Vintage Pick: Cinnamon Moss Crepe Ensemble

From the wonderful, UK-based Vintage-a-Peel

Vintage Pick: 1950s l'Aiglon Dress

Sigh...

Yearn...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29995536

From SmallEarthVintage on etsy. This shop will certainly be getting regular visits from me;

right now it has some of the loveliest Midcentury and seasonal vintage items I've seen on etsy in a while!

Vera vintage lemons

Classic Vera Ladybug scarf!

I love the combination of the gentleness of the colours and the liveliness of the lines.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30478886

from smartvintage on etsy, who also has this stunner:

Vintage pick: Nine Magic Wishes

A first edition of Shirley Jackson's book

from daisychainvintage on etsy

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24188568

"A girl is given nine wishes by a mysterious magician, and her choices

perfectly capture a childlike imagination. For example, wish one is for

an orange pony with a purple tail; wish two is for a squirrel holding a

nut that opens and inside is a Christmas tree; wish eight is for a little

box and inside is another box and inside is another box and inside is

another box and inside that is an elephant . . . But the girl is hard pressed

to make a ninth wish, and instead leaves it on a rock for some other

lucky person to find. "

Vintage Special: Jorma Laine Bronze Belt Buckle

From Mascara Jones on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26818812

I'm thrilled to have found this! I'm always fascinated to see Finnish bronze pieces

and Jorma Laine is one of my favourite names from this era.

Here's some background information, a great article that I go back to regularly for inspiration,

by Maggie Snell at Modern Silver:

http://www.modernsilver.com/Bronzeage.html

UPDATE: I'm delighted to add that Mascara Jones has very kindly added

a fantastic "Finnish Bronze"set of jewelry photos to her flickr pages!

Here's the link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39804935@N07/

Vintage Pick: Tricolour Pumps from SkinnyandBernie on Etsy

Straight to the juicy mod shoes!

Love the colours and bold simplicity. Just one gorgeous pair among many at

Skinny and Bernie

Vintage Find: Cocktails To Go

from Day Dream Crafts, on Artfire:

http://wwww.artfire.com/
modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=187824

Vintage Find: 1950s Copper Dress

From Fashion Rerun on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23684307

Vintage Find: Fifties Big Bad Wolf Swim Trunks from Ballyhoo Vintage

Owoooh!

http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/14/14644.html

...and as I was drifting past the Lorelei...

http://www.etsy.com

/view_listing.php?listing_id=16582557 (NOW SOLD)

I heard those slinky sirens wail...

Vintage Find: 1920s Woollen Swimming Costume

 

from Uniquely Vintage (ebay):

 http://tiny.cc/woolly 

 That's right. A woolly swimsuit.

The current local weather may be confusing me...

Glad to see that the

Shirley Jackson

Book Cover Project

is still out there!

http://www.rockin-r.net/~karl/shirleyjackson/covers/index-all.html

Salon.com article on the author:

"Monstrous Acts and Little Murders"

Vintage Find:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23073635

I'm surprised that this coat from Faithfull Vintage

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6430488

hasn't been snapped up yet! It's "L/XL" too, which seems a bit of a rarity in the vintage world (grump!) V frustrating for us not-so-little birds :-)

Vintage Find of the Day - Thursday June 4th

Wonderful print dress from Metro Retro Vintage on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25917787