Street Style From This Weekend’s Big Manhattan Vintage Sale

Maki Obara, Designer, Maison Murasaki Q: What were you looking for today? I was looking for a dress to wear to Vegas. Something over-the-top gla... Maki Obara, Designer, Maison Murasaki Q: What were you looking for today? I was looking for a dress to wear to Vegas. Something over-the-top glamorous. Sequins or 3-D flowers or anything. Q: Is there any particular era you like best? A: Forties and fifties. Q: Why? Well forties — I really love the tailored jackets and coats, and the printed rayon dresses. I just have a soft spot for it. And the fifties — the fit and flare, the construction, the uniqueness, that fun-ness. Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece you have? It’s a fifties sundress with a sunburst pleating around the bust and it has yellow and orange flowers. I bought it when I was 18 in London at a vintage show. That is definitely my favorite. That one I still have. I’m going to wear it in Vegas. And this houndstooth sixties coat which is probably the very first vintage piece I bought when I was 14. I still wear it. Photo: Bek Andersen

Jenn Rogien, costume designer This hat is a collaboration between Jenn Rogien with milliner Gigi Buress. Photo: Bek Andersen

Charlotte Somerville, student Q: What do you do? I’m 14, so I’m a student. Q: What were you looking for today? Well I just love vintage.... Charlotte Somerville, student Q: What do you do? I’m 14, so I’m a student. Q: What were you looking for today? Well I just love vintage. It’s basically this all-consuming passion, so any place that has vintage I’m like, got to go there, got to shop! So that’s basically my life. Q: When did you first start vintage shopping? March 13, 2011. That was eleven days before my 13th birthday and I needed a dress, so I bought a fifties dress to wear to my birthday party. Q: Do you have a favorite piece? Probably a 1910s blouse that my neighbor gave me. I don’t love it because it’s particularly impressive or anything but it has a lot of sentimental value that they gave me something that was their grandmother’s and offered it to me to keep. Photo: Bek Andersen

Rena Lazaros, works for Barneys Q: Tell me about the coat you’re wearing. Is it vintage? It is a vintage coat. I just bought it in t... Rena Lazaros, works for Barneys Q: Tell me about the coat you’re wearing. Is it vintage? It is a vintage coat. I just bought it in there. It’s mink. And I bought it from Lulu who is a lovely woman — she has got amazing clothes in there. I just fell in love with it and she [Lulu] wanted me to wear it out and I had to wear it out. It was a mutual decision. Q: When did you start vintage shopping? Oh my God. I started vintage shopping as soon as I had a job. I was like 15 or 16. The first vintage purchase I think was jewelry. I bought a ton of rhinestones — I’m a product of the eighties so I have a ton of rhinestone jewelry. Q: Do you still have anything left from then? Yes! I have some rhinestone bracelets that I still hold on to. Photo: Bek Andersen

Philippa Fraumeni, assistant stylist at Madewell Q: Were you looking for anything special today? I was looking for more fur. I... Philippa Fraumeni, assistant stylist at Madewell Q: Were you looking for anything special today? I was looking for more fur. I have a bit of a fur habit. Q: Tell me about the fur jacket you’re wearing today. This I bought about a year ago at the end of the season in April at a little store called L Train Vintage on 7th between First and A. I love it. I paid about 150 dollars for it. It’s great, I get compliments on it all the time. Q: What’s the most special vintage piece you’ve ever bought? It’s actually a piece I’ve never worn. It’s a twenties silk hand-painted negligee that I bought in Milan. I’ve never worn but it I keep thinking it would be a great beach cover-up or something like that, but then it’s so beautiful and delicate I don’t want to take it to the beach or the pool, so it kind of hangs in my closet waiting for the right moment. Q: Is there any era you’d love to live in or visit? Probably the 1890s or the fifties. Both just have really feminine silhouettes, little waists, and the clothes were just beautiful and flattering to women I think and easy to wear. Photo: Bek Andersen

Christoffer Svensson, head of denim design and development at blk dnm Q: Did you find anything today? I found a jacket. It’s just some nic... Christoffer Svensson, head of denim design and development at blk dnm Q: Did you find anything today? I found a jacket. It’s just some nice inspiration — it’s a leather with some nice details. Q: Is there any era you like best? My vintage stuff is generally military-based, so maybe sixties or seventies. Military and naval. I have really nice knitwear. Like rough wool sweaters. Q: What’s your favorite vintage find, and do you remember where you got it? I have this cowhide bomber jacket that I found in Camden, London. It was hanging in the shop from the ceiling. I just saw it and I asked the girl about it and she just shakes her head and is like, ‘You want to buy that?’ It’s just ridiculous, it’s nasty. But I bought it … I haven’t worn it but it’s in my closet and every time I see it I become a little bit happier. Photo: Bek Andersen

