INDIE: Vintage vs New

INDIE GALS ARE BACK!  We’re back after a long hiatus due to a bunch of factors that are over and done with.   Even more committed to bringing you the best of Indie on the Net, we’d love to hear from you if you want to suggest a store, artist, designer or artisan that you think is worthy of notice.

This issue continues to exam Vintage Indie against New Indie in a contest of sorts.   It is a personal choice; some folks cannot abide the idea of wearing something that belonged to someone else.  They get their minds wrapped up into honeycombed thoughts about health and hygiene instead of style and discovery.   Others love vintage for what it is....a way to make a statement and to stand out as an individual.  When you shop vintage, you won’t see yourself on every street corner, you walk with confidence - some your own, some probably borrowed from previous owners.   You are carrying a bit of history with you and displaying it in a parade of “if you don’t like it, look the other way” attitude and carefree style.

Personally, I love to collect vintage hats, vintage linens, old sterling repousse’ and overlay, vintage furniture, vintage prints and pottery & glass.    Take a look at some of our hat comparisons and let us know what you think. 

Please be sure to come back for our next issue.

INDIE HATS

Here we have a delightful handmade Red Linen Cloche Hat  and lovely Wide Brimmed Canvas Hat we found on Etsy from Bonnies Knitting.  She incorporated vintage buckles to each giving them an authentic vintage flair. 

This stunning Vintage Look Flower Headpiece (left) by EmeraldDiamond on Etsy  adds an elegant touch of class!   Also found on Etsy,  we found the Tweed Cloche Hat (right) by MoaningMinnie is chic yet subdued and a must have for Spring.  We loved the fabric selection on this gorgeous hat and thought it very reasonably priced at $45.

Another stunner is this Emerald Beauty Cloche Hat created by LilyBekicMillinery.  It’s classic styling with added details make it a winner in our book!   We also loved her modern spin on this classic beret.  Her added detailing just blew us away!

Beautiful woven Straw Hat (left) with pretty velvet that we discovered at TheMillineryShop is slightly larger than a pillbox and quite unique.   Another discovery was a Woman’s Fedora (right) in heathered chocolate and pink.

 

We’ve featured a lot of hats from master hatmaker, BoringSidney from Etsy.  Her hats are by far our favorites and looking at the ones below, you’ll know why.  Josephine Baker hat is glam all the way and brings back the modern flapper!  The adorable Cloche of Red will take your breath away!

 

Dolly Doll is a bit of silk elegance while Racing Carnival is full blown over the top elegance in the extreme!

The ones above are all new INDIE hats that are handmade by various designers.  Below are vintage hats that beautifully preserve a little bit of history.

VINTAGE HATS

The first of our VINTAGE finds is this 1960s Emerald Green Velour Pillbox Hat from hemlines.  The Wolf & Dessauer Straw Hat is lovely and fresh enough to fit seamlessly into today’s fashions.

Check out this amazing vintage Christian Dior Hat found at FeistyBroadDesigns.   What a great vintage 50s Fox Hat uncovered at VICTORIASVINTAGE4U.  It is 1930s glam worthy and beautiful. 

   

The Antique Victorian Riding Hat is sure to turn heads.   It looks like something Scarlett O’Hara would have worn and can be purchased at GetLuckyVintage,  Talk about lovely, this vintage Red Hat with Hearts is a show stopper!  You can see this and others at theblackcatcloset.

Stunning vintage Wide Brim Hat is just the number for Spring.  It reminded us of lemon and tangerine sherbet and was found at KlassyKlassics.  This gorgeous vintage Brown Leaf Hat is so pretty it reminds me of a rich chocolate cake.   Found at Honeybrownvintage on Etsy; doesn’t it look good enough to eat? .

SO VERY VINTAGE: A LOOK AT INDIE VINTAGE

We're back after a long hiatus and a few moves later, ready to return to the business at hand. This issue give you a closer look at the vintage indie combination which includes vintage as well as items made from vintage goods and "repurposed" items. We have to thank all of the artisans who kept replying to our call for shops to feature, even in our absence. We greatly appreciate you talent and your perseverance. Thank you to all who continually watch for our blog posts and have been more than patient with us. We are striving to make our posts more often so that we will be able feature more Indie artisans. Some of our upcoming issues will be "A Look At Vintage Indie", "Drop Me A Line", "Pure Indulgence" and "Little Heirlooms". Each issue will have a theme that we will follow; we hope that you will follow right along with us. If you know of a talented designer or artisan, please pass along their information to us - they just might get featured in an upcoming blog! If you visit any of our featured shops, please let them know where you saw them and that you liked their item(s) As artisans, they always appreciate positive feedback and validation of their talents.

