{"id":36590,"date":"2017-06-02T09:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=36590"},"modified":"2017-06-02T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:18:52","slug":"window-shopping-vintage-jackets-to-die-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/window-shopping-vintage-jackets-to-die-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Window Shopping: Vintage Jackets to Die For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dw7J2eEhOYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wednesday&#8217;s vlog<\/a> about vintage designer <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/vintage\/vintage-designers\/ossie-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ossie Clark<\/a>, I said that I hadn&#8217;t bought any new Ossie pieces in a long time. The prices were too high for several years, but, even after they came down a bit, I figured I had such a good Ossie collection that I would have to see a new piece in person &#8212; not online &#8212; to feel passionate about it.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, mere hours after I posted the video, I found an Ossie Clark jacket online that I fell madly in love with: a satin bomber jacket with Celia Birtwell fabric. I&#8217;ve never seen this style before.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36591\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/jackets\/important-ossie-clark-couture-satin-quilted-jacket-late-1960s\/id-v_2824213\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36591\" class=\"wp-image-36591\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ossieclark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ossieclark.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ossieclark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ossieclark-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ossieclark-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I would wear this so much! Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s being sold on 1stdibs.com by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/steinberg-and-tolkien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steinberg &amp; Tolkien<\/a>, based in Santa Monica, Calif. If this is related to the brick-and-mortar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-482187\/A-rare-vintage-Bon-voyage-fashion-icon-Steinberg--Tolkien.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steinberg &amp; Tolkien store<\/a> that I shopped at in London a dozen years ago, it&#8217;s a reliable source for good Ossie. Too bad it&#8217;s $2,750! I&#8217;m already bitterly jealous of whoever eventually buys this. I&#8217;ve got premature envy!<\/p>\n<p>You can check out the rest of Steinberg &amp; Tolkien&#8217;s vintage pieces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/steinberg-and-tolkien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.  And don&#8217;t forget to watch my Ossie Clark video on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dw7J2eEhOYQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Before I stumbled across that Ossie jacket, I was batting my eyelashes at this very different-looking vintage jacket &#8212; a sex-ay Thierry Mugler piece with corset lacing. What can I say? I have eclectic taste.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36592\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/jackets\/thierry-mugler-jacket\/id-v_2783773\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36592\" class=\"wp-image-36592\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mugler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mugler.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mugler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mugler-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mugler-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This jacket is also on 1stdibs.com, offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/villa-rosemaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vintage de Rosemaine<\/a>. It&#8217;s priced at $492.90. That&#8217;s practically pocket change next to the Ossie Clark jacket, but, alas! My heart belongs to the Ossie.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to have a &#8220;twins&#8221; moment with me, consider buying this Pucci dress for $412.66 from Vintage de Rosemaine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36593\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36593\" class=\"wp-image-36593\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pucci.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pucci.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pucci-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pucci-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pucci-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t it look like it&#8217;s from the same season as my 2005 Pucci top?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36594\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/what-wendy-wore-and-lost-madonna-at-yankee-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36594\" class=\"wp-image-36594\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/madonna1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/madonna1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/madonna1-768x1024-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/madonna1-768x1024-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While pretty much no one wants to meet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/style-beauty\/fashion\/a9884708\/cannes-fashion-dior-dress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a sartorial twin on the red carpet<\/a>, I do love a funny, matchy-matchy photo. That opportunity arises most frequently with an old argyle sweater I got from J. Crew. Sometimes that sweater and I pose with strangers &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36595\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/twinset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36595\" class=\"wp-image-36595 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinset.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinset-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for 2007 post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; other times we pose with MrB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36596\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/twinset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36596\" class=\"wp-image-36596 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinsetcrop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinsetcrop.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinsetcrop-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/twinsetcrop-300x487.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Same sweater seen with MrB in 2014. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While I generally enjoy wearing something that stands out in a crowd, I&#8217;ve decided that a good sense of humor is the best accessory if you bump into your mirror image at any event. (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/back-in-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The first time I wore my leopard-print Patrick Kelly dress<\/a>, I chased down a woman wearing a different leopard print and begged her to pose for a photo. I&#8217;ve got to find that picture!) Go for a photo op with your other (outfit) half, and remember that it takes fewer muscles to smile than it does to frown &#8230; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/science\/smile.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">or does it<\/a>?<\/em>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Wednesday&#8217;s vlog about vintage designer Ossie Clark, I said that I hadn&#8217;t bought any new Ossie pieces in a long time. The prices were too high for several years, but, even after they came down a bit, I figured I had such a good Ossie collection that I would have to see a new&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/window-shopping-vintage-jackets-to-die-for\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[669,1,71,48,41,99,40,129,550,517],"tags":[249,1334,1335,1206],"class_list":["post-36590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-about-wendy","category-uncategorized","category-jackets","category-ossie-clark","category-pictures-of-me","category-twins","category-vintage","category-vintage-designers","category-vintage-wendyb-photos","category-wishful-thinking","tag-1stdibs","tag-j-crew","tag-pucci","tag-vintage","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36590"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36602,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36590\/revisions\/36602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}