The Vintage Bazaar: Why yes, I WILL go on a shopping spree!

Yesterday was a big day for vintage lovers in Chicago, as a great deal of us migrated down to Pilsen for this season's Vintage Bazaar, which is a lovely culmination of vintage clothing, jewelry, antique and kitsch dealers held as a single day event. Although I do sell vintage as well, I was not a dealer at this event and for once, had the day off, so I decided to head down to see some dealer friends and get a little healthy dose of shopping in before I start two new jobs this upcoming week.

Usually when I go to vintage expos and fairs I shack up in my dear friend Niki's booth, owner of BombshellShocked Vintage, who I work and model for weekly and who's selection I not only drool over, but am fortunate enough to get first pick of, but this time around, I made sure to hunt around the booths of some other local dealers I know for some new spring and summer additions to my wardrobe and household collections. (P.S. Both Niki and her booth were stunning, as per usual!)

And though I kept telling myself I would only be looking and buying for the sake of neccessity, needless to say I treated myself to things that were super cute and I just flat out wanted! Hopefully my fiance won't be too frusturated with me coming home with yet another bag of vintage marvels....

Here are the new black glazed ceramics I got from Kokorokoko Vintage to add to my collection at home:

(Note, I could NOT pass this unicorn up.)


(And I loveeeeeee black cats, especially with green eyes, though it's kind of hard to tell in this photo)


And I treated myself to a new pulp book for my bus & train reading time:

(the illustrated babe on the cover totally sold me)

I have to spiff up my new wardrobe finds, so consider this post a part one, and I'll shoot a few sneak peaks of all the clothes I scored in just a bit.

Yay! Now if this damn weather here would just balance out, I could take the spring/summer wardrobe out for another spin....

xoxo

new drool worthy goodies from the amazing niki!

I recently had the pleasure of working with my dear friend niki from BombshellShocked.blogspot.com, modeling for a couple of new photoshoots for her fabulous vintage shop on ebay BombShellShocked. Here are some of the delicious new finds we added to her available selection.

this lovely 30s/40s two piece nylon knit lounging set!



you can find that listing here

This smokin' hot red rockabilly 50s lace party dress!

You can find this listing here

This beautiful late 60s, early 70s goddess gown!


Which you can find here

This adorable 60s red and white scooter romper with metal zipper!

available here

And this stellar parisian novelty print 50s cotton rockabilly skirt!


available for you love right here

I can't wait for all of these new goodies to find loving new homes!

xoxo,
erin

ohhhh, the things that make me happy!

are the following, for today, at least:

the dead milkmen. (yesssssssssss!)


dinah washington. (oh, that voice!)


bea arthur (r.i.p., my queen!) on the pamela anderson roast (sooooo good!)


planning two new burlesque shows with my partner in fringed and sequined crime, lindsey. we'll be revamping our Peace Pipe act for the lovely ladies over at Vaudezilla for Broadzilla at the Exit, in Chicago, at the end of this August. And we're additionally working on a brand spankin' new act to Jimmy Cliff's "You can get it if you really want" off of the "The Harder They Come album", for Eve's Parlor's Burlesque-a-palooza, in honor of this year's upcoming Lollapalooza, also in August. Each performer for that show has to create an act based on a song by one of the musical artists performing at this year's lollapalooza, and Jimmy was our pick, so this should be quite fun. phewwww, i feel a workout coming...


and this lovely late 1940s/early 50s cable knit cropped sweater i had the pleasure of modeling for my lovely friend niki @ bombshellshocked vintage. fab!u!lous!


(don't mind the fuzz on my bum, the angora sweater she photographed me in previous to this totally shed all over my hot pants, wah wah.)

ahhhh, yes.

can we bring back the halter?? please?! 40s, 50s & 70s!!

so, i'm really starting to feel like i'm the ONLY gal who wants to keep the classic halter and cropped beach tops alive! i think they look smoking hot on ANY gal, curvy, skinny, busty, petite, etc. and sadly, i don't feel like enough classic vintage collectors and/or lovers want or know how to sport these bad boys in any every day atmosphere.

well, damnit, it's finally getting warm, so let the girls come out and play!!

70s mania!


the first halter top is available for sale on etsy @ my shop, psychosurplus vintage.(check the link on the right)


this second awesome halter is available in niki's awesome vintage shop BombShellShocked Vintage on ebay. (for some reason my links aren't working properly, but you can get to her through the main BombShellShocked link at the top of my page)

and here's some summer inspiration for all you ladies who are getting antsy for summer time fun, like me...

and the best part is these styles LOVE your hair whether it's locked, twisted, big and fluffy, pinned-up, whatever the hell your flavor is!

halters, swimsuits, cropped tops and curvy, curvy waist lines!!!

(the following three photos are scanned in copies of vintage JET fashion spreads, found on flickr)


(the last swimsuit looks almost identical to this completely drool worthy late 50s leopard print swimsuit i just scored last week. hello bullet bra!)

and let's pay homage to the great and ever so foxy, Betty Davis! meowwwwwwwww!


right-o, i'm off for now!

xoxo,
erin

Nighties all day!

So yesterday, I got to hang out with my awesome friend Niki who runs this amazing vintage business, BombShell Shocked. She is stocked full of fabulous garments from the 1930s-80s, with emphasis on items from the 30s-50s, believe me, I know, I'm her assistant/consultant/other insane half. She recently scored these TOTALLY drool worthy 30s and 50s nighties and lounging gowns, and when I saw them yesterday, I was in heaven! As it turned out, one of our normal models couldn't make it to the photoshoot we had scheduled for yesterday afternoon to post these new finds online. Bummer! So Niki asked if I could or would fill in, and after seeing the new frocks in store for the shoot, I was like, hell to the yes!

Here's a little peak at some of the new pieces BombShell will have to offer in her spring/summer inventory. (meow!)


(the gown above actually belongs to this stunning two-piece pegnoir set, with fully ruffled trim on both the gown and the over coat, she-bang! also, those little high waisted leopard shorts underneath belong to my brand new late 50s bullet bra bikini!double she-bang!)


(and this little gem pictured above was so soft and flattering, i struggled to make myself take it off)


(The late 30s lounging gown above is a phenomenal piece of history. Look at those sleeves! and that fabric, sheesh!)

Check out other delicious pieces of history, compliments of Niki & BombShellShocked at: http://stores.ebay.com/BombshellShocked

xoxo,
erin