Flashback

Spotted in this month Harper's Bazaar Espana -  a fantastic shot c.1978 Chanel

Chanel Sunshine & Karl Lagerfeld

It was with great envy that I have been reading the reviews and posts from some of the people in attendance at the Chanel resort collection. It looks to not only have been a fantastic display of gorgeous clothes but it looks like it was FUN too.

The show has a definite 60s-70s influence on it.
Enough so that one has to wonder if Karl is feeling nostalgic?

Whatever the reason this collection had some pieces that I am seriously thinking of investing in. I have listed my favorites from the show and they are posted from the end of the show to the beginning - for me its the last few pieces in this list of photos that really do it for me like

........that caftan?
If you look reaallyyyyy close I am sure there is a
"made for Cherie" label in it, no?

Celebrity Vintage Spotting- The Awards Season

During the awards season I always end up sulking a little

Krya Sedwick in Vintage Chanel from Rare

The reason being that I start seeing all these terrific photos of celebrities wearing glamorous vintage pieces. Now I know I do these celebrity vintage spots as a fairly regular thing so I bet most of you just went "huh?" But it's true.

One of the disadvantages of having an on-line business and no actual publicly accessible physical space to shop, and then adding to that the fact that I am not in a major American city close to the starlets (read LA or New York), the disadvantage to that is that Gwennie or Nicole don't just pop in one day with stylist trailing after them to find the perfect dress.

Julia Roberts in vintage YSL from Frock

Most of my celebrities....

and by that I mean the ones you actually can see on the small or big screen, not just you fabulous girls who think you are a celebrity-in-your-own-mind
that's right - I mean you Miss

.....most of them are really girls who are just like you. I only have one celebrity that I have to wade through three assistants to actually get to - the others are surprisingly real and accessible - they just have secret codename hotmail accounts. They buy vintage because they LOVE/ARE OBSESSED WITH/LUST AFTER/MUST OWN and generally are nutty about vintage just like you and I. And you tend to forget that they are celebrities because just like when you shop with me - its all done in a series of mouse clicks and emails.

Marissa Tomei in vintage Traina-Norell from Decades

But it still doesn't take away the fact that I do have a bit of a sulk on during awards season because I can't really dress anyone with my current set-up. I am too far away and honestly for an occasion like that, a girl needs to try on a million dresses - real girl or celebrity, right?

Les Sigh

Heather Morris in vintage Belleville Sasson from Decades

I still love seeing the celebrities in vintage on the red carpet though and I am smashingly proud whenever a celeb chooses vintage over the VAST array of designer duds available these days. And most of the frocks being worn out there are on loan or purchased from some of the really great vintage dealers, so I am always a little proud of the industry in general in spite of my mini sulks.

Naya Rivera in vintage Vicky Tiel from Decades

Perhaps one day I will have to open a little space somewhere.
With extra chairs for stylists

Chanel

I am not 100% sure what has inspired Karl Lagerfeld behind the scenes but the clothes he is creating at the moment are stupendous. I am just gutted that these are couture as my little hand will most likely not acquire one unless I luck out in 50 years when they are vintage.

I haev pulled some of my personal favourites for you.
Not only enjoy these but marvel at them

Celebrity Vintage Spot - Cameron Diaz

Cameron looked gorgeous in bright 1980s Chanel
while appearing on the Tonight Show a couple of weeks ago!

Look who wore vintage

Australian newcomer Isabel Lucas looks absolutely stunning in this vintage Chanel Haute Couture chiffon embroidered dress, at the premiere of The Transformers in L.A. last night.
She might even be giving Megan Fox a run for your money in this dress!

Ahh the power of fabulous vintage!