Wednesday, December 19, 2012

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM US








Happy Holidays!



Claude Montana circa 1990
and a special present from us
a vintage Claude Montana fashion show

Have a fashion filled fabulous New Year!

Love,

Jeanne and Claude


Sunday, December 2, 2012

GORGEOUS GOWNS GOING...GOING...GONE...-Kerry Taylor Auctions

Halston
Lot 201
Estimate £400-600
Claude Montana
Lot 233
Estimate £400-600
Madame Grés 
Lot 193
 Estimate £600-1000

Can you guess which one is my favorite?

Kerry Taylor Auctions 
Passion for Fashion Auction
London
Dec. 4 at 2:00 pm
for a full catalog and on line bidding please visit



Sunday, October 14, 2012

WILL YOU MARRY ME? Kerry Taylor Antique and Vintage Fashion Auction October 16

 


LOT 189

An Anthony Price blue guipure cocktail dress, Spring-Summer 1990, 
(similar to the lace dress worn for Jerry Hall's 'marriage' to Mick Jagger in 1990),
 woven silk label and with integral corsetted bodice, long off-the-shoulder sleeves, 
diagonal hem with long pointed train,  
A brown version of the dress can be seen in the catwalk show:



Lot 201



A lace summer/bridal gown, circa 1923, of white tulle adorned with soutache tape,
large raised-work embroidered roses, flounces to the hips
Lot 364


Two bridal/presentation gowns, 1930s, both bias-cut, one of ivory satin printed with small white leaves, 

the other of satin brocaded overall with small gold flowerheads and a lace trimmed ivory satin bedjacket 



Antique and vintage fashion, textiles and accessories
Tuesday October 16th at 10.30am

Session 1 – 10.30am, lots 1-250
Session 2 – 2pm, lots 251 to end of the sale

Venue: 249-253 Long Lane, Bermondsey, London, SE1 4PR

Sunday 14th October, 12-4pm
Monday 15th October, 9-5pm
THERE IS NO VIEWING ON THE MORNING OF THE SALE 

for a full catalog please visit

Bidding  also via




Monday, October 8, 2012

LONDON CALLING-Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show and Sale

OCT 12TH & OCT 13TH, 2012

MANHATTAN VINTAGE CLOTHING SHOW & SALE

Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
(Between 6th & 7th Aves)
NYC 

$20 AT THE DOOR / $15 ONLINE
Also shop the online Carnaby Street Collection until Nov. 25th.

Friday, October 5, 2012

LAST CALL! Comme des Garcons and Balenciaga


"Cristobal Balenciaga, collectionneur de modes" et "Comme des garçons, White Drama"


I had the chance to visit this with Kerry Taylor of Kerry Taylor Auctions a few months ago. I not sure what was better, the exhibition or the lesson in fashion history that day from Kerry.

 34 quai d'Austerlitz, Paris 
until October 7!