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[ORDER ITEM - #6757] Click on image for additional photos!		#6757- c. 1830's Drawn Bonnet of Chocolate Brown Silk!  As you can see from the photos, this is a large hat... as is written by the Vintage Fashion Guild, "By 1830 bonnets grew to huge proportions. The 'bavolette' was a ribbon frill at the back of the bonnet.  Its purpose was covering the neck, which was considered an erogenous zone in the mid 19th C. Necks were only on view with evening dress!"   My how things have changed!! The size of this bonnet makes it RARE to find in near mint condition, without crushing or misshaping as they were hard to store properly for nearly 180 years!!!  The only issues with this bonnet are that the front ribbons have some discoloration and there is one tiny hole and one pinhole in the back curtain (bavolette).  This is definitely a hat you need for your collection!  This came from a MUSEUM - and it still has the museum numbered tag inside.   So, if you want museum quality..... buy previously owned by museum items!  NEW LISTING! $ 1,645.
[ORDER ITEM - #6791] Click on image for additional photos!		#6791 - c. 1920's Brasstone Metal Flapper Deco Headpiece with Enamel Drops and Faux Pearls!  In my years of collecting, I've actually sold five, oops now 6 of these, so I'm assuming they they were quite popular in the 20's.  Probably was the "must have" of the era... kind of like the Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress of the 1970s.  Either that, or I keep buying back the same one piece over and over again!  Gosh, I hope not! Too embarrassing!! No, I think my first assessment is accurate (so I'm stickin' to it!)... please know I'm just kidding... I know they are all different!  Even though I've had a few, I seek them out and I have to tell you, they are getting MUCH harder to find!!  So if you want one... don't hesitate.  I might be running out of "flapper headpiece luck".  Adjustable slightly hammered gold or brass tone metal bands at the top to fit anyone.  Most have green enamel drops at the bottom of the deco design earpieces, but the newest headpiece (not yet photographed, so slightly different than this one) has better teardrop green beads (!) and slightly smaller faux peals draped from the movable bar. ... so they shimmy when you Charleston.  The perfect accessory for your next 1920's dressup. The three brassy headpieces fold into each other for easy packing.  The overall patina is slightly darker and less shiny than it looks in the photos (under bright lights).  Excellent condition. Can be slightly bent by hand to match your headshape and size (I know because I tried it! :) and then hammered down to keep that shape. Will even fit a large head! NEW LISTING!  NOTE:  The one I'm now selling is slightly different from photo in the size of pearls, and the green drops from earpieces. $ 1,095.
[ORDER ITEM - #5678] Click on image for additional photos!		#5678 - c. 1916/1917 JAMES McCREERY & Co. Fifth Avenue / 34th Street, New York Fantastic Tall Black Straw Hat with Feather and Black Silk Satin Trim!  Oh my!!!  I have to say (though I hate to show my ignorance) that at first look, I thought this hat was worn the other way around (as I know this era had the most wild hats!), but this is wild enough.. and I believe this is the correct way to wear it.   These are quite hard to find in great condition due to the size (height) as they were hard to store over all the years.  This one is in remarkable condition... nearly like new!  Black stiff straw with brim at front... and then turned up to incredible heights at back! Trimmed with original black curved feathers at front and with a black silk ribbon with bow at front.  James McCreery & Co. was founded in 1869 in NY and in Dec 1912 it was announced that the huge dry goods store (department store) would build a 5th Avenue entrance to the shop. The exact location was the entire block between 34th and 35th street on the west side - so right next door to the Empire State Building built in 1931 - and previously next to the old Waldorf Astoria Hotel !!!  The store closed in 1954. The hat measures 6" high straw at back to a towering 10" high with the feathers!  Measures 22" around interior, but seems to fit a bit larger.  I'm a normal 22" head, and I have a bit of extra room in this hat. NEW LISTING!   $ 765.
[ORDER ITEM - #9797] Click on image for additional photos!		#9797 - c. late 1950's, early 1960's HALSTON Designed Large Straw Hat "Made to Order" at Bergdorf Goodman!  In the 1950's, a skinny guy named Roy Halston Frowick open a millinery shop in the Ambassador Hotel in Chicago.  Within months he was making hats for Kim Novak, Hedda Hopper, Deborah Kerr, etc. In 1957 (at age 25) he moved to NYC and immediately got a job at prestigious Lilly Dache milliners.  Only a year later he moved to Bergdorf Goodman as head designer for their "Made to Order" millinery department. His biggest claim to fame was designing Jackie Kennedy's famous pillbox hat!   In 1966 Bergdorf introduced his first clothing collection and in 1968 he went out on his own.... the rest is history! One of the best Halston hat you will find! Fine straw in large lampshade shape which is trimmed in black silk chiffon.  Excellent condition! The perfect summer, elegant hat... and a collectors dream! Measures: 15/5" x 14.5", 6" tall.  NEW LISTING!  $ 685.
[ORDER ITEM - #5635] Click on image for additional photos!		#5635- c. 1980's CAROLINA AMATO, New York Black Silk Gloves with FABULOUS Red/Black Striped Bow with Large Black Beaded Ball! Never Worn!!  Still have the Original Tag Attached. Yes, there are TWO of these gloves! :)  Yes... a right and a left.  You see, I had to photograph my own hand in the glove and it was impossible to photograph both hands at one time. I'm sure you understand my dilemma. Anyway, I figured you could just imagine the other hand, eh?  Carolina Amato has been one of the premier luxury accessory designers in the country for more than 30 years, and she hails from a family of Italian textile professionals! Lovely pair of gloves which could dress up any plain black or red outfit!  Pretty enough to wear as evening gloves, or certainly they aren't overly dressy, so could be late afternoon wear or dinner wear as well.  In this day and age of Swine Flu and all those other reasons to continuously wash your hands... it might be the perfect time to bring back the wearing of gloves!!!!  Comes with the original Saks Fifth Avenue box. Size 7.  100% Nylon.   FYI, Carolina Amato python gloves sell for $480!  NEW LISTING! Under $150 so final sale. $ 45.
[ORDER ITEM - #5706] Click on image for additional photos!		#5706 - c. 1970's GUCCI Floral Canvas and White Leather Shoulder Bag!  Vintage Gucci Bag.  Vintage Gucci Purse.  Yeah, I have to say those two things so someone searching for this will find it. I'm Google friendly! :)  This is absolutely guaranteed to be original and authentic as it came to me from the same estate as lots of my other great expensive pieces, like the Sable jackets (yes, she was so wealthy she had more than one sable!!) and the beaded Balenciaga gown (just to mention a few!).  So... I don't think she was the kind of woman to pick up a Gucci purse at a flea market, eh?  Anyway... so all that being said, this is a very popular design still used today, but this is vintage.  As I read "one of the most loved Gucci icons, the Flora design is printed on many Gucci products. The legend of this print goes back to 1966 when Princess Grace of Monaco (Grace Kelly, you know) asked for a Gucci scarf, none were found that were perfect for her, so Gucci commissioned the prestigious illustrator Vittorio Accornero design a scarf for Princess Grace... and this was that floral design!  So, when you wear this bag, you are part of the legend of Grace Kelly. This has the "GG" monogram embossed above the print. Note: small Gucci Floral Bags sell for $1,900 new!!   Granted this isn't new... there are some minor issues that frankly are great for you because they make it affordable for you to actually have the purse you want!  The interior leather is cracked (upper 1/3, and better as you go down.. but who's gonna see it to care?).  There is a crack on one portion of the white strap, and a teeny one at top zipper, and just the tiniest spot on the floral canvas (see photos).  Otherwise the white leather is damn clean! So... would you rather spend $1,900 or....  NEW LISTING!   $ 465.
[ORDER ITEM - #6792] Click on image for additional photos!		#6792 - c. 1920's Flapper Headpiece of Goldtone Bow! I ALWAYS seek out interesting 20s Flapper headpieces! Someone asked me what I would collect if I didn't sell antique/vintage clothing... and the answer is "flapper headpieces!"  I would have a special display case and just spend at least 30 minutes-per-day just staring at them. :)   I haven't seen another like this one before.  Stiff goldtone metal in a twisted design to look like ribbon with bow!  Very cool!   This sits likely more like a tiara than a forehead piece. Perfect for that gold beaded flapper dress.  Or... for staring at! :)  Excellent condition.  NEW LISTING!  More photos coming soon !  Also listed in the 1850-1920's Category. $ 495.
[ORDER ITEM #3420] Click on image for additional photos!		#3420 - c. 1875-1900 RARE C.M. Haskell, New Bedford, Mass. Female Black Beaver Riding Hat!  I can't swear to it, but I firmly believe this was a riding hat!  Not just a fashion statement.  As you can see there was elastic attached on the interior that has torn, but no fashion hat of that era had elastic... so... Excellent condition with just extreme minor scratches on beaver fur seen under some lights ... really near mint! Fairly lightweight. Trimmed in wide leather band around interior.  Measures:  8" x 10" oval x 6" high. Too small for most normal sized heads today to wear securely on the head.  Was probably worn on top of a mass of hair. $ 1,265. SIZE - Extra Small
RESERVED Click on image for additional photos!		#5105 - c. 1920's Large Black Ostrich Feather Fan!  I just love these large feather fans of the 1920's... the bigger the better (even though they say "size doesn't matter"!   Who are "they" anyway... and why are they supposed to know everything?? :)  Here's a nice fan for a nice price!  Large size... when open it measures 23" across x 14" high.  Nice black ostrich feathers are in great condition.  Glossy black wavy wooden sticks give the fan an interesting "edginess".  Has a pretty little silk bow at the first feather on front.  Embossed goldtone loop (handle). Very good condition (though most would call it excellent).  There is one tiny likely bone rivet missing at the bottom (but it's not needed).. just every so slightly loose. I'm being very picky (as always).  If you want a black fan (possibly used as a morning fan as well), this is for you! NEW LISTING!  $ 185.  SOLD on LAYAWAY
RESERVED Click on image for additional photos!		#6697 - c. 1920's Huge Off-White Ostrich Feather Fan with Mother of Pearl Sticks!  When I say huge... I mean HUGE!  You can see how much of your body would be covered when you open this fan.  For all you Sally Rand wannabes (if you are too young to know just who Sally Rand is... just start Googling). I adore these large feather fans of the 1920's!  This one measures a wild 31" wide and 16" high when fully opened.  As you can see the sticks are just gorgeous off-white Mother-of-Pearl.  I also like the shape of the bottom of the sticks (see close-up).  The fan is in Very good condition (though most would call it excellent).  The issues to mention are a spotting on the back side of the fan (see photos) in one small area of the feathers... and the fact that the last fan is just slightly longer than the others.  Is this an issue??  Not really, but I like to mention everything I notice.  I'm being very picky (as always).  Oh, and if you, like me, are a huge fan of the movie "Somewhere in Time"... you might be searching for your own "Elise McKenna" fan!     NEW LISTING!  $ 485.  SOLD on LAYAWAY
[ORDER ITEM #5636] Click on image for additional photos!		#5636 - c. mid-20th Century Micro Beaded Purse of Steel Beads with Light Blue Rhinestoned Clasp and Beaded Handle!  Did you happen to notice how I cheated on dating this purse?  :)  I was sure it was a 1930's purse, and then I saw other similar purses that were dated 1950's.. so now I'm really confused and I don't want to give you false information (if I can humanly avoid it!), so......  this great purse is somewhere from the 30's through the 50's and I will let you decide who is correct (I hate being wrong! So I will assume I'm right! :).  this purse comes to you direct from a high-end Estate (relatives of Andrew Carnegie... yes, that's THE Andrew Carnegie... "The Richest Man in the World" in the early 1900s!). Most of these fine micro steel bead purses were made in France (though there is no label).  Always great to find these bags with various colors as well as the usual silver and gold beads.. this one includes ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, polished platinum, bright gold and a ground of silver/gray in a stylized paisley motif. In Excellent vintage condition as the silver beads have tarnished over the years to the usual patina (you will know this from sneaking a peak in the folds at the sides which reveal the original nearly white patina!).  As always, these beaded purses in this coloration are extremely difficult to photograph.. and it will be SO much more beautiful in person as the beads appear darker than actual. It will sparkle and glow for you!  The frame is a brass tone, beautifully etched and set with small light blue rhinestones on the front. The interior is a cream satin (mostly clean, but with a few marks from use).  The exterior beading is strong with no losses or separations. The back is exactly the same as the front without the clasp. This elegant purse measures 9.5" wide at bottom x 6" high.   NEW LISTING!  $ 585.
