tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86763813352385082382024-03-13T23:42:11.152-04:00Luna and the Junction of Vintage ClothingLuna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-87497345919984786472016-09-01T14:11:00.001-04:002022-11-03T08:27:46.876-04:00BAKELITE - GET IT RIGHT<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have become increasingly miffed at what is up on the Internet being sold as Bakelite. Recently, it has come to a head.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well not that one, but you know what I mean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A while back I saw someone selling all kinds of plastic, none of which was real Bakelite and saying it was. I wrote to them and explained what Bakelite is and how it's made and why their products cannot be Bakelite. They wrote back to me telling me that they've heard that before and that NO ONE knows what they are talking about!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shame on me. Myself and all the experts who wrote all those books I have on Bakelite as well as all the sites on the Internet that define it clearly, and NO ONE knows what they are talking about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just this one person. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alone in the big wide world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, here's the scoop:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What? Hey, it's vintage and the handle is Bakelite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">..........................OK, I'll behave........(not).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bakelite is cast, like iron is cast. When it's manufactured it looks like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then it is carved, either by hand (most-sought-after) or by machine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's easy to tell hand-carving because the carvings are not an exact match. Example in mind, these earrings in my shop:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look closely and see that they are meant to be a matched set but the carvings are not exactly the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, a lot of the time the carved-out section is a bit more "matte" and not as shiny as the rest of the piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">IT....CANNOT....BE....<wbr></wbr>MOLDED!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...like most plastics. I wish I could hire one of those blimps to advertise that to the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When unsure, a good thing to look for is mold marks, like on this piece. See the line going through the center? That's a mold mark and that means it's NOT Bakelite:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's not Celluloid. Celluloid looks like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">....and it CAN be molded</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THIS is often thought to be Bakelite, but it's celluloid:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THIS is NOT Bakelite:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's an insert from a very popular piece of vintage jewelry that is being sold everywhere on the Internet (it must have been very common in its day).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's being offered as Bakelite but it is MOLDED. Plus this piece is actually warped, so there's another reason why it can't be Bakelite</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bakelite must be tested for authenticity. There are a LOT of sites on the Internet to help you with this, however, I do not recommend the "hot water/smell" test. Everyone seems to have a different idea of what the smell should be like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buyers of Bakelite: Don't be fooled! Learn as much as you can about it and soon you will be able to tell if its really Bakelite just by looking at the photo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's some Bakelite in all it's glory:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~Shameless Self-Promotion~~~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have some vintage Bakelite pieces in my shop but I used to design and create jewelry from broken vintage, and I had a serious Bakelite phase back in the early 2000's.Many of the one-of-a-kind leftover samples are being offered in my shop at shopThrilling.com, at slightly above original wholesale prices. https://shopthrilling.com/collections/lunajunctionvintage </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Rah-Rah’s” known later as “Preppies”, aka: “Jocks”</span></div>
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AWARENESS. One example in mind: Special parking for the Handicapped. AWARENESS of the handicapped. THAT was us.</span></div>
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imitate what we had, try to re-live those times.</span></div>
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A lot of us were doing them because we thought we would learn something
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We forgot your name because of all the pot we smoked back then, not because of our ages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We never for a minute thought about the 60s coming back,
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We are now TWICE the age of those we said never to trust…</span><br />
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-39128111569803212982015-11-18T18:28:00.000-05:002017-06-02T11:26:03.380-04:00What Price Vintage?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is going to be a long one, because it's about pricing vintage. It pertains to buyers/wearers of vintage as well as sellers of vintage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One very popular question on just about every forum about
vintage selling is “How should I price this?”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just to get it out of the way, I’ll tell you how I price the
items I sell. I check of similar items
online and see how they are priced. I
have to be honest with myself when doing this, (because don’t we all think our
vintage item is just the MOST FABULOUS thing?).