CLOTHING

Purevintageclothing showed off with this amazing red crinoline worn as a skirt. The gorgeous vintage red ruffled dress can be found at Scarletvintage on etsy. Jewels4pandas has this sexy black 60s siren dress that is figure flattering in the extreme.

Laurence Kazar made a household name for himself in the 70s and 80s with this style beaded dress, offered by CassiesAttic. This vintage 50s dress from Traven7 definitely makes a stunning statement. You can certainly keep cool in this cotton sundress we discovered at vintageandmore.

We found this pretty Victorian style blouse at jerksinlove on Etsy. Flashbax brought us this gorgeous 1940s vintage lace top that is just yummy. Auroramae wowed us with this sweet vintage top that is so feminine.

This tablecloth shirt from GoodEye was repurposed from a tablecloth and is just lovely. Get this adorable vintage blouse that is so bright and summery at Kinfauns. Kudos to these and these vintage old stock unworn shorts and this leather skirt, so fitted you'd practically have to pour yourself into it.

Our all time favorite was this brightly colored psychedelic skirt by Vintagous which ties with this jumpsuit we discovered at Goodeye, a safari print top looks wonderful over casual jeans and these pychedelic Mr Dino pallazzo pants .

JEWELRY

a wonderful way to take something from the past and turn it into fashionable jewelry as arieltelsa did with her Cross Stitch Ring. Beautiful ingraved bracelet by secondsister in sterling reminds me of the old Victorian jewelry that was given to a loved one. Blondie Necklace by MagicPonyFarm found on Etsy

Spring Cleaning Earrings in Yellow Glass by JennyKarlsson, Reversible large

WendyHumphreys Good Morning Glory Earrings, Scarlett Rose Vintage Brass Filigree Necklace No 2 and Floral Filigree Jewel Necklace from Secretjewellz in Australia.

Getting On In The New Year

Happy New Year to all of our readers and subscribers! We hope that you had a happy holiday season and are settling into the New Year with ease.

Things around here have been hectic, to say the least. Individually, we have all been busy creating and purchasing new inventory, selling from our websites and maintaining those sites as well. Collectively we are back on board and ready to delight you with our latest finds and features for 2008.

We've been at it again, looking over Etsy, Flickr and other communities to bring you what we think are fabulous finds and not to be missed items in accessories, beauty and bath, fashion, jewelry and home decor.

Accessories:

We found some beautiful handmade flower adornments for your hair from Floreti, one which you can wear as a brooch or a hair clip. Talk about double duty - we love it! Also see this fabulous hand painted silk scarf from oceanavesilks - love the colors and one by amysfunkyfibers found on Etsy.

Fab Retro Vintage Reverse Carved Lucite Hair Barrettes & Ponytail Clips found on Etsy and from Eclecticas that are just yummy. $80 for the Pony Holders with sticks and $50 for the Hair Barrettes.

We love this Mod Kitty Backpack by Eclu found at Etsy.com for $148 and this Paisley Tote for $128

As well as this Vintage Bird House Hankie Tote and Cute Chick Hankie Tote from Bethsbagz on Etsy at $42

Bath & Beauty

We discovered Morgan Street on Indie Public and thought their products were fabulous, as you can see. The photography, color and presentation get 10 stars from us!

Pick any 3 get 1 free Mysterious Complete Foot Care Lime Black Pepper Soap

Fashion:

Talk about amazing, check out this beautiful Victorian inspired Embroidered Bronze Victorian Bustle Gown by SeamsVictorian , this Bohemian Beauty, a vintage find by GibberjabbersAttic and lastly this gorgeous Goth Gown by battyazac

Jewelry

Bamboo Earrings in sterling silver for $44 by DorothyCheng found on Etsy.com, Victorian Black Jet Cuff by soiree found on Etsy.com and these Boro Glass Ring Dichroic Lot of 4 from creativeglass at Etsy.com at $23.99 are a true delight! Our most extravagant find was this Roses Are Red - And So Are Rubies - Necklace and Earring Set by Ahna.Etsy.com and JJBoz10.Etsy.com under TeamEJA. We adore the colors of these enameled bird earrings by michelledarinjewelry.



Home Decor:

Incredible Ivory Lights stained glass lamp in such a yummy peachy coral color by Nagli, Mod Lamp found on Etsy from biolum, and off the chart assemblage Chandelier from RetroUnique.

We fell in love with these Live and Learn Pillows from deseta, $220 for a set of 3 in soft ultrasuede, this $150 colorful quilted beauty from pagequilts and for those of you who have children, this Little Girls n Pigtails Quilt by theloveliestbloom on Etsy.com for $75

Come back soon because our next few posts will be featuring items that we think both "she" and "he" would love to receive for Valentine's Day.