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6606 - c. late 1700's, 18th Century Calash Bonnet of Green Silk!The last time I listed a green calash bonnet, I wrote that I didn't know why they were mostly green... and I got an email from a website groupie who told me that it was considered the most flattering color, hence most are green!  Since I look horrible in green, I'm sure it had to do with the light colored and/or powdered white faces.  Certainly they didn't have my olive skin!!  As you may know, the calash was worn to protect the immensely high hairdos of the era. They folded flat for easy storage both at home and at the location wherever the women traveled.  You can just imagine the coat check problems if these didn't fold down! ;0  These were worn later into the early 1800's but those calash bonnets did not collapse as did the earlier ones.  Every hat collection needs a calash.  This one is in very good condition, but as you see, it does have some wear on the cane edges.   Still in better condition than most!  Oh, by the way.. the word Calash either comes from the French word "Caleche" (Carriage) as they resembled the fold down tops of fine carriages... or from the Czech "Kolesa" (wheels)., or Polish "Kolaska" (wheeled carriage).  Ah... who to believe! :) NEW LISTING! Also listed in the Early Category. $ 495.  SOLD on LAYAWAY
[ORDER ITEM #6704] Click on image for additional photos!		#6704 - c. 1920's RARE French Silver Bullion "Hair" Cloche Labeled "Ideal, PARIS"! The ULTIMATE Flapper Cloche or Flapper Headpiece!  If you have been one of my website groupies for awhile, you might have seen the gold bullion "hair" cloche I sold some years back (still in my sold museum section). I bought that last one in London and hated to sell it as I had never seen another in my 35+ years of collecting.  So, since then I've been searching everywhere for others!  AMAZINGLY, I found two of these recently and again, it kills me to put these up on the website as I just LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!!!   And since, if asked what I would most like to collect, it would be flapper headpieces.  But I know there are others of "me" out there also with flapper collections, so... WAAAHHH.... you get the opportunity to own these forever!  Absolutely amazing!! It's a cloche woven with silver bullion threads in the shape of a classic 1920's hairdo... complete with the finger wavy hairs all over, and the pinned up "longer" hair at the back and coiled at the sides in braids (Princess Leahish!). I suppose this is the ultimate hat for a "bad hair day"!!! Excellent condition with the only thing to mention is slight tarnishing... it might have been brighter silver when new, but frankly I like it "as is" with this patina and just a bit of "hair" out of place.  Net lining. This will easily fit a 22" head, and even a 23" head! Nearly impossible to measure, but it's large on my normal 22" head (as you can see in the photos) and will fit, but higher on the 23" head - see other photos).  I assume originally this was worn by a women who didn't yet want to cut her long hair into the fashionable "bob", so wore this over that full hair (which is why it's larger).  Absolutely a Museum quality piece! NEW LISTING!  EXTENDED LAYAWAY AVAILABLE! Also listed in the 1850-1920s Category. $ 3,450.
[ORDER ITEM #6819] Click on image for additional photos!		#6819 - c. 1920's RARE Pink Silk "Hair" Flapper Cloche! The ULTIMATE Flapper Headpiece! Likely Parisian!  I will reiterate from the listing above... If you have been one of my website groupies for awhile, you might have seen the gold bullion "hair" cloche I sold some years back (still in my sold museum section). I bought that last one in London and hated to sell it as I had never seen another in my 35+ years of collecting.  So, since then I've been searching everywhere for others!  AMAZINGLY, I found two of these recently and again, it kills me to put these up on the website as I just LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!!!   And since, if asked what I would most like to collect, it would be flapper headpieces.  But I know there are others of "me" out there also with flapper collections, so... WAAAHHH.... you get the opportunity to own these forever!  Absolutely amazing!! It's a cloche woven with pink silk threads in the shape of a classic 1920's hairdo... complete with the wavy hairs all over, and the pinned up "longer" hair at the back and coiled at the sides in braids (Princess Leahish!). This piece has the original tiny purply-blue flowers at the sidepieces!!  Nice!! I suppose this is the ultimate hat for a "bad hair day"!!! Excellent condition with the only thing to mention a bit of "hair" out of place for an ever so slightly "tousled" look, and the silk interior is torn (though in most cases this would just be a total loss, so nice to still have some of the original interior silk... with writing!). This will easily fit a 22" head, and even a 23" head! Nearly impossible to measure, but it's large on my normal 22" head (as you can see in the photos) and will fit, but higher on the 23" head - see other photos).  I assume originally this was worn by a women who didn't yet want to cut her long hair into the fashionable "bob", so wore this over that full hair (which is why it's larger).  Absolutely a Museum quality piece! Likely Parisian piece - has some writing inside with name.  NEW LISTING!  EXTENDED LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!  Also listed in the 1850-1920s Category. $ 2,850.
SOLD		#5000b - c. 1920's Triple Strand Prong Set Rhinestone Silver Flapper Headband! As simple a flapper headband as you can get! But there is no question that this is indeed what this piece is!  Some will tell you something is a flapper headband, but it might just be a rhinestone trim.  However, this is the perfect size, AND has the deco open endpieces that were designed to use as you see to try either ribbons or elastic to hold on your head... often under the hair to hide back.   Rhinestones are still all there and all brilliant. Measures:  3/8" x nearly 15".   If you happen to have a large neck, could be used as a choker as well.   Note, the ribbon I used is just a silly little thing... I'm sure you can do better! :)  #4373 NEW LISTING! $ 225. SOLD
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6290 - c. 1920's Rhinestone Flapper Headpiece with Crystal Dangles!  Ooh... love this piece! I'll bet you do to! :)   I'm showing it on my larger head mannequin (23"), so it will likely fit you a bit lower and more on your forehead if you have a normal 22" head.   I'm putting this up on the website now as I have customers looking for flapper headpieces, but I was hoping to make the effort to replace some of the oxidized rhinestones to make this more perfect.  As it is, there are a few that are green ... and yet many others are still shiny bright.  The crystal drops are in great condition!   It's still beautiful the way it is... all original. The headpiece is attached to a very flexible thin dark metal band with two small circles at back - used to tie with ribbon or elastic, or as I found it with a simple metal ring.  If I take the time to replace the rhinestones, this price will go up, so if you love it... steal it now! NEW LISTING! $ 895. SOLD on LAYAWAY
[ORDER ITEM #6793] Click on image for additional photos!		#6793 - c. 1920's Brass Large Beads and Black Velvet Ribbon Headband!  OK.. this headband is a bit confusing... I suppose it can be worn as you see over the forehead, but it seems to be more of a normal headband to wear as a modern headband might be worn.. more on top of the head.  Whatever!  The black velvet headband is below the beads, but attached so it's all original. The brass beads have a older patina, oxidized.  You will see this in the close-up photos. It's a nice piece that came in the same lot as one of those fancy deco brass headpieces that I always seek out.. those that sell for nearly $900... so this is a steal for those of you who want something for a lot less! :) NEW LISTING!  Under $150 so final sale. $ 125.
[ORDER ITEM #6836] Click on image for additional photos!		#6836 - c. 1960's-1971 vintage LEON UNATIN ORIGINALS, Made in Italy Gladiator Silver Lame Booties!  Oh my!!!  These are the kind of ankle strap shoes (or boot-sandals, or cage boots, or open booties, or whatever you want to call them!) that you usually only see in museums or in the pages of vintage fashion magazines. FABULOUS!!!  These are high-quality, well-made studded leather of silver lame woven with metal o-rings. Made in Italy, sold at Joseph Magnin and Designed by Leon Unatin.  Three buckle straps cuff around the ankle.  Chunky lame heel and thick soles. Labeled size 6.5 AA.  But as you can see they actually fit me and I have a slightly wide foot and very high arch (so they don't buckle as they should due to my insane arch, but the size is good. Leather upper, leather sole. On the bottom, there is a strange hand written date of 7/28/71, a number "222" and a price of $20.  I'm not sure who wrote this and why... but I do have some 1971 Vogue and Harper's Bazaar magazines and certainly gladiator shoes/boots were "in" at the time... though I still feel like I would have dated them earlier... from the Paco Rabanne era.  Perhaps I can spend the time to find similar shoes in the magazines, but until then...  don't wait to buy these!!  You are unlikely to find another! NEW LISTING! $ 965. Approx. - SIZE 6.5
FROM MUSEUM QUALITY ESTATE ON HOLD for ORIGINAL BUCKLES! Click on image for additional photos!		#5091 - RARE c. mid 1700's or mid-18th Century Shoes! Watered Silk Faille Light Tan Fabric.  PLEASE NOTE: the Buckles are for Show, but ORIGINAL BUCKLES WERE FOUND, SO THEY WILL BE ARRIVING SOON!  I'm showing these early shoes with buckles (that aren't of the correct era, but somewhat of the right look) just to give you an idea of what they would have looked like when worn.  The rest of the photos show the shoes as they are.  The watered silk faille is all trimmed in a matching silk braid.  Hard to describe the condition.  For the age they are Excellent, with just extremely minor issues of wear - mostly at the edges.  The photos will really describe the condition better than words. There are pinholes on the tabs where the buckles would have been attached over the years. They are 99% intact..... and structurally very sound! Interior sole is brown leather in fabulous condition. Bottom leather sole is mostly sueded now having lost the top layer, but still in great condition.  An amazingly early pair of shoes not often found on the open market!  Measure: 3" wide x 9" long  NEW LISTING! Also Listed in the 1700-1840s and Museum Categories.  $ 3,450.  ON HOLD for ORIGINAL BUCKLES!
[ORDER ITEM #6840] Click on image for additional photos!		#6840 - c. late 1920's/early 1930's I. MILLER Colorful Brocade Flapper Shoes with Crossed Straps!  I know, I know..... they look great!  And they are even a large size... BUT these are really best for display or your shoe collection.  Although they look nearly perfect on the exterior, the leather has suffered a bit on the inside... and the straps are a fragile so would need re-enforcing to wear without worry.  One of the tips of one strap has already met its demise.  Again, for show they are glorious! Colorful silk and bronze metallic brocade in a wild pattern! Gold leather trim at the sides and oh, the ruby satin footbed!  Sexy toe cutouts in teardrop shapes.  I even love the excellent condition "Cats Paw" heel tips (if you look through old magazines of the era, you will often see "Cats Paw" ads!).  The shoes were sold at Fontius in Denver (the paper tag is still on the bottoms). I'm pricing these based on the fact that they will likely not be worn... so it's just for collector.  If in great condition, they could be priced at more than twice this price! NEW LISTING! $ 285. Approx. - SIZE 8AA (size on shoes)
[ORDER ITEM #6839] Click on image for additional photos!		#6839 - c. late 1980's/early 1990's STUART WEITZMAN, Made in Spain Black Satin Heels with Incredible Rhinestone Whimsy Design of Cigarette Lighter, Cigarette in Hand and Smoke!  NEVER WORN!  I don't often sell "newer" shoes, but every once in a blue moon I find something just so damn exciting that I HAVE to expand my horizons. And I expect you might feel the same way when you see these!  From the front, they are just a pair of black satin high heel pumps.  So now turn on your heels to walk away and "OH WOW"... the back of the shoes including down the heels are incredible!  Flat rhinestones in the design of a cigarette lighter with open red and gold rhinestoned flame on the back of one shoe, and the other shoe has a rhinestoned hand with blood red rhinestone fingernails, holding a pearl cigarette and wearing a pearl bracelet!!!  And to finish the look... the side of the hand shoe has rhinestoned "smoke" !!!  Stunning! Oh, and Stuart Weitzman? Well , today he is known as “Shoemaker to the Stars” with many celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Eva Longoria and Kate Winslet wearing his shoes for their red carpet entrances. There is even a special collection for Oscar night!  You have to wonder if perhaps these were part of that special collection! Mint condition as they were never worn.  Would be at least $500 new!  NEW LISTING! $ 295. Approx. - SIZE 8C
[ORDER ITEM #10002] Click on image for additional photos!		#10002 - c. 1930's Deco Black Velvet and Gold Metallic Leather T-Strap Shoes!  Damn these fit me great! That means if you are size 6 or even a small 6.5 (even with slightly wide foot), these will be your favorite pair of shoes.  Love the deco design!!  Pretty enough to wear alone with just paper bag dress!!  It's all about the shoes. Black velvet T-strap shoes with gold leather trim.  Excellent condition except for one thing... one of the buckles is missing, so either a matching one needs to be found, or two new ones sewn on.  It's simple, just have to locate them. If I find some buckles prior to selling these shoes, I will sew them on for you!  And then you should have no complaints! :)  NEW LISTING! $ 425. Approx. - SIZE 6 B/C
[ORDER ITEM #0280] Click on image for additional photos!		#0280 - c. mid 19th Century Steel Beaded Miser's Purse! A beauty. This purse has been in my personal collection for about 15 years!  I used to have a display for all my purses, but since I moved, that perfect spot no longer exists, so...  best to let my lovelies go live with someone else for a change!  This purse is in near Mint condition.... with fabulous twisted steel beaded fringe on both ends.   The entire piece is covered with the same steel beads. These purses were often worn folded over a lady's belt and were also known as a "long purse", or "stocking purse".  I read that the "miser's purse" name came from the fact that it's so hard to get anything out of it!  I don't know if this is true, or now just a fable, but it's certainly true in fact. Really mostly for show now anyway as it's not the right shape for a credit card! :)  NEW LISTING! $ 225.
