This past Sunday, my friend Tracey and I attend the Vintage Fashion Expo in San Francisco!
It was a large collection of vintage clothing vendors who turn the convention center into one giant thrift store. There were all sorts of wonderful things to buy!
Since I literally have NO ROOM for more clothes at this time, I took my camera along so I could snap pics for future project inspiration.
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| The Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco |
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| various booths at the exhibition...... |
Bling Bling!!
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| Do-dads and Bakelite bracelets , as far as the eye can see! |
Since I am more than a little obsessed with construction & detail, it was a treat to see & touch the REALLY OLD stuff up close. (Victorian/Edwardian, ect...)
One vendor had a couple of lovely velvet jackets from the 1880's that we got to study. Tracey and I ooed and ahhed over the details. And the vendor had NO PROBLEM with us talking pics for our research and inspiration:
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| a "Real" late Victorian Jacket...probably 1880's, in a yummy black velvet. The fabric quality is amazing and lush for being 120 years old! And yes, those are hand-bound buttonholes! |
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| A quick snap of the inside view: Note all velvet pieces are flatlined in a tightly woven tan cotton. Casings for boning have pinked edges, and are cat-stitched to unfinished (raw) seams that are clipped & pressed open. The cat stitching is set over the 1/4" boning, which I'm pretty sure is whalebone, but there were no open casings to verify. |
-Kathleen in Oakland
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