I have to admit it when some items are just better than what I
have. Item in mind, is this red chiffon
dress from the 50s, which I consider one of the best dresses in my shop. </span></div>
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party dresses on Etsy. I always click on
“highest price” and go from there. The
first dress to come up was an Oleg Cassini for over 700.00.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">…utterly breath-taking.</span></div>
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designer dresses. Mine has no labels at
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But that’s what you have to do. Be honest with yourself about what you
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“If we don’t value our vintage, no one else will.”</span></div>
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flawless vintage dress from the 1940s is priced at 38.00?</span></div>
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it for four times that much. Yes, it’s
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Dresses, gowns, jewelry accessories, low-end prices. I thought everything would sell overnight. </span></div>
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wearers, and lovers of vintage, how do YOU buy your vintage? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Your “good” may be someone else's “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?” </span></div>
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should state every flaw, even the smallest, and if the flaws show up in a photo, (some don't) they should show flaws in photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">--Seller drives around hunting for treasure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">--Items get repaired, restored, laundered/drycleaned, steamed or ironed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">--Hours could be spent on stain-removal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">--Items must be researched (this could take anywhere from 10
minutes to more than an hour).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">--Items must be ironed or steamed to perfection. </span></div>
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photo-shopping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>That's not all:</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Does a seller tell you how they date things, what makes it 50s? 60s? newer? older?
Do they give measurements? (I
have seen item descriptions without them *gasp!*)
Is the product ironed? Well
photographed? Shown at important angles with good close-ups? You want to know
the history, right? You want to know the fabric? You want background information? Does the seller give enough information to justify the value of the item and make you feel like you’ll
get your money’s worth? With enough
information from the seller, the more you know about what you will be getting
but also what to look for in the future.
Best of all, you’d know how to identify items that aren’t what they are
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time the seller put into listing it.
It’s all time-consuming, so consider that you are paying for that time.</span></div>
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you ever DO see a fabulous and flawless vintage item that is under-priced,
you’d know enough to grab it while you can!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">....I’ll admit there
are times when a bargain is a bargain is a bargain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All that being said, keep in mind that VINTAGE IS
VALUABLE! Plus if you take really good
care of it and you get tired of it, you can always re-sell it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So maybe you don’t care about how old it really is.
Maybe you just love the dress/hat/skirt/blouse whatever. That’s different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’ve seen item descriptions that say “Blue 70s blouse”, size
M”, and THAT IS ALL IT SAYS! </span></div>
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That’s all some descriptions say.
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-63304688675352888122015-08-10T13:50:00.004-04:002015-08-10T14:00:59.823-04:00The "Fedora"-Thing<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Greetings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">It’s been a while.
Did you think I was done blogging? No way! I still have a zillion things to complain
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">(Moving into a new home took up my time)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">So I am back to complain about the whole “Fedora”- thing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THEY ARE NOT ALL FEDORA’S!!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">So if you are a seller of vintage, you would need to know these
things and if you are a buyer of vintage, it’s good to stay informed (and NOT be fooled by any seller).</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THIS IS A FEDORA:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THIS IS A TRILBY:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Plus, I love this blog,
Check it out:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/brand-thats-not-a-fedora-and-stop-wearing-it/">http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/brand-thats-not-a-fedora-and-stop-wearing-it/</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THIS IS A STINGY BRIM (a type of fedora):</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">(do you notice the crown of the hat is flat and round or
oval or teardrop shaped? There’s your biggest clue.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Here’s the one that really gets on my nerves. Today I saw another vintage shop selling one
of these as a “fedora” and I did one of these</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">We interrupt this blog with some SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">You will be finding this in my shop in the near future)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THIS…</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">…is a “BUCKET”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">This is also a bucket, but it’s not a hat.</span></div>
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-33083296474624673332015-03-19T14:05:00.001-04:002015-09-19T11:51:33.425-04:00Wearing Damaged Vintage (Oh Yes You can!)<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been a very naughty blogger.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have an excuse: I
am currently packing up our whole lives and all my stock for a move to another
state. So yeah, it’s been crazy here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And YES, you can.</span></div>
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wearing in a situation, (like work) where you are unable to
go home and change the offending blouse, pants, skirt, jacket, sweater? For the whole day you walk around feeling
like there’s a big spotlight on that stain and everyone sees it, right? </span></div>
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40's to early</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">50's. I call it my “Lauren
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is SO divine. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wear it all the time (in the right weather, of course) and
really, all people see when I’m coming is a fabulous vintage jacket that is
unlike anything that’s around nowadays.
Unless you’re standing behind me at the bank (who does THAT anymore?)
you just don’t notice. </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I completely forget about
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In recent-day vernacular, I say “WORK IT!” If you have a fabulous vintage item with some
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treatment as the cocktail dress above.
