a guide to all things vintage
I must admit that prior to last year, I was a complete jewelry novice, only occasionally picking up cheap modern costume earrings at craft fairs and department stores. Now, I find myself lost in the weeds over what most people might consider minutia, obsessing over seemingly trivial details like rhinestone composition. When you’re looking at … Read more
It’s easy to deride the trend of florals for spring, but I find myself quite fond of how flowers embody beauty and growth, things many of us spend our entire lives in pursuit of. Plus, if history tells us anything, the flower motif has so much more potential beyond being a gimmicky marketing ploy for … Read more
As a vintage jewelry reseller, I often come across broken jewelry when I buy in bulk. Usually, I create junk lots to sell or simply donate craft bags to my local thrift store, but I sometimes harvest pieces for my personal projects. When it comes to DIY endeavors, my latest hyperfixation is making adjustable rings … Read more
The idea of a vintage trend, in a way, feels like a contradiction. “Vintage” is often either synonymous with “timeless” or “outdated,” rarely ever “trendy.” But as fashion insiders know, trends tend to follow a 10-to-15-year cycle, and microtrends have brought even more past styles into the fray. And if experience—both as a vintage reseller … Read more
Somewhere along my vintage jewelry journey, I fell in love with chunky — some might even say yummy — Lucite jewelry. Early during my foray into the vast world of costume jewelry, I flat-out rejected Lucite pieces. After all, Lucite is essentially another fancy word for plastic, right? Well, that’s somewhat true, but there’s no … Read more
