Heading toward the holidays, I also will focus on uncovering MIB merry magic over on etsy.com. Like this itsy bitsy teeny weeny flower power tiki bikini from VerucaVintage.
I think Etsy’s prices are usually just great. And no auction drama. Vintage orlon Wintuck sweater in original box from ToHellinAHandbag. I have a sweater like this, but not MIB. Nice.
Vintage potholders from ShopGoodGrace. Retro Moms and Dads would love new potholders!
Drats. I always believe that I will satisfy my own desire to purchase more MIB NOS stuff by doing these stories and living vicariously through YOUR purchases. But then, I spot something I *must* have. Here’s my new old stock dress from AhemVintage. I will wear it at the Home Show in Charlotte, N.C. in March. They won’t even know what I am saying, they will be so mesmerized by the dress.
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My oh my, love the dress!! and you’re right, they won’t be listening…they’ll be oggling and heads will be turning as people pass by you and you’ll overhear “WOW, GREAT DRESS!”
Love the dress! I purchased one on eBay a few years ago that is the exact same cut, style, and fabric type (“Feels like a stiff wool-y material but it’s definitely synthetic.”), but in a blue-green-cream more abstract print. Like yours, mine was NOS. You will definitely turn heads in this dress! Enjoy!
I’ll marry any woman in that dress.
Not to creep you out or anything.
Holy Moly! What a dress. Love the neckline, too. I’ll bet that several strands of pop-it beads would complement it nicely. Just might have to attend the home show in March.
Wow! Fantastic finds all around!! (Especially loving the bikini!!) Loving your blog.
I love your new dress! I’m often a victim of my own ebay/etsy posts as well. It really is very hard to control it.
That dress is the ginchiest! I’m in South Carolina, might have to trundle up to Charlotte to see you after all these years of reading RetroReno.
I’ve had a MIB ’69s pyrex waffle set (butter & syrup warmers, with coffee carafe) for ages now that I can’t believe no one has snapped up. It’s so groovy, and its box even folds into a display piece:
http://tinyurl.com/yf6avtk
Ooops, should have said I’ve had that waffle set in my Etsy shop for ages….
ooooh magnarama, i like it! i’ll spotlight it in the next go round
Thanks Pam! I’d love to see it get a loving home.
For about 12 years I’ve been collecting those midmod glass coffee carafes & their accessories that were made by so many different houseware companies. I just love the way they were designed to look like industrial laboratory glass implements. And all their different shapes and warmers/stands make fabulous display items in the kitchen.