Category Archives for Daily Posts
Yet another awesome opportunity to swap your clothes for some new ones! The Swapaholics are holding the 2ND Annual Boston Fashion Week Sip + Swap this Thursday, September 29th. The event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at … Continue reading →
25. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Jewelry, Sales, Swaps, Weekday Outing |
Tags: 2nd annual, boston, boston fashion week, cambridge, clothing, cocktails, designer clothes, event, fashion, microsoft nerd center, new clothes, save money, sip, swap, swapaholics, swapping, swaps, used clothes |
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Check out the Special Features tab (above) to see photos and learn more about Faded Frocks, a booth at Brimfield and online Etsy store.
18. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Flea Market, Style Flashback, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: (1890-1945), antique, Art Deco Jewelry, Barkcloth Fabric, Bias Gowns, buyer, clothing, dresses, esty store, etsy, faded frocks, feminine, Flapper Girl Boudoir Items, gowns, hats, lady dove dresses, Lingerie, Millinery, pam daly, period pieces, rusty rose petals, seller, shop online, silk, textiles, Victorian era, vintage, vintage clothing, Vintage Textiles |
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Claudette May had an interesting selection of vintage Christmas decorations. I really love these old items; mainly because my grandmother’s house was always full of them during Christmas. Check out the photos under the Special Features tab.
17. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Flea Market, Housewares, Sales, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: antique, antique market, blog, boston, brimfield, brimfield antique show 2011, brimfield massachusetts, christmas, decor, decorations, deer, elfs, housewares, old school, photos, rudolph, santa, september 2011, stores, thrift, vintage, xmas |
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I just posted some photos and details about a very cool booth I found at Brimfield. In addition to traveling around to shows, the ladies at the booth also run a flea market in Chelsea every Saturday and Sunday. Check … Continue reading →
16. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Flea Market, Jewelry, Sales, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: antique market, blogs, boston, brimfield, brimfield antique show 2011, flea market, new york city, NYC, photos, september, stories, the garage, two-story |
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I just posted photos from two booths at Brimfield Antique Market (last weekend) on the SPECIAL FEATURES tab (above). I will be writing/posting more tomorrow with stories from the vendors. I met alot of great people and am excited to … Continue reading →
15. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Flea Market, Housewares, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: antique, antiques, brimfield, brimfield antique show, brimfield antique show 2011, brimfield massachusetts, buttons, lamps, Rockefeller, vintage |
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SPEND $50 OR MORE AND GET A BOLSA BAG Allston Buffalo Exchange, Boston Sep 17, 2011 to Sep 18, 2011 Come celebrate the Allston Buffalo Exchange’s first year of business this weekend! Purchase $50 or more and get our signature … Continue reading →
14. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Jewelry, Sales, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: allston, bags, bolsa, boston, Buffalo Exchange, clothing, deals, free, sales, specials |
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I can’t wait to share all the stories and photos from the Brimfield Antique show yesterday. If you didn’t get a chance to make it to the show, you can go today! However, it is the last day and some … Continue reading →
11. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Flea Market, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: antique shows, antiques, brimfield antique, brimfield antique show 2011, brimfield massachusetts, dispatches from brimfield, elaine, elaine mcmillion, fairs, festivals, hats, junk, linens, low price, massachusetts, september antique show, used |
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I went to dinner last night at Tres Gatos in JP and was thrilled to find out they have a new/used record and bookstore in the back of the restaurant. The place has a huge selection of artists! I purchased … Continue reading →
02. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: antiques, beantown, books, boston, dolly pardon, elaine mcmillion, fats dominoe, for sale, free, jamaica plain, JP, LPs, ma, records, sale, selection of records, stores, thrift, tres gatos, unique, used, vintage, vinyl, where to buy vinyl in boston |
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“My Secret Boston” recently shared “Twelve places to find clothes that don’t look like (or cost as much as if) they came from the mall.” Some of the places are still quite pricy, but there are several vintage stores listed. … Continue reading →
01. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Jewelry, Sales, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: accessories, beantown, boston, boutique fabulous, boutiques, buy and sell, cheap, clothes, clothing, consignment, ma, make money off your old clothes, mall, massachusetts, my secret boston, pricy, rescue, the closet, the velvet fly, trade, used clothing, vintage |
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Yes, believe it or not, this is a photo of my gorgeous Great Aunt Yvonne (by marriage) when she was only 16 or 17 years old. Turns out she did some modeling in NYC when she was young…who knew.
31. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Style Flashback |
Tags: 1960, 1963, beautiful women in the 60s, clothing, fashion, hair, makeup, model, modeling, movie stars, new york city, NYC, style flashback, the 60s, yvonne |
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I took a trip down from Boston yesterday to see Cat Power at Webster Hall and decided to check out a couple interesting vintage clothing stores while I was in the neighborhood. This particular store I sort of stumbled upon … Continue reading →
26. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores |
Tags: 14th street, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, cheap, clothing, cowboy boots, cowgirl boots, dresses, funky, joshua suzanne, new york city, NYC, patterned dresses, rags, rags a go go, thrift stores, thrifting, used clothing, vintage clothing, vintage stores in new york city |
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This is one of many photos I will be sharing of my absolutely adorable mom. I love to look at old photographs of her to see how fashion has come full circle. This photo was taken in the mid-70s. Although … Continue reading →
26. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Style Flashback |
Tags: 1970s, family photos, fashion, seventies, vintage dress |
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For 3 years, Martini Severin has documented street fashion in Boston on her blog Beyond Boston Chic. She is planning an exhibit featuring a select group of photos from the blog at Boston City Hall in September. Look at you, … Continue reading →
26. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Scene on the Street |
Tags: art exhibit, beyond boston chic, Boston City Hall, boston worst dressed city, fashion in boston, fashion photography, fundraising, GQ ranking, kickstarter, Martini Severin, new england fashion, streetstyle in boston, thrift stores in boston ma |
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I wish I would have had this yard sale two weeks ago, before I gave away three garbage bags of clothing to Goodwill but nevertheless, my neighbors and I have some things we would like to get rid of. I … Continue reading →
26. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Housewares, Sales, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: 2011, antique glassware, archdale road, august 26, boston, cheap, couches, electronics, end of summer sale, for sale, furniture, garage sales, roslindale, saturday, tables, yard sales |
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Just some dresses I have picked up along the way… White dress, Goodwill. Orange and Brown Belt, Salvation Army Store. Long-sleeved dress, Regeneration. Accessories, From EVERYWHERE (Goodwill, Salvation Army, Yard Sales, Flea Markets, Brazil)
24. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores |
Tags: Bangs, belts, East Boston, orange, red lipstick, vintage clothing, vintage dresses, white |
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