Lil'Paisley~The Vixen of Vintage Blog

Couture Carnivale Fashion Show This Sunday at Last Supper Club

MargiDavid and Sound Magazine are hosting a benefit fashion show on March 29th at the Last Supper club. Drinks, music, fashion, burlesque performances and a bunch of awesome hair. Come join us! This event is sponsored by Sound magazine, Wella, Bumble and Bumble, Oribe, Southwest Airlines and many more. You can purchase tickets at brownpapertickets.com or at theMargidavid salon. PS the VIP will be awesome!

This is a fashion show featuring vintage boutiques in the Seattle area, so if you are a vintage and retro fashion lover...this is your show and not to be missed!!!

Lil'Paisleys will be teaming up with Lucky Vintage for the show, so come on down and check our wears out!

You can find info on Facebook or you can purchase tickets at Brownpapertickets.com

This show is this Sunday at Last Supper Club...doors are at 7....we hope to see you there!

 

Coro Craft Thorobreds Horse Head Pin and Earrings

I just posted a highly collectable Coro Craft pin and earring set on EBay. The set is from the 1940s and is one of the most recognizable sets by Coro Craft. It was designed by Alfred Katz in 1943. Here is a copy of the design patent for the pin.

 

This set won't last long...so now is your chance to grab a real collectable.

Feel the Heat Sidewalk Sale

Well the weather is finally getting decent here in Seattle, so I've decided to celebrate with a sidewalk sale!!

The sale will begin tomorrow Wed 5/14 and go till Sat 5/17. We are open 11am till 7pm.

We will have:

• 50% off select vintage jewelry and accessories
• Vintage rhinestone kits $5 each
• Vintage craft items from $.50 to $5.00
• Vintage greeting cards all on sale $3.00
• Vintage advertisements all on sale $3.00

Shop early for the best selection. This sale is in store only, but if you are interested in purchasing some of the items at the sale price online, please contact me.

Vote for Us!

It's that time of year again! Time for the NWSource People's Pick Awards. Last year we were a runner up and would love to take the top prize this year. I want to thank all of you who voted last year and encourage you do to so again this year. Remember that you can vote once each day from your computer...so vote often!

They made some slight changes to the categories this year and the Vintage Boutique category now seems to be called Antiques. However the Jewelry Store category has us going strong already. So feel free to vote in both.

Thanks again...and remember to vote every day!!

New Arrival - Vintage Greeting Cards

I just got a shipment of a large collection of vintage greeting cards from the 60's and 70's. The cards are all new and unused with envelopes. I had such a great time going trough them. There are some great designs...many that will take you back a few years. There are birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Passover, Wedding, and more. I couldn't believe the great selection. So if you are a scrap booker or just love unique kitschy greeting cards, I have the selection you are looking for.

I also have a great selection of vintage ads from the 40's, 50's and beyond available. So drop in for a great selection of ephemera.

We are also going to be having a fantastic sidewalk sale coming soon....so stay tunes for more info.

New Shipment Just In!

We just got in a new shipment of the fantastically popular purse hangers. We have over a dozen designs! They sell out very quickly, so if you have been thinking of grabbing one (or two) do so now...or the design you like might not be there tomorrow! Retro hangers are $15.00 and the 24k Gold Plate Glam Rock hangers are $22.50. Make sure to check out if there are matching mirror compacts and business card holders in the style you like!

Retro Hangers

Glam Rock Purse Hangers

It's Gift with Purchase Time!

We are back from a fun weekend at the Crave Show. It was busy and hectic...but we survived. To celebrate I decided to do a Gift with Purchase promotion. This is good both on the website and in the store. The more you buy the more gifts you get.

It’s Gift with Purchase Time!!

With every purchase in store or online earn free gifts. The more you buy the more gifts you earn. So start your Holiday shopping early and get something for yourself at the same time.

Gifts:

$1 to $25 – Vintage Hand-blown Glass Stud Earrings

$26 to $50 – Single Pinup Collectors Card

$51 to $75 – Tribal Style Metal Earrings or Rhinestone Barrette

$76 to $100 – Vintage Ribbon Choker

Over $100 – Sterling and Glass Pendant

The free gifts accumulate, so if you spend over $100…you’ll get all 5!!

Offer not valid on previously purchased merchandise. GWP will not show in your shopping cart, but will be added to your purchase at time of shipping. Valid while supplies last. Offer Ends 11/30/07.

Amazing Vintage Sunglasses - New Arrival

I was able to get my hands on a few pairs of the most amazing vintage sunglasses. They range in age from the 60s to the 80s. They are deadstock and have never been worn and all come with the original packaging. I grabbed a few from makers like Christian Dior, Vuarnet, Ray-Ban, and Paloma Picasso. The sunglasses are mint! simply amazing. Here are just a few examples

Christian Dior Style 2348

Christian Dior Style 2662

Ray-Ban Wayfarer Matte Crystal -extremely rare

Vuarnet Red Style 2084ROU

Crave Show Nov. 3 & 4 Seattle

Lil'Paisleys is privileged to be participating in the first ever Crave Show.

The show is a 2 day extravaganza on November 3 and 4 in Seattle. I can't explain it any better than they did...so here is an excerpt from the website on what will be available at the show:

CRAVE Show ’07 is Seattle’s premier indulgence and style event for women. CRAVE Show ’07 showcases nine themes for smart, urban-minded women. To empower and inspire CRAVE Show ’07 features lifestyle experts, a fashion stage, fitness studio, décor design stations, spa services, cosmetics counters, travel desks, culinary delights, a connection café for friendship and networking, and much, much more. Above all CRAVE means enjoyment, enlightenment, indulgence, health, fashion and above all sophisticated, feminine fun!

I will be featuring some special items just for the show. They include vintage Lucite jewelry, the most amazing vintage sunglasses, new items from the vintage humor collection, and more.

The event looks like a ton of fun. The perfect thing for a girls day out. I am personally looking forward to Kathy Casey and her celebrity chefs....yum! Hope to see you there! This is a don't miss event!!

You can get your tickets here. They are going fast!! So don't hesitate.

Circa 63 Lucite Jewelry - New Arrival

I just received a fantastic shipment of Lucite bangles and rings from Circa63. They are a fab little company from the East Coast that specializes in vintage plastic jewelry and shoes from the 50's and 60's. The Lucite jewelry is deadstock from the Best Plastics company that was located in Rhode Island. Best Plastics manufactured and designed jewelry for Avon, Coro, Trifari, Napier and Diane Von Furstenberg. In its day, the factory was a leader in its industry. Many of the bangles and some of the beads in our stock are featured in the reference book "Plastic Bangles" by Lyn Tortoriello and Deborah Lyons.