name dropping

I am a bit proud of this preview. Not to be all name-droppy, but...Tina Leser. Anne Fogarty. And you'll start to see in this preview some holiday party-worthy items, to get you all ready for this season's festivities. (I've already found the perfect skirt to wear to any party I'm lucky enough to attend, even if it's only the rather intimate Small Earth Vintage holiday gathering.)

Oh, and a couple of you have been asking me about the Paul Klee skirt. Well...scroll on!

Plaid taffeta and black velvet party dress.

Mustard wool sweater, by Adelaar.

1960s scallop/fish scales print dress.

1950s Ionic columns print blouse, by Shapely Classic.

1950s green and brown checked wool shirtwaist dress, by Nat Turoff.

1950s red corduroy skirt with cute pockets!

Chocolate brown and black check wool jacket with bow neck, by Kimberly.

1950s silk shantung floral print dress, by Stephan Ltd.

Caramel silk blouse.

1980s does 1940s cocoa crepe dress with ruched waist and silver beaded neckline.

Mod plaid lined raincoat, by Sears.

1930s or 1940s black rayon crepe dress with tons of soutache trim on the bodice.

Mod plaid and polka-dot dress with striped belt (it has it all!), Now is the Time by Puritan.

1950s bird and flower print cardigan.

1960s purple and peacock blue Indian silk dress, by Tina Leser.

1950s black and brown pinstriped blouse, by A Glamour Original.

The Mermaid Queen! A 1950s sea green lace and gold taffeta gown with jacket, by Corrine Original.

You may have seen this on the blog before. Well, I've finally decided to sell it! Paul Klee print full skirt (with separate, matching button-close waist sash), by Modern Jr. (See my previous post about this neat skirt here.)

1960s Grecian style drop waist dress, by Sacony Ciella.

Navy blue cardigan with embroidered stars and nautical flag appliques.

Gorgeous silk taffeta purple and forest green rose print skirt suit, by Nelson-Caine.

Navy silk taffeta swing jacket with rhinestone embellishments at collar, by J. Doctor.

1960s wavy tiger stripe knit dress, Collector's Items by Anne Fogarty.

Velvet ribbons, lace, and pearl embellished cardigan, by Alice Kaye Originals.

1930s black rayon crepe dress with velvet waist and floppy velvet bow.

xo

K

dandy

I got to do a photo shoot with my favorite male model, Andy, yesterday. Here are the results--lots more cool, dapper dandy-wear for men in the Etsy shop!

Vintage L.L. Bean wool blend snowflake sweater.

Pretty much the best cowichan sweater ever (aside from Andy's Amway one)--sled dog MUSH motif zip-up cowichan!

1970s Jazz Age print disco shirt.

Gold paisley brocade Gingiss tuxedo jacket.

Brown and cream clip-on bow tie.

Red plaid clip-on bow tie.

Brown square print clip-on bow tie, by Ormond N.Y.C.

Slate blue, red and green clip-on bow tie, by Beau Clip.

Red houndstooth clip-on bow tie, by Beau Clip.

Brown fried egg print clip-on bow tie, by Hart/Ormond N.Y.C.

Black felt feather fedora, by Champ.

Olive feather fedora, by Dobbs Game Bird.

xo

K

happy halloween!

For those looking for vintage treats, there are still a few more hours left in the SmallEarthVintage 2nd Etsy-versary Sale!

xo

K

It's our second Etsy-versary!

Everything in the shop is already marked down 20%, so start shopping now!

xo

K

obsession

I have an obsession.

The last one was Elvis. It resulted in me buying up every Elvis cd available in the BMG music catalog. And in a pilgrimage to Graceland.

And one to Graceland Too.

I still like The King. I still think the '68 Comeback Special is awesome. But...I've moved on. I'm no longer obsessed.

I've had a nice, normal decade of liking, really liking, and even loving, lots of things. Andy, vintage clothing, Lucy, road trips, perfume, cocktails, food, Howard Dean... Everything was going nice and smoothly.

And then Scotland hit me.

I realize now it was meant to be. For example, some of my favorite bands from my formative years--Aztec Camera, The Waterboys, Jesus and Mary Chain--hail from Scotland. (Just FYI, TJ&MC and Pastels photos below link to cool videos by them, so you may want to turn down your volume if you're at work.)

And I know I'm really late to the party, but I've discovered these guys, and can't stop listening to them.

And of course, there was this. I don't think Trainspotting made me want to go to Scotland at the time. Junkies, filthy toilets--already had that in NYC. But the accents! Great movie, great soundtrack.

So anyway, I've become convinced Scotland and me are meant to be. I'm starting to develop a taste for this stuff.

And I have always loved tartan. This photo is from a gorgeous 2008 British Vogue story called Take the High Road. You can see more of the photos here. In my p-rock days I wore plaid tights just like the models in the shoot have on, and I would love another pair.

Probably the most famous Scottish fashion export next to tartan is Pringle knitwear. Here's Pringle back in the day, a twinset on the cover of Vogue.

And Pringle now, as worn by Tilda Swinton.

I love these looks from Pringle A/W 2010, updates to the traditional fisherman's sweater and Scotsman's kilt, for women.

And of course, there's this man, the lovely Mr. Alan Cumming. All men should dress like this. And he makes the only celeb perfume I would wear. Which is, naturally, called Cumming, and which has notes of leather, peat fire, highland mud, burned rubber and white truffle. You can see his cute ad for it here. (Coincidentally, I would also wear Tilda Swinton's perfume, which is called Like This.)

Seriously. You're just not going to get an anti-kilt argument out of me. Nope.

Maybe this obsession will become suddenly displaced by something else. Like the midterm elections? Um, probably not.

I think this one is going to be a bit more expensive than a trip to Graceland. I'd better start saving.

You can be sure you'll be hearing more from me on this.

xo

K