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This is a beautiful handmade one of a kind, upcycled, altered, cotton tee shirt. It is made from a blue grey tee shirt restyled and embellished with red rose appliques, loads of hand stitching, and hand made, beaded florets in slate grey rayon. The tee shirt has been re cut to make figure flattering princess seams, and a lace up back closure. The back of the tee shirt, laces up corset style with ribbon through metal eyelets, making the sizing slightly more adjustable. The outside edges of the garment are finished with hand sewn running stitches

This is a beautiful purse,handmade from two vintage tapestry fabrics, in "shabby" pink and green. It is embellished with vintage green gimp, and antique white, fringed passimentarie. The flowers are handmade from vintage silks and hand beaded (the large gray flower is removable with a pin back), there is also a repurposed and revamped vintage earring which decorates the front of the bag. The strap is a vintage braided twist, satin curtain tie. The bag is lined with a dark slate gray taffeta. Bag Measurements: Width 7 1/2 inches Length 9 inches Strap 46 inches (23 inch drop)

This is a hand made patchwork purse from recycled and vintage materials. The patchwork heart is, made from sixties cotton fabrics, and lace from a vintage cotton lace curtain, it is embellished with beads and sequins along the raw edges. The body of the purse is made from vintage East Indian metallic brocade, vintage metallic gold brocade ribbons, red silk from a vintage theater curtain, and red orange and gold woven cotton. The back of the purse, and the strap is a deep red cotton damask, and the lining is a yellow taffeta. The bag measures: 8 inches wide X 9 & 1/4 inches deep the strap is 48 inches long (hangs 24 inches)

This is a beautiful, backless, handmade, one of a kind, corset style, top made from vintage and recycled materials. This top has figure flattering princess cut seams in the front and ties to close in the back. All of the lace in this top is vintage lace, gleaned from several sources. The rayon was a factory second and the distressed, soft silky blue taffeta, was vintage from a flea market find. the lace used as a base for the front is from a vintage cotton lace curtain and has been dyed a pale teal blue. Beads and sequins have been added around the ruffled black lace neckline for just a little sparkle. This top looks great casual with jeans, or dressed up with a great flowing or fitted skirt.

This skirt is a one of a kind deconstructed piece, the yoke of this skirt is from a pair of vintage 1980's, Gloria Vanderbilt,cotton blue velvet, jeans, and four crocheted cotton, rectangular doilies. The top skirt is from a vintage 70's cotton crocheted mini-dress and it has an under skirt which was salvaged from a vintage, girls, cotton gauze, dress to which a crinkled taffeta ruffle with raw edges, has been added for that great layered bohemian look.. The original pants zipper is still in use as the front closure and a decorative lace up application has been added to the back yoke. The watch pocket has been appliquéd with a sequined flower patch in deep royal blue (hard to see in the pictures), in order to cover the swan monogram that is Gloria Vanderbilt's insignia. All of the original pants pockets are still usable, as the crocheted rectangles were sewn on by hand with sturdy quilting thread,or tacked on with vintage buttons in the back. According to the garment tags this is a size 10 (1980's sizes)

This is a beautiful vintage, black silk satin purse, generously beaded with silver, and jet,-colored bugle beads, and clear rocaille, and black, seed beads. The style of this purse is very Victorian, however it's true age is unknown. it measures 7" long and 3 and 1/2" at the top flairing out to 7" at it's widest part. It is in very good condition the chain "strap" has been replaced, the interior is in excellent condition, all mechanical parts (clasp and hinges) are in excellent condition.

This is a rare vintage find. A Mexican wedding dress made of embroidered black cotton strips and black lace. The embroidery is all done by hand on medium weight cotton with alternating strips of heavy black lace. This dress has bell sleeves and and a semi fitted bodice with bust and waist darts. It is a floor length "caftan" style dress, with a metal zipper back closure. I've attempted a lot of research on this dress and the closest I can get to dating it is anywhere between 1930's and 1950's my best guess would be 1940's. This dress is in very good condition with a little lace fraying on the shoulder. There is a matching shawl if you are interested in purchasing this dress with the shawl please message me for pictures, it is also in excellent condition.

This is a gorgeous vintage evening bag likely from the 1950's maybe earlier,it is encrusted with beaded floral motifs in barely pink, white, and mint green, rocaille seed beads,it features teardrop dangles, and iridescent sequins. This bag is in "near perfect" condition, and would be perfect for a wedding purse ("something old" is a great bridal gift!!) the interior is spotless, working clasp and hinges, all beads and sequins seem to be counted for. The Bag has a twist clasp closure, serpentine chain strap handle which can switch to interior (to make the bag a clutch), and white satin interior. Made by Richere in Hong Kong.