Smart As Vintage

09/27/2025

Some previews for tomorrow's Bats and Black Cats Fair in Spencer, Massachusetts! We'll be inside the big barn area! Mostly all women's vintage from 1920-Y2K!

That brown suede duster is LONG! Need a Hagrid jacket for Halloween or if it's just your style it's a great jacket!

07/06/2025

03/10/2024

Couldn't believe I found this 😳

In nearly mint condition with one tiny spot. Beautiful mix of two beautiful cultures.

02/27/2024

How to spot fake vintage!

From a distance I was SUPER excited. Then as I started to look closer and my Spidy senses were like, "something isn't right here." So before I even started to look for the zipper etc I looked at the garments left bottom inside seam (facing right) to check for a label. Yeap, it had a label. It had no other label around the facing. 50's dresses didn't always have labels around neckline facing either. The other clue the fabric felt off. Very thin. Then I looked closer and none of the plaids were matching. The back is where it's the worst. Not all vintage matches perfectly but they at least try!

The store was closing in 40 minutes so no time to do a Google lense search but it easily came up as fast fashion for like $47. I would definitely not buy it unless you need a zombie 50's dress to trash.You can find true vintage for that price or a little more for dress that will outlast a newer one!

01/30/2024

A preview! Some recent finds. I'm reopening my Etsy shop soon. The white dress is from the 50's most likely. The black silk/lace/sequin/beaded overdress is from the 1920's! I still can't believe I found it in the wild! The white dress could be a sweet wedding dress!

10/29/2022

Hope someone rescues this sweet lady in volup size! 🥰

10/29/2022

Hope someone rescues this sweet lady in a real size!

11/21/2020

Ret-it-culously beautiful! Guessing it’s made between late 1800’s to early 1900’s. When you see lovely antique reticules or garments I’m always wondering what’s on the inside. I obtained a collection a few years ago thinking one day I would take photos inside/out of the garments/accessories for historians, costumers and re-enactors. I had thought about taking measurements for patterns but it is very time intensive. I would like to sell/donate items afterwards to museums or collectors.

09/19/2020

100 year anniversary of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was August 26,2020. I was away on the actual anniversary which happened to be my birthday! I’ve been decluttering my studio and going through things and I had kept certain vintage/antique pieces. Many I’m ready to part with now. So I will be listing certain pieces soon. This large scarf was from a relative clean out that I’m happy my dad dumpster dived for the textile items. The scarf was printed in 1939. Frances Willard was a suffragette and women’s rights reformer. Her organization still runs today and there is a museum dedicated to her work.
My tiny home town in Indiana is mentioned but totally written in the wrong place!

09/06/2018

The first cuddle only lasted a few seconds! Now I moved Indiana (kitten) over by Brie and they are snuggled up next to each other. A little over two weeks and these guys are gonna be pals fur life! @ Hudson, Massachusetts

09/04/2018

Well still needing to finish taking photos of some fun things I had left! It just takes much longer to photograph items! Will update when I can. I'm dealing with my energy issues with heat with my disability so it just takes me a bit longer!

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08/27/2018

Last week! I mean it this time! I just renewed some old listings and added them to the sale.

Below is a Flickr album of items I still have available that are not listed and available to buy. Right now it's a hot mess but will be adding photos soon with a bit more organization:
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They will be first come first serve so send me a message with the image number or screen shot of what you want with zip code for shipping quote. Will all be $5 each.

Bulk and rare/designer items going on ebay this week and hoping to have everything I'm clearing out gone by the end of the week! Give these babies a good home!

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