Treasure!!!!

Hello bunnies!

Just a quick post to share the amazing treasure I found today!!!

Look at this beautiful late 1930s, early 1940s velvet and satin formal coat.

Mint condition soft black velvet, and lined with ivory satin. The shoulders are dramatically puffed, and there is a big soft hood, too! This was probably owned by a very well-to-do lady, as this is no ordinary day-to-day coat. It is teeny-tiny, and hardly fits on my size 1 mannequin.

I don’t think I’m going to be selling this one in my shop- it is such a treasure, I’m going to keep it as a display piece to go along with my slowly growing collection of 1930s shoes and gowns.

I just wanted to share so we could all collectively SWOON over it!! Not the best photos, I'll take some more tomorrow in the sunshine.

XO Lenora

Coastal antiquing adventures

Today Nick and I drove out to the coast- Bouctouche to be exact- and we happened across this amazing antique shop.

The couple who own this place are living my dream. They have a beautiful property with a huge garden, an antique shop, and the ship building is the husband’s wood working shop. Isn’t this just amazing? We became friends instantly, and bonded over our love of vintage hats- she has over 300! I also fell in love with her shop kitty who had his own little wicker throne and basked in the sun.

I picked up these few gems, my favorite being the adorable peach and brown pillbox with the feather. Also, that wicker purse? From 1940s occupied British Japan. For $12 (great deal she gave me because I bought so many hats)

We exchanged business cards, and I will be helping her start up an Etsy shop. She has so many things, at amazing prices, that would sell so fantastically.

Her husband is this funny old hippie who is a local legend, who makes amazing wood art and has story-telling afternoons in the ship. The walls of his workshop are covered floor to ceiling in newspaper articles about him , his wife and their business and adventures over the decades, as well as photos of his inspirations, his wife and children… just their entire amazing life…. I was so in awe.

Long story short, this was a very beautiful experience all around. If you are in the area, check them out.