Fashion Blogs

Vintage pieces from Hanae Mori is considered to be very collectible, just look on 1stdibs and see for yourself.  Love this label….  Hanae Mori was born in Japan in 1926.  She went on to present her first collection abroad in NYC in 1965 and began showing haute couture collections in Paris in 1977.  She is the only Japanese woman to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and NYC, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house in France.  She is

Someone call 911 because I think Liza Minnelli is missing her sequin Neil Bieff ensemble….  Doesn’t this just look like a Liza Minnelli outfit?????  It has all the bells and whistles that tells me it does…  Neil Bieff began his career as assistant to Arnold Scassi then he began his own label. He has designed for Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross….  When you see Neil Bieff vintage pieces on websites for sell they can go north of a grand, easily.  This piece I’m thinking is from the 80′s and from Sa

To me there really isn’t anything better than finding a vintage Halston especially a gold lame wrap dress from the 70′s.  This is like finding the Holy Grail for me because you know when you really stop to think about it there are so many pieces out there floating around.  It’s not like when you go to thrift stores or hit a few estate sales you will end up with a treasure troll of vintage Halston pieces…. No it isn’t like that.  You really do  have to hunt and search for these items.  When I clo

I have found William Pearson before and blogged about it and yes I love his work.  He began his fashion career in 1951 when he studied under NORMAN NORELL.  I have never found anything before by NORMAN NORELL but when I do believe me you’ll hear me screaming from the roof top.  Pearson launched his own label in late 50′s and his couture business was based in Los Angeles.  Movie stars in the late 50′s & 60′s wore William Pearson to just about every Hollywood event.  This gold gown is just gorgeou

This is another piece from that estate sale I’ve been telling you about.  This vintage 80′s silk dress by Albert Nipon with pockets is gorgeous and timeless.  The pattern is an instant classic and when this dress originally sold at Neiman Marcus in the 80′s it retailed for between $350-450 which was a lot of $$$$ back then.  This lady loved Neiman Marcus and I can only imagine what her entire closet must have looked like.  It was loaded with Armani, Chanel, Thierry Mugler, Oscar de la Renta, Bil

Again here is another piece from that amazing collector of luxury clothes left over from the estate sale that got donated to a thrift store where I grabbed it and ran!  With each piece that I found from this lady’s collection I kept thinking what an amazing eye for detail she had.  I would have loved to have met this lady who collected only the best things during her lifetime and treasure them until she died.  Apparently she had no family and her estate went to some charity.  When I found this C

“Are you very FLORA KUNG”?  I loved those old vintage 80′s ads from Flora Kung and I love finding vintage pieces at thrift stores because they are 100% quality and 100% timeless.  Flora Kung is considered to be “The Queen of Couture in Japan” and her pieces were sold at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Harrods.  She designed her own patterns on silk fabric, a true artist !  Flora Kung pieces are considered collectible and why shouldn’t they  be?  They are scrumptious!  I’m Daniel Troppy your

This is another piece I scored at a thrift store that was left over from an estate sale.  This sweet Adele Simpson dress with matching belt is a show stopper.  Adele Simpson studied at The Pratt Institute of Design in New York and she also in 1964 made Givenchy’s special collection for Bloomingdales Store in New York.  She was the first American designer to treat cotton as a serious fashion fabric, using it for day dresses as well as full skirted evening gowns.  She is very collectible and all I

You know I never pass on the chance to save / collect / a vintage Carolyne Roehm piece.  I’m a big fan of this ladies brief work as a fashion designer in NYC.  She is one of this country’s trendsetters in fashion.  For 10 years she worked as Oscar de la Renta’s house model and then in 1984 she started her own fashion house.  It was an instant success!  Carolyne Roehm’s pieces are considered very collectible and very desirable all with good reason.  Just look at the photo of the inside label and

I’m really and truly in love with Pauline Trigere.  Really and I can’t help myself nor do I want to help myself.  This orange / red dress by Pauline Trigere from Bergdorf Goodman is on fire just like a good drag queen or hemorrhoids!  Pauline Trigere was America’s Coco Chanel and often better!  Pauline Trigere was always sophisticated, she dominated the New York fashion scene for more than 50 years.  Trigere created her designs by draping fabric rather than sketching and everything just had to b

This is my recent TV interview with Mariela Romero with Univision having a conversation about the importance of shopping “green” or in layman’s terms shopping second hand !   It’s in Spanish so I’m going global now….  Enjoy the video….