Maybe add a heavy cardigan and sweater tights and lots of knit scarves in
the fall and winter but with a military jacket and lighter fringed scarves in
warmer weather. (Oh yes, and those great clunky boots too)</span><br />
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vintage Masland safari or hunting jacket with turtleneck and scarf and think
nothing about the damage on the leather:</span></div>
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in the embroidered area and they rusted and faded onto the fabric. I don’t care.
I love this and wear it casually.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OK, so maybe this is not for everyone. This is all about wearing the clothes and not allowing them to wear YOU! There are too many amazing pieces of damaged
vintage out there and selling for “as is” prices.
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-7817897857273485262015-01-28T11:43:00.000-05:002015-02-02T08:39:49.700-05:00GET WHAT YOU WANT (ADDENDUM)<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just had to add something here. It's an easy and economic little trick that can save you money and keep you warm while looking stylish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a little ribbed sweater I found in my local thrift shop, on the 1.00 rack. A lot of thrift shops have racks like this to get rid of older stock. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cute little funnel neck, with raglan sleeves, isn't it? It's a pretty good quality item and must have originally had a higher end price.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cut it up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">See what I mean? It takes the bulk out of wearing another shirt or turtleneck under your cropped top. Also, I know there have been ads on TV that sell these waistband-thingies or whatever you want to call them. You know the ones I mean? The ones that always say "BUT WAIT!!"</span><br />
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Kaye, where she’s wearing a black tight top with white turtleneck and full
skirt. That belt is WAY too tight. It shows how obsessed she was with her waist. This also shows in some of the scenes where
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out. Did you see the cat eye
glasses? They were around long before
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-83121431776200535122014-11-19T09:45:00.002-05:002016-03-30T07:55:54.460-04:00The Reliability of RN Numbers<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If it has in Roman numerals chiseled into the item, it
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, the math: I’ve
always hated math and I’ve gone my entire life without once using algebra, so
WHY DID I HAVE TO BE TORTURED WITH THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL??</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is special math to use with an RN number.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first RN number was issued in 1959. That number was 13670.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So you would take the RN number on your garment and subtract
13670. There is an average of 2365 RN’s
issued per year, so you then divide your number by 2365. The number you come out with is added to 1959
and that is supposed to be the year your garment was made.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">…but a lot of times, it is NOT! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out this dress:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">~~rayon that is slightly distressed-looking </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">~~tea length </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">~~HUGE shoulder pads, shaped like half a pie (or a capital D) </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">~~REALLY loose in the bodice and the skirt is tight </span><br />
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So let’s do the math:</span></div>
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28765. 28765 divided by 2365 =
12.163 (so let’s say 13)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is no way this dress is early 70s. So then you would have to check out different
ways to date it. The company (Incite) is
nowhere to be found. It was never
trademarked or registered for trademark.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So we have to go by the fabric, the styling, and those
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Plus it helps if you were around in the 80's to see this
fashion phenomenon and properly identify it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a basic, classic button down shirt from the catalog company known as “Tweeds”. The first
time their label was ever used was 1987.
The RN number on my shirt is 72830.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got the shirt around 1993/1994. Do you see how you have to be careful?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So what is an RN# supposed to be? To make it really simple, let’s just say that
was when the pattern for the garment was created. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I had a corset that was styled SO 1950’s. Even the fabric was 50's corset fabric. The RN number put it right around
1959/1960. However here was a smooth
Tyvek tag on the inside and remember what I said about smooth Tyvek? (maybe you should go back to my “When labels
are a good thing” –post? <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8676381335238508238#editor/target=post;postID=6784840758516237596;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=6;src=postname">https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8676381335238508238#editor/target=post;postID=6784840758516237596;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=6;src=postname</a>) </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These were from the late 80's to the present! So this was created using the
vintage pattern and even the vintage fabrics, but it was made much more
recently. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are CA#’s too, but you cannot devise a formula for
dating from them. Those are on clothing
from Canada. I’ll get to WPL#’s someday,
but right now I need another nap…</span></div>
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-68010148597742464422014-11-04T07:38:00.001-05:002014-11-04T07:40:56.020-05:00GET WHAT YOU WANT<div class="MsoNormal">
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If you do, “underwear” becomes “Funderwear”. Once I wanted funderwear in aqua. Good grief, forget finding a week’s worth in
that color! So I bought everything in
white and dyed it aqua.</span></div>
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again, Hey I’m from New Jersey) I
looked everywhere but eventually found a newsboy cap in leopard. (In a thrift shop of course), so I got it and
cut the newsboy peak off of it and VOILA:</span></div>
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me and my wrists never seemed to be covered.</span></div>
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sleeves (that are never long enough) and let the sock cuff hang out at the
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skinny pants. I found a white pair
(guess where?). They were super skinny
and great-looking BUT, even though I have been done with “The Monthly Curse”
for years, I just know that if I wear white pants, it will come back to haunt
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nowadays makes me break a hip. I’m even
fussier about sandals. I am one of very
few who can’t stand thongs. (!!!!) I found a
pair of what was perfect for me in black:</span></div>
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getting bleach spots on my clothes and even though they are “knock-around”
clothes, I still like to fix them.</span></div>
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holes? Lace and appliqués are a great
way to cover them. Then you wind up with
a one-of-a-kind piece:</span></div>
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just by sewing it on. These vintage
laces, and ribbons and even feathers (if you can find them) come in handy for
making plain recent-day hats look vintage too.
