Thursday, May 13, 2010

COMING SOON: 50+ New Arrivals Next Week

Here's a sneak peek at what's in store for the site next week as we'll be adding over 50 one-of-a-kind new vintage items to the site:

From Oscar De La Renta comes this chic graphic silk twill topper that come's in an explosive color-way of vivid abstract florals.

From the 80's comes this uber-cool matte gold Body Map tech vest that has a peplum hem & contrasting velvet panels.

Then from the early 80's comes this Koos Van Den Akker patchworked cobalt blue a-line trench coat that's perfect for this spring & next fall thanks to it's moody color-way.

And from Etro comes this contemporary contrasting silk scarf printed sack dress that offers a subtle way to incorporate all out print into your wardrobe.

Accessory of the week: 80's Crystal Clusters

Add subtle glamor to any look, day into night, with our latest Accessory of the Week, these 80's era rhinestone cluster earrings. Pair them in the day with grunge inspired layers for a look that's a little off-set or take them out with you for a night on the town with slicked back hair & a body-con cocktail number.

80's Rhinestone Cluster Earrings-$110

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

One for the Smoker's: Margiela's New Pocket Tee


While Maison Martin Margiela's newly unveiled "smoker's" pocket-tee may not be incredibly original, the label does deserve props for offering us misfit smoker's a fun option now that we've been forced to pay enormous taxes for our bad habit & have been bombarded with an onslaught of negative energy.

P.S-we get that it's a bad habit...

Channel Christopher Kane Fall 2010 in Vnyc

We've said it before & we'll say it again: Christopher Kane's Fall 2010 outing happens to be one of our favorites, so we just had to mention our own vintage embroidered leather dress & top that smartly channel his inventive take on next seasons must-have fabrication: leather.


Christopher Kane Fall 2010(above)

Channel Christopher Kane's beautifully perverse take on classic embroideries for Fall 2010 with Vnyc's 80's era embroidered leather taupe tube & black dress. While the tube's color-way happens to be much more subdued(read wearable), both pieces unique juxtaposition of leather and delicate florals combined with a lady-like shape hit all of Kane's notes dead-on.

80's Taupe Leather Peplum Tube w Embroideries
-$98

80's Black Leather Embroidered Tube Dress-$274 (above)

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Best Dressed at the 2010 Met Gala

Rachel Zoe in Marc Jacobs

Amber Valleta in R.M by Roland Mouret

Karolina Kurkova in Joseph Altuzarra with the designer himself

Jamie Bochert in Rodarte for Gap

Alexa Chung in 3.1 Phillip Lim with the designer himself

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Past Collections: So Long Mid 90's Gucci Column

We are happy to report that one of our favorite pieces on our site, this ultra-chic & sleek Gucci column dress from Tom Ford's iconic mid 90's collection for the house, has finally found a home!