http://griffin.pmhclients.com/index.php en vintagegriffin@gmail.com Copyright 2007 2007-11-15T12:33:00-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/anne_frank_tree_to_be_torn_down/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/anne_frank_tree_to_be_torn_down/#When:12:33:00Z 2007-11-15T12:33:00-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/gummi_heart_candy/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/gummi_heart_candy/#When:01:48:00Z

I think these might have been developed as sort of an anti-/alternative Valentine's day product, but they're certainly spot-on for Halloween.

Gummi candy hearts that are anatomically correct.
]]>Read more... Holiday, Halloween, Entertaining, Food and Drink 2007-10-02T01:48:00-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/b_is_for_beene/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/b_is_for_beene/#When:12:40:00Z Geoffrey Beene (August 30, 1927 – September 28, 2004)

Beene was a master of balance -- simplicity in harmony with style. But he didn't start out in fashion, his beginnings at Tulane University in Louisiana saw him studying medicine for three years. In 1946 he packed up his doctor's kit ("Cadavers were the moment of truth.") and unpacked his swatches, entering the Traphagan School of Fashion in New York City in 1947. After his fashion training, he worked with the established fashion houses Harmay and then Teal Traina. Next came a stint in Paris, before he returned to New York in 1951. In 1963 he launched his own, eponymously named label, which branched into many sub-lines. Amongst the fashion cognoscenti, his name is synonymous with quality.
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In 1961, Audrey Hepburn's little black dress designed by Givenchy helped propel the gamine actor to superstardom. In 2006 it was auctioned at Christie's London location, and the hammer went down at $807,000. The high bidder was the firm that designed it, Givenchy, and the consignor, author Dominiq]]>Read more... News, Film, 1960s 2007-02-28T22:46:02-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/marie_antoinette_nabs_milena_canonero_oscar/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/marie_antoinette_nabs_milena_canonero_oscar/#When:09:55:00Z

The lavish, sometimes lurid, apparel seen in Sophia Coppola's Marie Anoinette snagged costume designer Milena Canonero her third Academy Award for best costume design. Her two previous wins (1982 for Chariots of Fire and 1976 for Barry Lyndon, shared with Ulla Britt-Soderlund)]]>Read more... News, Film, 18th Century 2007-02-26T09:55:00-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/chanel_unveils_vintage_fragrances/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/chanel_unveils_vintage_fragrances/#When:03:40:00Z

The House of Chanel has unlocked its private, historical archive to again offer to the public four fragrances that have not been available for decades.]]>Read more... News, Fashion, Deco, 1930s, 1920s 2007-02-25T03:40:00-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/pucci_stewardesses_and_the_stewardess_craze/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/pucci_stewardesses_and_the_stewardess_craze/#When:21:17:00Z

In a time thankfully past, we had stewardesses, not flight attendants. And they were seen as sexual ornaments for a form of travel that was still novel for most.
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There are alot of fashion books in my library. Books on antique costume. Books on modern designers. And there are always a lot of vintage clothing books on my "to get" list.

I was browsing Amazon, and I clicked on one of the Kyoto Costume Institute titles, as one of these volumes has been on my "to get" list for a while, and one of these titles had come up in conversation recently.

Imagine my stunned, stunned surprise (is that redundant? It doesn't seem so) when, as I was reading through the Amazon reviews, I realized that this particular item had something extra-special about it...]]>Read more... Fashion 2007-02-24T03:28:00-05:00 http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/3_online_museums_youll_love/ http://www.vintagegriffin.com/index.php/vintagegriffinblog/3_online_museums_youll_love/#When:17:15:01Z

Online museums are great. The official ones, like the Met's Costume Institute, are, of course, fab. But there are smaller venues that are driven by very personal passions, and they can, in their ways, be just as informative and enjoyable. You don't even necessarily need storage, conservation facilities, or security. If you've got some expertise, Internet access, Photoshop, and a scanner, you can be a valuable cyber-curator.

Here are three online museums you'll love...
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It's easy to make money selling vintage clothing.

The following real-life examples prove it.
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