It's Friday and I'm in LOVE #1: A 1970s YSL Bag

A new segment for our RARE vintage blog... 

It's Friday and I'm in LOVE with a 1970s studded suede Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche bag which can also be worn cross body with an amazing heart.  LOVE!

1970s Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche studded crossbody 'Heart' bag.

Available at RARE vintage.

and Friday music...

RARE vintage's Saturday Total Utter Ridiculous Fabulousness! Cartier

A Cartier bag given to Princess Mdvini by her sister-in-law Barbara Hutton is RARE vintage's totally, utterly, ridiculously fabulous Saturday!  And I want it!  Excuse me whilst I go sob into my pillow...

The Ice Queen and her PUNK Rock Court: Alexander McQueen Fall 2011

From Sarah Burton's for Alexander McQueen fall 2011 'the Ice Queen and her court' collection is this punk rock inspired minaudière with a mohawked and jeweled skull.  The bag is heavily studded on velvet and lined in black leather.

This bag obviously goes with our previously posted McQueen dress but can definitely be worn on its own with a black sheath, leather pants, jeans, pajamas - well maybe not pjs : )

Just the thing to carry when you go see PUNK: Chaos to Couture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen Fall 2011.  Only available at RARE vintage.  

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Boho Beauties: YSL rive gauche and Ungaro for Coachella and Beyond

So while this is the final weekend of the Coachella festival in the Palm Springs desert, your wardrobe can continue to rock 70s boho style with these classic bags from Yves Saint Laurent and Emanuel Ungaro.

The staple of the boho girl: a 1970s Emanuel Ungaro Parallele fringed and studded bag:

A patchwork 1970s Emanuel Ungaro bag with fringe and a touch of glamour in gold:

A violet colored 1970s Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche bag with violet cording and faux fur trim:

Sweet and bohemian: little 1970s Emanuel Ungaro canvas bags with rainbowed hued trim:

Very RARE vintage Christmas Gift Guide #3: Foxy Lady

17 days and counting until Christmas.  No need to panic - yet.  RARE vintage has your vintage gifting wrapped and ready to go.  21 days.  21 wonderful gifts...

Looking for something for the woman who has everything?  Someone who thinks she has seen it all?  Has it all?  

You know the type: she does not "need another black dress", she does not "need any more shoes", "another bag" (well, truthfully I really don't know too many women like this - and if there is one, and you hooked her up to a lie detector, Honey, she is going to fail that lie detector test so fast, it will make your head spin as you are rushing out the door to, yes, buy her another bag she is coveting.  So don't let her "thank you but I really don't need anything or want anything" fool you.)

So for the woman who thinks she has it all but really just wants one more eency weency thing...

a frivolités!  Something that will amaze her friends and just about everyone else.  

Krizia Fox Bag

A beyond fabulous Krizia green fox cross body bag.  Yes, that is right,  an actual purse.  

For the girl who has almost everything...

For more information or to purchase please call 212.581.7273 or email info@rarevintage.com

Who What Wear Wednesday!

Who, What, Wear Wednesday is here!

Stylish inspiration from stylish girls for our RARE vintage blog readers.

The ideal bag.  In red.  By Chanel.  Forever and ever.  For every day.  The perfect pop of color.  Are you as obsessed as I am? 

Real Girl, Real Vintage

If you don't have a Celine bag, you most likely probably want one.  Phoebe Philo created the must have bag the classic flap box bag from the archive.  I love the new and I love the vintage Celine bags equally - after all, a girl can't have just one bag - can we?   What a silly question!  Dar!  Sometimes we want something brand spanking new and sometimes we want a very coveted vintage piece.  Here is a real girl, in real vintage.  1970s Celine flap box bag available at RARE vintage.

Ursina Gysi with a 1970s Celine bag.  Photos by Tommy Ton.

And here is the same bag available at RARE vintage:

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The Little Things in Life

A quilted leather Chanel bag from the 1970s is not going to solve world peace.  It will not tell you why the sky is blue, exactly how to pronounce the planet Uranus, it will not explain why grown men love packing a car with suitcases and other assorted paraphenilia. It will not tell you which came first: the chicken or the egg.  It will not explain the Bermuda Triangle or tell you if really there is a Loch Ness Monster.  A quilted leather Chanel purse, even in red, will not tell you what really happened in Roswell...

But what will it do you is to offer what you what the little things in life do for us: a gift of happiness, a burst of Seratonin, something that will be timeless (which answers the eternal question, do you really need another bag?  And the answer is, Dah!  It's Chanel!  From the 1970s!  It's an investment for the future!  Seriously?!)   

This thing called love, it's a crazy little thing called love. 

There goes my baby.  She leaves me in a hot cold sweat. 

Gotta be a cool.  Gotta relax.

It's a crazy thing called love: Chanel...

Chanel bag love via Queen.  Just a Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

Chanel Cherry red quilted leather bag

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Kawaii! Tiny Judith Leiber Bags

Kawaii!! is the word for cute in Japan.  So, when I saw these two teeny weeny Judith Leiber black lizard bags, I said, "Kon Ni chi Wa, Kawaii!" 

