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See my blog about choosing Valentin'e's Day Jewelry at http://jacquelinegikow.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-choose-valentines-day-jewelry.html

Choosing jewelry for your Valentine should be fun, not something you put off until the last minute because you don't know what to buy. Don't fret, because I have some tips to help you find the perfect Valentine's Day gift, even if it is last minute.

Jacqueline Gikow

This new Glenda Gies 2011 Jackie seafoam Floral Chenille bag measures 12.5 x 5 on black leather bottom, rising 7 inches tall. Silver peg legs on black leather trim. The bag is structured with a silver frame with top clasp and a beautiful removable pin. Interior is lined in brilliant blue-green fabric, one small interior zip pocket with Glenda Gies’ zipper hardware, and 5/8 inch wide black leather handle. The fabric is classic soft chenille in eye-catching seafoam green. And recently, decorative

Fur. Everyone has an opinion about it. I am one of those ‘in the middle’ types, as in I dont strongly agree or disagree. The reason being I will wear fur but only if it’s vintage. I would never go and buy any new fur and I think it would be a shame to let all the vintage fur available get thrown into a landfill.

It wasn’t until the 1980′s, that fur began to get really bad press and it was in the 1990′s when the famous Peta “we’d rather go naked than wear fur” campaign hit the world, which include

This is the first, of what I would like to turn into a series of posts, all about the influential designers of the past. Elsa Schiaparelli has been credited with influencing designers such as Gaultier, Galliano, Kenzo, and Issey Miyake just to name a few. I decided to start with Elsa because, although I have often heard her name mentioned, I never really knew that much about her and I decided to do a bit of research to discover who this woman was and why she was once considered to be Coco Chanel

Tomorrow something truly'spesh' is happening (Aug 14-16) Take all that’s amazing about the UK and become a vintage vulture; devour retro-fashions, pick the flesh off a pop-art archive and greedily tear at nostalgic cinema until you are fat and bloated with cultural overload. Then indulge in all things thrifty, sustainable and eco. Place all this in a giant, wet, green field in the countryside of West Sussex and you have the exquisite ‘Vintage at Goodwood’ weekend.

This event will be a triple tequ

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. Not just any bike you understand, for 18months I have coveted a new set of vintage wheels - but as yet I still haven't met my match. I am still on the quest for 'the one', complete with faded pastel paint and a sizeable basket. A recent trip to Hamster-dam has reignited my search, it's becoming an obsession. Where have all the good bikes gone? I don't have the patience to trawl e-bay or search classifieds, when the right bike appears will I just

Photos via eBay/azzizz

Maybe it’s the summer heat’s getting to us, but we really like the idea of adding some mystery to our apartment walls. So when A Slip of a Girl featured anonymously drawn girdle sketches from the 1940s, well, we joined the secret artist’s not-so-secret fan club. Turns out that the same sketcher has
numerous pieces of models in dresses, hats, and corsets—all for sale on eBay! We love the mixed medium of watercolor, pen, and pencil that work together to exaggerate the female

Always working to bring you the best of New York City’s best flea markets, today we take you back to the Brooklyn Flea at One Hanson Place where we meet Adele Amore of Adele Amore Fine Antiques, Vintage Collectibles, and Jewelry. To see her collection of rare finds and to hear why she enjoys the indoor market so much, click play.

Already a designer of her own collection, Allora, Parsons student Daniela Jacobs is currently a writer for Refinery29 and a studio assistant/fashion intern for cult fave label Vena Cava. She offers regular reports from inside the VC studio and wherever her adventures in New York fashion take her.

Photo - Daniela Jacobs

Well, I learned a few valuable things this week. First and foremost, the universe taught me that you must always dress for any occasion. As an intern, you never know where life—or t

Glenda Gies has added the Priscilla handbag to her spring and summer collections this year. We like the size of this bag and the flat bottom complete with purse feet which helps keep the bottom of the bag clean. This Glenda Gies Priscilla handbag is made of soft, luxurious light seafoam floral chenille with coordinating interior lining. Leather and chain detailed shoulder straps give this vintage bag a bit of a modern twist. If you love retro, vintage, Hollywood style that meets today’s women’s

Once you get past the basics, shopping is all about indulgence. IBut where do you draw the line between sifting for a good deal, and being plain greedy? Are your unworn and never going to be worn Chanels at the same level as a stamp enthusiast’s collection? Well, yes and no. Take the Wall Street Journal’s recent piece on high-end consignment stores, for example. The California-based
store, Decadestwo, re-sells designer items

See full article on: http://www.victoriarosso.com/fashiontrends.htm

Article of the Month: The rise and rise of vintage fashion! written by Vanessa Power

Don’t Topshop it! Oxfam it!

So days are long and tiring, exams are slowly coming to an end, your boyfriend’s completely tuned to the World Cup, and you just need some ‘YOU’ time.

What better way is there to treat yourself to some TLC, than shopping!

Right now any true fashionistas should be receiving tones of emails, and catalogues from high street s