A Vintage Sandwich Shop And More Mad Men Goodness

As promised, Gwen of CollectableSpectacle and I had a fun day of shopping yesterday. The weather was nice, the lunch was great and so was the company.

Not an everyday meal! The "half" size is 7" long.

Jiffy's Subs opened in 1959 and not a lot has changed.

The prices have been upped a bit. The Snoopy-esque characters let you know the rules.

"Bacon is now available on every sandwich." Sadly, I didn't have my camera- just my iPhone- guess that means I'll have to go back.



Even the exterior signage looks promising.



And my first score, in full- on post lunch, food coma mode...

Hipstamatic-atized for your viewing pleasure.

1960s glasses set now available here. 

And a wonderful way to end any week, this was posted in the Mad Men Fashion File Blog- Don and his retrotrend swim bag.

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2010/09/episode-8-fashion.php#more

Have a wonderful weekend!

Donald Francis Draper, Gym Rat?

It seems the whole world has gone Mad Men crazy. And why not? The show is so many things- sexy, subtle, stylish, funny, heartwarming, etc. The fashions have helped fuel a huge movement in the vintage clothing market. Even Banana Republic is getting in on the action (link is to the voting for the Mad Men Season 5 casting call, not to BR). I've been a fan since the beginning. The Sterling- Cooper sets alone had me drooling. So when I sold a bag to the Mad Men prop department earlier this summer, it was very exciting. Sure, I've had sales to companies for archival use, spotted my vintage clothing in movies, TV and commercials, on stage, etc. over the years but it still continues to be thrilling. 

Bag to the ground for a post- swim smoke break.

Still, my heart beat a bit faster when Don (portrayed by Jon Hamm) walked out of NYAC in the opening scenes of "The Summer Man" carrying my bag, with The Rolling Stones playing in the background. Sunglasses and shift dresses, change was in the air.  Already being touted as a pivotal episode for the season, I'd be fibbing if I said it wasn't one of my top choices as well.

I'll be sourcing with the lovely Gwen of CollectableSpectacle later this week so stay tuned for updates of our exploits. And help yourself to a cocktail, retro style. You deserve it.

Framed!

A few days ago, I stumbled across an optician's office chock- full of vintage and retro dead stock glasses frames and sunglasses. Total score!

He had close to 1,000 frames from the early 1950s to the early 1990s, many in perfect condition. Once my heart stopped pounding, I dug through and made some purchases which are currently previewing on my Facebook page. Next, I contacted my pal CollectableSpectacle, a fellow Vintage Market Team member. She was very excited so we agreed to rendezvous the following morning.

Here are some of the results:

Polaroid sunglasses, 1980s.

"Victory" cat-eye frames, with original paperwork!

Are my cheekbones too high or are these frames too big?

We had some fun as well:

Um, not quite right.

Hello, new glasses!

Late 1970s Ted Lapidus sunglasses with gold inner frames- very Tom Ford- esque, no? Did I mention my birthday is only a month away?

Another view, just because. Very subtle, I know.

Dead stock early 1950s 12 K gold plated Christian Dior sunglasses with enamel. Sadly, not for sale, just for drooling. Enamel is shockingly absorbent.

Same era, but with AB stones AND enamel. Yowza!

Don't worry, these wood effect cat-eyes are coming to CollectableSpectacle very soon!

Let's agree to disagree with the witty and wise Dorothy Parker just this once- Guys will make passes at girls in these glasses.

Enjoy your weekend!