{"id":604,"date":"2008-05-23T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-24T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2008-05-23T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-24T04:02:00","slug":"meet-mr-dino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/meet-mr-dino\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Mr. Dino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/05\/todays-ebay-recommendations.html\">Earlier this month<\/a>, I recommended the labels Paganne, Leonard and Goldworm to those who appreciate Pucci-esque prints. Another designer of great prints in the &#8217;60s was Mr. Dino. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagefashionguild.com\/labels\/jtom\/m.html\">Vintage Fashion Guild<\/a>, the business was owned by Max Cohen, who designed all the prints himself. Cohen&#8217;s wife, a fan of Dean Martin, came up with the name &#8220;Mr. Dino.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<p>There are quite a few Mr. Dino items available online, some of them at very reasonable prices.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.cmadeleines.com\/Mr.Dino-Hot-Pink-Floral-p-16398.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203389151400395266\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYm3U1XggI\/AAAAAAAADQw\/7BDRVb7Sluw\/s320\/mrdino9.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">$225 at <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.cmadeleines.com\/Mr.Dino-Hot-Pink-Floral-p-16398.html\"><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">CMadeleine&#8217;s Vintage Clothes <\/span><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">This is what I think of when I think of Mr. Dino<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><em><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dorotheasclosetvintage.com\/70sDresses2.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203388773443273202\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYmhU1XgfI\/AAAAAAAADQo\/OF9WaZJI_IY\/s320\/mrdino8.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Maxi dress and matching shawl<\/span><br \/><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dorotheasclosetvintage.com\/70sDresses2.html\"><em>$185 at Dorothea&#8217;s Closet Vintage<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneysvintageclothing.com\/cart\/products\/Vintage_70_s_Mr_Dino_Red_Black_Velvet_Dress_Paris_Suit-10664-208.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203387317449359810\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYlMk1XgcI\/AAAAAAAADQQ\/_H6atgSB3QU\/s320\/mrdino5.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">$59.99 at <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneysvintageclothing.com\/cart\/products\/Vintage_70_s_Mr_Dino_Red_Black_Velvet_Dress_Paris_Suit-10664-208.html\"><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Sydneys Vintage Clothing<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bluevelvetvintage.com\/60s-MR-DINO-MOD-BLACK-AND-WHITE-PRINT-MINIDRESS-p-715.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203386634549559730\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYkk01XgbI\/AAAAAAAADQI\/7SMQ5mZduxA\/s320\/mrdino4.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">$95 at <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluevelvetvintage.com\/60s-MR-DINO-MOD-BLACK-AND-WHITE-PRINT-MINIDRESS-p-715.html\"><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Blue Velvet Vintage<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"> <\/span><\/em><em><\/em><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.co.uk\/Mr-Dino-designer-vintage-floral-printed-dress_W0QQitemZ200225437421QQihZ010QQcategoryZ48869QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203384345331990946\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYifk1XgaI\/AAAAAAAADQA\/SFF6blHPrKo\/s320\/mrdino2.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><em>From <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.co.uk\/Mr-Dino-designer-vintage-floral-printed-dress_W0QQitemZ200225437421QQihZ010QQcategoryZ48869QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122\"><em>eBay<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/midcenturychic.com\/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=254&amp;products_id=348&amp;osCsid=de50cb6987f6a2014ac9580dbe9abb7b\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203383933015130514\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYiHk1XgZI\/AAAAAAAADP4\/pc9zMpz06IY\/s320\/mrdino1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">$225 at <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/midcenturychic.com\/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=254&amp;products_id=348&amp;osCsid=de50cb6987f6a2014ac9580dbe9abb7b\"><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">MidCenturyChic.com<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rustyzipper.com\/shop.cfm\/rz\/viewpartnum%7E118755\/backtorow%7E18\/maxshow%7E20\/startshow%7E1\/SIZE%7E\/ERA%7EALL\/TYPE%7EDresses%20-%20A-Line\/SEARCH%7E\/GENDER%7EWomens\/PRICE%7EALL\/SITE%7Erustyzipper\/118755.cfm\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203388266637132258\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYmD01XgeI\/AAAAAAAADQg\/hr6BGL3H7GE\/s320\/mrdino7.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">$95 at <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rustyzipper.com\/shop.cfm\/rz\/viewpartnum%7E118755\/backtorow%7E18\/maxshow%7E20\/startshow%7E1\/SIZE%7E\/ERA%7EALL\/TYPE%7EDresses%20-%20A-Line\/SEARCH%7E\/GENDER%7EWomens\/PRICE%7EALL\/SITE%7Erustyzipper\/118755.cfm\"><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Rusty Zipper<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagevirtuosa.com\/items2.php?category=11&amp;item=31&amp;department=0500\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203387807075631570\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDYlpE1XgdI\/AAAAAAAADQY\/E8-l3jbAYlI\/s320\/mrdino6.gif\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Sold, but still viewable at <\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagevirtuosa.com\/items2.php?category=11&amp;item=31&amp;department=0500\"><em><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Vintage Virtuosa<\/span><\/em><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">I would have loved to have owned this one.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><\/em>The <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/Vintage-60s-Mr-Dino-Psychedelic-Floral-Maxi-Skirt-Dress_W0QQitemZ250251176080QQihZ015QQcategoryZ48893QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\">eBay seller of this long skirt<\/a> says it was handmade from genuine Mr. Dino fabric.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/Vintage-60s-Mr-Dino-Psychedelic-Floral-Maxi-Skirt-Dress_W0QQitemZ250251176080QQihZ015QQcategoryZ48893QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDeKek1XghI\/AAAAAAAADQ4\/XfzQ1LHaid8\/s320\/mrdino9a.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203780152338121234\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>All the Mr. Dino pieces I&#8217;ve seen have a signature in the print a la Pucci.  You can see the signature on the homemade skirt.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/Vintage-60s-Mr-Dino-Psychedelic-Floral-Maxi-Skirt-Dress_W0QQitemZ250251176080QQihZ015QQcategoryZ48893QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDeK6E1XgiI\/AAAAAAAADRA\/hMhk2VLrKvo\/s320\/mrdino9b.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203780624784523810\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>If you get a Mr. Dino, make sure it&#8217;s signed! And if you bid on eBay, please <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/snipe-dammit.html\">snipe<\/a>! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, I recommended the labels Paganne, Leonard and Goldworm to those who appreciate Pucci-esque prints. Another designer of great prints in the &#8217;60s was Mr. Dino. According to the Vintage Fashion Guild, the business was owned by Max Cohen, who designed all the prints himself. Cohen&#8217;s wife, a fan of Dean Martin, came&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/meet-mr-dino\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[61,126,32,129],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dresses","7":"category-ebay","8":"category-shopping-suggestions","9":"category-vintage-designers","10":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604","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=604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}