Daisy Fairbanks Vintage

New Listings, January 2012

We're working on stocking the website with
fresh merchandise for the new year.

Here are a few highlights.

 

1960s Purple Shaheen Dress

1950s Cream Wool & Mink Coat

1970s Gilded Bamboo Dress

 

Vintage Shoe Collection

If you're an average shoe size like me, you probably have a hard time finding vintage shoes. Were people really so much smaller then? So it's rare to come across a colletion of shoes as nice as the ones we managed to find. All in modern size 8, we've just listed 5 pair of beauties from the late 30s to early 50s, in leather, suede, and our favorite, alligator.

Take a peeksy here, and click on the photos for details:

The Coffee Bag Bag & The Cashmere Quilt

Yes, it's been too long since I've checked in. Sorry. But the creativity bug has bit me once again, and I'd like to show you some of what I've been up to.

First, I made this yesterday afternoon:

Gigantic tote bag made from an up-cycled burlap coffee sack. I love this print! Fortunately I have a couple more sacks, some with the same farm woman print, so I will try to stay on the creative train and get them made up. The bag is seriously big - roomy enough for your groceries and your laptop and perhaps a small pet all at once!

Also, over the summer I took on a more labor intensive project. Being a consignment & vintage store owner, I come across loads of things that are not up to my selling standards, and I usually just say "no." But one thing I have been chronically unable to pass up is damaged cashmere sweaters. I just knew that one day I would have the time and inspiration to make something wonderful. And I finally did.

Behold, some rough photos of The Cashmere Quilt:

 

Of course, I fully intended to photograph my process, but that just didn't happen. So here's how it went:

I decided on the color palette of blue & gray, and selected sweaters that had varied color and knit texture. Then I got to work taking them apart at the seams. Yes, I could have simply cut them, but I have plans to harvest as much of the leftover yarn as I can for future projects so I wanted to keep as much of the integrity of the knit pieces as I could. The pattern I made was a simple 6.5 inch square. Lots of cutting to make the eventual 12 x 10 square quilt. Ten sweaters - 9 in the squares and one pale tan for the border. Once I had all the pieces sewn together, I decided that it looked too "neat" so I added little patch squares to break up the pattern. It just felt right. There's no batting because I wanted it to be lightweight, and I used a blue polished cotton bed sheet for the backing. It was really simple to sew. Straight stitch for all the piecing and straight lines for the minimal quilting. The perfect throw blanket, and a lovely birthday gift for an imortant friend (you know who you are.)

The Vintage Novelty Handkerchief

Here's what I've been working on today at Daisy Fairbanks Vintage headquarters - a parade of novelty hankies, coming soon to Etsy.

A few by Tammis Keefe:

Some with a horse theme:

 

Some lovely ladies:

 

Travel souvenirs:

 

A couple by Pat Prichard:

 

 

Randomly lovely:

 

Ever wonder about the calorie count in that caviar or Scotch & soda?

 

And for the truly bizarre, here's what was probably a well-meaning baby shower gift:

 

Wait, is that an actual miniature toy plastic baby that's been crocheted into the corner? Yes. Yes it is.

It's All About Fur - If It's Vintage

It's easy to justify wearing vintage fur. Not only is it in all the fashion editorials for fall, it's wonderfully warm. While I'd never buy a contemporary fur, I do love the retro glamour of vintage. In my brick-and-mortar store, which is in a uber-politically-correct college town, clients sometimes express worry about wearing fur, and the possibly negative feedback they may receive. What I always tell them is that when I have worn vintage fur, I've received nothing but compliments and appreciation for the vintage aspect - it's nostalgic.

So don't worry! Just tell them "It's vintage!"

Here are a few selections of vintage fur from our website.

Vintage 1960s shearling and mink coat

Vintage 40s silver Persian lamb jacket

Vintage 50s rabbit stole

1940s black fur jacket

Vintage 80s red fox fur jacket

Vintage 50s blonde mink coat

And for the vegan-inclined, we also carry some uber-stylish faux furs.

Vintage 80s faux fox fur coat

Vintage 80s faux leopard plush coat

 

New Listings at Daisy Fairbanks Vintage

I don't usually do this, but maybe I should. It's been listing spree week.
Lots of new items added to the site in the last few days (fourteen today!)
Here are highlights:

1930s blue velvet dress with bolero jacket

Early 1960s black dress with capelet by Mr. Mort

1950s red silk dress by Anne Fogarty

1960s/70s blue check dress by Akris

1950s lavender ruffle dress

1950s blue zig-zag stripe dress

1950s pink houndstooth dress by Anne Fogarty

1960s mint silk dress with black print

1980s leopard silk strapless dress

1960s bright floral cotton wrap dress by Swirl

1980s / 1930s style ice aqua marabou feather bolero jacket

 

Coming Soon - More Vintage Hats

My, my, my, how the vintage hats have been multiplying like tribbles around here! So in order to motivate myself to get them listed on the site, I've decided to share them with you here in a little gallery of things to come. Enjoy!

New Vintage Dresses - Black, White, Black

Just listed today:

Amazing black dupioni silk 50s cocktail dress with sculptural pleat detail

 

Adorable Candi Jones 60s dress in dotted Swiss

 

Scandalously short black 60s mini dress with keyhole cutout neckline

Featured Items - Vintage 40s & 50s Patio Dresses

I'm working hard on new listings this week - I have so much to show you! To find the up-to-date latest items, visit my new items page.

Here are a couple of adorable two-piece patio dress sets from the late 40s/early 50s. The consignor tells me her mother took frequent trips to Mexico and the South West and had dozens of these sets she wore over the years. These are two she didn't wear, so they are in absolutely flawless condition.

Check out the full circle skirts!

40s Southwest Patio Dress set

 

50s Harlequin Patio Dress set

Because they are separates, it's easy to work these in to your modern wardrobe. Pair each separately with contemporary pieces like jeans, boots, belt, and your favorite jewelry.

Featured Item - The Red Balloon Skirt

Novelty hot air balloon 50s skirt.

Up, Up and Away!