Happy Birthday Charlie!

In honor of Charlie Chaplin's birthday here are a slew of treasuries created in tribute featuring the awesome 1970s Charlie Chaplin sweater that is currently available in my shop here.  Thanks to everyone for making such great collection of treausries and including my sweater!

Warning, it's a long scroll.

'Happy Birthday, Charlie! ' by natalya1905

Watercolour ink Ill... silverridgestu... $200.00	Bowler Hat Personal... fionadesigns $20.00	Home Movie Film (8m... UltraMedia $20.00	Silent Noir, Grunge... AsunderTexture... $5.00
A Day Without Laugh... magteam $5.50	Kodak Brownie Fun S... iamyot $19.95	Passport cover Char... kumade $15.00	Charlie Chaplin - C... diana70 $6.50
1900s CHAPLIN victo... revivalhouse $120.00	1970s CHARLIE CHAPL... TheChurchofVin... $76.00	HELLO silent film i... starshapedpres... $3.00	Charlie Chaplin Cou... WooHooCrossSti... $7.00
Once Upon A Time Tt... mysaturnalia $15.00	Charlie Chaplin set... TheOctopodeFac... $10.00	Silent Road-Siobhan... siobhanphotogr... $38.00	Metropolis - 20x20 ... JulieDavisPhot... $200.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'THE KID...in honour of Charlie Chaplin!' by SullenBraidedGirl

...for the 122th birthday of Charlie Chaplin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmQUH3TRxKA

CHAPLIN Vintage Pap... MouseTrapVinta... $15.00	Twiggy World Vintag... SoYouThinkYouC... $16.99	Vintage Red Tin Pen... DimeStoreVinta... $19.99	NENEEE Charlie Shir... neneee $28.00
Charlie Chaplin Cal... MisNopalesArt $4.00	softie with a musta... looploft $35.00	The Kid digital sta... TheOctopodeFac... $3.00	Mr. Mustache (Black... SugarandSpikes $25.00
1970s CHARLIE CHAPL... TheChurchofVin... $76.00	SALE - Adorable Cha... dreamel $45.00	Mustache Crayons (... JugieBeeCrayon... $7.50	Vintage Derby shemfleenor $12.00
Magnet - Froggy Cha... GaellesGallery $5.00	CHARLIE CHAPLIN alt... victorianencha... $9.00	Charlie Chaplin Rar... Vintagies $40.00	Staches of fun - 12... EMTsweeetie $6.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Chaplin, The Great Entertainer' by lauraplenzik

Born April 16th 1889 we celebrate his work today once again.

Charlie Chaplin Cou... WooHooCrossSti... $7.00	Charlie Chaplin Cal... MisNopalesArt $4.00	Old Movie Camera (8... VistaArtworks $20.00	HELLO silent film i... starshapedpres... $3.00
Billy Coke Black Do... dapperdean $118.00	CANE CATCHER - Brow... MadeByMari $11.50	Delon Grey and Blac... dapperdean $22.00	Unisex Handmade Wat... HandMadePeople $60.00
Charles Chaplin Pri... Judykaufmann $25.00	Bowler Hat Personal... fionadesigns $20.00	Charlie Chaplin The... CraftyTheresaD $5.00	Chaplin Macbook Dec... artofmacdecalg... $9.90
1970s CHARLIE CHAPL... TheChurchofVin... $76.00	NENEEE Charlie Shir... neneee $28.00	Charlie Chaplin Ear... froufroubijou $7.55	Charlie Chaplin and... Anamf $20.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Happy Birthday Charlie!' by MoonHalo

His 122. Birthday!

Handmade Cross Stit... stitchcrosssti... $6.50	CHARLIE CHAPLIN Pe... victorianencha... $9.00	Bowler Hat Personal... fionadesigns $20.00	NENEEE Charlie Shir... neneee $28.00
1970s CHARLIE CHAPL... TheChurchofVin... $76.00	The bird with moust... sabahnur $22.00	The Black Dahlia A ... lucysnowephoto... $25.00	Vintage Barber Shop... OhDearWatson $15.00
Werewolf - 5.6x6.2 ... atpalicis $10.00	Watercolour ink Ill... silverridgestu... $200.00	Mustaches cufflinks... beautyspot $23.00	Groucho Marx Meets ... LittleRetreats $8.00
Pink Mustache Shirt... WrenWillow $24.00	Vintage Derby shemfleenor $12.00	Black and White vin... zwzzy $38.00	White on Black Viny... blueorder $29.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Charlie Chaplin's 122nd birthday' by magalerie

April 16th is Charlie Chaplin's birthday.

