"Winter must be cold for those with no memories"
-from the movie An Affair to Remember
All of us have our way of dealing with the doldrums of winter. For some, it's hot tea. For some, it's a Mexican vacation. For me this year, it's vintage coats. Just this morning the Star Tribune featured a shot of a local fashionista donning a gorgeous vintage coat and is quoted saying it's OK for a Minnesotan to have lots of coats- we've earned it.
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/style/115121699.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUoaK7D_V_eDc87DUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
For some reason I have stumbled on more than my fair share of amazing finds, and, the generous person that I am, I'm going to share them with you
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Lisa
circa 1968. She's a fashion-forward mover and shaker. There won't be any stay-at-homing in her future. She's riding the feminist wave until she hits that glass ceiling with Mary Tyler Moore as her guide.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67391385/lisa-coat?ref=v1_other_1
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Mary
circa 1959. She's the kind of woman all men want and all women want to be. She's not afraid of rocking full skirts and a dainty cardigan by day, and a sleeveless silk shift by night. Pearls are appropriate to 90% of her occasions.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67392091/mary-coat?ref=v1_other_1
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Jennifer
circa 1977. Jen's every guys best friend and every girls nightmare. She's tall, thin and an expert of Farah Fawcett curls. She knows when to serve sugar and when to shoot vinegar. It's a secret, but she's never missed an episode of Charlie's Angels.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67392502/jennifer-coat?ref=v1_other_1
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Linda
circa 1948. In her day, she was the beautiful girl next door, and was snapped up by young and fresh by her high school sweet heart. In her prime, Linda was known for great pie, and was never afraid to join her husband in a hot toddie toast.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67392995/linda-coat
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All of these lovely coats plus a few will be available for trying on at my Junk Junction open house this Saturday 10-3. For those of you far far away, I've listed them with measurements on my ETSY site.
For naming these coats, I used the social security on line site listing most popular baby names by year...
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi
Be sure to keep warm out there!
