Still looking for that Vintage Valentine's gift? Then take a look at another selection from Specialist Auctions!

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Looking for that Vintage Valentine's gift? Then make sure to check out the great selection at Specialist Auctions Vintage!

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"Oh the weather outside is frightful" but our coats are so delightful at Born Too Late Vintage! Come check out our annual coat sale!

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Need a pick me up on a cold winter's day? Then check out the fabulous hats at Born Too Late Vintage! Nothing over $20! What a deal!

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It's been said as the First Lady goes so does the nation go in the name of fashion. Michelle Obama has it all. She has a statuesque figure complimented by her beautiful skin, classic hairstyle and poise. What a pleasure it will be to dress her. Of course if I had my druthers she'd be wearing mostly vintage.

Of course a First Lady has no end of occasions to dress for and the fashion world will be keeping a close eye on what First Lady Michelle Obama decides to wear. I had a great time choosing some wonderful vintage fashions and vintage jewelry from Specialist Auctions Vintage that are guaranteed to make the most of our First Lady's fabulous figure!

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Vintage Purse picks from Specialist Auctions Vintage!




1. Vintage 1950s Cordovan Genuine Lizard Purse Handbag from Born Too Late Vintage

2. Vintage Tri Color Suede Handbag Purse Huge from DVG Vintage

3. Vintage 1960s Adrian Gold Cordoban Purse from Born Too Late Vintage

4. Vintage 50s 60s White Petite Bead Handbag Purse with Pink Embroidered Rosesfrom Wyoming Vintage

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

6. Antique Vintage 1900s Beaded Rose Floral Purse with Suede lining from Born Too Late Vintage

7. Vintage 30s Hand Beaded PAGODA Eve Purse Bag from The Merchants of Vintage

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It's 2009 and time to put on your boogie shoes available at Specialist Auctions Vintage!



1. CHANEL Vintage 80s Crimson PYTHON Shoes Pumps 38½M
from Rising Phoenix

2. VINTAGE 50s PEASANT EMBROIDERED SHOES LEATHER VELVET from Poprocks And Soda Pop Vintage

3. Vintage 80s leather and suede shoes size 3 from Tinydancer01

4. 1980s VINTAGE 80s HOLIDAY RED SATIN BEADED PARTY HEEL SHOES 6
from Wyoming Vintage

5. VINTAGE 80s BLUE SATIN SHOES WITH RHINESTONE BOWS SIZE 12
from Mad Fashionista's Plus Size Boutique

6. Vintage 70s Silver Braided PLATFORMS Shoes NOS 7.5 B ITALY - PRICE REDUCED! from The Merchants of Vintage

7. ADRIANA FERRARI Vintage 80s White SNAKE ACCENT Peep Toe Stilleto Shoes Pumps 8M from Rising Phoenix

8. 1930s Vintage 30s Black Mesh War Era Chunky Heel Day Shoes 7.5 from Wyoming Vintage

9. VINTAGE 1970'S ITALIAN ALLIGATOR /CROCODILE COURT SHOES
from Rupert and Toby

10. Vintage 1940s 1950s Wing Step Black Leather & Mesh Swing Shoes Size 8 B from Born Too Late Vintage

11. Vintage 1960s Inspirations Rust Suede Pump Shoes from Born Too Late Vintage


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We're moving out our stock and passing on the savings to you! Here's only a small sample of what we have in store for you.

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I remember from Christmas past the decorating of our family tree. My Mom would be in the kitchen baking cookies and making gravy (for you non-Italians that's sauce for ravioli, lasagna or spaghetti!). My Dad and my siblings and I would be in the living room decorating the tree. When we were too little to really help much I can remember my Dad making the tree look just right, even to the point of moving tinsel around so that it didn't look too clumpy.

As we got older, though, things changed. My Dad would set up the tree and get the lights wrapped on it. Then he would sit in his recliner and direct the decorating of the tree. He'd point out the spots that needed more decorations and we'd do his bidding. At the age of 13 I decided it was time to join my Mom in the kitchen and bake cookies. So my siblings continued to decorate the tree with Dad while I fled to the kitchen to spend time with Mom.

After we had all moved out my Dad took over decorating the tree alone again. One particular Christmas tree is very memorable, not for its beauty, but I'll get to that. Dad, being the engineer he was just had to have everything just right. He decided to take the garland and drape it on the tree so that there were diamond shaped boxes all over the tree. In each diamond shape box an ornament was hung.

I can say without doubt that this was the ugliest Christmas tree any of us had seen, but all Dad could see was the symmetry. When I had finished looking at the tree I went out where my Mom was again baking cookies. I sat down and asked her why she never decorated the tree and spent her time baking cookies (I might also add that when I was younger and helped her bake cookies I was allowed to cut them out but she decorated them).

