One For You, One For Me

So if you shop at RARE vintage often enough and you get to know me, you know that sometimes, on the not so rare occasion:) some of the things I buy for the store never make it into the store because somehow they end up in my closet.  It can be really weird.  Like the time I found a 1970s YSL silk moon and stars blouse in my closet.  I swear I did not put it there!  But there it was and I said to this YSL blouse, "why my little amour fou, what are you doing here?  You should be at RARE vintage waiting for someone fabulous to buy you and bring you home."  So like the dutiful vintage store owner I brought my little amour fou, the YSL blouse, back to the store and hung it with care and do you know what happened?  I went home and opened my closet to hang up my Alexander McQueen black Victorian jacket and change into a pair of Chinese pajamas but who do I see?  The YSL blouse.  But this is incroyable I say!  "Little amour fou, you should not be here! How can I run a business if all of the beautiful babies I buy for RARE vintage end up in my closet?"  But the little amour fou YSL blouse looked so happy, so comfortable in my closet, I had to say, "ca va.  But just this one blouse.  Just this one time."  

Cut to four years later:  Little amour fou, the YSL blouse, has been joined by countless others little birds who refuse to leave the nest.  What is a vintage mother to do?!

One for you, one for me!  On this happy occasion, a Christian Lacroix for Pucci silk purse with a woven leather and metal mesh handle, an incredible jeweled chain metal tassel, big enough to fit a comfortable assortment of things for the evening, and even with a little silk and leather change purse attached to the interior by a strap, found its way into my closet.  And even while I was looking at it with regret thinking it really should go to the store, it said to me, Madame (you know Italian vintage is very polite) there are two of us: one for you and one for the store.  

So this is the story of how two amazing Christian Lacroix bags from Lacroix's very short tenure at Pucci and thus very rare came to me and to RARE vintage.  

A Cristian Lacroix for the house of Pucci silk purse.  Circa 2003. 

Only available at RARE vintage NYC.

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Nightie Night

So what do you slip on when you are at home and you want to look adorable, sexy and sweet? When you want your man to see you with your hair mussed in the morning looking irresistible , innocently drinking a cup of coffee? What do you wear in the evening to insure there will be no thoughts of going out? Or in the morning, late for work? A colorful, light Pucci for Formfit Rodgers babydoll nightie of course!

Emilio Pucci's swirling fabrics are particularly well suited for intimate wear as for perfect summer dresses. It brought great sadness when they discontinued making bras and panties. We are hopeful that they will start again at some point in the future. But in the meantime you can get your what lies beneath fix right here at RARE vintage. We might add that we also think these would be great to put on over a swimsuit too!

1960s Emilio Pucci for Formfit Rodgers babydoll nightie in swirling pinks. Size 4/6.

1960s Emilio Pucci for Formfit Rodgers babydoll nightie in swirling greens. Size 4/6.

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Jet Set Chic

Gorgeous! Manhattan, the North Shore of Long Island and the Hamptons all enjoyed perfect summer weather this past holiday weekend. It started RARE vintage thinking about caftans and Pucci. Is any summer wardrobe complete without a little vintage Pucci and a hippie deluxe caftan?

We are definitely partial to Pucci caftans but when we found this 1973 sun kissed gold linen Gucci we could not resist. Embroidered interlocking "G"s run down the side slits, along the plunging V neckline and the sleeves. Fits a size 4 to 8.

Our first Pucci is an unusual 1970s terry zip up dress. We believe that this piece was never worn. Classic Pucci seascape colors in swirling aqua, green and deep lavender on a white background. Vintage size 12 fits a modern size 6/8.

Our next Pucci is a crisp cotton ensemble in brilliant blue, greens and purple on a white background. The cotton voile blouse and slightly A Line skirt are perfect for a Friday that starts in the city and ends in Sag Harbor. The blouse is a vintage size 14 (fits a modern size 6/8 and the skirt is a vintage size 12 (fits a modern size 6).

For more information about this item please email info@rarevintageinc.com or call (212) 581 7273