NorthStar Vintage

Vintage Clothing from Maine

DeCordova Museum Biennial

Last night, Mr. NSV and I and 45 of some of the coolest people in Portland, Maine got on a bus loaded with champagne and pot luck and rode to Boston to check out the Biennial at the DeCordova Museum.
Knowing my friend Greta Bank (previously here) would be showing her work at the exhibit, I [...]

Muffler men, cabin fever, and the BFI

This is the time of the year when I start getting stir crazy.  No motorcycle rides, no gardening, no yard sales, no barbeques or trips out on Casco Bay.
I want to take a road trip.  I think I want to see the “Muffler Men” of Maine.
Muffler Men, described in Roadside America as, “[G]iant fiberglass humanoids [...]

One of the many reasons I love my job.

It’s not just because I get to buy and handle beautiful clothing.  Or because I can work with my cat at my feet and post-rock music on my iPod.  And it’s not only because of my fabulous buyers and fellow vintage sellers, whom I adore.  But mostly, it’s because I get to meet some very [...]

Why I never test drive the merchandise.

The bad news – you will never be able to buy this sweater from NorthStar Vintage.

The good news?  I’m toasty warm in my “new” cardigan and have found another sartorial obsession – vintage Norwegian/Scandinavian sweaters.

Ponomo

I have the most talented friends!
Last week, Hannah Tarkinson sent me a link to the purse that she had made, after being  inspired by my purse. (it was a yard sale find).
Here’s what she made:

Seriously, it is about the most beautiful purse I’ve ever seen.  I am SO flattered that my little yard sale find [...]

Wooly man things

It’s been snowing for 3 days straight here in Maine. Vintage wool menswear is the only thing that makes sense to me right now.
Please click on the picture to see the auction.

Ice fishing as art.

I know that right now my brother is sitting in the middle of a frozen lake in Central Maine, wearing all his warmest clothes, hovering over a 10″ hole, and having a great day. I suspect there may be beer involve.
Growing up on a Maine lake, I saw a lot of ice fishing. [...]

More Maine-y Goodness

I love seeing Maine companies being mentioned – especially when it comes to fashion and design!
Angela Adams’ Sea Bags are raved about in Design*Sponge.
This is my favorite:
I think I need this too:
And this print would be perfect in my yellow dining room:
I can just drive over to Portland and check it all out at the [...]

Vintage New Years Resolution

Here are a list of my 10 vintage related (sometimes only tangentially related) Vintage Resolutions for 2010.  The idea for the list was borrewed from  Denisebrain who was impressed by the list of vintage resoutions on the Zuburbia Blog.
1. Become a better blogger – I’m almost embarrassed to post this list after looking at the [...]

Solace

I take it where I can find it when it comes to winter. So….it stays light until 4:45 now! Spring is only 3 months away!
So I’ve listed some warm weather pieces (and, of course, some cold weather pieces). Click HERE to see them all or click on the individual photo for the auction.

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