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Always Playing Dress Up

When I get a moment to play around & have some fun, I always love to put on this 1950's grand crown 😍
It's huge, ostentatious, and AMAZING! I found this at an antique mall and I really had to walk around to contemplate if I wanted to splurge. This is one of those pieces that I couldn't get off my mind, so I had to take the plunge and I don't regret it! The saying is really true, "Nothing haunts us like the vintage we didn't buy". AMEN!
There's no makers mark or number on this crown, but one thing I have found is that the base of the crown is original and the stars on top were added a little bit later.  VERY curious...

This STUNNING 1960's Silk Embroidered coat below was such a cool find! The owner of one of my favorite vintage shops, Revolver, let me go through her back room  and I saw this interesting peek of glimmering fabric in a storage container. This was that little peek 😉
She wrinkled, a bit discolored, but with some slight TLC this baby will be FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!


Continuing on with my back room (vintage) escapades, I came across this brown faux fur beauty in the same storage container.  I thought, "wow this would be an awesome spring jacket", but then I was told this was actually a lining for a London Fog Coat.  The label is large & beautiful on the back collar area and the sleeves are so silky smooth.  As a curvier gal, faux fur coats, vests, etc. aren't always the most flattering, but this piece is BEYOND words! 




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