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September 29, 2008 by WendyB

This vintage Biba is divine.

Beautiful vintage Biba
$825 at Posh Vintage

If you’re looking for less expensive lace, consider this ’80s Anne Klein top on eBay.

If you bid, don’t forget to snipe!

Check out my previous lace posts:

  • eBay Items of Interest
  • Oh, You Lacy Girl!
  • Looking for Lace?
  • Jaded
  • Mickey Mantle’s Number

While I was looking at eBay, I noticed a pair of Moschino harem pants that I’d written about last year.


These were $175 on Yoox, so if these are your style, you might be able to get a nice bargain on eBay.

If you prefer your Hammer/harem/genie pants to be a bit more subdued, check out another pair of vintage Moschinos. The eBay buy-it-now price is $129.

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Filed Under: pants, tops, vintage

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Comments

  1. Lynette says

    September 29, 2008 at 9:11 pm

    Yes, WendyB, that Biba is divine. Wow.

  2. TINE says

    September 29, 2008 at 10:30 pm

    I love MC Hammer pants!

  3. Eelie says

    September 30, 2008 at 1:52 am

    I’m always dreaming of wearing a pair of harrem trousers but being in such a tiny part of the world i would simply look ridiculous lol but oh how much i do. When i head up north i’ll definately be rockin them 🙂

    The dress above is very beautiful also but so expensive. You found a very nice alternative though 🙂

  4. jennine says

    September 30, 2008 at 1:56 am

    oh yes, i love the lace biba too… so pretty… also the moschino hamer pants… i have a pair of trousers in that same plaid, but i don’t wear them as much as i should.

  5. Ladies Who Lunch says

    September 30, 2008 at 2:21 am

    That Biba is divine. Posh Vintage is certainly not cheap..

  6. Elisabeth says

    September 30, 2008 at 4:22 am

    Wow, the Biba is to die for!

  7. La Belette Rouge says

    September 30, 2008 at 4:22 am

    Lace is something that can go so wrong at a cheaper price point. I saw some faux prada lace that made arsenic seem like a better choice.
    p.s. I love that movie. Cary Grant is so cute.

  8. Sunniva says

    September 30, 2008 at 5:02 am

    Oh how I adore lacey clothes!!

  9. PBW says

    September 30, 2008 at 7:10 am

    I’ve never been a fan of lace – until now. I heart that Biba!

  10. fashion herald says

    September 30, 2008 at 7:40 am

    wow, the Biba is beautiful.
    I miss those crazy Moschino days.

  11. Deirdre says

    September 30, 2008 at 7:46 am

    I love my daily WendyB hit. Great pants, if they were all voluminous but with the crotch somewhere more north of my ankles.

    In the late 90s, I lived in France for a while. I’d never heard of Burberry but the French wore it like crazy, so I called it “the French plaid.” Everyone had French plaid on — the pastry chefs, the garbage collectors — it was clearly a national movement.

    I thought about buying a French plaid scarf, but I finally had enough when I saw two Japanese tourists — lovely ladies though they were — in French plaid dresses, with French plaid trench coats, wearing French plaid hats, with French plaid shoes, and carrying French plaid umbrellas.

    When I came home and saw the same plaid beginning to sprout up in the US, I finally learned that it was Burberry.

    But it will forever in my heart be known as French plaid.

  12. WendyB says

    September 30, 2008 at 7:48 am

    Deirdre, that’s an awesome story. I think the name of Burberry should be changed to French Plaid in your honor.

  13. My Fashion Frenzy says

    September 30, 2008 at 8:30 am

    I love the lace. =)

  14. retifism says

    September 30, 2008 at 9:38 am

    another great lace find.

    few months back i saw a metallic pair of harem pants in some store. now i regret not buying them, and buying some other pair of shoes instead.

  15. emmapeelpants says

    September 30, 2008 at 9:39 am

    [I shall refrain from telling you how much you could have bought that one for, after the trauma of the Muir!]

    I’m still not sure I can get on board with the hammer pants, but I’m certainly kicking myself for rejecting a few which my aunt offered me a few years back. I certainly didn’t envision them making a comeback!!

  16. TheShoeGirl says

    September 30, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Hmmm. I don’t really get this hammer-pants trend. Gwen Stefani was rocking them in black (in a style like the first pair) a few months before her second pregnancy and she barely pulled them off.

    It kind of looks like you had a little accident and your pants are filled with…. well, I won’t get vulgar.

    Love the lace though. 😉

  17. lisa says

    September 30, 2008 at 11:09 am

    Beautiful Biba blouse.

  18. Sharon Rose says

    September 30, 2008 at 11:09 am

    Hi there-harem pants are very in this season!! I like these vintage Moschino ones!!

  19. Miss Janey says

    September 30, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Since Mr. J is not a sheik, MIss J can pass onteh harem pants. But lordy- that Biba lace top is to die for. Lovely find, WendyB.

  20. coco says

    September 30, 2008 at 11:34 am

    I’m not that big on lace but I really like the second shirt.

  21. Luxe. says

    September 30, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    The Biba top is beautiful!

  22. Couture Carrie says

    September 30, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Wow I just fell in love with that Biba!!

    xoxox,
    CC

  23. KD says

    September 30, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Those first Moschino pants are certainly something. I really like that Anne Klein top!

  24. ...love Maegan says

    September 30, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    loving lace and all the awesome details for fall!

  25. Sal says

    September 30, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Wendy, do you ever bid on the eBay stuff you recommend? Or is this straight up public service? Just wondering if I’ll ever be neck-and-neck with the likes of you, bidding for some hammer pants.

  26. thepreppyprincess says

    September 30, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    That is one fabulous lace top…wowza! This is mortifying, but we are so old we shopped at Biba on our first visit to London way back oh-so-long-ago!

    The "French plaid" moniker is wonderful, we may have to borrow it for future use.

    The harem pants…we would look like an elf, or worse.
    Grins & Giggles,
    tp

  27. enc says

    September 30, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Boy do those Moschino harem/hammer/genie pants ever look like the Burberry Nova check!

    They’re a very cool shape.

  28. WendyB says

    September 30, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Good question, Sal. Mostly it's straight-up public service. Though people's enthusiastic comments did cause me to bid on (and win) the Viktor & Rolf skirt here:
    http://wbjewelry.blogspot.com/2008/09/oh-you-lacy-girl.html

  29. Practically Perfect In Every Way says

    September 30, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    loved that movie!

  30. Jen (MahaloFashion) says

    September 30, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    That’s so awesome, especially with a simple pencil skirt!

  31. Hailey @ stylesymmetry.com says

    September 30, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    I agree with you on the lace top!!!

  32. Diana Coronado says

    September 30, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    TO die for

  33. Songy says

    October 1, 2008 at 12:06 am

    your ebay finds are always interesting!

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