My
love affair with vintage clothing began at an early age when
I used to dress up in my mother's 50's prom dresses. There
was nothing like all that tulle and taffeta to make a girl
feel like a fairy princess. When I reached my late teens I
discovered the thrift stores where at that time there was
a plethora of gorgeous vintage clothing. By then I had learned
to appreciate the hand tailoring and rich fabrics that could
only be found in the older clothing. I collected closets full
of dresses, skirts, and especially shoes! About twelve years
ago I moved to New York and my tiny apartment size meant that
much of my collection had to stay at the family home. In an
effort to free up some closet space there, I started to sell
a few items that I could bear to part with on ebay. My mother
joined in and cleaned out her closets as well. Now that we
had some more room it meant that that we could once again
go to the estate sales, flea markets and thrift stores and
fill up that empty space! There is nothing like finding that
pristine vintage item, but so often it is not my size and
yet I can't bear to leave it. So along with my ebay auctions,
I started this website to pass along our finds to those of
you that appreciate the style and workmanship that can only
be found in quality vintage clothing and don't have the time
to go out and search for it.
I hope you enjoy browsing the site, and if you have any comments
please e-mail
me.
Lisa Jarrow
(vintage clothing addict)
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