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Lizzie - I was totally gobsmacked to see your post to this thread - I had given up hope on finding any info at all on <i>le vrai</i> Agnes! Thank you SO much for your help! In an odd coincidence, I was just researching the designer Jacques Esterel :) - right above his bio in Fairchild's...

Fab pink starlet sunglasses - 50\'s? 60\'s? <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/pkglassesdet1.jpg" width=484 height=500> <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/pkglassesGALLERY.jpg" width=361 height=400> Also I'm almost certain there's a name for the type of...

LOL re: the shoes, Steph! :) Carolyn

I sold a saddle handbag like this - only not as nice, and probably not vintage (I really had my doubts so didn't list it as vintage) and it sold for - ? - around $70, I think, to a woman in England. It got a good number of bids, too. Yours should do better than that. Very nice! :) Carolyn

I do believe Signore Pucci hailed from Florence - I'd be really surprised if anything he designed had a label that mentions Rome. I think it's a fabulous dress though - is it silk? Knit or woven? As you know, the words Vintage Italian Knit are golden :) Carolyn

What a great dress Sue, and you've shown it to perfection. The fabric and print really glow! Carolyn

Thanks Lizzie! And using the address to search for info is a great idea (that never ever would've occured to me - duh). I found Agnes mentioned in NY Fashion, Fairchild's and Couture - all regarding her hats - turbans especially - & her use of patterns derived from the avant garde artists of...

LOL - just noticed <i>Looks like it just Stepped out of a movie</i> in the description! Hey ebay: - :P Carolyn

OOh, that is too fabulous! You've got yourself (another) winner :) And yes, I think it's Very Stepford too. Carolyn

Sure, Lizzy - but be prepared to cringe! I hadn't noticed the (large but faint) spot until <i>after</i> I'd photographed it, and I liked the pics (and the dress) so much I was determined to find a way to clean it up. I tried: Dryel spot remover, a rust spot remover, Orvus paste... maybe some...

Is anyone familiar with the 30\'s designer Agnes? I have this 30's Adaptation Agnes rayon crepe dress and jacket - <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/agnesGALLERY1.jpg" width=379 height=400> <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/agnesLABEL.jpg" width=328 height=126>...

I'm posting this not so much to brag about the dress (although it is fantastic) but to brag that I was able to remove some fairly serious spots & restore it to its original glory ~ <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/chachaGALLERY2new.jpg" width=325 height=400> The Cleaning...

Welcome Bee, Tiff & Kevin - good to see you :) <b>Kevin</b> - Where have you been selling in NYC? At the 26th Street flea? I used to live a few blocks away (Chelsea) and shopping there was a Sunday ritual. Back then it was both of those lots (above & below 26th) - of course that was, as...

That's a gorgeous dress! But I don't blame you for being wary about listing it (or any vintage clothing) right now, considering how deadly slow ebay has been. I've listed a few things with reserves - something I rarely do - after I 'gave' a few really lovely things away. Live and learn...

What a beautiful website, and what extraordinary shoes! Welcome, and congratulations on your new venture. Carolyn

Congratulations! So beautiful - you, Henry, the suit, the photo - everything! Wishing you a long and happy life together, Carolyn :)

Vintage - it's the Real Thing. D'ya think the Coca-Cola people would mind? :D Carolyn

Kevin - I bought a handful of items on Ebay for resale - all disappointments. Reselling them was completely out of the question because of (unstated) condition issues. Fortunately nothing was very pricey, but still -- I can certainly understand buyers' reluctance, having been burned myself...

Babba-lu! (Si!) :) Carolyn

Hi! I like the Thames & Hudson book Pauline mentioned; also: - New York Fashion - a great reference for the work of American designers. I find the way it's organized to be extremely difficult (in other words, bad) but the information - lots of it - is there. - Fairchild's Dictionary of...

I'm LOL, Jonathan, although I'm not sure why! But boy could I go for a nice NY strip right now... and blueberries (wild, Maine) and cream for dessert - :) Carolyn P.S. Sorry Chris - nothing to add about the purse!

Thanks everyone! It's up - and hopefully up, up and away :) Carolyn

Sweet kitties! :) I just listed a Vested Gentress - my first! Carolyn

How would you describe this pattern? <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/bertGALLERY2.jpg" width=619 height=391> Here's the label - anyone familiar with it? <img src="http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/bigchief/BERT_label.jpg" width=267 height=225> The fabric feels like a heavy...

I tend to think of goldenrod as more of a bright yellow (like forsythia) - but there you go :) ~ you can't go wrong with good old Gold in the title. I like the burnished quality of the color, if such thing is possible. Being a jewelry person, you'd know better than I, but I think the color...

Pauline, I'm thinking that it has skirted bloomer panties/bottoms rather than boy-legs - a late 50's early 60's style? Great size, great label, great style - I'd be excited too! :) Carolyn

Bremen is in Germany, that's all I can tell you! :) Carolyn

Ooh, they're <i>very</i> Wicked Witch of the West - in a good way! :) Carolyn

Thanks so much for your help. Oh, and news flash: the leaves aren't plastic - more like a coated fabric. Not sure how to describe them, but they're slightly less cheesy than they sound (& look?) - :) Carolyn

Help - I don\'t know my chapeaux! Truly, my knowledge of hats is nil. This one is pink (silk?) chiffon 'petals', plastic (definitely plastic) leaves & a scattering of pearls. Great undulating shape. Looks like something to wear to Ascot, or the Henley Regatta - that sort of thing. But I...