WORLD'S BEST VINTAGE OASIS

NEW YORK CITY

THE NEW WORLD ORDER, 13^th Avenue B (Lower East Side)

-         According to experiences vintage hunters this is one of the best vintage shops in the City

-         Unusual and exclusive carrying designer names like: Gucci, Hermes, Chanel, and Galliano etc.

MARMALADE, 172 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side

-         Variety of price points, one of the oldest in the City

-         Favorite place to borrow clothes for shoots from by many magazine’s stylist and editors

LOVEDAY 31, Astoria Queens

-         My very favorite vintage store, partially because of the many good memories, gorgeous vintage finds – boots, purses, dresses…but also because it is in the neighborhood where I used to live

AMARCORD

-         Named best vintage store in NYC in 2010. By New York Times

-         Opened online in 2009. – surprisingly good prices

-         Seasonally featuring outfits in step with current fashion trends

LOS ANGELES

DECADES, 8214 Melrose Avenue, LA

-         Offers full on vintage glamour

-         Favorite shop of LA’s fashionistas & stylists

-         Great selection of Pucci blouses, Missioni’s soft knits and sexy Dior cocktail dresses (psss....soon coming to Chicago as well)

ADORE VINTAGE

-         Los Angeles based online store featuring Mad Men dresses from 50’s, mod styles from 60’s, costume jewelry, handbags etc.

-         Check out their blog: www.adore-vintage.blogspot.com

LONDON

BEYOND RETRO, 110 – 112 Chesire Street

-         Vintage store chain with locations in: London, Brighton, Stockholm and Göteborg

-         Unique vintage clothes from all around the world rather reasonably priced

-         Drive by moto: more style and less obsession with labels

ANNIE’S VINTAGE COSTUME & TEXTILES, 12 Camden Passage, Islington   

-         Hosting clients like: Kate Moss, Galliano, Pearl Lowe etc.

-         Home of vintage treasures from 30’s

-         Great place to find eccentric accessories like feather capes & sequined hats

-         Expensive but there is always a discount bin

ABSOLUTE VINTAGE, 15 Hanbury Street

-         Great online and bricks and mortar vintage shop

-         Best online and offline selection of vintage accessories

-         Good chances of scoring treasures under affordable prices

-         Site specializes in accessories and has the biggest selection of vintage shoes and bags under affordable prices

ROKIT

-         Great spot for vintage collectors and great deal finds

-         Has bricks and mortar location in London

-         Clothes is organized by decade from 20’s on

PARIS

FREE’P’STAR, 8 rue Sainte-croix de la Bretonnerie & 61 rue de la Verrerie

-         Friperie – means second-hand shop on French

-         Positioned in the heart of trendy Marais

-         Features huge selection with many bargains (up to 20£)

NEILA VINTAGE AND DESIGN, 28 rue de Mont-Thabor

-         Favorite spot of many Paris stylists with great selection of Cardin, Givenchy and YSL

-         Expensive but inspiring

VINTAGE PARIS

-         Expensive but label-conscious and oh so French

-         Great place to find amazing vintage accessories, bags and jewelry

VINTAGE PARIS, 97 Rue Viellie du Temple, Marais

-         Great place to find (expensive) vintage accessories from different time periods

-         Classic French style designers from different areas

SYDNEY

GRANDMA TAKES A TRIP, 263 Crown Street, Surry Hills

-         More of a fashion museum then a vintage shop with more than 8,000 pieces in stock

-         First impression at the entrance is mesmerizing

STOCKHOLM

JUDITS SECOND HAND,  Horngatan 75

-         Great mix of old vintage clothes and new collection pieces by yet unknown young designers

-         Features typical garments of every decade: 50’s Dior & 90’s H&M

TOKYO

EVA,  Avenue side Daikanyama 1B, 2-1, Sarugakucho, Tokyo

-         Offers classic elegant selection featuring Dior, Hermes and Chanel but also carrier less expensive vintage pieces

-         Great selection of vintage accessories: shoes, jewelry, bags, boots and valets

