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4.12.2013
1.21.2013
Happy Birthday, Balenciaga!
We'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to Cristobal Balenciaga! Born on this day in 1895, Balenciaga was one of the greatest masters of fashion + true haute couture to have ever lived. If you don't have enough Balenciaga in your life (and honestly, how could you) be sure to check out the Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa + we'd also highly recommend this beautiful coffee table book.
1.16.2013
Velvet Veruschka
As fashion dealers + just all around lovers of fashion, we're constantly doing research on pieces we come across and perusing vintage fashion photos + magazines. The curse (and gift) of the internet is that you can never find what you're looking for when you want it but will ultimately stumble across it at some other random point in time. So, imagine our surprise when we accidentally came across this photo of the eternally beautiful Veruschka from Vogue, August 1968.
That's MY coat! I mean, that's "my" coat. Right? My husband managed to pry my fingers off it + keep it out of my closet for just long enough to get it photographed. I'll cross my fingers that it never sells so I can continue to bask in it's beauty for a little while longer. Otherwise I'll be resigned to only seeing it at the Chicago History Museum and that one doesn't have sable trim!
So, without further ado, we offer you this insanely gorgeous 1968 Bill Blass velvet + sable coat.
Extremely rare Sergeant Pepper inspired 1968 Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner evening coat. Long dark imperial blue velvet with flared hem + belled sleeves. Metallic gold soutache braided closures up the front with large rhinestone buttons. Nehru neckline + flared cuffs are lined in genuine silver-tipped Russian sable fur. Fully lined in silk. A spectacular + awe-inspiring piece for any collector.
Available at http://www.bustownmodern.com.
That's MY coat! I mean, that's "my" coat. Right? My husband managed to pry my fingers off it + keep it out of my closet for just long enough to get it photographed. I'll cross my fingers that it never sells so I can continue to bask in it's beauty for a little while longer. Otherwise I'll be resigned to only seeing it at the Chicago History Museum and that one doesn't have sable trim!
So, without further ado, we offer you this insanely gorgeous 1968 Bill Blass velvet + sable coat.
Available at http://www.bustownmodern.com.
1.14.2013
Sokolsky's Bubbles
While we're on the subject of 1963, no great discussion of that year's fashions can occur without mention of Melvin Sokolsky. At a mere 21 years old, Sokolsky shot what can only be described as one of the most iconic + revolutionary fashion shoots of all time. His "Bubble" series, shot in the streets of Paris for the 1963 Spring collections issue of Harper's Bazaar, is still breathtaking almost 50 years later. As a photographer, the fact that he was able to pull this off pre-Photoshop is just mind-blowing!
And some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos:
And some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos:
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