Tuesday's Lovely Finds

As promised, I am finally going to try and post photos of many of the fabulous vintage items I've found both here in Georgia and while on the road. I think I need to just go ahead and make a weekly segment out of it (what about every Tuesday? We'll see how well I can stick to that!) since I am constantly finding great things but they don't necessarily fit a certain theme.

So, let's begin, shall we? I know some of you may remember my mentioning a fabulous brown 1950s jacket with rhinestone buttons not long before I went out of town. This little handmade lovely is in stunning condition and it is in a larger size. I know a lot of my friends have expressed to me their frustration at not finding enough pretty vintage items in larger sizes. Well, this absolutely falls into the pretty category. I am so in love with the glamorous buttons and the pretty details like the faux pockets and sweetly cuffed elbow length sleeves. I just know that this was intended for a sexy pencil skirt (black?) and some wonderful high heels. And yes, it's heading into the shop very soon as well as a number of other wonderful 1950s items.



Next up, a pair of late 1930s/early 1940s dresses found baking in the stiflingly hot and humid back room of a north Texan antique shop. The dresses are both a sad state, but my bleeding heart ("I cannot leave these here to continue rotting. MUST SAVE!") could not let them go, so I bartered with the shop owner and got them for $5 and $9, respectively. I paid too much for the $9 one, but that is just me being cheap. Six Woolite baths (EACH) later, they are free of the ookyness and hopefully that wasn't rat pee... but they still have some problems. The apricot one is actually quite wearable, though the shoulder pads need replacing (they're dried up and er...crunchy) and it has some weird sun-fading in places. The blue one is definitely a little sadder, but may yet be wearable. One day. But look at those pockets!



I also wanted to share some of the photos and ephemera that I collected while travelling in Oklahoma and north Texas. I especially love perusing through boxes of old photographs. The antique store where I purchased these two ladies had a very cute little sign posted next to the box of photos that said "Need ancestors? Pick your own!!". When I took the photos up to the counter to pay, the old man running the store teasingly asked me if I had found myself some ancestors. I replied that I had chosen the prettiest and most stylish ladies so that I could tell everyone that my ancestors were knockouts with a sense of style. ;)

I love this girl's dress, and she is so pretty too. Perhaps it is a photo taken to send to her sweetheart who is off in WWI?


I am always drawn to Victorian photographs. I think it is a combination of the clothes, the colouring, and the general oldness of them. To think that photography had not been around all that long when these were taken is quite extraordinary to me. I also love that she is smiling! I don't often come across people smiling in such old photos, so it is a sweet touch.



And last but not least, my little expat's guide to Weisbaden, Germany! I stumbled across this in the book section of an antique shop, and picked it up mainly because of the bizarre pinup girl walking a turkey on a leash. Indeed, I think that would get anyone's attention, don't you agree? As it turned out, it was the November (Thanksgiving) issue of a little booklet that was published for American servicemen and their families living in Germany. Very cool! It is especially interesting to me, as someone who has been an expat, to have a look into what expat life was like back in 1956 Germany. The magazine is full of bad jokes, German business ads with awkward English, and updates on American trends. Did you know that in November 1956, shoes with pastel soles were en vogue?