Whether you're re-enacting, attending a special occasion or just living your everyday life, nothing sets off an outfit like great accessories. So here are just a few of the great accessories waiting for you at Specialist Auctions Vintage















1. Rupert and Toby ANTIQUE LATE VICTORIAN VELVET RIBBON & FEATHER BONNET

2. Wyoming Vintage Vintage 1950s 50s Off White Lucious Leather Short Gloves 6.5

3. Collectablesnet Victorian Antique Czech Crocheted Reticule Purse Beaded Bag Draw String Closure


4. The Merchants of Vintage Vintage 60s Large MOD Vinyl Woven LOG Handbag Purse by Dobbie Bags


5. Born Too Late Vintage Vintage 1960s Sexy Mr. John Black & White Lampshade Hat

6. Vintage Vineyard Vintage AUTHENTIC Herme`s Scarf Ludovicus Magus Teal Blue


So come check out Specialist Auctions Vintage

Spring is in the air and what better way to greet it than to make some new stylish vintage clothing! So Born Too Late Vintage Patterns is blowing out all their patterns at $5 or less.

Just haggle all patterns priced higher than $5 and they are yours! We specialize in plus size vintage patterns but we also have other sizes and modern patterns as well. Here are just a few of the patterns waiting for your pleasure:


Vintage 1950s Marian Martin Pattern 9142 VLV Jumper & Blouse size 20 B38



Vintage 1968 Simplicity Pattern 7722 Dress Size 12 B34 W25 1/2 H36



Vintage 1940s Newspaper Pattern 2632 Dress size 18 B36

We have lots more to offer so make sure to check out Born Too Late Vintage Patterns!

Ever see something and swear you've seen it before but you can't put your finger on where? And so it was when I saw this creation by Alexander McQueen in his Ready To Wear Line for Fall 2009:

Somehow I never imagined that Alexander was inspired by Bugs Bunny cartoons......

Gossamer

It's amazing how a word means one thing to one generation and is bastardized in the next. Last night our 11-year-old daughter told my husband and I that she saw a cool monokini on the Walmart website.

Talk about overreacting and freaking out. Both DH and I were adamant about DD not even thinking about wearing a monokini. Shades of Rudy Gernreich's original monokini filled our thoughts (yes we are old as dirt!). We were both kids when the original monokini hit the runway.

The only problem is that DD's monokini is this:

Now granted we're still not letting our 11-year-old wear something like this, but there's a lot more covered in the Walmart version than good old Rudy's. After showing DD what the original monokini looked like she had a better feel for why DH and I both freaked out at what she said.

We all had a good laugh and it just goes to show that you need to make sure you're speaking the same language before going off the deep end. While DD won't be sporting the new version of the monokini, I'm sure we'll find something a bit more appropriate for our DD to wear to the pool this summer. Her Dad thinks something like this would be perfect:

I'm sure DD and I will find something in between that will make her happy and Dad as well.