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Your Vintage Wishlist; Now Easy to Share

Thursday November 5, 2009

You know those new Microsoft commercials where the person expains how Windows 7 was their idea? I feel exactly the same way about Wishpot! This online service makes it possible to put anything in the world on a wishlist...literally, anything. Any item for sale on the internet can be added to your wishlist with just the click of a button. All you have to do is install the Wishpot button on your browser's tool bar and click it when your find something you want to wish for. Oh and did I mention that all of this is free?

Before now, you could never really make a wishlist for vintage items because private sites don't offer them, vintage pieces are one of a kind so you have to keep checking to see if it was sold, and with the infinite shops online it would be impossible to keep track everything. With Wishpot, you don't have to do anything nearly as much work. Not only does the service keep everything in a nice list for you, but you can set it to alert you when the price of an item goes down.

You can send your lists to friends and family so that they can buy you the items as gifts, or even contribute a portion of the price of a gift. Wishpot has so many possible uses beyond just wishlists, you can make holiday shopping lists, registries for weddings or baby showers, or set up a joint gift. I 've started my lists and can't wait to see how they play out. In addition to getting more gifts that I actually want, I have a feeling I will also be getting a lot of people hooked on Wishpot too.

Shop For Vintage Even When Quarentined With H1N1!

Monday October 26, 2009

A giant leap for vintage kind has been made; Goodwill Industries has an online auction site! Shopgoodwill.com has all of the good stuff you would spend hours digging around for in one of their stores, but with the advantage of shopping Goodwills all over the country at once!

You can find anything from shoes, to fur coats, even fun grab bags of items on Shopgoodwill. There's even a "Retro/Vintage" category for searching. Just like eBay, all items are for same by auction, so you have to compete for the really good stuff. This makes the prices go higher than they would in an actual Goodwill store. Unlike eBay, the money goes to a non profit (Note: although the profits go to the charity, they are not tax deductable).

So if you get stuck home with a cold, the flu, or the dreaded H1N1 this winter; remember you can still shop for vintage things you love without ever leaving your cozy bed!

Brooks Brothers "Mad Men Edition"

Friday October 23, 2009

When asked about plans for designing a clothing line, Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant has been very coy. But now one cat is out of the bag and on shelves. Janie teamed up with the iconic Brooks Brothers label to create a "Mad Men Edition" of their Fitzgerald 1818 suit.

The gray sharkskin suit is based on suit designs for Don Draper and Roger Sterling from the show. With 60s vintage details like narrow lapels, hacking pockets, high armholes, and a 2 button closure; it's hard to tell this replica from a real Brooks Brothers suit from the 60s.

Interested in dressing the part? It will cost you just under a grand, but it will definitely get you looks. Time to step up your game gentlemen and rock a skinny suit. Look at all the ladies Don Draper gets, I don't see how you can go wrong.

Another Major Retailer Selling Vintage on eBay: American Apparel

Thursday October 15, 2009

Attention hipsters: American Apparel sells vintage on eBay! That's right, the über retro retailer that's already know for selling vintage dead stock accessories like eyeware, set up a shop on eBay called California Select

California Select is similar to Urban Outfitter's now closed eBay shop Urban Renewal. AA's eBay store sells one of a kind vintage pieces, but the really cool thing about California Select is that all of the pieces are dry cleaned AND repaired before they are put up for bidding! This is a pretty rare luxury when it comes to vintage clothing retailers. With a perk like that, it's definitely worth checking out.

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