Don’t forget vintage brooches.
Even when they are missing stones they can be fun as hat trim:</span></div>
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I didn’t limit myself to women’s accessories. I found this in the little boys dept. (..and now
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember my last post “Buy It Big”? Don’t limit yourself to plus sizes. Check the men’s stuff!</span></div>
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“outside-the-box” and want exactly what you want, there’s always a way to get
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-77619891493376760582014-10-16T12:10:00.003-04:002016-03-30T07:55:23.326-04:00Buy It Big<div class="MsoNormal">
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more about individual style, however if you love the drape and flow of ladies
pants worn in the 20s, 30s and 40s, this could be about faking vintage<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> (The women who buy plus size clothing are
going to be very mad at me right now).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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raiding the plus size racks when I shop for myself --myself is a size 6--always in thrift shops. I seldom shop retail. It’s
all about the fabric. This only works if
the fabric is soft and drapey, nice and
flowy. (I think I just made up two new
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">A pair of nice
drapey pants in a good drapey fabric, in a big size, can sit so well on the
body when you tunnel-in some elastic, so they fit at the waist. The end result is wide leg, palazzo type
pants that are comfy and yet still look pretty good….OK, VERY good (but only if
it’s your style). </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How to tunnel-in elastic:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You would need some elastic in the right width. Then you look at the inside of the waistband
on the pants and cut a slot big enough to put the elastic through. Find the biggest safety pin you can and
attach the pin to the elastic and poke it into the slot you made and then you
push it through, inch by inch until it comes out the other end. Then you sew it together and sew up the slot (or, if you are lazy like me, you can knot it). Just make sure that the “waistband tunnel”
goes all the way around, so you don’t bump into a seam before you get to the
other side! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Pictured below
is a pair of flannel pajama pants (in leopard----hey, I’m from New Jersey) that
were given this treatment:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">See what I
mean? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">I have tons of
summer floral pants in the right fabrics that got this treatment too. They look good with tight tops and with loose
flowing tops. (especially on women of a
certain age….).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of
loose tops, this is also a style to consider.
Drape-y knits in 2x or 3x sit so well on the body and hang low, so you
can wear them with skinny pants as shown here:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">This also comes
in handy if you like to cover your butt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have spoken to so many women that say they prefer tops
that cover the derriere and this is a good solution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THEN there’s the huge sweater effect. Below is one of my favorite sweaters. It’s from the 80s, a cotton/ramie knit. It’s full of holes and imperfections but I
wear it all the time and I just love the rattiness of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s HUGE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">…and comfy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">…and drapey</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I wouldn’t wear it out to dinner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here it’s shown with
skinny pants:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, we have the effect of both the flowing pants WITH
the long full top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which is also a good look for women of a certain age…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember what I talked about in my post about fedoras?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THIS is a good time to take out and wear one!:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A word of caution:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be careful of this look if you are 5’ 3” and under . However if you are vertically challenged, it
would work better if the top is open, like a flowing jacket or cardigan with a
tighter top like a tank underneath. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK?</span><br />
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-72270965714838642222014-10-15T07:57:00.001-04:002014-10-15T07:57:33.524-04:00What's Next?Coming this week<br />
Why you should buy it big!Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-66479917231200189202014-10-04T18:29:00.004-04:002016-03-30T07:54:54.147-04:00Vintage Fashion Trademarks<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is about trademarks on labels in
vintage fashion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyone who loves vintage and wants
ONLY true vintage should be familiar with trademarks on labels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am amazed at what sellers of vintage
sell AS vintage but they are so WRONG about their dating. (I could go on and on about the 80’s and how
so many eras were reproduced back then and someday I will). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">It should be a “given” that sellers