[ORDER ITEM #9792a] Click on image for additional photos!		#9792a - c. early 1940's Saks Fifth Avenue Satin Wedding Sandals!  I know for sure that these were wedding shoes as I saw the gown they went with... otherwise I wouldn't have thought so! Rare to find flats (or what I call as flats) rather than heels for a wedding... so you start to think that perhaps her husband-to-be was on the short side??  Hmmm?   She didn't want to tower over him at the ceremony.  Nice gal!  And nice shoes in a wearable size.  Marked 6.5B... and as you can see there is even more room for my toes, so this might fit to size 7.  As for condition, they are great on the top and the straps.  There is a tiny darkening of the satin on the sides near the sole, but really the only issue is the darkening of the satin on the heel/side platform.  Looks like perhaps the glue seeped through.  So... the best thing to do is get a bit creative and recover the heels with whatever fabric or appliques appeal to you!  Might be fun to create your own masterpiece!   NEW LISTING! Under $150 so final sale. $ 125. Approx. - SIZE 6.5B - 7B
[ORDER ITEM #6093] Click on image for additional photos!		#6093 - c. 1950's Saks Fifth Avenue Black Velvet "Gaucho" Hat!  One of my favorites!  Geez I seem to say that a lot! :) Since I only buy what I personally like, when I check out my website, I find I want to buy EVERYTHING on this website... and then I have to remember that I already own them! I guess I feel like I don't own them as they are only temporarily in my possession.  I'm just the go-between.  Anyway... enough of my ranting....   This is a black velvet hat in a "gaucho" style.  Flat large brim, matching bow with long streamers at the side and then that great underchin ribbon - barely used to hold on the head, but can be used to to "wear" the hat around your neck, hanging down the back. Perfect.   NEW LISTING! $ 425.
SOLD		#6341 - c. 1860 Beaded and Embroidered Men's Suspenders or Braces!  I wonder if these were embroidered and beaded by some woman for her man as a gift. They were likely summer suspenders due to the colors.  Beige or Light Tan needlepoint base cross-stitched and needlepoint stitched in silk and then additionally beaded flowers and buds here and there!! Nicely done. Excellent condition. Even the elastic has some stretch left in them! NEW LISTING! $ 385. SOLD
[ORDER ITEM #9274] Click on image for additional photos!		#9274 - c. 1960's ROGER VIVIER, Paris Gold Lame Pumps with Rhinestone Buckles!  Gotta tell you upfront that these aren't perfect.... sadly.  But certainly wearable for your 60's party or Roger Vivier collection (yup, there are those out there who just collect Vivier!). Mr Vivier designed shoes for Christian Dior for most of the 1950's and early 60's.  But perhaps his most iconic design was the "Pilgrim Pump" (from what I read they were made popular from Catherine Deneuve in the film Belle de Jour).  So these are what you want in Vivier!  Gold lame with tiny rhinestone buckles.  Sold at Saks Fifth Avenue.  Where the shoes have rubbed together, there is cracked gold,  and one small section of gold lost there on one shoe.  Extremely light reddish spot on on buckle end.  A couple tiny rhinestones missing. Just not mint condition... still very shiny and pretty!!  And in a very wearable size! Labeled 9A.  NEW LISTING!  Under $150 so final sale. $ 125. Approx. - SIZE 9A
[ORDER ITEM #6500] Click on image for additional photos!		#6200 - c. 1972 BALLY SUISSE Three-Tone Brown Kid Pumps!  So you can either pay $400-$450 for a similar new pair of Bally pumps, or... you can buy this pair of barely worn gorgeous three-tone brown Bally shoes!   These were from Germany originally, as they are labeled Bally Schwiez and the size is a European 4E (which translates to a 6W (fits me quite nicely - perhaps a bit snug but wearable.  I normally wear a 6.5M (with a just slightly wide foot, but I don't normally wear a wide size).  As nice as you can find!  NEW LISTING! Under $150 so final sale. $ 145. Approx. - SIZE 6W
[ORDER ITEM #6525] Click on image for additional photos!		#6525 - c. 1962 CHRISTIAN DIOR Paris, New York Beige/Bone Colored Raffia Hat with Fabulous Top!  I suggest either a short woman wear this hat, or you figure out how to constantly tip your head down (tie your shoelaces, pick up your napkin... you get the idea) so others can see the top of this hat! Delightfully odd toque covered with skeins of beige raffia wrapped like a turban.  Amazingly I recently saw a Christian Dior dress with similar detail in the design, so perhaps this hat was designed to wear with it.  Damn, I wish I owned that dress... how cool would THAT ensemble be? Eh?  Well, meanwhile... you might find something else perfect to wear with this.  Will fit a normal sized 22" head. Excellent condition.   NEW LISTING! $ 165.
[ORDER ITEM #5614] Click on image for additional photos!		#5614 - c. 1930's "Made Entirely By Hand" DELMAN, New York, Chicago, London, Paris - from Bergdorf Goodman Brown Suede and Leather Spectator Tie Shoes!   You KNOW these are terrific with that kind of label.. "Made Entirely By Hand"!!! And you will believe it when you see these fabulous shoes in person.  Yes, these are more fabulous wearable pairs of 1930's shoes... I've found a few great ones lately!  I wear a 6.5 (very high instep and slightly wide) and they fit me perfectly... perhaps just a pinch narrow, but I could still wear them.  They came with a matching pair in oxblood (already sold sorry).  Great condition (with the exception of a need for a quick touch up of shoe polish on this brown pair) Otherwise great.  Wear them in style, or just as wonderful for your shoe collection.  NEW LISTING! $ 365.   Approx. - SIZE 6 -6.5 A/B
[ORDER ITEM #5617] Click on image for additional photos!		#5617 - c. 1950's MANNEQUIN, Made in USA Black Silk High Heels with Printed Red Roses!  Yes another pair to wear! They fit me perfectly at size 6.5M (US size). They are a black silk with printed red roses on front toes and on heel!  Lined in a girly girl pink. Excellent vintage condition with just a hint of lightening of the black.  Hardly worth a mention.   Or just as wonderful for your shoe collection. NEW LISTING! Under $150 so final sale. $ 145. Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
[ORDER ITEM #6810c] Click on image for additional photos!		#6810c - c. 1970's SALVATORE FERRAGAMO BOUTIQUE, Made in Italy Black Patent Leather and Bone Leather Spectator Pumps!  Never Worn!  Very Chanel looking shoes by certainly one of the most important Italian companies in the luxury footwear field!  Ferragamo shoes will cost you between $400 - $600 for a new pair!  And these are as new as they are... but 25-30 years old! Ferragamo opened his first shop in Hollywood in the 1920's and was soon known as the "Shoemaker to the Stars".   This pair is a classic black patent leather and bone leather spectator pump with stacked short black heels. Never Worn! Size 6.5C (fits me, but just a bit too wide for my normal 6.5B foot - even though my foot is slightly wide).  NEW LISTING! Under $150 so final sale. $ 145. Approx. - SIZE 6.5 Wide
[ORDER ITEM #6810e] Click on image for additional photos!		#6810e - c. 1970's FRATELLI ROSSETTI, Made in Italy Two-Tone Bone Bucksuede and off-White Leather Spectator Ladies Loafer Shoes!  Never Worn!  One of the most important Italian companies in the luxury footwear field!   Still in existence, they produce always practical, comfortable, elegant and fashionable shoes that can last a lifetime.  I purchased four pair of unworn spectator shoes for those of you who imagine yourself as Katherine Hepburn rather than Audrey Hepburn! :)  This pair is and off-white leather paired with the finest light bone colored bucksuede (the softest thing you will ever feel - OK... perhaps not as soft as chinchilla, but for leather it is)! Tiny tassels and stacked short heels. Never Worn!  Comes with the original dust pouch. Size 6.5M (fits me, even with my extremely high instep)!  NEW LISTING! $ 165. Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
[ORDER ITEM #6810d] Click on image for additional photos!		#6810d - c. 1970's FRATELLI ROSSETTI, Made in Italy Black and White Leather Spectator (Saddle) Ladies Shoes!  Never Worn!  One of the most important Italian companies in the luxury footwear field!   Still in existence, they produce always practical, comfortable, elegant and fashionable shoes that can last a lifetime.  I purchased four pair of unworn spectator shoes for those of you who imagine yourself as Katherine Hepburn rather than Audrey Hepburn! :)  This pair is a classic black and white leather with ties.. similar to saddle shoes).  Stacked short black heels. Never Worn!  Comes with the original dust pouch. Size 6.5M (fits me, even with my extremely high instep)!  NEW LISTING! Under $150 so final sale. $ 145. Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
RESERVED Click on image for additional photos!		#6810f - c. 1970's FRATELLI ROSSETTI, Made in Italy Black Patent Leather and Bone Suede Spectator Ladies Loafer Shoes!  Never Worn!  One of the most important Italian companies in the luxury footwear field!   Still in existence, they produce always practical, comfortable, elegant and fashionable shoes that can last a lifetime.  I purchased four pair of unworn spectator shoes for those of you who imagine yourself as Katherine Hepburn rather than Audrey Hepburn! :)  This pair is a terrific combination of black dulled (not as shiny as most patents) patent leather and bone suede. Stacked short black heels. Never Worn!  Comes with the original dust pouch. Size 6.5M (this pair doesn't fit me due to my extremely high instep)!  NEW LISTING!  Under $150 so final sale. $ 145. RESERVED Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
[ORDER ITEM #9991] Click on image for additional photos!		#9991 - c. 1940's BETTY CO-ED "Hats of Youth" from Henry Pollack Cornflower Blue Wool "Doll" Hat or "Tilt" Hat! This came from a collection of a young ballroom dancer... she found special pieces from various vintage shops around the country when on tour.  This was my favorite piece from her collection.  Wonderful soft cornflower blue color wool felt perfectly molded in front and great cut floppy "bows" in back!  Holds on the head with the stiff loop at back.  The netting can be worn up or down (just needs a steaming if you wear it down) for that mysterious Film Noir look.  Excellent condition.  Perhaps one or two extremely minor breaks in the netting.  Lovely and very wearable with a suit or dress!  $ 285.
