NorthStar Vintage

Vintage Clothing from Maine

Second best vintage leather jacket ever.

If I didn’t already own the best vintage leather jacket in the world:

(it’s a Brooks 60’s cafe racer jacket with stars on the cuffs), then I would keep this for myself:

It’s a 40’s Horsehide leather jacket with iridescent lining.   And it’s up for sale now.

One more reason I love my job.

I’m a geek for research.
While searching for information about this Conmar Zipper on a 1940’s Horsehide Leather Motorcycle Jacket (to be listed momentarily)

I came across this blog post….with lots of pictures of vintage zippers, including this gorgeous Deco Conmar:

It’s always good to know that others share my enthusiasm for these weird, small things.

Noir

In acknowledgement of daylight savings time I’ve just listed some gorgeous black 1940’s clothing on eBay.
Note that this is an acknowledgment, not a celebration.  I’m not really a fan of daylight savings time, but it does give me an excuse to put on my pajamas and drink red wine an hour earlier.
 
 40’s Silk Velvet [...]

Snow good.

Snowfall in October does not bode well.
But last night’s mini-squall forced me to acknowledge winter, and list accordingly (though grumpily).
Here’s my first batch of winter coats.  There are more to come. If there’s anything I find lots of here in Maine, it’s winter coats.  So…many…winter….coats. (click on the photo to go to the auction).
70’s Pink Abercrombie [...]

Why I hate October

As I’m sure you’re all aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, even without the official designation, I’m pretty damn aware of breast cancer during this month, as my mother died of breast cancer on October 31, 2002. And it was not, to reference the facetious title of Simone De Beauvoir’s memoir, [...]

Boots!

As mentioned in a previous blog, or, rather blogs, boots, both wearing them and selling them, help me deal with the cold weather.
Here are a few I have listed right now: (click on the photo to go to the sale)

 

 

I love it when this happens.

In my 10 years of selling, I’ve only been able to find the original ad for an item of selling twice. One was for a Bali-Bo bra, which had an extended run, so it wasn’t even an exact match (sadly the link is dead). And once for a Sears Girdle – and it [...]

The screens go off. The storms go on.

It’s always a sad day when the screen windows come off, and the storm windows go on. Not only because it involves cleaning the glass (using vinegar/water/a dollop of detergent and newspaper – it works really well) but because it symbolizes the end of the warm weather and the start of the eternal Maine [...]

Vintage Inspirations

At the Vintage Fashion Guild.
So much eye candy! I can never get my act together enough to participate, but I encourage you to check out those who did!

I Curator.

There was an interesting article in the New York Times Style Section yesterday about the new use of the term “curate.”
I consider myself a curator. Because I can’t create. So instead, I shop.
Article.

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