Dapper Draper

This beautiful coat was given to me by an old co-worker. It was her grandmother's and had been sitting in an attic for twenty-plus years. She dug it out during her Spring Cleaning and kindly thought of me. I have spent a decent amount of time trying to figure out exactly when this coat was made and I had a sneaking suspicion it was sometime in the 50's. When Low and Behold!!!!!!!!! . . . . there was my coat on Mad Men . . . and on Betty Draper no less. I am assuming that because it was already in her wardrobe by 1961, she bought it in the mid-to-late 50's. There are a few minor cosmetic differences, but overall, we are looking at the same coat! How great that I now know when this lovely coat was designed and produced.

Following suit . . .

Celly made a great point, a short post is better than no post. I have been waiting to post until I had time to really sit down and write but that obviously has not happened in almost a year. Here is a short but better-than-nothing post on a great vintage shirt that was given to me as a gift. It looks like mid-to-late 1930s to me in the shape and with the bow-tie it is a bit reminiscent of a dress Cate Blanchett wore on The Aviator in a scene from the 1930s (it is even same to close in color). The buttons are jeweled and very difficult in function but the effort is worth it. This shirt is great for insta-glamming an outfit and I love an excuse to wear it!

It's Been Too Long!

It saddens me to think about how long I was grossly negligent to this wonderful blog of ours. As time passed, I started fearing that not any random post would suffice for such an extended period of silence. That eventually backfired on me because it made me think that my next post had to be "special" to justify my absence.

NO MORE!

I think even a short and sweet post is better than nothing at all! I'm still out there, finding and obsessing over all things vintage, so why shouldn't I continue to post even these little slices of life? The truth is we are all crazy busy with everything we have wrapped up in our lives, but we still share this very lovely appreciation for the design and artistry of a long gone era and I suspect we are all individually adding to our collections and coming across beautiful items. I think of you Desi, Jeneah and Carlos every time I'm out there trolling for my next obsession!

Cute little tea set:
This set has a neat art deco design in my opinion. Those handles especially remind me of the art deco period. It's stamped Apollo Sheffield nickel silver on the bottom. I'm worried about some tiny little rusted spots that I might not be able to clean up and also I always worry that I can't actually use this kind of stuff for serving coffee, tea or milk anymore, but over-all I'm really loving it! I did the customary ebay search and Apollo Sheffield was widely available on there. I'll try cleaning/polishing and I'll post another pic soon. Also, I LOVE monogrammed antiques! XO

Diamonds and Pearls

While exhausting the internet for vintage hair accessories for my wedding, I came accross this lovely diamond and pearl (not real) hair comb. It was the perfect frame for my hair and held in my black tulle veil beautifully. I was a bit worried to order it and get it and see that it was in not so good of shape, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was probably only used a few times by it's orginal owner. I am not sure what era it is from, but I know I love it and will cherish this little treasure for the rest of my life.

While I Was Away...

It seems I acquire little vintage goodies even when I least expect it. When I arrived at my Dad's house on the night I flew into LA, he had a package waiting for me. Turns out I hadn't updated my ebay address and a seller sent a purchase to his place by mistake. It was a little silver-plated condiment set. The pieces are egg-shaped and pretty cute. Alas, the tiny spoon is missing but the cobalt glass liner is so charming, I barely miss it. Interestingly, the bottom parts are super shiny. I wonder if I polished the shit out of the tops, they would match again?!



Also while in LA, I bought this toiletries set at an antique shop in Santa Barbara whilst shopping with Bridget and Oliver. We've been antiquing with him since he was an infant, securely strapped to my chest inside a Baby Bjorn. I got super excited when I spotted them on a shelf, because glass and sterling silver sets are HIGH on my list of gotta-have-its. When I picked them up and realized they were plastic-y I almost put them back. Then I noticed how shiny and undamaged they were and realized they could be just as appealing sitting on a changing table filled with little baby-sized lovelies. (someday)



Finally, this coaster set I found at the Salvation Army when shopping with the dynamic duo- Aunt Letty and Aunt Pattie! We laughed and chatted our way around the store, having a great time. The coasters were marked individually. Can't help but wonder if they are missing a few in the set. I have fantasized about finding more like them in different colors! That would be RAD!!



xoxo
Celly

Now this is my color...

Here's a great necklace from the 1930's or 40's I just got from my hubby.

He really knows me oh so well.

I just love costume Jewelry !!

I am so excited to be invited to join this blog and have so many things I would love to share with my fellow Vintage buffs!

I'll try to get some photos of some new things I just got for the holidays.

Ciao Bella's!