[ORDER BLUE SET #9976a] [ORDER BROWN SET #9976b] Click on image for additional photos!		#9976 - c. early 1920s RARE BOSTON Painted Cardboard Box (with Additional Design Inside Cover) Originally Packaged Men's Garters and Arm Bands!  NEVER USED!  I happen to have TWO of these from the same estate...  one in BROWN and one in BLUE.  The paintings are switched for the blue set... so the picture you see on the front of this box is on the inside of the  other box, and visa-versa. Both are in VERY GOOD condition with just minor wear around the edges of the boxes.   These would make fabulous wedding gifts for a man in a 1920s themed wedding!  The artwork is smashing... with the gold paint on front slightly bumpy for great effect. These have never been used but over the years the elastic has dried out, so they aren't wearable as is.  But it's the artwork and history of these sets that's so fabulous.  CLICK HERE or on PHOTOS to see the BROWN set - #9976b CLICK HERE to see the BLUE set - #9976a $ 465. each
[ORDER ITEM #4387] Click on image for additional photos!		#4387 - c. 1920s Dr. KAHLER Shoe Shop, Worcester, Mass. Black Satin Shoes with Tiny Cutouts and Scrolls!  Ooh.. more 1920s shoes that fit a normal woman today (assuming you all think I'm normal... most people don't! :)  These lovely, simply elegant black satin shoes fit me great, and I'm a 6.5 B (my feet are ever so slightly wider than normal -and that's fine in these).  ALSO... I have a ridiculously high instep, so most straps don't fit across the top of my feet, but these do!  Excellent vintage condition with only minor wear and the creasing at the toes.  Certainly these have lots of dancing left in them!!  $ 385.  Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
[ORDER ITEM #6685] Click on image for additional photos!		#6685 - c. late 1920's/early 1930's PAVEL, Made in Spain Silver Evening Shoes!   I'm always on the lookout for wearable antique/vintage shoes.  The more interesting, the better!  SO... these were owned by the same person as the bright gold shoes below.  These look to be more 1930's to me.  Amazingly tall heels for the era.... so I'm assuming she was a short gal with a tall beau! :)  These are labeled 7.5AA (which is usually more like a 6.5AA today)... however, I can't try these on for you because of my DNA.   Yup, sadly I got my mother's incredibly high instep, so the straps are too tight for me to get on.  It's a problem I have even with modern shoes, so I'm a foot freak.  Most of you won't have this problem.  Excellent condition with some normal wear and some strange crayon like marks (see photos).  Those might clean off.   But I don't touch anything.  I prefer to leave everything is "as found" condition so I don't make anything worse (as I'm "all thumbs".... yet another DNA trait! :)    $ 465. Approx. - SIZE 6.5AA
[ORDER ITEM #6684] Click on image for additional photos!		#6684 - c. late 1920's/early 1930's Gold Evening T-Strap Shoes!  These bright gold T-strap shoes are the perfect accessory for your simple or fancy 1920's dress!  As you can see, they are in a wearable size and condition.  They are too large for me, so they seem to be marked slightly wrong at 7 B.  I think they will fit a 7.5 B.  They will stay on my 6.5 B foot because of the strap, but I've got too much wiggle room in the toes.  The condition is certainly acceptable with some issues to overlook - the photos will explain all... they have some gold wear off the sides (see photos) and some tiny rhinestones missing from the buckles... but still look great on. Normal wear elsewhere.   Just so hard to find great wearable sized 20s shoes!  $ 425. Approx. - SIZE 7 B- 7.5 B
[ORDER ITEM #10000] Click on image for additional photos!		#10000 - c. 1864-1921 EDE & SON Robe Makers, 94 Chancery Lane, London Men's Barrister Wig of Horsehair with Old Oval Wig Tin Box!  In amazingly fabulous condition!!  This wig looks practically like it would have when new!! The tin box shows it's age in the scratching and deterioration of paint, but other than that.... it's also in remarkably great condition. I apologize for displaying this on a female mannequin... although seems fair, as women have come a long way over these 200 years! :)  I don't believe the tin was the original for the wig as the tin is tagged "From J.F. Albin, Judicature Wig and Robe Maker, Essex Court Temple".  The name on the top of the tin box is "Frank ......, Esquire" (can't make out the last name). But the wig fits in the box as if it were made for it.  Ede & Son were the "Robe Makers to Her Majesty"!   I've been doing research on these wigs and found this tidbit... "In 1822, Humphrey William Ravenscroft, a London wig maker (who merged with Ede & Son in 1902), patented a new wig making technique which removed the need for curling and powdering, and which secured the tails. The curls were permanent and the wig could withstand being folded up in a tin without losing its shape or the curls."  So... that dates this to 1822 at the earliest.  I also just discovered that this wig has to be dated between 1868 when Ede and Son was first renamed, and 1921 when it merged and named Ede and Ravenscroft (still in existence in the same location!!).   Also listed in the 1750-1840s Category. $ 1,800.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6614] Click on image for additional photos!		#6614 - c. 1945 Haute Mode MARYOS, Paris Dark Royal Blue Tall Turban with Original Gold and Coral Pin and Original 1945 Note!  Of all the hats in this museum collection, this one made my heart go "pitter-pat".  Not just because of the rarity, and condition.... but because of the note that comes with the hat! The accompanying note dated 1945 after the liberation of Paris was sent through the V-mail to an American Army GI from his Mother...  thanking him for the package which included this hat and a purse. The hat was to be sent on to "Kathleen"... I presume, perhaps his sister??   A true historic hat! Meant to be worn on top of the head, so if you have a particularly large head, it will fit your hair rather than your head. Excellent condition. I typed the text of the letter so you can read it!   Just click on the photo at left to see additional photos and the typed letter. $ 1,685.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6617] Click on image for additional photos!		#6617- c. 1956 MR. ARNOLD Apricot Colored Straw Hat with a Vine of Shaded Flowers "Floating" Below the Edge of the Brim! This is the fabulous hat used for the promotional posters for the entire museum exhibit (the poster drawing is below).  The drawing is enticing, but it doesn't hold a candle to the hat in person!!  As you can see, it's a simple apricot colored straw hat, but there is an extraordinary dangling or floating vine with large shaded coral and pink silk flowers and green leaves hanging from the brim!  Fabulous! Near Mint condition. $ 885.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6270] Click on image for additional photos!		#6270 - c. 1924 KATHRYN BROWN, Los Angeles Brown Lame Lace Cloche Over Printed Silk! There's a lot going on with this brimmed cloche hat!  Where to start... OK.. the hat base is straw.  Over that is a very wide multicolored silk ribbon around crown and additionally used at the edge and under the entire brim.  Over all that is a soutache appliqued lace of a brown lame (gives a feel of antique gold lame).  And then, finally comes the graduated colored and green leaves, with fuzzy green stems and three large pink, lavendar and rose wild silk roses, and one bud, at the side.  Whew!  The silk is wild for the era... it could easily have been reproduced in the 1960s as a psychedelic pattern.  The condition of the exterior is Excellent, but the silk lining is almost entirely torn away from the edge.  You can certainly fix, but I will leave as found.  The logo is complete... with the great old typeface.  Will fit a normal sized 22" head. $ 745.
From Museum Collection SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6615 - c. 1952 JEAN PATOU, Paris Black Velvet  Hat with Tall Feather Plum and Full Face Veil! Cocktail hat of black velvet with a paradise plume.  This hat should probably be sold for a higher price, but I'm just not savvy enough to know why it was one of the higher priced hats I bought from the museum collection.  I'd love to tell you why, but I don't know!  Damn!  So that means if you are smarter than I (and many of you are), you will likely know what it is that makes this so special.... beside the obvious wackiness of the tall feather plum and the top Parisian designer label.  Excellent condition.  Even the full face veil looks to be mint. Trimmed with black round beads at the top edge.  The back is really cool, as it is held on the head with a stiff back large velvet looping.  I love the shape of the hat laying down!  The only "non-excellent" is the lining which is a bit stained, but never seen when worn.  Will fit a normal 22" sized head. $ 695. SOLD on LAYAWAY
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6523] Click on image for additional photos!		#6523 - c. 1960 MR. ARNOLD ACTUALITE Natural Straw Bucket Hat Covered with Foliage! Lovely light colored straw hat in a bucket shape encircled with foliage, white blossoms and a bow of mango colored ribbon. The foliage is very life-like!   Excellent condition, near mint.  Really not much else to say as the photos are really all you need for this hat!  This hat is looking for a new owner who has the perfect outfit for her!  She wants to "show off" !    $ 285.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6506] Click on image for additional photos!		#6506 - c. 1880 Mourning Hat of Black Crape with Long Veil! Not all black bonnets were "mourning" bonnets or hats.  You are really looking for the ones with the special crinkly "crape anglaise" (mourning crape - spelled with an "a" to indicate mourning crape) material specifically used by widows. However, there is no question that this is a mourning hat with the extra long black veil. Simple gathered material hat.  Excellent condition.  $ 685.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6507] Click on image for additional photos!		#6507 - c. 1887 Mourning Hat of Black Crape with Long Veil with Dull Black Beads!  Not all black bonnets were "mourning" bonnets or hats.  You are really looking for the ones with the special crinkly "crape anglaise" (mourning crape - spelled with an "a" to indicate mourning crape) material specifically used by widows. However, there is no question that this is a mourning hat with the extra long black veil.  This hat is a great shape.  Fairly tall which was the fashion of that year.  Nice to know even widows were fashionable!  Nearly excellent condition as there are some minor holes in the veil and some of the dull black beads are missing.  But I would suggest you overlook the minor imperfection to get such a great piece. $ 695.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6386] Click on image for additional photos!		#6386 - c. 1888 Mourning Bonnet of Black Straw and Crape Trim with Silk "Berries"!  Not all black bonnets were "mourning" bonnets or hats.  You are really looking for the ones with the special crinkly "crape anglaise" (mourning crape - spelled with an "a" to indicate mourning crape) material specifically used by widows.  This bonnet would have been used for in "second mourning" as it's only trimmed in the black crape.  The rest of the bonnet is black straw and black silk - used to create interesting black "berries" at the top of the bonnet.  In addition there are wired crape leaves. Excellent condition.  A great addition to your Victorian collection or mourning collection!  This one is certainly my favorite of the mourning bonnets I've seen.  $ 745.