RAGTAG

-         Leading consignment shop in Tokyo

-         Featuring full spectrum of designers: Comme de Garsons, Yohyi Yamamoto

-         Usually quit expensive but it is not impossible to find a bargain

ONLINE VINTAGE HEAVENS

EPISODE

-         Also has a physical (brick and mortar) shops in Amsterdam, Antwerpen, Brussels, London, Rotterdam and Paris

-         Easy to use site where you can search by garment and type

-         Offers great selection of vintage items under reasonable prices

EBAY.jp, EBAY.uk, EBAY.com

-         The leader and the most obvious place for great vintage finds

-         Key is to select the closest country to minimize shipping costs

-         Offers unlimited selection of amazing vintage treasure and reviews are always helpful for reference

POSH GIRL VINTAGE

-         Expensive but amazing old-school romantic

-         Offer gorgeous ball gowns, bridal gowns, cocktail dresses, corsets and bags

LILY OF THE VALLEY

-         Low priced new home made clothes out of vintage fabrics 


I have added all of these locations and more on google map for easy find if yu ever decide to travel the world to find most exclusive vintage treasures ;) 









Worlds best fashion vintage shops


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TRUST.

There are exactly two ways to make it true – you give it to him, he gives it to you.

It should be like this from the start, no acting nor faking – it comes from the heart.

It’s precious and rare, value and cherish it,

It’s the most important thing you share - It shows how much you care. 

Don’t risk this precious trust for the sake of an easy lust,

  It could end with bunch of lies which often turn to tears in her trusting eyes.  

Your current little lust can turn your dreams into dust;

 Truth is a must when you are trying to earn her trust.

Recipe is simple – be true from the start,

Make your decisions smart,

In a couple be an equal part,

If your behavior is unjust,

Care enough to adjust – do it, all to keep her trust.

Riding pretty.

Based on my turbulent history with driving a car, bicycle may as well be my safest bet. So what! 

I don’t like cars anyways…they are boring…they are all mostly black and gray and slightly different shape and there is always trouble with finding parking, not to mention how hard it is to find your car in a mall garage ughhh…. and then you get all these parking fines, and let’s not even talk about gas prices and how when you drive you just sit there while riding a bicycle actually helps you stay in shape and get some tan! 

At the same time you are not polluting the environment, it’s easier to find parking and you don’t get stuck in a traffic jam in the morning when you are going to work and afternoon coming back from work. Bicycle also lets you have that cute little basket with flowers in it.

The only disadvantage I see is that is hard to ride a bicycle in heels – but let’s be honest we are women – we adapt, so or we can bring a pair of heels in this cute little basket or just develop a new skill of riding a bicycle in heels. J

I have found some fabulous pieces for motivation.

Let’s go ladies & gents! Who’s with me?

Chop (www.doitparis.com ) – colorfull / www.thecyclestore.co.uk - pink

Studine Ladies Classic Velorbis bicycle – red

Dutch Granny bicycle 

...and at the end...my very favorite bicycle of all times...Ladies Chanel! Aaahhhh! Divine!

All editorial photos from Vogue Magazine

Are you riding pretty lovelies? Dare to share? J

Orange loves pink!

Source of photos: www.ragpony.com, Jil Sander SS 2011.

Since end 2009 orange has become a regular in spring and resort collections of many designers. For me it was always somehow reminding on 70s tailored shirts and luxurious one piece bading suits. Spring 2011. Collections are rich with bright colors and optimism – everything goes! The brighter the better!

Orange is combined with red and pink to make a BAM impression. My favorite accessory  while wearing pink and orange outfit is a light pink lipstick while keeping the rest of the look simple without additional pop colors – just like Jil Sander did in his SS 11/12. Collection.

I have selected a number of images for inspiration : makeup and hair backstage shoots from SS 2011/12, to see how this fashion color blocking trend is spilling out to beauty as well, an editorial from May, 2009. Issue of Vogue India (feat.Lakshmi Menor) on the very bottom of the post, amazing clutch and a cute little Zara purse as a mainstream alternative and finally a couple of runway looks to bring it all together.

