Time for the US to start saving their pennies...

We usually stay clear of most political issues, but with the US Government running out of time and money, and a potential economic disaster looming large on the horizon, we thought we'd show you a vintage solution to the problem that we just picked up...

Vintage tin 'US Budget Bank' penny bank

Sexy 70's for the Vintage Playgirls & Playboys...

Just when you thought it couldn't get any hotter... we only go and find this outrageously sexy 1970's Playboy (of course) monokini swimsuit! Check it out...

The swimsuit brings to mind Rudi Gernreich's famous 1960's topless monokini, modeled by the fabulous Peggy Moffitt below, and the classic Bunny shaped swimsuit on the cover of the August 1968 issue of Playboy magazine we sold in the store a while back.

Iconic 1960's swimsuits from Rudi Gernreich and Playboy

We also picked up a whole slew of vintage Playboy magazines and the much harder to find Playgirl while we were on our travels....

1970's Celebrity heartthrob covers - Robert Redford & John Travolta

Couples Covers!

Sexy men of the day - fan-tash-tic!

Along with the Playgirls and Playboys we also bought these more obscure magazine titles, Foxylady -'Entertainment For Women', Venus - 'Entertainment For The Contemporary Woman', Blueboy - 'The National Magazine About Men', & VIVA -'The International Magazine For Women', along with a few vintage Oui, Hustler & Penthouse mags!

Stop by the store to see all the great covers and the amazing fashion spreads, photo shoots, adds and articles inside...

The Fantasy and Mystery Behind Vintage Clothing..

If you're anything like us, you probably find the mystery and history behind vintage clothing both intriguing and fascinating. There's an undeniable romantic quality about the clothes that people who wear and collect vintage love to embrace. The idea of wearing something that someone once lovingly made by hand, or that was cherished by someone else has endless possibilities in the fantasy of our imagination.

As vintage dealers we hand pick every item for our store and showroom, and we often meet the original owners in the process. It's always great to hear a few stories about the items we purchase first hand. Other times we learn stories from friends and relatives who knew them, and often we are left with only a few clues and our imagination has to do the rest. It is especially exciting to discover actual photographs of people wearing the garments.

On one particular occasion we acquired a collection of beautiful 1930's & 40's dresses from a neighbor that had belonged to his Grandmother. His Mother had lovingly kept the dresses with photographs of his Grandmother wearing them pinned to each dress, along with a little note explaining when and where each picture was taken. It was a wonderful discovery and piece of family history, and something we enjoyed sharing with the customers who bought the dresses!

We made a similar discovery at a recent estate sale where we had purchased a number of things. On returning home we found 2 small plastic viewfinders hanging from one of the garments. Curiously peering through revealed an image of the owner wearing the outfit on a vacation to the U.S. Virgin Islands, probably in the late 1960's! We don't know much about this mystery lady, but she wore it well! Take a look...

Late 1960's black & white dress & hot pants outfit!

The U.S. Virgin Islands slide viewers....

Inside the green viewer...

...and the pink one, fabulous!

We never tire of the serendipitous nature of what we do. With vintage you just never know what you'll discover next!...Stay tuned :)