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I don’t know why but the second I saw this gorgeous Valentino LBD I thought ‘wouldn’t Wendy Davis look amazing in this when she becomes Texas next governor’???  I swear to you that’s exactly what I thought, my mind goes in several different directions and it’s hard for me to keep focus!  I love this Valentino black velvet top with the zipper sleeves… I love seeing zippers on the sleeve…  the skirt part of the dress is a luscious wool fabric.  It’s very clean, it’s very simple, it’s very Valentin

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There are just so many damn cool things about this Mila Schon 70′s dress I really don’t know where to begin.  First lets start by the color… will you just check out the shade of pink… It’s the perfect shade of pink!  Then lets go by what the size of this dress is ‘Large’…  you know it’s vintage when you see sizing like that.  It’s a 4-6 but nowhere near a size large.  Then I love the lace up on both sides of the dress and finally what I adore about this dress are the 2 high slits up both sides o

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This vintage 90s Oscar de la Renta velvet gown is a show-stopper if ever I’ve seen one.  I mean can you just imagine what the woman who originally wore this gown looked like at the event???  It’s just stunning.  I love it just a little bit off the shoulders and I love the added bow in the back above the sexy slit.  Oscar de la Renta has been designing now for what feels like forever and he’s a designer that I never get bored with.  He is always 2 steps ahead of the curb and he really does know

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I know here I go again talking about Oscar de la Renta, I think I just love to just hear the name truth be told!  This silk 80s Oscar de la Renta 2 piece is still adorable and timeless.  I love the pleated skirt but I love seeing women wear pleated skirts.  It’s like a throw back to yesterday when women really loved wearing pleats and you saw them often.  With the right pair of Tom Ford pointed heel boots this outfit could be dangerous !!!  I’m Daniel Troppy your vintage luxury curator!

 

 

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This Oscar de la Renta 90s LBD (little black dress) is a show stopper if I’ve ever seen one.  Just look at the construction of this LBD.  It’s so gorgeous and timeless but that’s is what you expect when you find something this grand from Oscar de la Renta.  I don’t think a woman can ever have enough little black dresses in her closet…. NEVER.  This could look stunning with that red and white polka dot cropped vintage YSL jacket you have already hanging in your closet…  Wear a LBD solo or with a

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This 80s Hanae Mori silk layered flower dress is stunning.  I mean just stunning.  The big bold flower print is like wearing a piece of art.  Everything about this layered silk 80s dress just says “bring it on” !!!   It isn’t everyday that I run into this label but I can tell you this, Hanae Mori is very chic and in the 70s & 80s major movie stars wore this label.  This is a chic and sexy dress that I just has many more miles to go before it sleeps…  I’m Daniel Troppy your vintage luxury curator

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Valentino + St John vintage belts….

Remember me blabbing about how great hats & scarves as accessories were???  I forgot to mention belts.  Yes the belt that was documented for male clothing since the Bronze Age.  The Bronze Age was 3 thousand years BC.  Saying that you know how long the belt has been around but I don’t think BC or even AD they had fashionable belts like Valentino or St John which was a pity.  Can’t you just see all those Romans walking around wearing Valentino sarong with matching Valentino belts???  Everyone nee

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Norman Hartnell 70s vintage dress…

I simply don’t run across this label just any old day… Oh no.  It’s a label I see but rarely.  Norman Hartnell began designing in 1923, working for a London dressmaker.  Shortly after opening his own business in 1927 he was showing in Paris.  In 1937 he was appointed dressmaker to the Royal Family.  He made Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress and in 1953 he made her coronation gown.  This man is the REAL DEAL….  He started his ready-to-wear in 1942, he died in 1979.  This dress just has that rega

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Geoffrey Beene 60′s red carpet gown….