She told me that there are just some things that a husband and wife are not meant to do together and in their household that thing was decorating the tree. When they were first married they had a Christmas tree decorated in silver and blue ornaments and it was beautiful. The next year they had their first child (me) and my Dad insisted on bringing some bright color to the tree. From that point forward the Christmas tree became my Dad's domain and my Mom channeled her creativity into other things (matching Mom and daughter dresses come to mind as well as Mom designing the programs for the local hospital auxiliary ball and of course baking cookies).

A few years later I married my DH. I thought he was about as different from my Dad as night and day. But then Christmas came. My artificial tree was found lacking so off we went to K-Mart to buy a new tree. Lo and behold K-Mart had a blue light special on Christmas trees while we were in the store so we bought a new tree. The lights were wrapped around each branch so that the wires didn't show. Newly purchased ornaments were hung on the tree (DH is colorblind so ornaments with their varying textures catch his eye more than Christmas balls). It was our first Christmas tree together and while it wasn't necessarily to my taste it was pretty.

As time went on and we moved to a two family house, Christmas decorating took on a new life. Lights were purchased. Each year (we've been married 25 years) we take a trip to Fountains of Wayne in Wayne, NJ to buy another piece for our Christmas display. When we purchased our home 20 years ago, we went all out and are now the proud owners of a full size nativity set (minus the camel that someone stole), Rudolph and 8 other matched reindeer pulling a Santa sled (of course the deer are attached to our deck to look like they are actually lifting off the ground), a North Pole sign, a snowman, two penguins and candy canes.

We've run the gamut of live versus artificial tree from year to year. Since our daughters were born we've had more live trees than artificial. Real trees bear the weight of our tree climbing cats far better than our artificial tree (the tree has a wire wrapped around the trunk and is hooked to two eye loops in the wall).

So what was I doing while DH and our daughters were decorating the tree? Yes you guessed it. I was out in the kitchen making Christmas cookies. I've relinquished my tree duty to my daughters. I have to say that while I thought I was marrying a man completely different from my Dad I did just the opposite. DH is just as obsessed with decorating the house and tree correctly as my Dad was. And somehow there is a lot of comfort in that.

Picks of the Week from Specialist Auctions Vintage



1. Black lace evening dress and matching jacket, c. late 1930s available at Kickshaw Productions

2. Vintage 40s STUNNING CEIL CHAPMAN Beaded/Sequin Crepe Evening Dress S available at Rising Phoenix

3. 50s Vintage Emma Domb Cinderella Gown Sequin Halter w/Pink & Blue Prom Dress S/M available at Wyoming Vintage

4. Vintage 60s Silk Chiffon Ruched Evening Dress XS, S Petite, Handkerchief hem available at The Merchants of Vintage

5. Vintage 1980s Black & Blue Glitter Dress B34 W32 H38 available at Born Too Late Vintage

Here's just a small selection of what's available at Born Too Late Vintage!

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Born Too Late Vintage is having the sale to end all sales and will be closing its doors.

So if you love vintage clothing and accessories it's time to grab a bargain. Don't forget to use that haggle button!

Thank you to our many customers who have made it a pleasure to do business.

Born Too Late Vintage will be closing its doors.

So if you love vintage clothing and accessories it's time to grab a bargain. Don't forget to use that haggle button!

Thank you to our many customers who have made it a pleasure to do business.

Come to Love Train Vintage and check out our $20 or less category!

There's just something really sexy about a hat. See that sharp dressed man in the fedora with the perfect pocket square, spit polished shoes and debonair air? What about that woman in full bloom looking well loved in a pillbox? Nothing says sexy like a great hat.

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Need a gift for that sharp dressed man? Then check out what Born Too Late Vintage has to offer. Vintage and modern gifts priced to fit your budget!

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Haven't found that perfect gift for your loved ones or yourself? Then come check out Love Train Vintage's selection of eye popping delights!

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Haven't found that perfect outfit for that party? Then you haven't checked out Born Too Late Vintage!

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Each of them were striking in their own way. There was Eva, with her flashing green eyes and bountiful red hair in a dress of seafoam green brocade that hugged her luscious figure.


Vintage 1950s Seafoam Green Brocade Dress B38 W32 H44

Not to be outdone there was LaRue, with her violet eyes and coal black naturally curly hair in a putty brocade that complimented her broad shoulders, long waist and even longer legs.


Vintage 1950s Putty Brocade Dress B38 W32 H48


But let's not forget Helen, with eyes of brown and honey blonde hair in a mocha latte taffeta dress that accentuated her hourglass shape and tiny waist


Vintage 1950s Mocha Latte Taffeta Embroidered Dress B40 W32 H42

or Evelyn, the ice maiden with blonde hair, navy blue eyes and a gorgeous dark navy blue chiffon dress that showed off every one of her curves.


Vintage 1950s Dark Navy Blue Chiffon Dress B38 W32 H42

Now these friends could have easily been enemies, dancing their Friday and Saturday nights away at the Laurel Villa but besides beauty, they had brains and valued their friendship above everything else.

Now their dresses are available for you. Why not make some of your own history in one? Now available exclusively at