NorthStar Vintage

Vintage Clothing from Maine

Hello Dollyrockers!

Here in Maine I come across lots of great wool and work vintage, and most money was “old money” so good cutting edge pre-90’s pieces are hard to find.
So I considered myself extremely lucky to find a 60’s Rudi Gernrich dress, even if it was a fairly conservative shift dress. But yesterday I found a [...]

Serendipity

I never imagined that I’d able to use my beloved framed photo of Mr. Chicago 1944 (and runners up) as a tie in to one of my auctions. But sometimes selling vintage creates the lovelist coincidences:
Meet Mr. Chicago 1944 (and runners up):

And meet, a racy pair of 1940’s satin swim trunks. Mr. Chicago 1944 [...]

Nostalgia

I was a teenager/young adult during the 80’s and initially had a hard time accepting that 80’s clothing (and music) as “vintage.”
But I see now the beauty in the adaption of New Wave and the inverted triangle silhouette. Plus, I am compensated by the opportunity to indulge in some nostalgia. Some memories, like [...]

Prom!

This weekend I watched my neighbor going to her senior prom. She wore a strapless wine satin gown with beading on the bust, and a matching shawl. It looked beautiful with her pale skin and black (dyed) hair. Her boyfriend wore a top hat and long tuxedo jacket, and he seemed pretty pimped [...]

It’s not always sexy

Sometimes I buy things that aren’t fun to photograph. Like a cubic yard of organic compost.
My pretty new truck is now coated with dirt, my back muscles are crabby, and I have a pretty new blister. But my plants and bushes are happy. Very, very happy.

This one is MINE!

When I buy vintage for resale I shut off the rather large “collector” portion of my brain. Otherwise my house and closets would be like those novelty cans of candy that filled with coiled up springs.
But I made an exception when I bought a box of aprons and scarves – from a woman who supposedly [...]