The Manhattan Vintage Show - The People!

It's taken me much longer to get this post up than I'd hoped - I'd forgotten just how many awesome people I had met at, and photographed at the Manhattan Vintage Show....

Maureen from Daybreak Vintage - I love her entire look, and it was nice to see someone else wearing platform boots besides me!

The young woman in head-to-toe red is Caroline Quinn, proprietor of the vintage boutique Dirty Fabulous, in Dublin Ireland, which is the most awesome name for a vintage boutique ever.

The always debonair Hamish Bowles, International Editor at Large of Vogue, resplendent in plum

I met my adorable hair twin, Kendra Joseph, who is a makeup artist, last year at the Vintage Show, and I had been in this year's show maybe 5 minutes when we spotted each other, which led to many squeals of joy and hugs! After we got caught up and took some photos we went on our separate ways and later that day I ran into her trying on hats at David Owen's booth where she purchased a sassy little black one with a red feather that matched her fab leather and lace outfit perfectly. 

Barbara Kennedy not only was selling the most fabulous hats, but she was wearing this delightful purple one that matched her vibrant striped top.

a pair of tailored vintage fans

I was perusing some of the treasures at the show with Jean, half of The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas when we ran into Tziporah Salamon in one of her gorgeous Asian-inspired outfits.  She would have coordinated perfectly with Hamish Bowles.

The woman on the right is the multi-talented Yardena, the owner/operator of Lulu's Vintage
The man with her was also working at her booth, and I apologize for not getting his name, but he looked great in his monochrome casual-but-stylish oufit.

This delightful woman clearly loves patterns and colours.  I particularly liked her flowered shoes.

Stu Nizny, aka "Disco Stu", owner of Pixel 19 Vintage Clothing, rocks the heavy metal

A closeup of his spectacular silver arm party, and mind-bogglingly large belt buckle - the watch on his left wrist shows five different time zones

Laura (left), at the David Owen's booth in her divine monkey-fur trimmed vintage suit, poses with a fellow vintage connoisseur (with the most perfect eyebrows!)

One of my favourite vendor outfits - I was particularly enamoured with the sock garters and co-ordinating, but not matching, socks.  This nattily-attired gent was working at Noble Savage Vintage.

Heather Ramey, proprietor of Noble Savage Vintage - gorgeous hair cut and colour!

Denyse, of Denyse's Closet, looking very chic in head-to-toe black and a fabulously bold turquoise and silver neckpiece

Both days of the show we stopped to chat with Fillipo Gurrieri, co-owner of Sunset Blvd. Vintage, and a man possessed of a very sharp sartorial flair.  Valerie (of the IF's) purchased her polka-dot coat (you can see it hanging on the rack behind him) from his booth.

I had a wonderful conversation with this young woman with the funky two-level hair.  She was trying on this unique leather and mesh cape and I loved the way it made her look like an exotic bird.

I ran into Martha several times during the course of Day 1 of the show, and each time I noticed a new detail of her marvelous outfit, such as the cheerful yellow bakelite accessories.  Very few people can carry off a head-to-toe vintage ensemble without it straying into the territory of "costume", but Martha wears it so well, and somehow makes it look modern.

As the last day of the show drew to a close, my fellow partners-in-style-crime and I forced ourselves out the door of the Metropolitan Pavilion back out into the world. Judith, The Style Crone, (far right) is wearing a dress and hat she purchased at the show, Valerie (far left) is wearing the marvelous polka dot coat she found at Sunset Blvd. Vintage, and Jean is wearing the architectural Donna Karan hat that was her score of the day.  Judith and I were heading off to have dinner, and I was forced to say goodbye to The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas.  Thanks, and hugs, to all of wonderful people who made my weekend in New York an adventure to remember!