From Museum Deaccession [ORDER ITEM - #4605] Click on image for additional photos!		#4605 - c. 1890's RARE, EARLY MADAME SUZY, 5 Rue de la Paix, Paris Black Fancy Beaded Bonnet with Pink Velvet Flowers!  Perhaps the Premier Milliner of the Last 150 years! I am having a great deal of trouble trying to get early information on Madame Suzy. I had another Madame Suzy hat from 1912, but there is next to no information on this famous milliner online!  And I'm a fairly good Googler.   This is certainly the earlier Madame Suzy I have ever seen... and the earliest even Sue Langley (the author of the collector's "bible": Vintage Hats & Bonnets!) has seen!   If anyone out there has any information on Madame Suzy, I would LOVE to know!  PLEASE!  Meanwhile...I offer up this obviously rare black lacy bonnet with blush velvet flowers on each size at the ears.  The black "lace" is really a strange concoction of what seems like patent leather!!  There is black jet beading at the back of the bonnet along with a pear-shaped larger beads and a rhinestone and jet ornament near front.  I don't know if the ties are original, but they fit perfectly. Excellent condition.  The label looks better in person, I just had to darken to see the info in the photo  Fits a normal sized head, but no larger.  A museum piece you can own!    $1,885.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6509] Click on image for additional photos!		#6509 - c. 1899 JAMES MCCREERY & Co, New York Brown Straw Hat with Black Sequins and Ribbon and Large Blush Roses! Another terrific shaped hat!  Stiff woven brown straw - one shiny, one dull.  Studded with black sequins and black silk flowers at front... and blush colored silk tea roses at back with green leaf spray.  Build on a wire base. Looks so pretty on! Excellent condition (everything except the label which is nearly faded away).  Sits on top of head, so fits all.  $ 685.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6514] Click on image for additional photos!		#6514 - c. 1945 ALBOUY, 49, Rue du Colisee, Paris Black Velvet Snood Hat!   I love this!  The 1930's and 1940's was the era of the snood ... actually the return era of the Victorian snood... which was actually the return of the Elizabethan 16th century "balzo".  Got all that?  Anyway, seems Schiaparelli first reintroduced the snood in 1935 and soon became "the" method for keeping hair free from machinery during WWII.  But the style was also used for upscale designer hats as you can see!  Gerard Albouy designed hats for his own millinery shop in Paris between 1938 - 1964,  and was most famous for decorative "baroque-style" hats. Amazingly in 1941, during the German occupation, Albouy made small, beautiful veiled hats out of recycled newspaper!!  Way cool!  This hat seems to be a classic Albouy.  Black velvet cap with original matching hatpins, small veil at front, and then the large, bold honeycomb stiff crocheted snood with thin spiderweb designs.  All ending in a black velvet bow with long tails.   Stuff you long hair in this beauty and go!  Excellent condition with just one break in the face netting (a quick needle fix for the talented).  Sits on your head like a tiara, so size isn't an issue.  $ 745.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6478] Click on image for additional photos!		#6478 - c. 1956 G. HOWARD HODGE Honey Colored Straw Reed Picture Hat with Black Velvet Crown and Trim! Ooh... one of my favorites of the second half of the 20th Century...  True straw reeds designed in a triple tiered circle hat... topped with black velvet crown and large black velvet flower at side.   Love it!  G. Howard Hodge hats usually always excite me (hmmm... what does that say about me... shouldn't that be Brad Pitt instead?).  Great innovation of design! Excellent condition, perhaps only two straw reeds missing, and a couple broken underneath. Measures:  18" x 18" round. Has an elastic band to wear under your hair to hold on.  FINAL SALE item due to the delicate nature of the reeds in shipping.  Wonderfully rare design for your collection!!  $ 635.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6391] Click on image for additional photos!		#6391 - c. 1915 Paris Hat Shop, Opp. B. Altman & Co., 26 East 34th Street, NY Tricorn Pheasant Feather Hat! I have to say that hats from the WWI era were some of the strangest shapes!  Perhaps they were going for whimsy (for some lightness during wartime), or perhaps the great milliners were unable to get their designs to the masses, so the amateur milliners attempting designing....whatever the reason, if you look through the fashion photos or fashion plates you will see what I call  "jester" hats, or "flying saucer" hats, "birds in flight" hats, and bi- and tri-corn hats.  None look particularly fetching on (at least they don't on me)... but great for show!  Or any WWI era re-enactors. So if the shapes are strange,  best to find those with exquisite detailing or materials. Can't beat gorgeous, nearly mesmerizing iridescent pheasant feathers on this stiff tricorn hat. Excellent condition. Will fit a normal sized 22" head.  $ 485.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6350] Click on image for additional photos!		#6350 - c. 1936 SUNNYLAND HATS Navy Straw Molded Hat with Red Velvet Ribbon and Brim of Lillies-of-the-Valley! During the Great Depression, hats weren't very fancy.  This one is about as interesting as you will find for that era. Navy straw molded into a stiff flat topped "toy" hat with oversized front brim covered in a mass of white lillies-of-the-valley flowers. The hat is then wrapped in a deep red velvet ribbon and bow.  Will fit a normal sized 22" head (as it fits on the crown of the head.  Has the thin elastic to hold on head (usually worn under the hair).   Excellent condition.   $ 285.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6474] Click on image for additional photos!		#6474 - c. 1951 PATRICE Spring Hat on Lattice Work Foundation! I hate to say it, but the bottom or interior of this hat is almost more extraordinary than the exterior!  Really!  Take a look at the fabulous pink velvet wired foundation!  Luckily the hat can be worn tilted on the head to see that underside to "wow" onlookers.  The exterior is a mass of tiny pink, white and blush blue flowers. Looks like a garden ground covering on your head!!  :)  Stiff.  Excellent condition. Measures: 15" x 15" round. Has an elastic band to wear under your hair to hold on. $ 445.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6677] Click on image for additional photos!		#6677 - c. 1953 Robinsons, California Deep Royal Blue Velvet Flat Hat with Navy Ribbon and Netting! Great color!  If not in the light, it can practically a dark navy, but in the light, it's a gorgeous deep royal blue velvet!  Very rich color! The ribbon and bow is actually multi-layers of navy netting! Simple shape would look great with a dress or suit or coat.  Fun interior lining design.   Excellent condition with just slight crushing of crown which barely shows when worn.  Holds on a normal sized to slightly larger sized head with wire sides. . Measures:  15.5" x 16.5"... off-center round. $ 185.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6467] Click on image for additional photos!		#6467 - c. 1894 RARE Fancy Bonnet of Green and Bronze Straw Trimmed with Rhinestone Clusters and Iridescent Preserved Blue Starling Bird! First off, my apologies to those of you who are upset by the full bird on this hat.  But as with furs... my job is to sell history of fashion - not to make political statements.  For the rest of you, you will be thrilled by the beauty of this fancy two-toned straw hat in interesting coiled and looped design.  Trimmed with brown velvet, rhinestone clusters, black silk flowers and, of course, the large iridescent starling at front.  Light brown velvet ties.   Meant to be worn on top of the head, so size isn't an issue.  Excellent condition with minor wear to the head of the bird. $ 1,145.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6608] Click on image for additional photos!		#6608 - c. 1883 Fancy Beige Straw Bonnet with Lace Lappets!  Oh my word!  Check out the close-up photos of this bonnet!!  One of those masterpieces of design.  I can't even find any words to describe it, as I've never seen anything else like it.  All this ultra thin ribbon straw looped confection is enhanced by elaborate trimmings of parched leaves, grain heads, sweet william and poppies.  Very long blond lace scarves to be tied, or worn as you see as lappets.  One of the best of the collection as far as I'm concerned!!! Even the thin edging surrounding the face is woven ultra thin gold bullion. Will fit a normal sized head. Excellent condition with just extreme minor wear to china silk lining.  $ 1,245.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6609] Click on image for additional photos!		#6609 - c. 1896 A. FELIX, Paris Mushroom Colored Elaborate Woven Straw Hat with Ivory and Purple Chiffon and Silk Flowers! Oh (expletive).... I realize that I have this hat on my Brigetta mannequin head backward!!  I'll have to re-photograph, unless you are smart enough to grab this before someone else sees it.   Felix is a designer name you should know, but it you don't, you have lots of company.  Just as special as Worth, Doucet or Pingat to the women of the era.  Just harder to find these days!  Great mushroom color woven straw in a fabulously wavy shape.  Check out all the photos to see all the various angles and shapes created from the design.   Topped with purple and cream colored flowers and lavenders and ivory chiffon.  Sits on top of the head so size isn't an issue.  Excellent condition with just a bit of wear to the chiffon, and tearing to the china silk lining.  $ 945.
From Museum Collection SOLD		#6554 - c. 1947 RARE Reproduction Authorized MAUDE ROSER, Paris / G. HOWARD HODGE / Helen Montgomery, Seattle Dior's "New Look" Import!  Keep Reading...!  NOTE:  In 1947 Maud Roser made all of the hats for Dior's first collection, so this hat is a unique piece of history!!  I've never seen another hat with the real Maude Roser label... and also never saw another with this authorized reproduction label.   The design is what is important here!!New Look hat of honey colored straw with large black grosgrain ribbon and black veiling. Great shaping to the straw with one pointed side covered in black grosgrain ribbon and bows with black netting trailing down the side.  Excellent condition. Not stiff.... bendable.  Has an elastic band to wear under your hair to hold on.    $ 765. SOLD
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6475] Click on image for additional photos!		#6475 - c. 1953 JOHN FREDERICS, New York Large Spring "Draped" Natural Straw Hat with Ivory Flowers!  John Frederics hats are seen in museums around the country, displayed with other trend-setting milliners from the 20th Century: Lilly Dache, Hattie Carnegie, and Sally Victor. Here's the perfect ladies Spring or Summer afternoon hat!  This is a masterpiece in straw.....something you don't see much these days.  Hard to even describe as the straw seems to be "draping".... and then large ivory silk flowers.  Sits pretty much on top of head, so with my normal 22" headsize, it will need a hatpin to stay on securely. Near Mint condition.  Measures:  15.25" x 15.75", nearly round. One of the best, prettiest straw hats around!  $ 565.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6388] Click on image for additional photos!		#6388 - c. 1900 Varigated Brown and Bronze Woven Straw Modified Boater Hat with Taffeta Ribbons and Yellow Flowers!  So pretty for an early Autumn hat!  The shape is similar to a boater hat, but it's much fancier with the great two-toned brown and shiny bronze woven straw.  Generous draping of bronze silk around crown with chartreuse and cream small flowers over and under the brim at back. The leaves are distressed as you might see into Autumn.  $ 465.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6581] Click on image for additional photos!		#6581 - c. 1948 LILLY DACHE Black Felt Calotte of Black Felt Trimmed with Purple Ribbon and Blush Roses!  Some hats are really kind of impossible to wear without wondering what people will think!  This hat is really quite wearable, even today.  Sure, you'll make a statement, but it's not overwhelming.  And the netting doesn't have to be worn over the face, but just pulled up on the hat.  It's a black felt hat in a head-hugging shape with blush colored roses over and under the brim with purple silk ribbon wrapping the hat like a package. Comes with the original matching hatpin!   Excellent condition with just a small break in the netting as you see. $ 265.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6549] Click on image for additional photos!		#6549 - c. 1875 Victorian Bonnet of Honey Straw with Black Velvet, Ivy leaves and Currants!  Perfect for wine lovers! :) This hat of light honey colored straw is trimmed with black velvet ribbon and bows and ivy leaves, finished with a cluster of currants that look good enough to pop in your mouth.  The hat is in Excellent condition, with some of the currants "distressed" to truly look like a fruit bunch where some of the currants may be past their ripeness. Deep navy velvet under brim, black velvet on top.  Has a stretched out elastic under (unique for the era).  $ 385.
[ORDER ITEM - #9988] Click on image for additional photos!		#9988 - c. 1961 Black Wool Molded Beret with Hatpin!  Did you watch the last Olympics? I was never so proud of the USA  - no, not for the medals they won, but for the (finally) classy outfits worn in the opening ceremony! In years past I remember hideous tracksuits or whatever.  The 2008 outfits were designed by Ralph Lauren and boy did it show!!  Topped off by a classy beret for both men and women.  So... in keeping with this style statement.... I present you with this black wool molded beret.  Simple an elegant with a gold bullion and tiny coral bead emblem patch (needs one drop of glue), and original goldtone, rhinestone and lucite hairpin (has some glue)! Fits on a normal 22" size head. Ralph Lauren's website sold a leopard look beret for $650!  This is a bit more affordable, and still just as classy. I'm assuming it's 1961 as a knockoff of a 1960 Balenciaga beret nearly exactly the same! :)    Under $150, so final sale. $ 45.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6389] Click on image for additional photos!		#6389 - c. 1905 RARE Swan's Breast and Dove Wing Hat! One of the Best of the Museum Collection!  A unique and rare toque of swan's breast feathers rolled into a spectacular oval shape trimmed with dove's wings.  Meant to be worn high on the gibson girl hairdo.  A bit fragile interior (see photos of lining), but a spectacular display piece and can be gently worn. I've never seen anything like it before, and I'm likely not to see another! This would have been for the wealthiest of women... perhaps worn with her ermine! Don't hestitate if you want this... put it on Layaway now!!  $ 1,485.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6462] Click on image for additional photos!		#6462 - c. 1858 Spoon Bonnet of Sage Taffetas with Plaid Ribbon and Garden Flowers! If you only buy one spoon bonnet for your collection, this should be it! Nearly pristine.  I believe it to be all original including the flowers and the ribbon. The photos will really give you the best description so please take the time to look at them all!  The design work in the taffetas at back take ones breath away. And the plaid ribbon is draped from the top down one side and made into a large bow at the back.  The striped ribbon at front is different, but complementary. Excellent condition with just slightly wilted flowers which may be original... hard to tell.  $ 945.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6508] Click on image for additional photos!		#6508 - c. 1890 POUYANNE, Paris Light Aquamarine Silk Velvet Bonnet with Black Net Embroidered Blue and Gold Tinsel with Lace Scarf Ties!  I'm sure this bonnet was owned by a quite wealthy woman from the era... perhaps one of the "400"?  I have to imagine she had a matching gown ... oh, she would have been quite an extraordinary vision!  From the New York Times article of 1888 describing the Fall opening at Macy's, "Of the French Headwear, it is tribute enough to say that it comprises selections from the Paris houses of Mme. Pouyanne, Virot et Berthe...  Long trimmings, to hang from the back, still prevail.  They are mainly of ribbon... hanging long enough to admit of carrying it around the neck and tying it in front.  I figure with the mention of Pouyanne first in the list... it was "the" best of the best of Paris! This bonnet is especially pretty with the light aquamarine velvet gathered to frame the fabulous electric blue and mellow gold tinsel braid design.  The bonnet ties with long, long black chantilly lace!  Meant to sit on top of the head, so size is unimportant.  The condition is good, but not perfect.  The velvet is discolored in a few places from years of dust, and one of those places has created a very slight break in the velvet (only seen on close inspection).  Then if you really want me to get picky... some of the braiding is ever so slightly askew.  All in all a top Parisian designer hat of museum quality. $ 985.