I keep  having to lift my jaw off the ground on this piece.   I mean literally lift it off the ground.  This vintage Geoffrey Beene 60′s red halter top pleated gown is a show stopper if I ever seen one.  I mean this is something you can easily picture Monroe wearing to dazzle her audience…  It’s just stunning.  I love pleats especially on a gown!  This is a piece I wish I saw more young Hollywood movie stars wear because it’s gorgeous and chic.  Geoffrey Beene really does go down as one of Ameri

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I love seeing women wearing shirt-dresses and I have no idea why…  I just remember back in the late 70s these were HOT HOT HOT.  They are so simple and so chic what is there not to love about this design?  I mean for crying out loud it’s by Lanvin and not only from Lanvin but it came out of I.Magnin which was a ultra high end luxury department store….  Everything about this Lanvin 70′s shirt-dress from I.Magnin is just YUMMY.  YUMMY in anyone tummy!  Let me give you a news flash here “STYLISH wo

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Yes I’m over 40 and yes I’m FAB and I could use your help…  Best Self Atlanta Magazine 4th Annual Over 40 & FABULOUS Contest……  CLICK HERE….

I was nominated because of The Thrifters blog and my luxury vintage consignment store in Atlanta called DOUBLETAKE Recycled Luxury.  Everyday I try to show the world and my readers how you too can live a ‘greener’ lifeSTYLE, you just have to have patience that’s all.  So I need all your help in getting into the top 10 so if you will please CLICK HERE and the

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Just how hot is this blog posting?  I say pretty damn hot !  The Calvin Klein vintage 80′s blouse came from a thrift store and the Thierry Mugler asymmetrical black vintage 80′s skirt came out from an antique mall!  It just goes to show you that you can put together a HOT outfit from anyplace, just as long as you look !  Antique malls are so much fun and loaded with hidden treasures you just have to know what you are lo0king for.  Good vintage never ever goes out of style, “trends” go out of sty

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I absolutely love this 80s Pierre Cardin silk abstract in design dress.  I love the way Pierre Cardin arranged the patterns of stripes on this dress, it’s ultra modern…  Most people aren’t aware that Cardin designed furniture and some of his pieces are very collectible.  When you look at his body of work, I truly believe that this man probably never slept…. He was and continues to be be very prolific …  I’m always looking for vintage Pierre Cardin in my search for vintage luxury because this Fre

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This vintage Bill Blass 80s ball gown is your quintessential black tie ball gown in the best of ways.  This really is your Cinderella Princess gown, it’s a fairy tale moment and to get this gown in excellent condition is beyond amazing.  These types of gowns just don’t show up everyday, every week or every month.  This Bill Blass gown has a story I’m sure and I just wished I knew what it was.  The quilted bottom part of this gown adds so much texture and depth to this gown, it’s off the chart HO

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This vintage late 60′s Geoffrey Beene tomato red gown with pockets is so sassy I don’t even know where to begin.  Every detail about this gown just screams out “CLASSIC”.  The waistband is elastic so the woman who wore this originally had room to enjoy herself at whatever cocktail party she wore this to.  There isn’t one thing wrong with this piece, this design- but again it’s from Geoffrey Beene and the man knew exactly what he was doing.  Geoffrey Beene, a single minded innovator who put fashi

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I don’t know why I’ve always had such a passion about luxury vintage but I have now for 32 years…  I’ve never been able to really put my finger on why I love & appreciate vintage so much, I mean I have several reasons but not just one in particular…  When you see this Donald Brooks vintage 70s black dress with white trim it is stunning and yes it’s a show stopper to say the least.  I’ve always loved vintage really because I believe its the best waynot to be copied….  When I see people wearing vi

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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

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Flora Kung vintage 70′s sweet dress….

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!

 

 

 

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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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When my eyes first spotted this jacket I have to say I thought it could be Thierry Mugler.  I wasn’t disappointed to say the least because I’ve been wanting to do a blog post on Linda Loudermilk for some time now.  She was a visionary couture & eco high fashion designer and was named by “W” Magazine as a fashion designer to watch and she was once coined the “Vivienne Westwood of Eco” by Elle Magazine.  She used vegan silk – harvesting silk without killing the silkworm, her cottons were organic

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