Flapper Wedding: Ruby's Dress, Circa 1927

Sarara Vintage Styling of Ruby Becker's Wedding Dress, 1927. Shary Connella photography.My quest for great art deco era clothing and jewelry has yielded up a find.  Whenever interesting or well preserved I try to share these acquisitions here with you. Sarara Vintage Styling of Ruby Becker's Wedding Dress, 1927. Shary Connella photography.This is an especially sentimental little treasure in my eyes, a 1920s wedding dress, prepared and archived...

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Greta Garbo's Effects Auctioned off with a Capital G

Well, an icon of film Greta Garbo's auction just came to a close at Julien's auction house in California. The auction house often handles the personal effects of celebrities, but none more famous than miss Garbo. Her films and photographs during her golden age in the 20s and 30s remain spectacular. She lived a long live and even today her legend continues on and the prices the pieces fetched really cemented that fact.  In truth Greta will never...

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Chloe Fall Winter 2011/12: A little 1930s glam style holiday dress inspiration!

Photos by J.T. www.stylerumor.comI wanted to take a look back at Chloe's evening wear from the Fall/Winter 2011-12 collection in order to provide some holiday evening wear inspiration.  These little gems sort of slipped passed me last year, until I walked into the display at a very high end outlet-yeah I said it a Chloe, Prada, Oscar, YSL, Missoni, Tori Burch,  and on.. all in actual outlet boutiques...and they exists just outside of NYC!...

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Egyptian Revival YSL Necklace sells for $8,000

Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company Image. See complete listing here.This necklace was quite frankly stunning and a great example of the 70s Egyptian Revival style.  It was part of the Fall Couture Fashion and Textile Auction held by Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company.  Here is a link to some of the lots sold during the November 28-29th auction.Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company Image. Fortuny Delphos Gown. Sold lot.Their vintage...

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Vogue October 1925: With The Mode. The most beautiful scarf ever...If only I had a time machine.

Photograph by Steichen, Vogue 1925.  Scan property of Sarara Vintage.From time to time I find an old image or ad with a piece of fashion history that I would love to own. I call these my if I had a time machine posts. Currently, I am putting together a post on the coats in fashion for the fall and winter of 25 right now. As I was taking a break looking through the summer-June First  of 1925 Vogue when I saw magic.  I found this wonderful...

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1920s Velvet: Fashion Service Magazine

I have been working on gathering up my magazine archives and adding to them.  I am focusing on the 1920s and 30s right now. I have just added two Vogue magazines from the 1920s to the collection.  I will be sharing some of those images here on the blog. They are great sources for fashion inspiration and vintage collectors. The Fashion Service Magazine was published under the Women's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences.  This little...

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Happy Halloween: Deco Style

Well, as you all dress your children or selves for the witching hour. I just wanted to provide some last minute Art Deco inspiration!  Happy Halloween....

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Brooke Shields in Sarara Vintage Couture 30s-40s Gown

I am back from the Manhattan Vintage Show and as usual I saw some to cry for vintage and met some new clients.  Now.....from time to time, I get to send on my finds to stylists working with actors or magazines, but this time I had the pleasure of working first hand with none other than fashion icon/actress Brooke Shields!Sarara Vintage photograph. 1918-1920 Silk Caftan and Brooke Shields in 30s/40s crepe dress.She stopped by to admire a wonderful...

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A 1930s Dress and The Mummy 1932

1930s (40s)Plaid Silk Taffeta Gown. Sarara Vintage Image.What could these two things have in common? Well, if you look to my September post; why I am in love with late 1920s gowns-I have clearly been enamored with the deco gown especially the late 1920s pieces.  My focus has been on first processing and researching the 20s gowns from the estate mentioned in my previous post. Those two have since gone to a private collector.  But, I still...

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April 1956, Vogue Cover

I have been collecting a variety of vintage fashion magazines for reference, and I just found this Vogue recently. The ads are great. Even a wonderful, yet simple photograph of Grace Kelly is featured inside.  I am working at stocking up on 1920s fashion magazines as well, to bring you some great fashion shots from the Art Deco era.  The rich rose reds here are so lush, so enjoy this fashion flashback!Cover of Vogue April 1956. Sarara Vintage...

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From Jekyll Island to the Island of Manhattan

Vintage Dashiki Caftan. Sarara Vintage. Jekyll Island.As I finish getting ready to go to the island of Manhattan for the Vintage show in Chelsea, aka the Manhattan Vintage show, I pondered last week's quick break.  Sometime during mid September, as I lay in a pile of stunning vintage finds, I was preparing for the show and thought should I- could I-dare I-take a break?  I have always loved the Jekyll and Cumberland Island Georgia, for their...

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