From Museum Collection As seen on display at the American Textile Museum, Lowell MA:		#6471 - c. 1906 Toque of Beige Straw with Bronze colored Ribbon, Trimmed with Autumn Leaves and Old Ivory Roses!  One of the hats from the museum collection that was photographed when on exhibit at the American Textile Museum in Lowell, MA.  Lampshade shape gently woven straw to mimic hay or wilted corn stalks come Autumn... along with autumn silk leaves and two old ivory colored large roses.  Meant to be worn on top of a Gibson girl hairdo, so it's placed a bit incorrectly on my poor mannequin Brigetta who is folically challenged (to say the least! The underside of the hat has the bronze ribbons and bows tied up like a package.  That is seen when worn correctly on the hairdo.  Excellent condition.  Meant to look a bit "wilted" to give that correct Autumn look.  Quite interesting!  $ 435.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6572] Click on image for additional photos!		#6572 - c. 1904 POUYANNE, Paris Black "Greek Net" with Bands of Trembling Oval Paillettes!  From the prestigious Rue de la Paix, Pouyanne was one of the premier Parisian milliners of the Victorian / Edwardian eras!  I have not seen another like this one from this era!  A two tiered round large hat nearly completely covered with black oval paillettes (or large teardrop shaped sequins).  I wish I had had this hat prior to selling what seems to be a matching gown Redfern gown (see it at http://antiquedress.com/item4722.htm). If this hat was in excellent condition, I would easily more than double the price, but as it is, it is "messy" in some areas.  That's the best way to describe it.  The paillettes were meant to be "trembling", so they weren't sewn on tightly when new, but they just seem worse for 100 years later.  For such a rare, Parisian designer hat...  I hope you allow for the condition, and still fall in love with it as I have! $ 745.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6577] Click on image for additional photos!		#6577 - c. 1926 VIROT, Paris Brown Silk Satin and Brown Velvet Cloche! From the prestigious Rue de la Paix comes another top of the line Parisian milliners' hat.  Virot and Pouyanne were two of the best of the Victorian / Edwardian eras. Virot was so coveted that the hats are even mentioned in Edith Warton novels!  This hat, along with many of the others you will see on this website, are from a travelling museum collection of over 200 hats!  I hate the fact that it's my job to break up the collection, but it's a chance for you to add some of these special pieces to your own hat collection!  Who knows... perhaps you will create the next travelling museum hat collection in the future!!   This is extremely simple in design, but would have been fabulous with a brown satin 20s day dress.   Nearly a pinwheel design of brown satin and brown velvet with tiny little brim.  Excellent condition exterior.  The interior silk lining is tearing, but the label inside the crown is in perfect condition. Will fit a normal 22" size head without being a "headache" cloche.  Feels fine. Looks great. Could and should be priced higher for this label!!! $ 385.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6563] Click on image for additional photos!		#6563 - c. 1962 CHRISTIAN DIOR CHAPEAUX, Paris/New York High Hat Covered with Loops of Shaded Blue Organdy with Sprigs of Dior's Signature Lily of the Valley!  Dior's floral cocktail hats seemed to put a woman's face in the center of a bouquet!  These are meant to be worn high on the head more like a bubble shape than a tight and low fitted cloche.  The were the predecessors of the "mod" hat shape seen first  in 1964. This is my favorite of the three flower Dior hats I have from this Museum collection. I'm told (though I should know these things) that Dior's signature was lily of the valley flowers, so this hat should have a special place in your own collection. Excellent condition.  Will fit a normal 22" sized head.   $ 345.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6582] Click on image for additional photos!		#6582 - c. 1951 RARE LILLY DACHE, Paris/New York Bejeweled Calotte Cloche!  I went to see this amazing collection of over 200 hats when it was displayed at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA back in Autumn, 2001. The fabulous Neil Vincent collection, who was quoted saying: "These are classic designs that represent the best historic examples of artistry and craftsmanship.  They are the purest form of fashion whose only function is to be fashionable".  The collection showcased high-style creations from 1780-1970 and showcased the legendary milliners such as Virot, Felix, Lilly Daché, Balmain and Balenciaga.  That all being said... I remember saying that this was one of my favorite hats in the exhibition!  Perhaps it's because I'm a sucker for 1920s beaded and sequin cloches (as my website groupies know!), and this was a 1950's version of that!   Burnished gold sequins and gold and green lame "braid" woven  in a deco design, studded with red, blue and green large jewels.  Just awesome.  Note: The hat looks a bit lumpy on the mannequin as she has molded hair, so it will be a bit better on you!  Will fit a normal sized 22" head.   $ 865.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6663] Click on image for additional photos!		#6663 - c. 1947 BALENCIAGA, Paris, Made in France Black Velvet Hat with Feathers!  Think "New Look"!  What do I have to say about this? A new Balenciaga hat can cost you well over $1000, or you can find a few "reproduction Balenciaga" vintage hats out there (I have one on this website), but it's hard to find the original vintage Balenciaga hats... and even harder to find the fabulous looking ones.... like this!!  Black velvet covered with black "fantasy feathers" and finished off with a large black velvet bow flopping over the feathers near the top. This would look perfect with your Balenciaga dinner suit or fancier dinner dress.  Excellent condition.  $ 865.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6477] Click on image for additional photos!		#6477 - c. 1955 MILGRIM Black Printed Shantung Silk Hat of "Balenciaga" Shape!  Deep crowned hat covered with rose printed black silk shantung. This shape popularized by Balenciaga should be worn absolutely straight on the head to that one has to peek out from under it... lampshade style!   Milgrim was a specialty store in New York City They had both custom salon and RTW clothing, and they also imported French designs. Head in-house designer, Sally Milgrim, also designed three inaugural gowns for Presidential wives: Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge and Eleanor Roosevelt. Although this is a simple hat, it's perfection in shape and material and execution!!! Excellent condition. $ 645.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6575] Click on image for additional photos!		#6575 - c. 1925 EVELYN VARON, Paris Afternoon Hat of Chestnut Brown Horsehair and Light Brown Velvet Edging Trimmed in Flowers of Shot Silk!  One of those great wide brimmed hats from the 1920s that you have been waiting for! Especially for those of you who love the earthtones.  For me it's all about those extraordinary bouquet of flowers at the side... these are created from orange and golden (nearly lame look) rolled flowers with velvet and silk leaves. Killer!  The hat itself is a chestnut brown horsehair in excellent condition.  The hat is lined in thin silk with some short tears, but the label is pristine inside the crown.  NOTE:  This is the original Paris label before Evelyn Varon went international which, of course, makes this even more rare! Will fit a normal sized head of 22", and just slightly larger as it's not tight on my normal head... and could have been for a cloche... so it might have just been the hat of choice for that woman who didn't yet bob her hair... so there is a bit of extra room to stuff the hair inside. $ 935.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6664] Click on image for additional photos!		#6664 - c. 1956 BALENCIAGA HATS, Paris Natural Straw Toque with Original Balenciaga Hat Box!  OK... wanna feel like you have gone back in time to 1956 and you just got back from your Paris trip with your new most cherished possession.... that Balenciaga straw hat that coveted!  At least that is what you were going to tell your friends... when in actuality you went to G. Fox in Hartford (department store) and picked out this beauty from their designer department. Ok... now we fast forward 52 years...  and this hat looks like it came out of a time tunnel!  As I mentioned, there are "reproduction Balenciaga" vintage hats out there (I have one on this website), but it's hard to find the original vintage Balenciaga hats... and even more special, this one comes with the original hat box!  G. Fox & Co., Hartford, CT. Fits a normal sized 22" head. Near mint condition.  $ 645.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6676] Click on image for additional photos!		#6676 - c. 1946 G. HOWARD HODGE Black and White Wavy Straw Picture Hat!  I have a large number of hats from this museum collection, and many of them had well-known designer labels.  G. Howard Hodge is not generally known, but he was an important American milliner of the mid-20th Century and a member of the Millinery Creators Group who specialized in ready-made hats that used quality materials and construction methods (from: vintagefashionguild.org). I know I've had only the most fabulous hats from this label!  And all you have to do is look at this hat to understand why it was special enough to be included in the museum collection!  Large picture hat in a classy black and white zigzag straw design and shaped into a fabulous wavy confection!  Flat crown is nearly completely open, and it's embellished with a black grosgrain ribbon bow at back. I love the back flap that holds the hat on the head!  Usually these are just elastic bands or boring simple bands... but this is a perfectly pretty part of the design!  Excellent condition. $ 745.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6559] Click on image for additional photos!		#6559 - c. 1954 PIERRE BALMAIN, Paris, Made in France Natural Straw Hat with Natural Mink Trim!  An original designer hat from one of the masters of fashion!  Fascinating combination of natural straw "skimmer" (which is normally a summer hat), but trimmed with a matching natural mink trim!! There is a wisp of matching natural colored veiling at one side, and the original mink hatpin still intact at back. Excellent condition with only issue is some tearing in the veiling, but it's only tucked in the side, so it's not any issue at all.   $ 465.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6476] Click on image for additional photos!		#6476 - c. 1953 The White House Black Velvet Curvy Hat with Wild Curled Aigrette Feathers!  OK... I'll bet you've never seen another hat like this!  Black velvet "tam" shape is simple enough, but then... oh my... the entire hat is encircled with fancy curled Aigrette feathers.  The veil is fairly short, but covers the eyes and nose for that smoky, sultry look.  "The White House" was a special department store, so this certainly could have been an import... but we'll never know. Excellent condition.    $ 435.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6580] Click on image for additional photos!		#6580 - c. 1948 LILLY DACHE, Paris/New York Sensational Calotte of Hunter Green Felt with a Rouleau of Purple Felt, Trimmed with Fantasy Feathers!   From the rotating museum collection, this particular hat was a favorite of the previous owner!  I tend to like the "flashier" hats, but certainly this is (as he said), "sensational" due to the fabulous original feather trim of a geyser of brown, ivory and purple quills with red "fantasy" feathers.... not to mention the interesting color combination which likely was created to match a special outfit. A particularly pretty soft green felt with purple felt rouleau circling the hat.  Like a fashionable Robin Hood! Sized to fit a normal 22" head. $ 345.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6557] Click on image for additional photos!		#6557- c. 1949 Hudson Bay Company Ivory Felt Beehive Hat!  From the era of Bes-Ben, so interesting shapes were quite popular and so... here's another!  Can't you just hear the buzz of those bees, or smell the honey?  Hat of old ivory felt trimmed beehive shaped hat with matching felt flowers and black veiling which evokes the veil of a beekeepers hat. Excellent condition with just one or two breaks in the black netting (easy to replace with new netting if you wish, or repair the old if you care). Bzzzz....    Size to fit a normal sized head.  Under $150 so final sale. $ 145.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6678] Click on image for additional photos!		#6678 - c. 1956 HATTIE CARNEGIE ORIGINAL Red Straw Toque with Bow!  