Vintage Adventures at the Long Beach Antique Flea Market

The Long Beach Antique Market is one of my favorite hunting grounds for shabby chic, industrial, and vintage treasues for my apartment. I spied with my little eye (and my camera) a variety of antique medals with silk grosgrain ribbons that had the loveliest colors, I had to snap some photos! I did end up purchasing a few industrial bins and drawers and an industrial work bench for my eventual *crosses fingers* work studio.





















If you'd like to visit the Long Beach Antique Flea Market, it's every 3rd Sunday of the month, and if there is a 5th Sunday (which this month there is!) they do a SUPER SALE! I've never been to a Super Sale before so wondering if it's worth checking out... are there tons of vintage bargains to be found?! To check out when the next flea market day is in Long Beach, check out their Schedule

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100 Years Ago: A Collection of Vintage Victorian Photographs

Really old vintage photos from the late 1800s are so beautiful and creepy at the same time. Here are some rather peculiar and lovely Victorian photographs I wanted to share with you. Guess which of these I find the creepiest? If you guessed the thin girl in the 5th photo, you're right! She looks downright scary!


Two Victorian ladies with festive hats // { source}


Dressed to the nines // { source} | Tambourine Girl // {source}


Brothers & Sisters // {source}


Someone looks a bit angry (and scary) // {source}


I love how she's faded off to the side, the photo looks like a faded memory // {source}


Remember that fun day we had in the field //{source}


A family of cyclists // {source}


Creepy looking children // {source} Stella // {source}


Charlotte in 1890 // {source}


Shall I read to you // {source}


Granma Van Vuuren and her Six children // {source}

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Vintage Wedding Dress + Gowns Shop Update

The vintage and antique wedding dresses you'll find at Adorevintage are for the bride that wants something different, something old (and new, to you, at the same time *hehe*), and for the bride that wants an eco friendly wedding dress.

AV just got a bunch of vintage wedding dresses from the 1920s to 1970s as well as a couple of antique Edwardian tea gowns that could easily double as a romantic bridal dress for your walk down the aisle. Visit the "Vintage Bridal" section for more selections!

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Faded Beauties | Details of Lace, Ruffles, + Chiffon from Adorevintage

I have a weakness for soft, floaty, pretty little things. I tend to keep a lot of these dreamy dresses purely for admiration purposes, but I am slowly learning to let things go and let these antique and vintage dresses be admired and treasured by someone else. This afternoon I spent playing "dress up" on my vintage Wolf dress form and my other dress form who's getting quite banged up. I know it sounds incredibly silly, but I throughly enjoyed snapping photos and creating little vignettes.

Nearly all of these pieces hanging on the rack will be available in the shop sometime early next week, probably starting Monday. If there is something that strikes your fancy, feel free to e-mail me if you'd like to Reserve, Hold, or put something on Layway.

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Vintage Treasury | Edwardian Lady

It's our first treasury on Etsy, and I must say this was quite fun (and fairly addicting) but, I will control myself and will only create this one Etsy treasury (although frankly I'm inspired to do quite a few more today, but the work schedule is jam packed with playing catch up...)

The inspiration for today's Vintage Edwardian treasury comes from the growing collection of lovely lace Edwardian clothing we've had arrive in the studio. Some pieces are in need of repair and will be sold in "as is" condition and a few other pieces are stunning and nearly mint. Isn't that crazy? A dress that is about 100 years old that looks brand new? I've grown quite attached to all these lovely delicate antique clothes though, so perhaps they won't be arriving in the shop too soon... but we'll see!

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Pre 1920s Fashion & Beauty Advertisements

I cannot imagine having to wear a maternity corset! The thought of it seems so painful! I do love that in the advertisement the mother-to-be is sewing a little bonnet for her new baby, so sweet. I love the blouses from this era (early 20th century, 1900 to 1920) They were all so delicate and feminine and featured many details I look for in modern day blouses such as eyelet, broderie anglaise, petite pleats, scalloped lace... I've recently acquired an antique blouse but unfortunately it's much too small therefore will only look lovely as a display piece. *sigh* Oh well.

Image Credits:
1.} Maternity Corset, 2.} Corsets from the Sears Roebuck Catalog (c) 1908 , 3.} The Mother's Magazine (c) 1916, 4.} Pearline Ad (c) 1896, 5.} 1919 Dressmaking Lessons Advertisement, 6.} Good Housekeeping Vintage Ad for Talcum Powder (c) 1906, 7.} Coconut Shampoo Ad (c) 1919, 8.} Gordon Dye Hosiery (c) 1905

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