Just in: French Chic and YSL

One of my favorite new pieces for RARE vintage is a little black skirt fully scattered with black sequins  with a black silk ribbon around the waist and it is the epitome of French chic by the Master of French chic: Yves Saint Laurent.

Just in:

1990s Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche black sequin and silk skirt,
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To wear right now: a pair of sheer black stockings and a bitchy stiletto.  Very Carine Roitfeld:

Carine Roitfeld perfect in sheer black stockings

or to wear for the summer: a little tank and a flat sandal.

C'est parfait!

love, bizous and vintage, Juliana

Fits Like a Glove: Comme des Garcons

I never think of fashion as something frivolous.  I am a firm believer that fashion is an art form.  Truly great fashion is imagined by designers and crafted by a dwindling number of artisans skilled in techniques which the two haute couture seasons save from being lost to obscurity.  Without the haute couture employing these men and women (the petites mains), we would only see the magic that can be created by needle and thread in the costume collections of museums.

But having said that, I do love a bit of fashion frivolité. 

"I'm tired of mundane, everyday fashion.  I want something that takes us to another world." Rei Kawakubo on her fall 2007 Comme des Garcons collection. 

Why a padded glove holding the hips of a long, narrow skirt?  Why not.  Fashion is not just an art form, it's fun too!  This could be the motto for RARE vintage!

fall 2007 Comme des Garcons "Glove' skirt.

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Fall's Biggest Trend: Leopard!

Unless you have not picked up a single magazine or stepped into a single store recently or looked at the internet in which case means you must be living in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere as a survivalist, you will have noticed that one of the biggest trends for fall is leopard.  

There are leopard jumpsuits (like the one from Lanvin which I can't decide if it is totally wonderful or really horrible), 

leopard boots (I am usually not a huge fan of leopard boots but I am loving the Balmain booties with the perfect heel), there are leopard bags, scarves, belts and skirts.

Of course, we have a lil' something leopard in mind for you!  A vintage 1980s Bill Blass leopard print pony hair skirt.  It is a pencil skirt (which is another fall trend!).  How amazing would this look with, well, the beautiful Jean Louis Scherrer blouse we photographed it with and a pair of the great sexy tough open toed lace up booties.

1980s Bill Blass leopard print pony hair skirt.  Size 6. 

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