max Maradress from outer space.  It didn’t take me over a minute to see this one.  It’s beautiful with just the right amount of glam but that’s what you would expect from a 60 year old Italian  company like Max Mara.  I love this brand because they really do minimal & streamline to perfection.  So I grabbed this dress and

Fasten your seat belts because I have a story for you.  Picture this… it was March 2012 and my STYLISH friend was in New York for her birthday and decides she’s going to hunt for the perfect handbag which means starting at Bergdorf Goodman, see didn’t I tell you she has STYLE?  She walks right into Bergdorf Goodman and instantly spots her ‘IT’ bag, it was a Tom Ford black leather zipper bag that you might have seen Jennifer Aniston photographed carrying a brown leather version.  So my STYLISH fr

Someone said to me the other day at Doubletake ”Vintage is back in STYLE”  and my reply was “darling vintage is always in STYLE”…  Back in STYLE, she obviously doesn’t know what I blog about does she?  I just took a deep breath and sold her a fabulous piece of expensive vintage and off she went, in STYLE.  Here is last week’s re-cap of all the great luxury I salvaged:  Alice + Olivia top, Gianfranco Ferre slacks, vintage Pierre Cardin clutch, 2 Rebecca Taylor sill dresses, Alice + Olivia dress,