Holiday Christmas Sale: Black Friday specials

"Black Friday" HOLIDAY SALE

Now thru Monday, November 30

We are offering 20% off at both shops for all items not previously listed as "SALE".

Purchase must be paid via PayPal at the time of the order,

and we will reimburse the buyer 20% through their PayPal account. 

Naturally, given the time factor of the sale, all purchases must be paid when selected. 

Items currently listed on "SALE" are not part of this offer (the listing price has already been reduced).

We have added SALE badges on the right side of this page,

so you can find our vintage fashion or fabrics and patterns more easily.   Have fun!

The pix below are from our recent Trunk Show

at a 1914 Craftsman home in the hills of Southern California.

We had a great time meeting many of our new customers.

It was also great to see our regular customers from the old Pintucks boutique days!

Bonnie Cashin: Turn locks

Bonnie Cashin turn locks are enough to make you want fall weather year round. There's something in that nifty brass setting that really gives her luxurious jackets and coats a bit of down to earth practicality. I can't begin to imagine the "Eureka" moment when she realized she could apply them to her jackets, after seeing the twist locks in a more utilitarian application.

Soft pastel suede? Sounds nice, now pop in a twist lock. It's better than a button any day. Zipper? you ask. That's an abutted front seam, but our dear twist locks allow us our overlapped front closure. Casual and elegant at the same time.

Signature loopy wool with leather binding frames a brass twister at the neckline. It seems so logical, this industrial fastening. Without it, we would have gotten bored years ago.

Now you get the picture! Sporty and simple, with a twist of fun. How brilliant, how logical. A master invention for the 20th century.


All Bonnie Cashin jackets featured are part of a private collection and are not offered for sale.
This is the first part of a series on the 20th century American fashion designer, Bonnie Cashin.
Please do not reprint these images without prior permission, thank you.


 

1980's Biker & Boyfriend Jackets

There is a big interest lately in the boyfriend styles worn in the 1980's.  A quick look at the movie "Satisfaction" shows some great examples of how boyfriend jackets were worn, front and center by Julia Robers wearing a tailored jacket that barely reveals her little black dress.  Her girl group leads with a classic leather biker jacket and follows with a short and cute brown leather cafe jacket.

We have great a example of the motorcycle jacket here which we will be listing later this month.  It has all of the vintage moto features: heavy metal zips, belt, wide lapels and all.

What follows is a cute leather cropped jacket with a great fit.  Style details include zig-zag edges around the waistband and cuff edges.  The cuffs can be folded back for a casual look.

Super cute motorcycle jacket with a sleek body fit has a trim band around the hem.  The jacket is fit with several seamlines, to sculpt in the waistline.

We like this for skinny jeans and a boots.

When it comes to boyfriend jackets, this chunky winter plaid in red, green and navy has a fun vintage look.  We show it styled with a belt and rolled up sleeves--how 80's is that?  But we can see it work with a twist of navy scarf, jeans and a burning log in the fire place.  Weekend getaway in the country.  Or maybe just selecting autumn leaves for the holiday table decorations.

This sharp teal knit jacket has a neat deep "V" front, that is very slimming besides having a great style.  These sleeves roll up easily too, and would look great worn with tight jeans or leggings.

All jackets pictured are listed in our Etsy shop, where you can find them along with other styles for fall and winter. 

Fall Colors for 2009

The dusty color trend for Fall 2009 as predicted by Pantone for this season show warm, gray tones. In vintage, this look has been used before, and we can locate a few examples in our Etsy shop. They are a nice change from our summer brights, and help us to get into the mood for autumn.

But it's October now, and we already knew that pumpkin, warm squash, foggy gray mornings and muted sunsets were in our future this month.
Happy pumpkin days ahead!