I love this blue velvet Dior “lounge wear” top and yes I’m putting it with a vintage Escada suede skirt.  Why you ask?  Why not !  I don’t believe that just because something says ‘lounge wear’ you have to wear the damn thing at home lounging while watching “One Life to Live” or “The Young & The Restless”.  Oh hell no, it means wear it out and lounge !  I’m a firm believer in setting your own rules and follow no one.  Don’t just blend in, STAND OUT.  Hell if you wanted to just blend in, go to To

I just had my Pauline Trigere cherry popped!  Yes that’s right, this lovely vintage cropped Trigere jacket, is my very first found item from this label.  I went directly to YouTube to see if there were any previous interviews with Pauline Trigere and luckily there was this 1984 interview.  It’s amazing and she was fantastic as you’ll see when you watch this video.  In many ways she was America’s Coco Chanel.  Pauline Trigere was sophisticated, elegant and never afraid to speak her mind – a large

This vintage Lanvin 70′s dress looks amazing even today and that has everything to do with Jeanne Lanvin.  Jeanne Lanvin opened a millinery shop in Paris in 1890.  She became known for the beautiful dresses she was making for her daughter so in 1909, Lanvin opened her dressing making business and the rest they say is history.  Jeanne Lanvin was all about designing pieces that were timeless and as you can see from this dress, she was spot on.  There is a lot to be said about craftsmanship and of

Who doesn’t love getting their hands on a vintage 70′s maxi dress by Rizkallah for Malcolm Starr?  Name just one person and I’ll send them the deed to The Empire State Building !!  This maxi Malcolm Starr dress is simply divine.  Malcolm Starr was a popular American dress manufacturer and head of the ready to wear company with the same name.  The dress company was started in the 1940′s by Malcolm’s father Frank who was a very well known figure in the textile industry back in the day.  During tha

Good GODS almighty will you just look at these gorgeous vintage Pierre Cardin plaid slacks?  These are so over the top hot and chic even today 50 years later.  That’s what I love about good solid design, it’s timeless.  These are thick wool slacks that will keep any women warm, in style, even in the coldest of winter months.  The brown Bally blouse works nicely with these vintage Cardin slacks, it gives it a nice modern feel.  Lets see Bally & vintage Pierre Cardin in one single outfit all I can

Right off the bat I’m going to tell you that this white Claude Montana is a man’s shirt!  Yes it’s a man’s shirt and when I found it in the thrift store my eyes popped out.  Not just because of the label but because it just happens to be my SIZE !!!  How lucky is that?  I am the biggest fan of Claude Montana on the face of this planet so when I find anything from this brilliant creative artist, I grab it !  His designs from the 80′s are even hotter today.  He created bold designs, he was futuris

The thing I find interesting about vintage is the sizing.  This vintage 70′s Nina Ricci 2 piece stunning blouse with skirt is a vintage size 14 but in today’s sizing it’s more like a 6.  The Nina Ricci Weekend label is 70′s and this is a label I just can’t find enough of.  Love vintage Nina Ricci.  The House of Ricci in Paris was set up in 1932 and when she retired from designing in the early 1950′s she was already in her 70′s.  This iconic French label is a pillar of the fashion industry and if

I love finding vintage 70′s Oleg Cassini second hand.  LOVE IT.  When I saw this sweet little green sporty dress with pockets and fabulous gold buttons, I just freaked.  This item is so damn hot and contemporary now it isn’t funny.  Oleg Cassini, who designed the dresses that helped make Jacqueline Kennedy the most glamorous First Lady in history.  After John Kennedy was elected, he persuaded Jacqueline to use Cassini as the creator of her total look, rather than one of many designers at that ti

If you were to stop and ask me just how many trench-coats I own I wouldn’t honestly know the answer.  I know I have 2-3 Burberry trench-coats, 2 Aquascutum trench-coats, a fabulous vintage 70′s Gucci trench and now this Cacharel trench.  I don’t even want to add those numbers up all I know it is probably way to many for just one person to own but how does anyone pass the chance to own Cacharel for $3.50?  I just had to have it and who knows why, maybe it’s because I’m a thrift addict or just sim