Fashion Blogs

Who in their right mind doesn’t love Carolina Herrera? Every time, and I mean every time, I get my hands on vintage Herrera I do my little victory dance….  To me there isn’t anything better than vintage Carolina Herrera because this dress was done in the early 90′s and it looks amazingly beautiful TODAY.  That’s the great thing about style, is good style never ever goes out of style and if anyone should know about style it’s Carolina Herrera.  Get yourself into some vintage Carolina Herrera and

You know I’m a lover not a hater so when my eyes met this Nina Ricci label it was love at first sight!  I really should have taken a photo of the inside of the shoulders because there is a lace extra lining underneath which tells me it’s all about the details with Nina Ricci.  This is a powerful old iconic label and when you look at this dress head-on and sideways you see that it’s a real treasure.  It looks just as amazing today as the day it was originally conceived…  I believe everywoman need

I love this vintage pink Pierre Cardin 70s disco dress with the original belt. Will you check out the belt? It’s not just the belt but it’s the shoulders & sleeves as well. This was just so beautifully designed and so well constructed that it’s timeless. I can put a woman in this dress today with a fun pair of Stella McCartney heels and she would look amazing because good simple designs never go out of style. The great thing about vintage is that the number of copies of an item is limited, not l

One of my most treasured fellow thrifter Dawn Kaufman came into Doubletake Recycled Luxury to consign this item and it just stopped me dead in my tracks….  This 3 piece early 70′s Oscar de la Renta polkadot dress is just stunning.  The dress has a ruffled attachable skirt so you can give it that extra dimension and then the belt.  The patterns of polkadots in this vintage Oscar de la Renta dress is just jaw-dropping.  When Dawn walked into Doubletake with it, I was talking to Paula who happens t

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

I love vintage Geoffrey Beene especially 60′s Beene.  The lines and shapes of his 60′s pieces are off the wall hot not to mention sexy.  The fabric on this piece is very thick wool and will you just look at the pockets on this dress !!!  I hope you enjoy this brief video of the history of Geoffrey Beene…  I’m Daniel Troppy and I’m your luxury curator!

I found this Missoni men’s dress shirt inside a thrift store and damn it if the shirt is to big for me.  I first looked at the label and the next thing I looked at was the size and when I realized it wouldn’t fit my ass I knew Mitch was in for a “gift”.  It really does pay to be the boyfriend of a professional thrift store shopper like myself.  When you look inside Mitch’s closet it reads like a Who’s Who of the fashion world.  I’m constantly giving him Helmut Lang, Burberry, ETRO, Versace, Brio

I wanted to write a joyful send off to my artist brother Darrell Troppy who is flying to Paris today for a juried art show at THE LOUVRE.  He was selected out of thousands of artist to show 3 paintings at THE LOUVRE so yes he is going to be there …  My brother and I are cut from the same cloth, we both are determined, strong willed, unshakable, dedicated, stubborn and most important we are tenacious.  All very excellent qualities when it comes to achieving your dreams.  Darrell and I hate the wo

I’m a little annoyed at this moment because I had written a blog post on this Rachel Roy and Burberry outfit and it was erased…..  ERASED…  I sat down started typing the post and the next thing I knew it was ERASED.  So I don’t have it in me to even try to remember what the hell I said but I’m sure it was something of great importance…..  So here goes…  The top is Rachel Roy and the bottom is Burberry Golf…  God I’m so annoyed ……  I’m Daniel Troppy your luxury curator .

I swear if I were a woman I would live in this vintage YSL 70′s caftan.  I’m serious I would live in it.  It would be my version of the Snuggie, but only R$CH & CHIC.  This caftan is made of terrycloth so it’s super absorbent and it has pockets so while the terrycloth is soaking up the water your hands can be tucked away nice and safe.  This just screams St Tropez doesn’t it?  I mean can’t you see Elizabeth Taylor wearing this YSL caftan, sun bathing on some yacht in the Mediterranean?  I sure c

This is a joyful yet sad blog post and here is why.  Remember when I did that SPECIAL REPORT about Dawn Kaufman and her striking gold at an estate sale?  Dawn purchased all these fabulous vintage pieces that still has the Neiman Marcus tags on them left over from the 80′s at that estate sale.  Fast forward, I get an email from my ultra stylish friend Nancy telling me that she spotted a huge collection of vintage pieces at a thrift store and I need to stop by and check  it out.  Well thank you Mi