Excel 16mm Movie Pr... SweetLoveVinta... $59.00	Watercolour ink Ill... silverridgestu... $200.00	8 mm film reel and ... FreeRangeGoat $12.00	Derby Bowler Hat , ... LittleRetreats $
Keep Calm and Direc... KeepCalmShop $8.00	Vintage Bell And Ho... MotherMidnight $45.00	Movie Theatre Ticke... Theladyherself... $25.00	Movie Night - Popco... VoulezVousVint... $34.00
CHARLIE CHAPLIN Cha... victorianencha... $8.00	Movie Projector Pos... lorraineeday $1.00	1970s CHARLIE CHAPL... TheChurchofVin... $76.00	Bowler Hat Personal... fionadesigns $20.00
1900s CHAPLIN victo... revivalhouse $120.00	Charlie Chaplin Pri... senioritis $20.00	Vintage Eastman Kod... zuzashop $12.00	Handmade Cross Stit... stitchcrosssti... $6.50

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Doesn't the above shoe remind you of Italian Rainbow Cookies? Recognize the shoe?  Well it ain't Jeffrey Campbell!  The one below however is:

The shoe in the first photograph was originally designed by Salvatore Ferragamo in 1938 created for Judy Garland. They are pretty iconic and are a fixture in most fashion history books.  The shoes were reissued in 2010 as a limited edition.  So I was very surprised and excited to see these on solestruck.com as part of Jeffrey Campbell's new line or should I say "new". 

The Jeffrey Campbell version is apropriately titled "Salvatore" and retails for $185.  A pretty penny,  but considering the odds of owning the original 1938 version are the same as finding a vintage Birkin for $2 at the Goodwill, I definitely feel it's something worth snatching up while you have the chance (speaking of which they are already sold out on solestruck!).

Having been born in the 70s and an adolescent during the 90s I have a fondness for chunky shoes, be it Docs or platforms,and the more sculptural the better.  So Jeffrey Campbell has me in a pretty bad state of want with his Ferragamo and 1970s knock-offs.  If I bought any it would be in a shameless attempt to pass them off as vintage.



Meditative Vintage

Yes I did get the memo about color and pattern being hot for Spring/Summer but really I wanted to put the shop into a meditative state first.... breathe it in deeply....relaxing isn't it?  Besides for a gal that wears a lot of black, creams and taupe are pretty bold colors for me...I mean to actually reflect light this summer instead of absorb it?  It's kind of a nutty concept to me.

Everything here and then some can be found here.

Duck Hunting

I am big fan of graphic design, combine it with vintage clothing and you have what is at the top of my vintage buying list.  I am completely in awe and in love w/ the above 1970s outfit by designer Michaele Vollbrach. I must have been in a coma last week when it was a available for auction.  I guess it was for the best I missed it because both pieces sold for quite the pretty penny, but still a deal in my opinion.

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Libidos,Buyagra and Swingsets

I am suppose to be shopping today for the shop, but really I've lost my urge too....I've lost my shopping libido.  I've been like this for over a month now, I'm thinking all the driving I do in order to find things is what is getting to me, maybe if someone else did the driving I would be better.  My husband says I need some "Buy-agra"....I think he thinks himself rather witty now for coming up with that one.

And speaking of libidos, check out what my husband found at the thrift shop across the street from our place:

Those swinger (or mate-bartering) books are a riot, you think my husband is trying to tell me something?  What is amusing for me is that my husband is a very quiet man, kind of conservative, talking about sex in public makes him blush(complete opposite of me).  So when he came back with these I thought he had suffered a brain aneurysm mid thrift, especially considering the woman he had to pay is a close family friend and would be aware of his deviant shopping habits and armed with this knowledge our squeaky clean reputation in town would be on the fast track down the crapper. He assured me though at 82 years old our friend would not pay any attention or even would know what he purchased....but unbeknownst to him he failed to anticipate I would blog about it.  I guess I should add so he doesn't divorce me that all the books are for sale, that had been the motive of his purchase all along though it was fun to think for moment that just maybe my husband had kinky side.