1960s dress with 24″ waist$185 at Dorothea’s Closet
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Topshop’s Ossie Clark Ripoff
I’ve mentioned before that Topshop has been using textile designer Celia Birtwell’s association with Ossie Clark to knock off the late designer’s work. To sum it up for those who didn’t read my previous post on the topic, Celia was married to Ossie back in the day. She designed the striking prints that were used…
Patrick Kelly Has Landed
I want to get more emails like the one I recently got from gorgeous client Melissa. She was so enthused about the leopard-spotted Patrick Kelly dress I posted about that she sniped it from eBay. Here’s Melissa showing off her new acquisition and looking mighty fierce. Melissa Leopard is lucky for me. Previously, I inspired…
Vintage Butt Bow, Plus Jackets
This vintage butt-bow dress is beautiful, isn’t it? ’60s gown$325 at Maire McLeod Speaking of bows, the New York Observer jumped on my bow bandwagon with this story. And speaking of bandwagons, you bloggers were months ahead of the designers and fashion media with your interest in band/military-style jackets. Bravo! Balmain is copying YOU! Here…
Curses!
Gorgeous blogger Moira of Dog Art Today cruelly sent me a link to an October 30 Christie’s auction of fabulous vintage clothing called Resurrection: Avant-Garde Fashion. Now I’m pining for numerous pieces that I’ll never have, including, but definitely not limited to: Stephen Sprouse Norma Kamali Norma Kamali Paco Rabanne Ossie Clark UPDATED TO ADD:…
eBay Picks of the Day
Be like WendyB in a leopard-spotted vintage Patrick Kelly dress. If you bid, don’t forget to snipe! Or go for two current trends at once — purple and military/band jacket styling — with this vintage minidress.
Great Minds Think Alike … About Hearts
I came across this vintage Patrick Kelly dress on Vast Vintage. Doesn’t it remind you of the vintage Moschino I wore on Valentine’s Day?
Spotted
I’ve always wanted this Alaia dress. Feel free to buy this for me. $1,875 at Vintagecouture.com You know how much I love leopard!
Regrets, I Have a Few
I’ve always been sorry I didn’t buy this Jean Muir leather dress with pansy belt from Vintage-a-Peel for 245 pounds last year. Now I’m even sorrier, because here’s the same dress at Posh Vintage … priced at $4,425.
Great Minds Think Alike … About Feathers
I spotted this vintage Michel Goma dress at CMadeleine‘s. Doesn’t the print remind you of this Ossie Clark?