This week has breezed by in a strange blur. I've been sick and out from work for 2 days which strangely enough has made me the most productive person on the planet. Ok, well that may be a stretch... but I've never photographed so many vintage things so quickly and getting them listed so quickly either! Of course, I do have a bit of help now... which is really wonderful. Running an online vintage clothing store completely on your own can be quite maddening at times.

Anyhow, back to the plethora of vintage I've been photographing... here are just SOME of the items coming soon to A D O R E V I N T A G E. Updates by the decades...


The 1930s + The 1940s

vintage 1930s black crepe dress


vintage 1930s pineapple fiber blouse


vintage 1930s lace wedding gown


vintage 1940s red silk blouse

The 1950s + The 1960s

Vintage 1950s floral retro dress


Vintage 1950s cashmere bow cardigan


Vintage 1950s orient print dress


Vintage 1950s green wiggle dress


Vintage 1960s green chiffon layered cocktail dress

The 1970s

Vintage 1970s sheer lace lingerie

Vintage 1970s silk ruched cocktail dress

Vintage 1970s navy blue wrap dress


All of these vintage clothes will be available in the A D O R E V I N T A G E etsy shop by Saturday!

*** The main shop site is STILL being worked on. Although I do have some help now, I am still the only web/graphics designer on this here vintage ship... and sadly sometimes PHP and CSS are not very cooperative.

I love the simple and dreamy effect of Club Monaco's Spring 2012 lookbook editorial featuring Sasha Pivovarova. I first spotted it over at Fabsugar and knew I had to share. The classic and simple lines remind me a bit of the 1960s... for some reason these images evoke a sort of Audrey Hepburn in "Two For the Road" feeling.



Perhaps I am way off on the Two for the Road reference, but that's how it makes me feel, how about you? It does make me wish summer was closer already. Although in Hollywood, it's pretty summery year around... (not to brag or anything...)

I never really looked at the clothes at Club Monaco. It's one of those brands I never paid much attention to, but after seeing this lookbook, I'll definitely keep a perked ear and watchful eye out. I adore the blouse and skirt combination, definitely falls in line with the color palette I like to wear. Loving the cinnamon and rust colors too, might have to incorporate that color into my wardrobe.



And now for the man in your life... loving these looks. I love cardigans and sweaters on men, there's something about a chunky or preppy piece of outerwear that's so inviting. You just want to hug someone when they're wearing a cozy looking sweater, and especially when he's handsome mixed with a bit of ruggedness, am I right?



image credits: fabsugar | club monaco

I've been feeling a bit under the weather lately and it's possibly because the weather in southern California has been so haphazard. One week it's 45 degrees in the morning and by mid afternoon it's 80! I'm pretty stubborn when it comes to falling ill, I hate being sick. (But then again, who loves it?) I feel so completely useless when I'm sick. I know of course I'm suppose to rest and get sleep, and that I do, but the next day (like today) I always feel like there's even more to catch up on. *le sigh*

So, for just a bit of fun, I wanted to post some silly (and not so silly but I feel actually work) vintage old fashioned remedies for common ailments.


the greatest cure of all

Old Fashioned Remedies: 10 "Vintage" Ways to Cure Your Ailments

1.] Old Fashioned Remedy for a COUGH: Bring two cups of water to a boil and add two sliced lemons, 1/2 teaspoon of either mint or dried ginger, and 2 tablespoons of honey and 2 tablespoons of sugar. After mixing these ingredients and having brought them to a boil, they would soon turn into a thick syrup. Once this occurs, add an ounce of liqueur or brandy. - source

2.] Old Fashioned Remedy for SHORTENING A COLD: Eat garlic! Research has shown that garlic is an antioxidant and can shorten the life of a cold. Also, Allicin, an ingredient found in garlic, is a decongestant that will help clear your blocked nose and sinuses. source

3.] Old Fashioned Remedy for PREVENTING A COLD: Take in lots of Vitamin C! So load up on some oranges.

4.] Old Fashioned Remedy for a COLD: Sweat it out. My mother used to always tell me to lay under lots of blankets and bundle up so you expel the sickness. I'm not sure if this really works, I always just feel super uncomfortable and clammy.

