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Sometimes you need to take some risks and try new things to figure out what you want to do.  That’s what illustrator Amanda has done since graduating from school where she studied textile design with a focus in illustration.  While in school she had an internship in home design for TJX, where she continued to [...]

Originally from Ireland, Sandra grew up surrounded by creativity.  Her mom and grandmother were home sewers and her dad owned a menswear store.  Given her surroundings, there was no escaping design. She went to design school, moved to NYC and got her first job working at Victoria’s Secret.  She later moved onto work at other [...]

Watching vintage fashion videos never gets old.  It’s fun to see what’s still in style and to hear how the outfits were described, like one good quote from this video: “invitation to flirtation.” Ha!  What would this voiceover guy say if he saw what people wore on runways today? (click on the image to watch [...]

I love looking at jewelry and buying it and I have a good amount of it, but I find that I usually end up wearing the same few pieces over and over.  But when I want to make a statement or wear something new I wear one of these pieces.  Here’s my favorite jewelry: 1. [...]

As you’ve probably seen, the 70′s are coming back this spring with wide-leg pants, blousy shirts, and platform shoes.  The jewelry from independent company, LYKY Design, is the perfect complement to the 70′s fall trends.  And they are completely unique; the earrings and necklaces are made out of American car clock parts and other found objects from the [...]

As a fan of anything vintage and Great Gatsby and Mad Men, I love this spring collection from Edelweiss by Sarah inspired by 1940′s summer camp.  The clothes elegantly balance nostalgia and modernness.  To get to the summer camp look, some of the pieces have strip detailing to resemble wearing a backpack and the clothes [...]

Last week I received an email from a photographer I love from She Hit Pause Studios.  The photos are polaroids of everything from surfers to a bubble gum machine.  The polaroids have a vintage, muted color palette and remind me of something you would see in a Free People or Anthropologie catalog.  I’ve been looking [...]

i recently found out about a brand new clothing line, dollparts, based in chicago.  the concept behind the line is really cool.  the designer, michelle, takes vintage/thrifted clothes and leftover/unused fabric to create new clothes!  she is very focused on ensuring that the clothing line is eco-friendly by minimizing the amount of fabric that is [...]

last weekend i visited Cafe Society, a quaint vintage shop in Brookline Hills, just outside of Boston.  Café Society carries vintage clothes, purses, shoes, and jewelry primarily for women, but they also carry men’s and children’s vintage clothes.  while i was there, i bought a green/gray tweed blazer with brown buttons for only $25! it’s [...]

yesterday i discovered that you can watch 3 seasons worth of mary tyler moore show on hulu and that makes me very happy!  when watching a couple of the episodes i remembered how much i love mary and rhoda’s style.  i wish i could go on the set and go shopping because there are so [...]