Hair: meadham Kirckoff

Make up: Vogue Japan May,2011.

Source: www.google.com 

 Source of photos: www.chanelaftercoco.blogspot.com

Vogue: Celine/Pierre Hardy/ Behatti Prinsloo

Prada/Vuitton – SS 2011/12.

"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun."
Katharine Hepburn

Designer quicky: FYODOR GOLAN

Last week we met at Dreft Fashion Week Zagreb, what is your impression of young Croatian designer's collections? Did you notice somebody special?

We think young Croatian designers need to pay attention to all the aspects of high fashion from show, details and quality finishing, and not forget that their creations are created for other people. Keep in mind who is it for. 

What did you like and what didn't you like about the organization?

We felt that this was very well organized event. It had good pace and we didn't feel any stress. It was both business and pleasure trip because just before we left we were approached by a buyer.

You spent couple of days in Zagreb - what do you think about fashion sense of Croatian women? We think women in Croatia are stunning and they should really show it more, have an edge and take more risks. Let’s see more of Fashion! We loved your choice of dress on the last night. 

(My choice of dress was of course Lei.Lou by Alex Dojčinović)

How does your creative process from an idea to execution works since you work in pair?

Does working together affect your private life? It’s a collaboration and mix of ideas, we love to explore opposites. But for the working process we do few things totally together but mostly we decide between us who does what and then we talk and see it from others point of view. A lot of working and a lot of talking. It doesn't really affect us because what we do is what we are and we are married. 

How do you comment when one said that your work has a strong McQueen influence? Is this a conscious decision or does resemblance has its root in similar schooling and cultural influencers? 
We know when designer starts to be out there they would be compared to someone, everyone went through it. Even McQueen was compared to genius Mugler. It’s a great honored to think of us that way because we know how much effort and time he put in his design process, and we do the same. The difference between us is in attitude and the feeling how we portray things. He was aggressive and there was always romantic side mix with dark side, with us it’s more about melancholy and strong women but from women's perspective and exploring differences things that not really go together, but it in our work they do.

Who is a woman who you create for, who is Fyodor Golan women? 
FYODOR GOLAN is designed for the global modern Women. Confident, sexy and an intellectual. She is not afraid to show both sides of her personality, she can have fire and energy, but she can also be gentle and emotional.

Your AW 2011/12. Collection is quit clean and focused, it has a perfect balance between couture elements and unique RTW collection - seems like many dresses are red carpet ready, who are the celebrities who wear your clothes? 
Thank you. That is our focus; we want to create perfect balance between Couture and RTW. For us Fashion without Tradition and moving along with new technology is not fashion, Fashion is not just creativity and its not art but its business as well. We constantly challenge ourselves only that way you can discover and achieve progress. We worked with Lady Gaga, but we would love to create for Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Ronit Elkabetz, Renata Litvinova, Carey Mulligan and Emma Watson.

Where can one buy your collection around the world? Do you have intention ad capacity currently to expand to the bigger markets like - US, Middle East and China?
At the moment we are at the start of our business, but our collection is sold at Russel Street boutique in Hong Kong and at our website www.fyodorgolan.com with option order online. You can send us an email and we will reply quite quickly back to you.

What is the price range your collections are in? Are you happy with orders/sales of your last collection so far?

Our pieces price range is from £300 to £3000. By showing only once in London Fashion week we think that we have a substantial start and have a potential to expand to many territories.

We are very interested in reaching to American, Chinese, Middle East and Russian markets because we feel our style would work there. Keeping our uniqueness and variety we are interested to offer special pieces for certain markets. So wherever you go there would be something special. Hopefully very soon you will be able to find us in Zagreb.

What is your plan for the near future in regards to your collection? Would you like to expand to other segments? 
We just got chosen to be one of the 3 finalists of Fashion Fringe and to show there is amazing opportunity and support. We are always open for new challenges; accessories would be next step for us.

Images : Lucas Seidenfaden

Illustration 1 : Andy Bumpus

Illustration 2 : KELLYANNA 

You can watch the whole show bellow lovelies! I adore how music fits perfectly with the collection - fabulous!