Honey this blog posting is all about the 70′s.  That’s right mamma all about the good old 70′s when the discos were hopping and there were lines of coke on every nightclub tables.  Oh the good ole days!  Well this blog posting is a bit more conservative in style but nonetheless it still packs the same of 70′s punch. Nancy and I were shopping one Sunday when she plucks from the rack this bright pink 70′s cashmere Pringle of Scotland sweater and hands it to me and said “I know you love this label”

You can never have enough vintage Yves Saint Laurent men’s shirt or at least that’s what my voices are telling me…  Haha GotYa!!!  I don’t hear any voices in my head other than the voices from dead fashion designers….  Let me tell you if any old dead fashion designers were to talk to me, I would pray that it would be Yves Saint Laurent.  The man was just a brilliant friggin genius, no doubt about it.  This vintage 70′s YSL men’s shirt is quickly becoming my new favorite item in my closet and let

I will always hunt and gather up vintage Louis Feraud pieces.  ALWAYS.  Look at this friggin hot abstract pattern Feraud vintage 80′s blouse will ya?  It’s so off the chain hot it’s burring my fingers as I type this post.  Louis Feraud was a French fashion designer & artist.  In 1950, Louis Feraud created his first “Maison de Couture” in Cannes and by 1955 had established a couture house in Paris.  Every major movie star of that time period flocked to him, they worshipped him, they loved him!  

When I saw the actual label on this jacket, I almost chocked on my Tic Tac!  I know you would have done the exact same thing.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE finding vintage Thierry Mugler, I wish I could say that I find vintage Mugler every damn day but sadly I just don’t.  It’s a real treat to find this label because I consider him one of the finest French fashion designers EVER.  He was so futuristic and you see that with the details on this jacket.  It’s very Jetsons – space age !  If I could squeeze my a

Twelve years ago I bought a set of Walter Von Nessen table lamps from a friend of mine who was cleaning out her house and just wanted to move them.  Walter Von Nessen was a lighting and furniture designer that was born in German and emigrated to the US in 1925.  He excelled in lamp design, and he adopted the modern trends from Art Deco to functionalism.  The set of lamp I purchased for $150 which is rock bottom and extremely reasonable when it comes to anything from Nessen.  Soon afterwards I ha

Tadashi Shoji is a Japanese born American fashion designer who is known for his red carpet gowns – think Octavia Spencer when she won the Oscar for her performance in ‘The Help’.  Neiman Marcus, Saks, Bloomingdale’s & Nordstrom all carry this fashion brand and with good reason.  I found this Tadashi Shoji cocktail dress that still has the tags hanging on it at the thrift store.  Yes mamma I did!  I’m a scrappy shopper and one that doesn’t mess around so when I see Tadashi Shoji that still has th

Jeanne Lanvin has a very long & rich history, she was one of the world leading fashion French designers of the 20th century.  Finding this pure silk dress shirt from the 70′s is always a treat.  It’s like Halloween and someone just gave me candy, but the best candy in the whole wide world…  Please sit back and enjoy watching this 7 minute video on the life and history of Lanvin….  I’m Daniel Troppy your luxury curator wanting you to gain a vastly  wealthy of Lanvin knowledge…

I loved this piece so much I actually bought it from one of my stylish consignors.  I started doing my research and discovered that this lovely sequin top by Cathy Hardwick actually has some history, and I love history.  I discovered that Tom Ford was creative director for this label from 1986-1988 and this was designed by him during this period and you can definitely tell that he carried this touch on to Gucci with him.  Tom Ford did an internship in Paris for Chloe at the very beginning of his

I’ve told you before about all the magical powers Dawn Kaufman has but maybe this time you’ll really believe me.  Dawn texted me and told me she was bring in a pile of clothes, to my consignment store – DOUBLETAKE RECYCLED LUXURY, she had just discovered at an estate sale.  Little could prepare me for being completely blown away by Dawn’s treasure of goodies.  Dawn walks into DOUBLETAKE with: Ungaro 80′s silk dress still with price tag, Thierry Mugler 80′s dress still with price tag, Chanel 80′s