I am very pleased to introduce our 9th featured seller for the VFG
Ruby Lane blog and here she is - Debra Cantrelle from
Deco Modern Vintage
Deco Modern Vintage
1. What was your first vintage acquisition and where is it now?
My always chic and stylish Grandmother McDaniel gave me a beautiful hand beaded 1950s white on white cardigan sweater while I was still in high school. Although my Grandmother is gone, I still have that cardigan sweater and treasure it.
2. What was your favorite or best buy ever?
There's been so many but I'd have to say three pairs of 40s platform shoes in my size - as discussed in number 3 below.
3. What was your most unusual buying experience?
Several years ago I went to an estate sale really not expecting much. I went into the back bedroom and opened the 12 foot long closet and swooned when I saw it was stuffed with ladies clothes from the 50s through the early 80s. I was the first and only person in that room and pulled out piles of dresses and suits. Apparently the homeowner had kept her favorites from each era. I sold my final piece from that haul just last summer.
My always chic and stylish Grandmother McDaniel gave me a beautiful hand beaded 1950s white on white cardigan sweater while I was still in high school. Although my Grandmother is gone, I still have that cardigan sweater and treasure it.
2. What was your favorite or best buy ever?
There's been so many but I'd have to say three pairs of 40s platform shoes in my size - as discussed in number 3 below.
3. What was your most unusual buying experience?
Several years ago I went to an estate sale really not expecting much. I went into the back bedroom and opened the 12 foot long closet and swooned when I saw it was stuffed with ladies clothes from the 50s through the early 80s. I was the first and only person in that room and pulled out piles of dresses and suits. Apparently the homeowner had kept her favorites from each era. I sold my final piece from that haul just last summer.
4. If you had a time machine which decade or year would you choose to go back to and bring back some clothing or jewelry?
Definitely the 1940s - the entire decade spanning the wartime fashions to the postwar New Look era.
5. What are your favorite, most helpful reference materials/sources?
The Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource and Fabric Resource, of course! I also have several reference books on vintage clothes and jewelry I like to look through.
6. What item were you most tempted to keep that is available in your shop right now?
That's a tough one - probably my 20s peach flapper dress.