know all about what they are selling, but too many of them don’t . Here’s how you can be smarter than the
seller.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be a Vintage Fashion Detective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The best site for trademarks is called
trademarkia.com (link below).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only thing is, you have to know how
to use it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">First does the item listing SHOW the
label? It’s n</span></span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">ot enough to mention them. </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">They must be shown!</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Many companies use several different logos during
their history of production.</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Some use
only one and then go out of business. </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">So you need to see the label to know if and when
it was registered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">If it has an “R” or a “TM” next to the
logo, you know it has been officially trademarked or registered for a
trademark.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">So go to</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.trademarkia.com/?gclid=CKjGteLmjrUCFQyZ4Aod-0IArw">http://www.trademarkia.com/?gclid=CKjGteLmjrUCFQyZ4Aod-0IArw</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then put in the name exactly as it
appears on the label. It’s picky, so if
it doesn’t come up the first time, you may have to enter it in different ways
(like adding all the dots and dashes if they exist on the logo, but it’s not
case-sensitive)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">NOTE:
if there is no TM or R by the name, the label could be from before it
was trademarked or registered, or was never TM’d or registered at all. Sometimes you will be sent straight to a page
where it tells you how to get a trademark for whatever item you are searching.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">That means it's time to give it up and find
another way to date your item…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes, certain names are used over
and over so there may be 40 pages or more of that name, but in different logos
and fonts. Be patient, look through all
of them until you find a matching logo.
Sometimes they don’t have photos of some logos , but it will tell you
what the company sells. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like, if you looking for women’s clothing,
you can skip the sellers of baked goods or automobile parts….<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you find it, click on the logo
(or lack of one) then scroll down. It
will tell you when this logo was first used, but not official yet. A lot of companies use logos that are not
officially trademarked until they apply for it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is very important because
the date it was first used (no officially registered trademark) doesn’t mean
the item is that old! As a fellow member
of the Vintage Fashion Guild once stated, “Beware of the common mistake of
confusing “oldest it can be” with actual age.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">So then scroll back up and check the
filing date and most important, the registration date. On top of the page you will see if it was
renewed or cancelled. If it was
cancelled, you would know that the item can be no newer than the cancellation
date.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">OK. This was informative but not as entertaining as I would like it to be. So for once "school is in".<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">All this can be time-consuming but
many find this research is big fun. It
pays to be knowledgeable about what you are buying. Imagine going to a yard sale or an estate
sale and when the seller tries to tell you that the dress is from the 1940s,
you can throw it back at them and tell them you know better because:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are lots of other ways to tell the
age!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are the shoulder pads like?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;">Are they
triangles? 40s to 50s</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are they shaped like a half of a pie
and really thick? 80s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are they flat triangles with a rounded
edge? 70s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shoulder pads were not in style through
the 60s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Zipper:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Metal zipper on the side? 30s 40s to early 50s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Metal zipper in the back? Mid 50s to mid 60s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Acrylic or nylon zippers? Mid 60s to present<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Invisible” zippers? 70s to present<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bodoni mt black" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">So there you go. You are on your way to being a Vintage
Fashion Detective of the highest order!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-13906715154724277672014-09-25T18:30:00.002-04:002017-03-26T12:13:34.125-04:00The Multi-Strand Necklace<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">You’ve seen these
before. Any lover of vintage knows them
well. Made mostly in the 1950s and 1960s,
they sometimes have matching clip-on earrings.
