The Path of Least Resistance...Vintage!
Though it was decades ago.. I still remember clearly, my very first vintage dress...
It's brown and green paisley print made me feel so grownup..
It was a sleeveless cotton batiste shirtwaist dress from the early 60s, with box pleats all around the skirt, a square neckline and a wide self fabric belt....It also had the, Mr. Eddie label.
I was only in 5th grade but that garment fit me perfectly.. as if it were made only for me.......I think that I fell in love with vintage CLOTHES at that point and with the 'Mr. Eddie Label.....
So one could say, that the inspiration for my shop had it's start in grade school.... For that was the beginning of my appreciation for beautiful vintage garments and accessories...and the very start of my addiction to the HUNT.
Of course, on the long way round to actually opening shop, I've built many personal collections, from 1960's box purses to colorful shawls from Guatemala and mid-century home decor..
But maybe best of all, I have collected some lovely and treasured friendships with other vintage addicts like myself...
I've acquired a special passion for unique vintage textile prints of the mid century era...
the atomic prints of the 1940's and 50's, the muted rose prints ( 1950-60's), the bold, mod optic geometric (1960's -70's) and of course the bright neons of the 1970's era...
My collection grows daily...
My various collections celebrate the efforts and creativity of the fine
workmanship of the past....dressmakers, furniture makers, jewel smiths, designers, artists and other craftsmen, many with names and faces that we may never definitively know....
After all those years with vintage fever, it has become second nature for me to want to own THAT beautiful and unique piece of someone else's vintage-stuff-for-sale.....
Oh, I have little will-power, so, I follow the Path of Least Resistance.....Buy it-Take it home-Pass it on....!
GoodEye.Etsy.Com is my online shop, which offers some of those treasured finds. This USA collection is maintained in Texas, New York and Louisiana....
