Welcome to the HATS OFF TO THE VFG Fall Fundraiser!! New incentive & contest!!

[denisebrain]

If you think the Vintage Fashion Guild deserves a tip of the hat for all it has to offer, please consider supporting our mission with a donation (large or small, recurring or one-time) at the following link: https://bit.ly/vintagefashionguild

Thank you so much for your support!



(Please note that the VFG is a 501(c)6 nonprofit and as such, donations are not tax deductible.)

 

[denisebrain]

Our goal for this year's fundraiser is to reach $1900 (or more—more would be fine!) by midnight on November 19.

And since this is a hat theme, I'm sure we can have a little fun with vintage hats this week!

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

 

[denisebrain]

AND, very importantly, your VFG board is offering a matching donation of $300 this year. That means if we can get $300 in donations, we can unlock this generous match!

So hang on to your hats, it's going to get exciting!

 

[BlackLotusVintage]

C'mon everyone -the $300 matching donation is amazing!! The Vintage Fashion Guild provides such an incredible wealth of information for us vintage fashion enthusiasts!

 

[MagsRags]

Ooh. Nice hats!

 

[denisebrain]

And we are offffff, with donations from three wonderful members, plus one recurring donation from a non-member.

Definitely worthy of the Fascinator Four!

 

[BlackLotusVintage]

So great to see donations coming in!

 

[denisebrain]

Another day, another starting total!! We have had one member and one non-member donation to add on, but we haven't reached the $300 that the VFG board will match. What do you say we get that over with so we can see a BIG jump!!

And speaking of big...

 

[BlackLotusVintage]

Speaking of hats- The Vintage Fashion Guild has an amazing hat resources page for everyone to use!
The Vintage Fashion Guild HAT RESOURCE


And one of the most iconic vintage hats ever-

1937 - THE SHOE-HAT BY ELSA SCHIAPARELLI & SALVADOR DALÍ

"As a little boy at school, I stole an old slipper belonging to the teacher, and used it as a hat in the games I played in solitude. In 1936, I constructed a Surrealist object with an old slipper of Gala’s and a glass of warm milk. Years after my school-boy prank, a photo of Gala crowned by the cupolas of Saint Basil revived my early fantasy of the “slipper-hat.” Finally Madame Schiaparelli launched the famous slipper-hat. Gala wore it first; and Mrs. Fellowes appeared in it during the summer, at Venice.
From: The Secret Life Of Salvador Dalí (Dial Press, 1942)

 

[denisebrain]

We received another nice donation from a great member!!

Also you are most welcome to share our fundraiser anywhere and everywhere!

 

[denisebrain]

Wowwwwww! We just received a extremely generous donation from one of our members!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

My math is not great (#musicmajor), but if I'm not mistaken, we are now up to $230!

Just $70 to go before the $300 matching pledge from the VFG Board will be unlocked! Are we cool or what?!

 

[denisebrain]

AND another!! We are at $250 now! Thank you!!!

 

[BlackLotusVintage]

Newspaper cobweb hat- "Spider Woman" by E. Rameau, ca. 1916

 

[denisebrain]

Whatta hat!

 

[BonniesVintageClothesLine]

Love the hat theme for this year's Fundraiser! I know it will be a great success and I will be donating soon.

 

[denisebrain]

Thank you Bonnie!

And today we start off with another non-member donation! Thank you to all who have shared this in your social media, email, pony express, etc.!

Time for a little frivolity!

But now back to business...

Here's a little video for inspiration. Click to view:

 

[denisebrain]

Oh! We're now up to $285 thanks to another very generous member!! That means we just need to raise $15 to unlock that board match of $300! Just think, you could give $15, and see the thermometer jump to $600!

 

[BlackLotusVintage]

A super fun image featuring a not so "plane" hat! I used this image in my most recent social media post for the fundraiser in hopes it will really "take off"!
1930- Alice White Wearing A Plane Hat
The Original caption for this photo is: "Nothing Plain About This Plane Hat. Airy-minded young ladies might find this a bit lightheaded for use, but Alice White, the movie star, startled the natives along the boulevard in Hollywood, Calif., when she "took off' with this hat."

 

[denisebrain]

OH MY! We just receive an incredibly generous donation from a non-member!! Our $300 matching pledge has been unlocked and we are now at

Drumroll please!!

$685!!

May I just say YYYAAAAAAAASSSSSS! And Keep it Coming!!