I started wearing and collecting vintage clothing in my teens-rummaging for great finds in local stores. One such store was Rudy’s thrift shop in my Brooklyn neighborhood on Atlantic Avenue where I found an amazing Norman Norell jacket, and a beautiful cream wool Givenchy pencil skirt…and thus started my love affair with vintage. (I still have those wonderful pieces in my personal collection although they no longer fit me!)
Who would have thought that my passion for vintage clothing would take over my life?
My Etsy shop started as a hobby, but when the company I was designing for downsized, and with a son still in college, I realized I had to make this work for me. So now I not only shop for myself, I scour and hunt for fabulous vintage treasures for you too…
Every time I score a great item, it gives me a rush like a heroin addict…my heart beating loud in my chest at the register-visualizing the unknowing clerk snatching the item out of my hand while saying “ Do you realize that this is a rare vintage 50’s coat ?!! ”
I often find myself running back to the car squealing in delight with each special find.
Start the Car!!!!!!!
Vintage clothing, like fine wine, gets better with time. You look at the item, marvel at the construction and the breathtaking fabric, and you hold it tight-because another one exactly like it will most likely never pass through your fingers again…and you buy it even if it doesn’t fit because you just have to have it! But these fabulous items ain't for granny, baby...they're for you!

Blessings!

From Brooklyn, with Love....

Ms. A