Now for all you classic Red Hat Club women! A Hattie Carnegie original in a very stiff red colored straw in a abbreviated Southeast Asian peasant coolie hat shape.  But the woman wearing this was certainly no peasant!  She obviously was a wealthy high society babe... wearing the most fashion forward designs!  Excellent condition.  Wonderful!    Under $150 so final sale. $ 145.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6679] Click on image for additional photos!		#6679 - c. 1961 DACHETTES Cloche of Purple Felt with Jet "Arrowhead" Decoration!  So you love the look of cloches, but don't want to deal with an antique hat... but love the deco look, but want something more updated....   inotherwords, you want what you want.  I'm assuming you might want this! :)  Great royal purple felt "helmet" shape with a large jet black arrowhead shaped decoration at front.   Designed by Lilly Dache, this was her "younger" line.  Get funky! Excellent condition.  Under $150 so final sale. $ 125.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6553] Click on image for additional photos!		#6553 - c. 1942 Mme. IRENE, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles Sensational Straw Skimmer Hat Trimmed with Red Roses on Turban of Red Crepe!  OK... the hat is fabulous to say the least... but the label is also quite fascinating.  The Ambassador Hotel with the Cocoanut Grove nightclub inside opened in 1921 and instantly became a Mecca for the Rich & Famous of Hollywood. In the 30s and 40s the hotel was used for the Academy Awards and in 1944, the first Golden Globe awards.  Other events included Judy Garland's spectacular comeback concert after several years of illness at the Cocoanut Grove.  Despite all of its celebrated history & past glory days The Ambassador Hotel will forever be remembered  & associated with one of America's blackest days - The assassination of  Robert F Kennedy.  He had just finished delivering his victory speech for the Californian Primary, in the Hotel's Embassy Ballroom.  The hotel finally closed in 1989 and sadly, has since been demolished.  The Mme. Irene label may be that of Irene (the MGM designer), but I can't find any way to confirm that.  High style to be sure!!  I can see any Hollywood star of the era in this natural straw hat with attached semi-sheer red crepe turban.. and covered with a bouquet of red/pink 2-tone linen flowers at front.  Excellent condition.  Measures 22.5" but will fit many heads as the turban is worn wherever it fits you. Love this!!  Measures: 14.5" x 14.5" $ 845.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6560] Click on image for additional photos!		#6560 - c. 1955 SCHIAPARELLI, Paris Black Satin Toque with Fantasy Feathers! No surprise that this was designed by Schiaparelli who is known for surreal fashions.  Actually I call this my "crab" hat... doesn't resemble that at all when on... but when just sitting on a table, it's a bit frightening... I keep expecting to get pinched in the ass!  Meant to be worn on top of head so size isn't of importance, unless you have an unusually large head.... like Oprah (really... she mentions that quite often!). Black satin turban-like designed toque hat with the extra special black "fantasy" feathers.  I only call them that because I have no clue what they really are!! :)  Excellent condition.  And, of course, don't forget the Schiaparelli label!   $ 345.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6561] Click on image for additional photos!		#6561 - c. 1960 Haute Couture CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris Black Silk Faille Turban!   NOTE:  This is Dior's "Made to Order" Label!   Since the definition of haute couture is "made to order" specifically for a client, well.. that's what this hat is.  Probably requested to match a particular outfit. What more needs to be said?  Fits a normal 22" size head. Mint condition.   $ 395.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6616] Click on image for additional photos!		#6616 - c. 1953 LILLY DACHE, Paris/New York Natural Straw and Black Velvet Profile Hat!  Spectacular!  Even after collecting and then selling vintage clothing for over 35 years, every once in a while something just comes around that makes you think you really haven't seen everything! This is one of those special hats!  I love this Lilly Dache quote: “Glamour is what makes a man ask for your telephone number. But it also is what makes a woman ask for the name of your dressmaker." Or in this case... your milliner. Stiff natural straw exterior with black velvet under brim and rope tie around crown. Near mint condition. Measures: 12.5" x 16".   $ 745.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6396] Click on image for additional photos!		#6396 - c. 1948 ORIGINAL CASPAR DAVIS Absinthe-Green Straw Hat with Flowers! I have to confess that when I first saw this hat I laughed at it.  I mean it was just so comical looking.  Then I finally put it on my mannequin, and it came to life!  No longer funny, but now a fashion forward hat for a confident woman.  Someone who would have been comfortable wearing Schiaparelli and Bes Ben. Someone else had to name the color of the straw for me... it's a light yellowish green straw covered with a delicate pink speckled netting, and teeming with silk pink roses, and sweet light blue flowers.  And then comes that "funny" tall stiff satin covered standing circle.  Excellent condition. A fabulous display hat, or... if you dare to wear, please send me a photo!  :)   $ 545.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6550] Click on image for additional photos!		#6550 - c. 1932 G. HOWARD HODGE Black Felt Hat with Large Rhinestone Ornament! Black felt at its most dramatic.  Looks like it was just folded in an asymmetrical and haphazard manner, but wow.... what developed was a sophisticated, striking, fashionable hat... oh, with a large open rectangle with oversized rectangular rhinestones!  And just so you know... G. Howard Hodge was one of those high-end labels where just about every hat I see is unique, fabulously made and wonderful!   $ 245.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6551] Click on image for additional photos!		#6551 - c. 1938 RARE AGNES, Paris Black Velvet Tam with Red and Green Velvet Flowers!  Madame Agnes was a French milliner who designed hats from the 1920s through 1940s.  As she was a sculptress, the styles of her hats were rather abstract and unique. This particular hat was imported by Janet Meisner, New York.  An wonderful black velvet tam or beret with interesting detailing topped with a bunch of red velvet flowers (they look like poinsettias) with green velvet leaves. Simple, yet fabulous!  Unfortunately, this hat isn't in perfect condition, but it's rare to find any hat with the original Agnes, Paris label, so....   and certainly it's priced to sell!!  Look at close-up photos for condition.  There is wear to the edges and small tears to the velvet in the under portion.  The flowers all look "tired", but likely could be perked up a bit.    $ 245.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6578] Click on image for additional photos!		#6578 - c. 1937 RARE SUZY et PAULETTE, Paris/Chicago Black Velour with Gilt Kid Leather Scroll with Veil!  This hat was one of my favorites in the back of museum quality hats that came to me recently!  Just wild!!  If you Google search Madame Suzy, you will find her hats are represented in the best museums including the New York City Metropolitan (Met).  She was one of the top ranked milliners in Paris. Excellent condition.  Very tall black velour "tube" with scrolled over top in gold gilt leather and black velour. You can wear the lovely netting in front or in back (as you can see in the photos). Very Deco in feel, and definitely a designer hat!!   $ 685.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6579] Click on image for additional photos!		#6579 - c. 1945 WWII JEAN PATOU, Paris Pillbox Greige Jersey with Goose Feathers!  This particular hat comes with a verbal history that it was purchased, and sent home to the US by a G.I. after the liberation of Paris, but before the war was officially over! The hat is adorned with goose feathers, so the speculation is that since it was made in the midst of wartime privations, the milliner probably had the goose for dinner and then made a hat from it the next morning!  :)  Just a little humor!  Anyway, you can just imagine the stylish woman who was lucky enough to have this hat arrive in the mail from Paris... and just how envious her acquaintances must have been!  The hat is in excellent condition - even with the original matching hat pins attached.   $ 585.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6552] Click on image for additional photos!		#6552 - c. 1942 ENGEL FETZER Black Persian Lamb Stovepipe Doll Hat!   Oh, come on... try to beat this one!  Just imagine it worn with a 40's suit trimmed with black Persian lamb. Snazzy!  Very Joan Crawford.  No, not the "Mommy Dearest" version. Rather the fashionable "working woman" image of the 1940's movies.  If you don't know what I'm talking about... go rent a few. These 40s hats were worn tilted onto the forehead with the elastic usually hidden under the hair at back. This hat has a little black netting at back as well for a bit of interest from the back.  From the front, it's just an awesome sight of a black Persian lamb round "stovepipe" with opening down the center!!  Really!!  You could send smoke through it for fun! :)  A hard to see draped ornament is on it with a few tiny beads. A great and easily wearable hat! Excellent condition. One size fits all as it just sits on the head.  $ 385.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6358] Click on image for additional photos!		#6358 - c. 1891 Fancy Straw with Beige Faille and Black Velvet Ribbons Teeming with "Snowdrops"!  Nearly a cone shaped hat!  The hats got quite tall during the 1880's, so this is at the tail end of that trend. I'm having a hard time describing the fancy "straw" design of the base of this hat.... there is curly straw, but then there is another material woven into the design that is quite stiff, and feels/looks like an early plastic!!  I can't tell you what it is.  Feels slicker than horsehair, so perhaps it's just coated with something.  I don't know.  Just fabulously interesting! All trimmed in a a light tan/beige grosgrain ribbon and sprinkled with tiny off-white silk "snowdrops" and variegated velvet leaves.  Black velvet ribbon at back and under brim.  Very good to Excellent condition... just a little "tired" looking, and the china silk lining is just starting to split. Measures: 10" x 11" oval shape.   $ 435.
From Museum Collection [ORDER ITEM - #6354] Click on image for additional photos!		#6354 - c. 1949 G. HOWARD HODGE, Fifth Ave., New York Black and Ivory Straw Hat with Huge Double Tassels!  I have no words... which is quite surprising for me! I just have to let this hat speak for itself.  SO unique! With incredible full double ivory silk tassels hanging on one side! All straw.  Great for summer.  The crown is fabulously molded and tied with bow at front - yet it's NOT stiff.... this is like a fabric straw!!  The G. Howard Hodge label always seem to be great, unique hats. This is no exception! Near Mint condition. Great hat to illicit those coveted "Wherever did you get that!" and "Wow, what a fabulous hat!" from your friends and even from strangers! Measures: 9" x 10" oval x 6" high.  You can wear it down on your head like a cloche, or high back on the head for a sweet look.  Pretty much two completely different looks.   $ 345.
[ORDER ITEM - #6280] Click on image for additional photos!		#6280 - c. 1920's Amazingly RARE B. ALTMAN, Made in France Gold Sequin Evening Cloche! I'm sure you know what it feels like when you first see that one piece of antique/vintage clothing that you have been seeking for years... or something that just immediately grabs your heart  - your pulse races, you begin to sweat, and you feel if you don't own it, you might just die.  Yup, that's what happened to me when I first spotted these two sequined cloches!!!  I felt faint from the hyperventilating!  Breathe... breathe... breathe....  Now pick yourself off the floor and email me so you can add these (or this) to your collection!  It may be a long time before you find another.  Totally sequined onto net base with bright, shiny gold sequins.  Unlined with original Made in France tag attached. Excellent condition... really like new!  Very sparkly!  Will fit a normal sized head... to be worn with care so as not to ruin this fabulous original rare piece.  I know there are quite a few of you out there with flapper headpiece and cloche collections.... and I wish I could find more of these to make all of you happy, but I'm afraid it will just have to be "first come, first serve" and hope that whoever wants this the most will get it!   $ 1,845.
