Maudetown Vintage

07/08/2021

I’m lucky to have a gorgeous vintage 1970s Gunne Sax mini-collection to offer this week in the shop. Three stunning dresses and a skirt! 😍😍😍😍⠀
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1. Rare brown calico/plaid with black lace corset dress—I have literally never seen this one before! (size 9)⠀
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2. Burgundy calico/corduroy high-necked beauty (size 5)—already in shop for $325. ⠀
***shop link in profile***⠀
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3. Dreamy ice blue corset dress with mauve lace (size 9)⠀
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4. Blue calico side tie skirt in the wash 😁 (size 11) ⠀
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04/19/2021

Maudetown Vintage presents. . .

BLING & SWING
Pop-Up Sale
on Popp'n Up Vintage right here on Facebook!

featuring blingy and swingy necklaces and dresses
from the 1950s-1980s

Sale starts at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 20.
Paypal only.

See first comment below with link to join Facebook's newest buy and sell group!

02/22/2021

Occasionally, the hunt for vintage turns up something museum-worthy, and I'm delighted to say a gorgeous piece of hand-printed fabric I discovered will soon be donated to a museum.

The piece was designed by Lene Schneider-Kainer (working under the name Elena Eleska.)

This from New York Jewish Week (link in comments): "Born in Vienna in 1885, Lene Schneider-Kainer was a painter and fashion designer in Berlin in the 1920s who navigated scandal, dressed as a man to pursue her art, divorced her husband and traveled through rarely visited parts of Asia and the Middle East in the path of Marco Polo. Later, after returning to Berlin, she escaped and stayed a few steps ahead of the N***s, eventually making her way to New York City. She died in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 1971, where she had moved to rejoin family members who settled there after fleeing the N***s."

Schneider-Kainer made a cloth book called "Our Neighbours" in the 1940s that was designed to be the first of a series for children highlighting traditional dress around the world. The fabric I have seems to have been designed for a follow-up book that was never made.

I'm thrilled that this fabric will go to the major archive of Schneider-Kainer's work and is no longer lost to time! Here's just a taste of its beauty!

05/01/2019

WWII Red Cross special services indoor dress, circa 1942. Found its match in the UNC Greensboro Women Veterans Historical Project (picture left). For sale (picture right) with matching cap at Maudetown.

07/02/2018

You too can own the 1960s Jack LaLanne Twist-Away Exerciser!

Not only is it "the fun way to excercise," but apparently (according to the label), it's also "great for party fun and games." Why I'm not keeping this for myself is a mystery indeed.

(Link to purchase in comments.)

Twist away twister! Probably one of the most fun exercise-gadget fads of the era was inspired by Chubby Checkers’ 1960 dance craze “The Twist.” Manufacturers...

05/25/2018

These days, there's another place to find amazing vintage that's literally not offered anywhere else. I've been offering lots of gorgeous pieces in the Ooh La La! Facebook groups these days. So, if you're not a member there, here's some gorgeousness that you missed. 🔥❤️🔥

(Links to OLL groups in comments.)

01/20/2018

So many beautiful new things in the shop. Here's one of my favorites. This coat is exquisite.

Stunning. Mint condition. Gorgeous blue and brown houndstooth plaid pattern. No fabric content label, but I assume wool. The fabric is a thick weave. Fully lined in a luscious thick chocolate brown silky fabric. Side pockets. Four large brown buttons with snap at neck to help secure.

09/22/2017

Happy Friday, check out Maudetown's weekly offerings in The Friday Flea!

A 1960's housecoat, Daher Ware, and vintage crafts! (Links to items posted in The Friday Flea in comments.)

Visit us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TheFridayFlea New list begins every Friday at 1:00 am Eastern time. Great deals fo...