5.] Old Fashioned Remedy for the FLU: Mix 1 tablespoon of horseradish and 1 cup of olive oil and left it to stand for 30 minutes. Use it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles. source


vintage bayer aspirin ad

6.] Old Fashioned Remedy for a CHEST COLD: Collect hot steamed cooked onions in a cheesecloth and this compress can be used for placing on the chest in the event of a chest cold, on the outside of the ear in the case of an earache, on a boil to help it burst, on an abscessed tooth to soothe the inflamation. source

7.] Old Fashioned Remedy for a CONGESTED CHEST: Smear a sheet of brown paper in goose fat and stick it to the patients chest before bed. An earlier incarnation of rubbing Vick's on the chest perhaps... source

8.] Old Fashioned Remedy for REMOVING A FEVER: Put onions in your socks! Cut up half an onion and put them in your socks making sure your toes are touching the onions (um, gross, and um smelly!) Even today, some doctors claim that onions draw a fever away from the body. source

9.] Old Fashioned Remedy for SLEEPLESSNESS: Drink ginger tea at bedtime. "Ginger tea taken at bedtime soothes one to sleep," This is a very good remedy when the stomach is at fault. It stimulates this organ and produces a greater circulation, thereby drawing the blood from the head. This will make the patient feel easier and sleep will soon follow." source

10.] Old Fashioned Remedy for DECONGESTANT: Add 2 or 3 drops of essential oil of eucalyptus to a wet washcloth placed on your shower's floor. Close the door, turn on the water, steam up the bathroom, and inhale while you scrub yourself clean. Euacalyptus is a decongestant and expectorant and make also ease a sore throat. source

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Now remember, I'm no doctor so I hope you don't go home try all these and get angry you're not instantly cured. Especially after putting onions in your socks. Has anyone actually tried this?

The year is drawing to a close...only a few days left of 2011 and that same old question rolls around: "What is your New Year's Resolution?" Back in December of 2009 I made it my one and only resolution to abide by this quote and ever since then I feel like my life has only improved for the better. I don't plan on making any other New Years resolutions, this one I made a couple years ago works for me and it's realistic.



So how about you...what is YOUR New Year's Resolution?

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One of my favorite blogs to peruse is Honey Kennedy and I chanced upon a post featuring an outtake photo by Lisa Warninger. It was love at first sight. I quickly clicked over to her photography portfolio and was so inspired by her photo essay Nearly Lost that I had to share!


You can find more photos from the set here.

I wanted to introduce to you a new etsy shop called The Priory which blends industrial vintage, World War II memorabilia, and Americana all into one. My favorite piece (which is sold out) is this 1920s wooden toolbox.

The Priory has a lot of fantastic little storage bins and boxes for all your pretty what nots like these vintage barn feed bins and vintage handy andy storage box.

Life has definitely been crazy this year. And as the year draws to a close I have to take this moment to reflect and recap on the big changes I went through for 2011. Well, I'm not going to recap it here, I'll just skip to the whole point of this post which is the rebranding of Adorevintage, my vintage shop.



Many years ago (well ok, not that long ago) I started Adorevintage because I was running out of closet space and I started on Ebay. Throughout the years I thought it was a good idea to brand AV like it was a bigger company and most people would be so surprised it was only little old me doing everything for the shop. And to this day it STILL is ONLY me. So, I thought, ok...I need to rethink a few things. Not to mention life threw me quite a few curve balls this year and in heart, mind, and body I could not focus on Adorevintage.

So now, that things feel more settled, my feet aren't so shaky to stand on... I can finally focus back on my passion and love for vintage. I definitely will be more true to what Adorevintage is...a vintage clothing shop run by a young woman who is crazy about vintage clothing. Not a corporation, not a business with lots of interns and people doing everything for her... it's a mom and pop without the Mom or the Pop. :) What would you call that?

So above... is the new brand/look inspiration board for Adorevintage. You can already see some of it in action on my blog... but the new site design as well as any media I will be doing will be brand focused. A lot of my inspiration came from this amazing design blog Pugly Pixel. I feel so much more sure about my place in life right now.

What a fantastic feeling to have going into the New Year!

I cannot believe how quickly this year went by! Or the month of December for that matter, it's only 4 more days for Christmas! I've been so busy with everything this year I didn't even get a chance to send out Christmas cards, oh dear, maybe next year... *le sigh* I wanted to send out vintage Christmas cards, I found a few at a couple different antique malls, but like I said, didn't get around to it.

Anyhow, to make up for it, I wanted to share these really sweet vintage Christmas and holiday cards I spotted on flickr. Vintage cards are just so cute, don't you think? And some are terribly cheesy which I like. I hope you like these vintage Christmas cards!



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