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SOLD		#6695 - c. 1920's Boudoir Cloche Cap of Lace with Light Yellow Silk Ribbons I sold a few of these a few months ago and it was like a feeding frenzy!  I had many customers emailing me asking to purchase, but obviously I couldn't manufacture them in my backyard, so many customers went away unhappy... so... again, for those of you who were in line for the others....   This one is one of the best I've seen!  Gorgeous and in near perfect condition with just some tearing of the ends of the hanging silk ribbons. Love the cutouts in the lace allowing the ribbons to show!  Ooh and then there are the tiny graduated multicolored rosebuds, the bows at the sides and just the general all over look of this piece! It's even a fairly large size... you are seeing it on my larger mannequin head, of about 23"... so it was made to fit over pinned up hair.  Because it's lace, it's still delicate, so please be careful if wearing it... but it's not overly fragile.  A beautiful display piece!!! $ 285.  SOLD
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#0668 - c. 1840's/1850's Straw Poke Bonnet with White Ostrich Feather! Wonderful old straw bonnet!  Often these are all smashed up with raw edges from decades of improper storage.  Hard not to smash straw! But somehow this simple, fabulously shaped straw bonnet survived in near pristine condition.  Lined in ivory gauze silk with 1.5" of lace edging. Plumes of white and taupe, flowers on both sides.  Ivory ribbon surround hat and tie under chin.  Very doubtful that the trimmings are original, but whoever might have ornamented this hat did a lovely job (though I might replace the ribbon with actual old silk.  Actually... it's an interesting history lesson, as hats were widely ornamented at home by their owners to change the look. It's really the basic hat that you are buying.  Measures: 11" high x 9.5" front to back.   $ 645. SOLD on LAYAWAY
From Museum Collection SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6675 - c. 1943 MEIER & FRANK, Portland Dusty Rose Felt Deep Brim Hat!  Think back to all the 1940 movie stars peeking out from under these large brimmed hats of the era! Great shape, yet still flexible!  Love this "ashes of roses" or "dusty rose" colored felt with the matching large grosgrain ribbon and bow at front.  The crown is slightly tilted to match the assymetrical look. What more can I say!  Great!  Excellent condition.  $ 345. SOLD on LAYAWAY
From Museum Collection SOLD		#6510 - c. 1928 AU LOUVRE, Paris Black Velour Helmet Cloche! This is the kind of cloche you can embellish with your own jewelry!  Just pin a rhinestone pin or jet black pin or whatever you like to the side.  The hat itself is uniquely shaped with folds in unexpected places and a pretty bow tie at back.  Floppy nature... not stiff and it's very deep so will fit like a helmet might with low back near neck.   Excellent condition.   Dress up or dress down with whatever.  Good sized cloche will fit a normal sized 22" head.  $ 245. SOLD
From Museum Collection SOLD		#6461 - c. 1890 Yellow Muslin Day Cap!  So romantic! I was told this was a c. 1890 gardening bonnet of ribbed yellow muslin with white lace trim in the romanticized style of the 1840s.  Though you would be hard-pressed to date it on your own as it certainly does look to be more early 1800s. The covered cording design continue to evoke that early dating. Excellent condition.  $ 345. SOLD
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#3052 - c. 1840-1860's J.B. Gregory & Co., Manufacturers, Newburgh Black Beaver Tall Stovepipe Top Hat! OK... pay attention here!  This is NOT one of those top hats that you will find everyday, nope....this measures a tall  7" from the bottom of the thin band to top.   And the thin band is itself rare as it has a small buckle at one side!  I'd love to know the exact year of this hat, but  this will give you a general idea.  Just think... this is back to Abe Lincoln days! Comes with the original cardboard hatbox (there is no top to the hatbox).  Measures: 22" inside, but fits more like 23" for some reason.. too large for my normal female head, but fits my boyfriend's head (he of 6'2"). Excellent condition with just extreme minor wear at the edge of the top (see photos).  The box is in quite good condition for its age... most of these were crushed or torn up over their 150+ years!! Original Civil War Top Hat - great for re-enactors and/or hat collection! $ 865.  SOLD on LAYAWAY
SOLD		#0318 - c. 1920's Rhinestone Flapper Headpiece with Feather Holder in Crown Shape!  I can't believe I sold this.. but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do... and it went to a bride so it will certainly allow "her" (that "her" is the headpiece, not the bride) to shine and be appreciated by all those wedding guests. Alas, "she" was just hiding in my jewelry box for at least a decade, so it was time for "her" to leave the nest.  Waaahhhh.  Brass colored base metal with an adjustable slide at the back.  Pliable enough to mold to the shape of the head of the wearer.  Still very sparkly rhinestones.  That feather holder detail at the front is just an amazing feature! Excellent condition.   My apologies to all of you who would have mud wrestled each other to get this piece.  The bride always wins!!   SOLD
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6674 - c. 1909 Gigantic Edwardian Hat of Black Plush with Ostrich Feathers! At the end of the Edwardian era the hats increased in size to almost comical proportions... to the point the there were satirical drawings or women getting caught in doorways, or the problems of attempting to kiss!  Sometimes called "Gainsborough hats" (from the artist), or even "Musketeer hats" (no, not "Mouseketeer"... geez)... or just plain Edwardian hats. Look at the size of this one!! Black plush (furry) stiff hat with interesting shape turned up at back and swept up on side.  The hat is draped with white and black ostrich feathers for intense drama!  There is no lining or interior shaping... the hat is meant to be worn on lots of piled up hair so it's quite large... too large for a normal sized head without extra hair.  So, you will either need the hair, or line the hat with something puffy.  Excellent condition.  Measures:  19" x 20".    $ 885. SOLD on LAYAWAY
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6463 - c. 1845 Ivory Soutache on Satin and Brocade Ribbon Wedding Bonnet! For those of you who have a wedding collection, or a hat collection, this is one of those pieces that you have probably been seeking for years. You can stop salivating now!  Excellent condition with one small tear in the back curtain (see last photo).  The interior has no lining.... though I have no idea if it originally did or didn't.  There is a strange inked number on interior brim which I was informed is the museum inventory system.  Crazy!  You'd think they could find a better way to tag their items.  However, It's possible flowers would have adorned the interior brim which would have covered that inking.  Basically the exterior is Excellent condition. Even the ties are original as part of the brocade ribbon. $ 885.  SOLD on LAYAWAY
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6668 - c. 1840 Red Plum Shot Silk Quilted Winter Bonnet Trimmed with Deep Rose Silk! Great color and great condition winter bonnet with oilcloth interior.  Not heavily padded so not used for the coldest weather.  This one was probably used as a more fashionable winter bonnet.. perhaps even matched her gown!   Has quite faded old cadet-blue ribbon tie strings which may, or may not be original to the hat, but certainly of the era. A lovely piece! Excellent condition.  $ 395. SOLD on LAYAWAY
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#1009 - c. 1900 Gold Lame Fancy Dress Boots!  I've had these gold lame boots in my personal collection for many years, but it's time to let them enjoy the limelight on my website!  Since half of my job is to just let my customers and viewers enjoy seeing the beautiful items I've been lucky enough to find over the last 35 years of collecting.  As you can see, even the interior is nice and clean! :)  I'm frankly not sure if the laces are original or not.  They are a braided gold lame that look perfect, so nothing to worry your pretty little head about.  There is some minor tarnishing of the lame mostly around the heel area of both boots, but all in all still quite bright. I call them gold lame, but it's like a silver/gold color... not a very yellow gold.  Good soles.   Measures: 10" long x 2.5" wide, 2" heels, 9.5" high. I can't get my foot in them, so I don't want to push it.  So I can't tell you if they will fit you unless you have a small, thin foot.  Really these are best for display, but strong enough to wear if you must!  Gorgeous and quite hard to find!!! $ 1,000.  SOLD on LAYAWAY
SOLD on LAYAWAY		#6585 - c. 1964 Extremely Rare LILLY DACHE, Paris/New York Bowler of "Sheaffer's Ink Blue Satin with Heavy Fish Net Veiling.  Showroom Sample! One of the most special hats from this museum collection!  Near mint condition, this hat may have been worn by a runway model, and/or it was a showroom sample!! There is a paper label inside the hat with a model number and a price of $79.50 or $99.50 (hard to tell which), but either price would have been exorbitant! The only thing wrong with this hat is that one of the small combs from the inside is missing (the loop for the comb is still there).  Magnificent.  The color of that satin is as rare as a rare bird.  Fits to sit on top of a normal sized head.  Don't miss out if you have a hat collection! There's always layaway! :)  $ 1,385. SOLD on LAYAWAY
[ORDER ITEM - #6392] Click on image for additional photos!		#6392 - c. 1916 Blue Satin Hat with Straw and Various Colored Flowers and Pompoms of Honey Ostrich!  As pretty as this hat is in the photos, it doesn't quite do it justice... as part of the beauty is in the very wispy honey ostrich feathers sticking out all over the hat from the "pompoms"... like a force field (for those Trekkies out there). :)  Gorgeous blue satin with small brim turned up at one side.  Blue straw covers the wide middle of the hat but that is completely covered with various large silk colored flowers and large pompoms of honey colored clipped ostrich.  What's not to love!  Will fit a normal sized head.  Excellent condition!  $ 845. SOLD on LAYAWAY
From Museum Collection   SOLD		#6505 - c. 1848 RARE Evening Headdress Tiara of Lace and Ribbon "Curls"!  Just one quick look at this headdress and you immediately conjure up an antique ball!  I can just imagine her in her gown being helped out of the carriage. These are my favorite pieces... the ones that so easily evoke the era.   This one is quite rare in a tiara peaked shape with "curl" ribbons at the sides.  Excellent condition needing just a bit of a re-curling.  Tiny bows at the peak on the black lace. Lovely!  Please note that my poor Brigetta mannequin head has hardly any hair, so it will look a lot better on you, or your mannequin!  $ 365. SOLD
SOLD		#6838 - c. 1893 Black Silk Steel Beaded Shoes!  There is a tag that came with these shoes that reads "c. 1893 Bridal Shoes" .  Now generally black isn't a bridal color, but in the Victorian era many women just wore their finest gown for their weddings, so you will see all sorts of colored wedding dresses! So who am I to say they aren't Wedding shoes? They certainly could be... but there is no other verification of such.  Whatever they were worn to or for... they are damn lovely!  Intricately beaded with tiny steel beads on the toes and around the entire shoe. Excellent condition.  Other than the tiniest (only seen on very close inspection) rusting of the steel beads (which can be cleaned if you really care - but you will hardly notice), they are just ever so slightly worn.  The silk is near perfect even on heels!  Certainly museum quality and condition with the teeny tiny bead design that is hard to resist!   Wearable size is likely a 5.5 or 6 aa.  $ 425. SOLD Approx. - SIZE 5.5 - 6 AA
[ORDER ITEM - #6340] Click on image for additional photos!		#6340 - c. 1903 Emerald Green and Tan Straw Hat Edged in Velvet, Tan Ribbons and Ostrich Feather Tips! Do yourself a favor and look at the additional photos of this hat to see the great shape. It's really enchanting! It's like a flat pancake at front, but sweeps up at back - which would have been worn with the high Gibson Girl hairdo so would have been lifted off the head at a "saucy" angle! :) However my poor mannequin has no hair (just wisps), so it would sit much higher on the head than you see.  Lovely to look at.  Great color combination of emerald green straw, bottle green velvet tan curly wool at crown, tan grosgrain ribbon bows and tan and green ostrich feather tips... oh, and there's a surprise under at back... a light pink jacquard ribbon bow!!   Excellent condition, just trim up the ribbon ends for near perfection. Light peachy jacquard silk ribbon under at back. Measures: 12" x 12" round... with off-center crown.   $ 585. SOLD on LAYAWAY
SOLD		#2232 - c. 1920's LAIRD SCHOBER & Co., Philadelphia  - Vogue's - Hand Made, Cincinnati Gold Leather, Brown Silk and Floral Silk Evening Shoes!  A gorgeous pair of Flapper shoes that do fit me on my 6.5M foot.  I've keep this pair for years in my personal collection as I just love the look of these!  They aren't perfect, but you just have to overlook the issues and soak in the beauty! The photos will show that the gold leather is slightly worn into a reddish hue in a few areas, and it's a bit worn on the heels.  However these are not that big a deal... it's really the fact that they need a shoe repair, as one of the straps has lost a bit of length, so one shoe can't buckle.  So if you want to wear, that needs to be done.  If you just want to collect (as I did), it won't be of any importance. If perfect, they would be at least twice this price!  $ 285. SOLD Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
SOLD		#6825 - c. 1923-1927 HOLLYWOOD BOOT SHOP, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA Cornflower Blue Flapper T-Strap Shoes!  EARLY FERRAGAMO DESIGNED SHOES!  According to my Google search, The Italian born Savatore Ferragamo moved to the USA in the 1914, and eventually went to work for the film industry as a shoe and boot maker.   His custom shoes were so elegant that certain actors and actresses started asking him to make shoes for them off-screen.  So in 1923, Ferragamo opened a shop in Hollywood called the Hollywood Boot Shop and quickly became known as the "shoemaker of the Stars" His customers included Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson.  In 1927, Ferragamo decided to relocate his company to Italy.  SO... are you following me... hmmm?  That means that these shoes are dated between 1923-1927 and are one of the earliest Ferragamo shoes you can have!  I just love re-living history in clothing!!  I figure what's good enough for Mary Pickford (one of the highest paid actresses in the 1920s) is good enough for me! The condition is good, not perfect.  They have a bit of fading of the blue silk faille and they just have a more "vintage overall wear" than I usually sell, but for this history and this label.... you gotta overlook that.  They ARE beautiful.... just what you would expect from Ferragamo. 3" heel. $ 295.  SOLD Approx. - SIZE 6 -6.5 A
SOLD		#6744 - c. 1980's Shoes, Etc., Exclusively Ms. Sleigh Ltd., Tulsa - Made in Spain White Leather "TANGO" Pumps!  Yes, I named these my "Tango" pumps.  One look at the toes and you will see why! Eh?  If I'm going to offer you fairly new shoes (by new I mean anything from the last 25 years), they better be damn special!  Otherwise, they are just a pair of shoes, as opposed to artwork!  Take a look at the close-up photos to see the great leather tango dancing couple at front, the embroidered musical note on the side, and something like piano keys at back sides!  Delightful!  Silver interior just completes the look.  Excellent condition.  They were likely touched up with white shoe polish at some point, but look great.... just the smallest hint of dirt at lowest edge (I'm being very picky!).  They fit me perfectly at size 6.5M (US size).  $ 265. SOLD Approx. - SIZE 6.5 B
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