They come in every color there is and I have quite the collection
myself. I find them to be popular these
days. I have lots of them in my shop. Here's a few:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/LunaJunctionVintage/search?search_query=multistrand&order=date_desc&view_type=list&ref=shop_search</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">These were made
back then for “Ladies Who Lunch”. They
were worn with dresses and skirt suits and were the height of vintage
fashion. They were seen in offices and at
luncheons and special occasions as well as in church!</span></div>
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way these days is………(you guessed it)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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personal style is your own and however you want to wear yours is up to
you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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being less predictable here are some suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">3). My personal favorite is wearing two or three
at a time, in different colors, layering the beads and keeping them close to
the neck (model is wearing a red one, a blue one and a black one) :<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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backwards.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">....and for goodness sake, they do not have to match what you are wearing! "Matchy-matchy" is no longer a good thing.... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">These all work for
all seasons. You can even do black and
orange for Halloween, red and green…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-67848407585162375962014-09-19T18:14:00.000-04:002016-03-30T07:53:30.597-04:00When Labels are a Good Thing<div class="MsoNormal">
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say “Don’t get me started”. That's a sort of warning, because I LIKE to get started on this subject (and probably keep going for a few days).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Labels are one of many ways that help you
identify vintage. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have already given you the link to the label
resource on the Vintage Fashion Guild, but don’t limit yourself to that. There are ways to look at labels<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">First, labels are becoming a thing of the
past. More and more modern-day clothing
is “tagless”, especially lingerie. The
manufacturer is now being printed on the inside of the garment, instead of
putting labels in (a lot of us more sensitive types tear them out anyway,
because they can be irritating). SO, if
you have a garment in your hand that is being touted as vintage and if it has
screened-on logo, beware! Not
vintage. These tagless pieces started in
the early 2000’s. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I went into a retail store and took photos of
really modern-day labels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some have satin labels with fabric information
and you will see that the font is very clear.
It is also printed onto the satin in a different method than vintage
labels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tyvek is a type of paper that is composition and
it cannot be torn. Older Tyvek labels
were put in garment with fabric I.D. information, size and RN numbers as well
as other information. Tyvek in garments
started it the late 60’s/early 70’s. The
older Tyvek is rough, with somewhat faded printing like this:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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whiter, thinner and very smooth, and the printing is very clear, like what's under the Liz Claiborne label above.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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important things to remember. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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“BUYER BEWARE!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are too many “vintage clothing”-sellers out
there that do not know vintage. Your
first “head’s up” should be a lack of a decade in the listing. Worse is when they say “50's or 60's, I’m not
sure”. Don’t buy it. There are ways of pin-pointing a decade and
if a seller isn’t sure, the item should not be listed. Never take a seller’s word for anything. Make sure you have all necessary information
and if it’s not there ASK FOR IT!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-51304364465602970532014-09-16T18:48:00.003-04:002014-09-18T10:20:33.682-04:00A SIMPLE VINTAGE GOWN AND A FEDORA<div class="MsoNormal">
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is a very simple gown. Many would just
say it’s boring. Of course it had to be
styled 2 ways. Once for the traditionalists:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would think of putting with a gown like this.
If I had a nice sparkly infinity scarf, I would have added that too. The effect makes one take a second look at
the gown, no?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is vintage, a stingy brim, but I have several in my shop, some with their
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whole thing about when a woman should wear a fedora, because heaven knows everyone
is wearing them right now, from teenagers to….well….women of a certain age, and it can get redundant and predictable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but these things are just getting around too much, so I am really picky about
what I pair it with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to pair it with something frilly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Asian? Not a cheongsam dress, but
maybe a kimono jacket with a tube top or tank top under it?? </span></div>
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much more, but so many young girls let the hat wear them. Making it look like you were born with that
hat on not easy....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-26615636803928515492014-09-14T12:56:00.000-04:002014-09-18T10:19:53.687-04:00Be a Stickler<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One of my fellow vintage-clothing-sellers on Etsy, Liz, from
PassionateFlea, put a note about me in her (equally amusing) blog:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">http://thepassionateflea.blogspot.com/</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">She called me a “stickler” for getting dates right on
what’s in my shop.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love that word.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I want everyone to be a stickler, so I try my best to teach vintage
clothing-buyers/wearers/lovers how not to get stiffed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am a member of the Vintage Fashion Guild. (I
think it took me 4 tries over a year) In
the interim, I just kept learning and learning until I got this stuff
right. This kind of validation was always
important to me and I thought I had it down pat, but I learned that I didn’t. (Actually we never do, there’s always something
to learn out there….)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So nowadays I do not list anything until I know exactly how
old it is, and I’m able to substantiate that if I’m ever challenged.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There is so much info on the Internet to help with this, but
some of it is not reliable. You want
reliable? Go to the Vintage Fashion
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are so many ways to validate vintage. I’ll eventually get to all of them. This is just a start.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">HALLOWEEN THOUGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Want something unique that no one else has? Vintage clothing can be a great inspiration,
a great start-up for your imagination. There
are several items to inspire at LunaJunction.
