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

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.)

 

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!

 

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!

 

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!

 

Ooh. Nice hats!

 

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



Definitely worthy of the Fascinator Four!

 

So great to see donations coming in!

 

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...

 

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)

 

We received another nice donation from a great member!!

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

 

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?!

 

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

 

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

 

Whatta hat!

 

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:

 

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!

 

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."

 

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!!