The joy of vintage clothing is that you often find unusual pieces that you will only come across once in your lifetime, this, however, can be a major down side.  This week I went to an auction, and there were a few lovely pieces I had my eye on, but one dress shone out.  It was a really beautiful, high quality, immaculate 1960's psychedelic dress, in a style and print I have never come across before, it was not in my size, but I wanted it for my shop...big time!

Trouble was, other folk's had there beady eye's on it too, and when it came to auction I panicked!!  Bidding had gone a bit high, and the likely hood of me making any profit out had gone out of the window, so in the moment, I let it go.  I left the auction empty handed, and a bit sad (but at least my purse was still full).

This heavenly, divine dress has been playing on my mind ever since, it was just so lovely, the like of which I will probably never come across again and I really, REALLY regret not fighting for it.  I wish I had just bought it as a stunning addition to my collection, sometimes you get lost in profit and forget why you started doing this, for the love of vintage clothing.  Its fair to say a lesson has been learnt!  Its a crazy world, so who knows, maybe our paths will cross again some day, or maybe it just was not meant to be.

I have some very pretty new pieces in my Etsy store this week so its not all bad, check them out at  beyondthevintage , here are a few to wet your whistle..

Big love

Gem

Its been another busy week, for selling and shopping!!  I went on a buying road trip at the weekend, 1970s boho and Indian dresses being top of the shopping list.  It was a huge success and I found lots of beautiful pieces to add to the collection, here is a small snippet to wet your taste buds:-

I will be listing lots of my lovely finds over the coming weeks, so keep your eye on etsy and ebay!! As we are heading towards the September equinox, I thought I would mark the day the sun shines directly on the equator, and offer our blog viewers a little treat, so for two weeks only, if you enter the code EQUINOX10 at the etsy shop you will get 10% off!  Aren't I good to you?!

Big love

Gem@beyondthevintage

Hello strangers!!

Well its been all change this week at www.beyondthevintage.com!!

I have decided its time for something new, a breath of fresh air...... so have made a difficult decision to stop selling from my website shop.  Instead I will continue to sell from Ebay, but have also started selling from Etsy.  I have been trying to set up an Etsy shop for a while now, but it seemed too difficult to manage three separate shops...too many eggs in one basket, and all that.  So I decided to simplify.   Already I love being part of the super friendly Etsy community, whats not to like about being surrounded by vintage lovers? 


So whats changed on the site?  In all honesty not a lot, the website has links to the Ebay and Etsy stores.  The Etsy shop will have boho bits and true vintage 1960s and 1970s dresses, with a few other vintage clothes and accessories peppered in,  new stock will be addded to it weekly.  It will obviously take some time to load stock onto Etsy, so please bear with me!
For now I will leave you with a little taster of the new stock.......
                                                                                                                                                                                 

 Big love Gem@beyondthevintage

The sun has been shining all week, so now is definitely the time to talk about 1970s dresses.  The bottom line is that EVERY girl can wear a dress from the 70s.  They are just soooo easy to wear, quite simply because vintage 1970s styles were cut for comfort and functional fit.  The arrival of a mass-produced, ready-to-wear fashion market in the 70s, and the popularity of sewing patterns (to create affordable versions of the dress trends at home) has meant that there’s a huge abundance of them on the market today, so finding a cute 70s dress in your style and size is so easy.  There are many different style options, but when the sun shines, I particularly love vintage Indian cotton boho kaftan styles, so today I shall salute them! They cover you up, but are so light and loose, perfect for hot sticky weather.  Effortlessly cool, these laid back bohemian beauties can just be thrown on, (you don't even have to iron them!!) and if you wish, when wearing one, please feel free to dance through corn fields (or any type of field for that matter!) with a flower in your hair!

 

We have had lots of Indian cotton dresses, kaftans and tunics for sale over the last few weeks...

The three beauties above sold this week, but we have more on the way so if you want to bag one, do keep an eye on the website www.beyondthevintage.com  Have a lovely week, Im off to find a field.....

big love
gem@beyondthevintage.com

Given the sun is shining and the festival / holiday season is upon us, it seems like a good time to talk about fans.  I'm not referring to those familiar electric hand held, propeller-driven gadgets, or for that matter, the followers/ devotees of bands / famous people.  Oh no... I am talking about those deliciously pretty, old fashioned, Chinese fans.  WE know this look is not for everyone, but some of you beautiful, glamorous folk out there should seriously consider this forgotton accessory.  Just like those intriguing ladies who carry parasoles  when its sunny,  you can not help but notice a lady using a fan to cool herself, it just smacks of lovely kooky mysterious cool.  Not only does this cheap little accessory throw you at top speed into muse status, the fan (and parasole) also have a purpose- to keep you cool, its a win win situation folks.

 

 

YOU COULD ALWAYS STICK THEM IN YOUR HAIR!!

Check out our fans for sale in our festival collection online shop.

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gem@beyondthevintage.com

Well... its been a VERY busy week, and I am feeling totally pooped!  Our range of 1970's and 1960's waistcoats have completely sold out, no doubt one or two of them will pop up in photographs, on some cool cats at Glastonbury! We have a couple more on the way, so if you missed out, keep your eyes on our ebay page.  1960s dresses seem to be popular on the website at the moment, which is blooming brilliant, if not a little surprising, given the current 90s trend!!  I will always have a place in my heart (and wardrobe) for vintage 60s and 70s dresses. They are the perfect summer staple,  an instant passport to effortless cool - never seem to date, and are just sooooo wearable. I thought I would post a few pictures of peachy 1960s folk in cute dresses for inspiration!!

Have a lovely week peeps!

Big love
gem @beyondthevintage.com

We have had a glut of 1960s and 1970s waistcoats entering the Beyond The Vintage HQ this week, a couple have come from America and we like to think they COULD have been worn at Woodstock?!!! OK... that is unlikely, and is impossible to prove, but the great thing about buying true vintage items like these is that you are ultimately buying a piece of history. Whether you know the story behind the item, or not - THERE WILL BE A STORY! 

Vintage waistcoats are perfect for festivals, adding instant boho hippy vibe to any outfit.  They are a staple of many celebrity festival goers, including Kate Moss, Sienna miller and Vanessa Hudgens.

 

But you do not have to wear them in the boho style, and they should not be kept only as festival wear, we think Twiggy looks super cool wearing hers with a tie.

You don't have to be dressed from head to toe in vintage to make this look work, wearing denim, silk, suede and corduroy waistcoats over high street clothes creates a nostalgic boho nod to the 1970’s. Our waistcoats will look cool over one of our vintage 1970s  tunics or dresses, but can also be worn over a 90’s dress, with a pair of cut off Levis, or skinny jeans. There are no rules.

Check out our range of vintage waistcoats on our online shop and Ebay!!

Peace and love

gem @beyondthevintage.com