Latest Lingerie Collection Additions

I'm a sucker for vintage bustiers, especially when they are circle-stitched! Nothing beats how AMAZING one of these baby's feels on the body! No matter what shape or size a person is, they are sure to feel stunning in this. I've come across reproductions that are really nice, but nothing can compare to the original!

1950's Circle Stitch Overwire Buster via Ebay (no tag)

Over the past couple of years, I've really began to expand my collection of burlesque pieces. It wasn't intentional since I just usually buy things I love and this usually starts a collection. These little pasties are SO STUNNING! The little tin coins that hang from them plus the Gold Tinsel is such a great touch!

I also found this piece of a necklace at one of my local antique malls. The sheer weight of it is really impressive! Not quite sure how I'll use it quite yet, but pairing it with these pasties gives me some fun ideas 😉

1960's Gold Sequined / Coin Pasties via Ebay
1950's Rhinestone Necklace piece found in Fargo

As a completely random semi-rant, the mall where I got this random piece from has been one of great frustration. Much like other vintage collectors, I've grown up in and around antique shops & malls. One thing that has been really irking me lately are the sheer amount of re-purposed pieces that these "antique" shops carry. Not to say that some pieces aren't beautiful, but many I've seen are not what I would consider vintage or antique.

Many times I've gone into an "antique" or "vintage" shop and have found nothing but re-purposed furniture or, for example, beautiful vintage jewelry that has been taken apart and make into random things. To me, it seems pretty deceiving. My PERSONAL definition antique or vintage pieces are those that are in their untouched, original state. Again, I've purchased pieces are have been re-purposed and the majority are interesting, but when I go to an antique store I'm in a completely different mindset of what I expect to find or see. I may be alone in thinking this, but this is just something I've been thinking about & experiencing a lot of lately.

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