![]() ![]() It means that it has that transformational magic. Vintage doesn’t necessarily mean extravagant in price. Rebecca is my business partner, Co-founder and Chief Data Officer for The Vintage Label. And that is how The Vintage Label, LLC started. Rebecca advised me to “Follow your passion, live your dream! Do what you love most”. I had been in luxury fashion and retail/wholesale for years, I had the experience and tools needed to start a business. The idea of starting a company and sharing my extensive collection was my sister Rebecca’s idea. I still have some of these first treasures in my private collection. As time passed, I would be contacted if closets or attics needed cleaning out when people were moving or downsizing, etc. When I began collecting for myself in my late teens, early 20s, I would “shop” my friends’ mothers’ closets, the neighbors’, then I started going to auctions and estate sales and on…I’ve cultivated and nurtured these life-long relationships. It was magical for me as a child and I still experience that magic today. But vintage clothing and accessories have a magical ability to transform any outfit into an experience for the wearer. I still cherish this scarf as part of my private collection. I remember understanding, while still very young, on a very visceral level, what something as simple and beautiful as a scarf could do to transform the plain or everyday into a stylish, memorable outfit. These are fond memories that have stayed with me. At times she tied a scarf around her shoulders, over her coat or simply tied to her handbag. She always carried a scarf with her, wore one around her neck or wrapped around her hair when she pulled it back. She explained the signature, the label, what hand-rolled, hand-sewn edges looked like and why one day, this scarf would be of importance. When I was quite young, my mother gave me a beautiful Hermès scarf. ![]()
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