I have a lot more coming in the next few weeks.</span></div>
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Luna And the Junction of Vintage Clothinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402515208013754noreply@blogger.com0United States38.8225909761771 -74.61914062532.5568369761771 -84.946289124999993 45.088344976177105 -64.291992125000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676381335238508238.post-57595479430933377872014-09-13T12:13:00.001-04:002014-09-18T10:18:55.929-04:00The Big Welcome<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to (yet another) blog about vintage clothing. I assure you, this one will be different for
reasons stated below but first this:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“What’s with that name?”
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> The name of my shop in Etsy is LunaJunction. When I was about to start my vintage clothing shop on Etsy,
it was great fun trying to get a good name.
So I thought of all kinds of things and decided I love the word
“Luna”. Once, I found a Luna moth in my
yard. It was the most beautiful moth I
had ever seen. (yes they are nocturnal and I found it in the
daytime, as it was injured)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> So what word do you put with “Luna”? I came up with “Junction” because my shop was
going to be an assortment of decades of vintage clothing, vintage jewelry and
vintage accessories, all at this “junction”.
Plus there was something celestial about that word too. So that’s the history behind the name….</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">BUT:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There’s this band in Ireland. Same name.
Oh, I’m sure they (and their fans) know about me like I know about them.
There's no competition here. This is not about music. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Two off-the-wall words.
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“OK SO WHAT’S WITH THIS BLOG?” (you may be asking)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> This blog is for those who prefer to run from any
clothing that’s (I hate this word) “trending”.
This is for those with eclectic tastes in fashion and like to dabble in
vintage clothing, vintage jewelry and vintage accessories because it’s
something different. However, this blog
is for the most virulent Fashion Rebels!
It’s about vintage clothing (for men as well as women) but it’s not
about THAT you wear it, it’s about HOW you wear it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I often say “Luna likes a mix-up.” I say this because vintage fashion is one great
step toward having a style that is all your own, but are you going to go
overboard with a 1940s look, doing <b>that</b> hair, <b>that</b> make-up and<b> those</b> accessories? (which is still better than being “trendy”)
or are you going to mix it with modern-day pieces that lead to a much more creative look that is all your
own? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Bottom line?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO LOOK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?????</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> At this Junction, (see what I did there?) I’m going to share
some personal info:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> I’M vintage. I’m a
Baby Boomer. Yes….I would be considered
a “SENIOR”. (Oh man, that sounded so
much better when I was I high school…).
Hey, just remember this: My
generation of ex-hippies is <b>not</b> your mother’s “old folks next door”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> I still like to have a singular sense of style, all the
while keeping it age-appropriate (not easy).
I can still turn heads when I’m zipping through the sidewalks of New
York, which is saying a lot. In my hometown
here in the very south of New Jersey…..it just gets weird, but I’m used to it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yet I persist! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> So right now, I’m going to leave you with a link to my shop
on Etsy (below). My model (she of a thousand
wigs) is styled in many different ways,
many of them with an eye to the <b>mix-up. </b> (and of course, I do the styling on these vintage looks)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Long Jacket -Vintage Light Coat - Steampunk Clothing - Cosplay" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/021/0/6084745/il_570xN.497436920_1jsz.jpg" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">https://www.etsy.com/listing/161547384/long-jacket-vintage-light-coat-steampunk?ref=shop_home_active_6</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Future posts will concern different ways to mix it up and
some vintage clothing philosophies (not necessarily to adopt but to consider). Plus I want to share some of my own little
secrets….</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> LunaJunction Vintage is one home of vintage dresses, vintage
gowns, vintage blouses, vintage sweaters, vintage tops, vintage skirts, vintage
vests, vintage pants, vintage aprons, vintage outfits, vintage suits, vintage rompers,
vintage jumpsuits, vintage capes, vintage shawls, vintage jewelry, vintage
accessories, including vintage hats, vintage shoes, vintage gloves, vintage purses,
vintage scarves, vintage eyewear (real vintage cat eye glasses, vintage rhinestone
glasses, vintage sunglasses), vintage coats, vintage jackets, vintage lingerie,
vintage sunsuits, men’s vintage jackets, vintage cuff links, vintage ties clip,
vintage hats, vintage coats, vintage shirts and some miscellaneous vintage
kitsch along with some other things you may love but have never before
considered.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have NOT left out Steampunk clothing and Halloween ideas
for original costumes….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LunaJunction?ref=hdr_shop_menu" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/LunaJunction?ref=hdr_shop_menu</a></span></div>
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