Of course, they are not Hello Kitty cute but they are elegant cute.  Sort of sweet.  Like a tiny little puppy that makes you go, awww...

Gorgeous in shiny black lizard.  Our first bag has gold hardware and a gold and lizard handle.  There are three interior pockets, a wittle, oops, I mean little mirror and a little lizard coin purse.  You can keep a little lipstick, a little phone and a little money, what more could you want?!

Judith Leiber black lizard bag with gold hardware

Our second little Leiber is also black lizard but this one has two little finely beaded handles.  

Also has three interior pockets: it may be little but you can be mighty organized in that interior!

Judith Leiber black lizard bag with beaded handles.

Super Kawaii no?!

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The Classic with a Twist: Ungaro Flap Bag

I know I have been slow to blog this week but it is because we have been working on an exciting project which I will be able to share with you soon...

But in the meantime, I know we all love a classic flap bag which Phoebo Philo for Celine revived so well she has almost everyone doing a flap bag.  Have you seen the limited edition hand painted python Miu Miu flap bag?  Pretty lust worthy.  Super limited edition.  And speaking of limited edition and lust worthy, I found this amazing 1970s Ungaro classic box flap bag in a dark red with the very cool U hardware and a twist of deep blue and yellow trim.  Ungaro was the epitome of Parisian elegance and this bag will be cool girl chic for fall.

1970s Ungaro classic flap bag in deep red.

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Summer LOVE: Bags and Blouses All This Week at RARE vintage!

Sometimes it is the little things in life that makes us the happiest.  Like falling in love with a vintage Ungaro blouse in the perfect shade of yellow to brighten our day and our outfit or an unusual metal mesh wristlet bag that no one will have and everyone else will want (and don't we love to have something that no one else has?!)

Feel the l♡ve because at RARE vintage we l♡ve to l♡ve you!

Ungaro blouse with gumdrop yellow buttons:

Circa 1980 Ungaro yellow blouse.  Size 6

An anonymous metal mesh wristlet bag is space age chic in a turn of the century material in a size that will fit all of your modern day stuff: mobile phone, credit card, lipstick, keys...  Love it!  

The bag opens fully when you tilt the wristlet ring flat.  Oh yes and what was I saying before, no one else will have this little bag which is another reason to love it.  Oh, how do I love thee, let me count the ways...  sorry!  I tend to obsess over these things...  and I know I am not the only person to lie awake in the middle of night because I just can't stop thinking about that bag or blouse I saw.  You know who you are!  But be comforted by the fact that there are thousands of other girls awake in the middle of the night, thinking the same thing:)

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Chanel: Say No to the Big Schlep Part 3

Free yourself from the everyday big schlep!  Feel the freedom and the lightness of just carrying a lipstick, a little cash, a credit card and yes, don't get nervous, there is room for your mobile phone, in this petite leather bag from Chanel circa late 1970s.  

This little baby can do double duty too as it is perfect for a casual evening out or for a grand soirée.  It is in pristine condition and has the classic leather entwined chain strap with a large stitched CC monogram.  Snap lock closure has CC monogram as well.  Give the gift of Chanel to someone you love (and that may even be yourself!)

Late 1970s Chanel leather bag.

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Celine Accessories for Fall and Resort

We have two great accessories from the legendary house of Celine.  Super chic for the Fall is this forest green suede flat Celine bag that can be worn either as a clutch or with its gold chain strap.  Celine golden hardware.  Purple leather interior with one snap closed pocket.

1970s Celine green suede bag.  $495

Imelda Marcos had her shoes, I have my belts.  I love belts and so was very excited to find this nautically inspired belt from Celine.

White leather belt with metal and blue enamel sailing steering wheel.

Celine nautical belt $250

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Sleek and Chic: Celine

Phoebe Philo is in the House of Celine creating very wearable, very desirable every day pieces.  It seems that women could not wait to put on their new Celine duds during the recent Fall 2010 shows. Maybe it is what we all want right now - or what we have always wanted - classic pieces, cool, wearable and covetable.  

We are thrilled to have this iconic and covetable leather bag from Celine.  It is from the 1970s and is sleek and chic with just the right amount of gold in the classic Celine horse logo that was on the original label.

1970s Celine leather bag. $625

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The Dream Team

Representing the epitome of French fashion and chic, we have two super stars from the house of Chanel. 

Wild applause, the crowd goes crazy. Chants of D-FENSE, D-FENSE fill the hallowed halls of French couture.  

Enter some other purse.  The so-called IT bag of the moment.  

The crowd jeers, Over-rated!   

The Chanel bags come out.  They are a phenomenon.  The IT bags know that are playing against the best in world.  The Chanel bags win every game.  Chanel is, after all, the dream team.

Nah Nah Naah Nah, Nah Nah NAAAH Nah! 

 1980s black lizard Chanel bag with gilt tssel and quilted effect gilt chain.

 Silk Chanel bag with gilt chain strap and gold leather interior.

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