New but here with a purpose
I actually joined with a purpose in mind and that is I have three vintage items to sell but don't want to go through ebay with them because I'd rather see them offered to a community of people who are really enthusiastic and dedicated rather than just to get rid of them. They have sentimental value too, two of them belonged to my mother and one to my father. These were the best pieces I kept from their closet after they died. My mom was a real clothes hound and my dad a snappy dresser but I just couldn't bear to let these items go sit in a good will pile. They are just too nice (and I know they were expensive when purchased). I would wear them myself but my mother was a size 6 (5'2" and 105 pounds) and I'm nowhere near as petite and never will be. These items have been bagged and preserved, are in flawless/like new condition. No stains, tears or holes.
1. A firehouse red, lightweight wool suit with real (dyed black) fox fur trim around collar, down front and around cuffs. Tag says Nolan Miller. Size 6. Lined in acetate. Jacket is short without pockets and has lightly padded shoulders. Skirt has back zipper closure and vent. Below knee. This is an outfit that Jackie Kennedy or Nancy Regan would have worn. I have no idea what to ask for it. Will take best offer.
2. Very dramatic and heavy black wool coat with black fur trim on collar and cuffs. I honestly cannot tell if the fur is real or faux but if it's fake then the quality is extremely high. There are no tags on the inside except the label "Mademoiselle" and an aflcio union label. It is fully lined, the collar is completely fur covered and has a single button at the neck. The rest drapes down in a swing style. It's the kind of coat Grace Kelly or Audry Hepburn would wear in a movie with long gloves and a tight skirt. No vent in back. Side slit pockets. No size on this one but probably would fit anyone under size 12.
3. A men's tan camel hair coat. Tag says Bernard Altmann, size 44. Leather covered buttons and fully lined, the sleeves in what looks like acetate and the body in the same kind of low nap fur you find on the collar. My dad was a tall man, 6'1 and this would fit someone of that size, four buttons down the front. It's a coat for an east coast attorney in the late 50s.
I can send pictures to anyone who asks. Just write me directly at
[email protected] with the subject line "vintage" and I'll respond immediately. Again, I have no idea what to ask for these items--I think I really just want them to go to someone who would appreciate them most. I won't give them away, but I just know there's a person out there who will need them and make good use of them. These are the kind of pieces that it's difficult to follow a pattern for and the quality of workmanship and materials are an extremely rare find.
Thanks for letting me post here!!
Sincerely,
::tori orr
