Fashion Blogs

I don’t care how your slice it, this vintage Bill Blass gown is sexy and timeless.  My best guess to age is late 70s but it possibly could be from the early 80s but my gut is saying late 70s so there!   The woman who originally wore this Bill Blass gown knew herself so well and was so secure with her identity because this knit gold gown takes knowing oneself so damn well.  It’s over the top chic and sexy all while being simple in design.  That’s what I really love about this gown.  Simplicity is

What can I say except that I adore Flora Kung’s vintage pieces.  There is something about Flora Kung that is irresistible to me and I think it’s because of her art background.  She knows how to space things evenly and peacefully which makes her prints pleasing to the eyes.  I’m thinking these Brian Atwood peep-toe booties nail the coffin shut on this ensemble…  To me there is nothing better than good vintage luxury, it’s timeless.   I’m Daniel Troppy your luxury curator!

This vintage 80′s Pierre Balmain logo shirt dress is absolutely stunning.  The color, the simple design and of course the label !  Why do I love vintage French fashion designs so much???  Between vintage Italian & French my god you would think I was crazy but I won’t pass up the chance to grab vintage Balmain.  Oh no that would just be stupid, which I’m not, crazy yes stupid no…  This is a year round dress because in the fall / winter you can wear this with your favorite pair of boots and in the

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I love what I do, just love it.  I got another email from Nikki Hall, who recently scored big at an estate sale awhile back, and just had to share with me her 2 most recent treasures.  I love it when people actually take their time to contact me because we have a connection, a common interest – thrifting !  We love to find vintage luxury items anywhere we can and try to save them.  Did you know that when some thrift stores don’t sell items they either ship them to Africa or simply shred them?  Y

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You should have seen my eyes when they met the ETRO label…..  I couldn’t believe it because I’ve never found this label inside a thrift store until now.  I immediately picked it up and gave it my full inspection and it passed with flying colors but there is one problem.  This gorgeous striped mens shirt is to big for me, so out of the kindness of my heart, I gave it to my partner Mitch to wear and enjoy.  I may have given it to him with a little green with envy in my eyes.   Founded in 1968 by G

Will you just take a look at the details on this LBD by Pierre Cardin?  OMG there is nothing anywhere on this dress that says it’s dated or vintage, nothing.  The lines are as clean as the day this dress was designed.  This is a 70′s disco dress made by France’s iconic fashion designer Pierre Cardin.  Can’t you just see Bianca Jagger  wearing this dress at Studio 54?  I sure can.  She would have just done a line of cocaine in the bathroom with her friend Halston and she would have danced the nig

I’ve never found a Donald Brooks before so finding a LBD is always the best place to start.  Donald Brooks was an early designer of American sportswear and one of the first to cross over from fashion to make clothes for the theater and movies.  His passion was always for the theater.   He was hand picked by the president of Lord & Taylor to design a collection for the store in the 1950′s.  In 1965 he started his own collection and was backed by the same man who financed Norman Norell, Oscar de l

Adele Simpson started her life out as a child performer in vaudeville dancing with Milton Berle and then she became a fashion designer after she completed her design curriculum at the Pratt Institute.    She introduced medium priced line of clothing in New York in 1949 and adapted the French couture and presented it with an American ready to wear translation.  She won a Coty Award and dressed several First Ladies.  She was very well known in the 70′s & 80′s for designing beautiful dresses and re

Who in their right mind doesn’t love finding Bally & Valentino?  Just name me one soul on this planet that doesn’t love finding both of these brands second hand?  There isn’t one single thing on both items that make these pieces ‘dated’ or ‘passé’ that’s because we are talking about quality.  Good simple clean lines and quality fabrics will always stand the time test.  Slap on your favorite pair of black vintage leather pants, that you scored from a consignment store, and go paint the town whate

Every now and then I have to reward myself and what better way to reward myself than with a piece of YSL & Givenchy could there be???  This YSL pour homme v-neck shirt still has the string tag hanging from the label, so its a new piece and never worn.  Now the Givenchy slacks are very 80s and not an ounce of natural fibers but that’s ok with me… I can sweat in style.  Both of these colors are so me and colors I wear in the fall so it was a nice treat.  I’m Daniel Troppy your luxury curator! 

This is my very first piece of thrift store found Brunello Cucinelli so there goes the cherry !  I almost completely passed out when I saw the label because for years I’ve tried to locate anything from this label and haven’t had any luck.  So thank you Lady Luck !  When I say that this label is expensive you need to multiple that by 10 and then multiple that by another 10 and you’ll get the answer.  It’s super expensive and my dream is one day to find a Brunello Cucinelli mens cashmere sweater a

I love anything vintage Geoffrey Beene, just ask anyone, because he was one of America’s greatest fashion designers. He was born Samuel Albert Bozeman, Jr in Haynesville Louisiana and studied fashion in New York & Paris. He was noted for his unconventional design, but his simple style and muted colors won him 8 Coty Awards before he death in 2004. The Beene Bag label is from the 70′s and of course so are shape of the collar! I love everything about this red silk Beene vintage dress with pockets.

Every now and then I will find a Donna Karen item that I absolutely love and this is one of those times.  This simple and elegant skirt, made in Italy, is stunning.  The vintage Sonia Rykiel sweater looks like it was meant to go together with the Donna Karen skirt and again both came out of the same thrift store.  It’s just a matter of finding the luxury items and pairing them together which is what I do best.  Throw on any fantastic belt and heels and off you go into the wilderness.  I’m Daniel

I recently got an email from Nikki Hall who was in DC on a trip and hit the mother load at an estate. She said she had gotten Ferragamo, Robert Lee Morris, Genny, Adolfo, Carlos Falchi, Akris, Karl Lagerfeld and Scherrer all for over $200.  Nikki was told by the woman who ran the estate sale that the clothes belonged to a woman that was going into a retirement home.  Nikki wrote to tell me her story because she reads The Thrifters and I inspire her to dig for vintage treasures and the thing I lo

I love finding wrap blouses because they are not only practical but timeless, case in point this Oscar de la Renta.  There is nothing that tells me that within the next few years or decades that this wrap blouse will ever go out of STYLE.  Nothing.  That’s because it’s a classic piece created by an iconic American fashion designer.  I love it with the Armani skirt & jacket.  I love rolling up the sleeves because it makes it look fresh and casual plus you really should show off the cuffs on the w

I’m always thrilled to find Badgley Mischka when I’m out and about looking for luxury.  It was the neckline and the elastic sleeve that sold me immediately, well that and of course the label.  I am a tag hag after all.  This brand is sold at Neiman Marcus, Sak’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s etc etc.  They are hugely popular and very collectible amongst the jet set crowd and since I fly Southwest Airlines that puts me in with the jet set crowd!  I’m Daniel Troppy your luxury curator!

You would just have to be living under a rock or some other planet in some other solar system not to get excited about finding vintage Celine from a thrift store, now wouldn’t you?  My eyes nearly popped out of my skull when I saw this vintage label and since it’s in pristine condition, I’m surprised they didn’t !  This cheeky blouse will look amazing with any vintage YSL or Chloe slacks with a modern / current heel from Julie Bee’s or Stella McCartney.  I love putting my clients in vintage with