pants de leon

 If vintage clothing is your thing, then you really will love this new spot that recently opened up near Hunter Mountain.  A dear friend visiting for the weekend was surprised that I had not been there since she knows that every designer needs a fountain of inspiration and looking to the past can be like hitting the jack-pot.  What fun to take a tour down memory lane, cocktail dresses, loads of denim, vintage ski wear, chunky sweaters, and even a rare train steamer trunk.  Oh the stories these items would tell if only they could talk.    Maybe you have some vintage items to sell?

Please tell them at Pants de Leon that PvE sent you and maybe you just might get a little prefered treatment.

reclaimed love

Vintage letters, found on etsy and put on display to show one's love.

There is something special these days about using reclaimed wood, herringbone, brick and stone.

A platter of fresh figs even takes on the personna of reclaimed wood or stone.

I would use these reclaimed shutters to hold the place cards

for a dinner party or wedding in a barn like this.

Party favors, how about a jar of honey or apple butter to take home.

The table numbers are old playing cards, mounted on burlap and framed in vintage frames.

How sweet would they be on the tables.

An old copper oil can for the bride and groom to put their rings on.

Nothing like reclaimed love.

How would you reclaim your autumn love?

What sort of vintage or recycled props would you use?

old is new

I won this lovely bag and it arrived just in time for the weekend. I had a visitor who commented that it needed to be "cleaned." I replied, no, it is meant to look old explaining that old is new and very in vogue.

Yes, honoring the old is new again. Timeworn seems to be the one word that I spot trending in fashion. From patinated boots, to reclaimed wood floors, things that have a "patina" of age to them look right. Recycling something old and giving it a new twist seems fresh and right for today.

In a time of economic and political challenges, designers are faced with challenges of trying to make something new look familiar. Dyeing a white tablecloth black seems modern and appropriate for a Halloween table.

There is a newfound respect to bring back an element out of your Grandparent's attic or barn and honor that with a nuance to make it suddenly look modern.

This week, I shall be devoting my posts to things that have a timeworn or well loved flair. Please feel free to share with me your most treasured new item that has that old is new again appeal.