NorthStar Vintage

Vintage Clothing from Maine

Lucite Box

I blogged yesterday about how much I enjoy meeting my buyers and watching them interact with the clothes.
But I’ve had just as much fun “meeting” my online buyers, and other online vintage dealers.
Holly and I “met” when she bought a dress from me about 8 years ago.  She wrote me a very nice email when [...]

Vintage Trunk Sale!

Saturday 10/3 at the Rise Studio in South Portland.
I have a whole rack of stuff  and 7 bins of accessories and textiles  tagged and ready to go.
Some of the other sellers participating are:
The Find VintageOlive’s ClosetGrandma JunePonomoLuxsin
The last sale was a blast – I loved seeing my buyers try on the clothes.  It’s so interesting [...]

The REAL ultimate yard sale

Last weekend I went to what was purported to be “The Ultimate Yard Sale.”  It turned out to be a  bit of what some people refer to as a “cluster f*ck.”
This weekend, Mr. Northstarvintage and I went to what was truly The Ultimate Yard Sale.   The yard sale that  dreams are made of.  The yard [...]

Holy Grail Part 3

For some reason, this summer I became obsessed with birdhouses shaped like real houses.  Judging from the prices these go for,  I am not the only one.
But two weeks ago, returning from Wawbeek on Lake Winnepesaukee, I stopped at a chicken coop turned into a secondhand store, and found this little bungalow for less than [...]

Jewelry and Purses and Belts!

I just added some stuff to Etsy.  Click on the freaky Gemini alien pendant (now for sale) to go our Etsy site.

Holy Grail Part 2

I’ve bought and sold a lot of Frye Campus boots, but never thought  they were quite my style (in other words, they are not black).  But these were my size, and nice and tall, and I tried them on and in that moment I realized I had named and simultaneously found, my next Holy Grail.
Now [...]

I’m a little slow

But I finally have a Facebook page.

Ultimate Yard Sale

It was supposed to be the “Ultimate Yard Sale” but perhaps they advertised it too well.  It was packed.  Too packed to see anything without fighting throngs of not-always-svelte-and-washed attendees.  At one point I was surrounded on every side by people, and the only escape involved climbing over a box of books.
I found two things.  [...]

Karma

I’ve been too busy to post, but not too busy to buy.  Here’s my latest, favorite find – a vintage 1960’s black velvet Pucci dress.  It’s very wearable and I really would like to keep it, but I need to support my other habits (like renovating, yard saling, eating out).

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