Michael Shaeffer, designer at blk dnm Photo: Bek Andersen

Zoe Fisher, sculptor Photo: Bek Andersen

Julie Slavin, vintage luxury wardrobe manager Q: Are there designers you look for? I’m looking for the type of vintage designed by the label’s n... Julie Slavin, vintage luxury wardrobe manager Q: Are there designers you look for? I’m looking for the type of vintage designed by the label’s namesake — when Dior was at Dior, and that kind of thing. Q: Do you have any favorite vintage pieces you’ve had forever? I have an incredible pair of black Chelsea boots that I had resoled over and over. They were from a shop in Philadelphia that’s now closed … I brought them everywhere. I traveled the world and I still wear them. They’re five or six years old. Q: Is there any particular era you love most? I love early sixties English designers. I love Geoffrey Beene. I guess Yves St. Laurent’s up there as well. Q: Do you try to channel that when you get dressed? I try to stay away from getting too costumey, but if I can wear a great swing dress, then I’d like to have shoes and a hairstyle to go with it. Photo: Bek Andersen

Adriana Lucci, student, Sarah Lawrence Q: Did you find anything today? A: I just found a Ralph Lauren shirt for fifteen dollars. A pretty good f... Adriana Lucci, student, Sarah Lawrence Q: Did you find anything today? A: I just found a Ralph Lauren shirt for fifteen dollars. A pretty good find. Q: Do you look for any designers in particular when you vintage shop? A: I tend to look for Missoni but it’s really hard to find things that are within a decent price range. I also look for a lot of things that are unmarked because then they tend to be less expensive. So if you can look at a fabric and be like, this is nice fabric but it doesn’t have a brand on it, it’s going to be less expensive than something with same material value that has a tag. Q: Do you like to look for clothes from a particular decade? I try to go for timeless. I try to go for stuff that’s a little bit of everything but nothing that’s, like, I’m stuck in the forties or stuck in the seventies. Photo: Bek Andersen

Chris Hassett, painter Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece? I have this beautiful old fifties sharkskin suit that I love — it’s bl... Chris Hassett, painter Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece? I have this beautiful old fifties sharkskin suit that I love — it’s black but it has an amazingly bright yellow fluorescent lining. I think I got it at some little thrift store in L.A. … not to say that the suit is the best suit — it’s kind of a sloppy little suit. These guys at blk dnm do far better tailoring but the suit just has this spirit about it — it has a beautiful little soul that you just can’t deny that it’s fucking cool. Photo: Bek Andersen

Nadir Puccinelli-Sannini, student, Sarah Lawrence with Adriana Lucci, student, Sarah Lawrence Photo: Bek Andersen

Maylis Atkins, manager, One of a Find Vintage in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Photo: Bek Andersen

Rachel Wilkie, design director, blk denim Photo: Bek Andersen

Nadir Puccinelli-Sannini, student, Sarah Lawrence. Q. Do you have a favorite piece of vintage clothing? My favorite piece is my bow tie ac... Nadir Puccinelli-Sannini, student, Sarah Lawrence. Q. Do you have a favorite piece of vintage clothing? My favorite piece is my bow tie actually. I got it from a friend of mine who was being evicted. It’s her father’s and she’s about 68 already. It’s a Brooks Brothers bow tie that has a lot of story to it. Photo: Bek Andersen

Paul Bozzo, managing editor, Simon and Schuster Q: Were you looking for anything in particular? I was looking for my girlfriend. She’s working i... Paul Bozzo, managing editor, Simon and Schuster Q: Were you looking for anything in particular? I was looking for my girlfriend. She’s working in there. Q: Where do you generally shop for clothing? This is really the first time I’ve been shopping in a long time. I was glad to find this [bow tie I just bought] because I’ve been looking for things like this, and things that are secondhand. I’m vegan, so if I buy something made of silk or wool or leather secondhand, that's way better for me than buying it brand-new from the store. Q: Do you think you dress from any particular era? I know that when I’m dressing up, it’s like thirties; when I’m dressing down, it’s like seventies. Photo: Bek Andersen

Josephine Stevenson, works in marketing at a hedge fund Q: What were you looking for today? I was looking for vintage safari stuff. ... Josephine Stevenson, works in marketing at a hedge fund Q: What were you looking for today? I was looking for vintage safari stuff. I’m going on my honeymoon to Africa this summer and I want some cool vintage safari-type things. I did not succeed. Q: Do you have an image in your head of the perfect safari girl? Yes I do! … My best friend is like the most beautiful person you’ve ever met in your entire life. And she went on safari on her honeymoon. [To friend] Have you seen these pictures on Facebook? She might have been in — I don’t know what magazine. Every outfit is amazing. Q: Do you have any special investment pieces? I have a long maxi Pucci skirt that’s spectacular. It’s a royal blue, it’s super-high-waisted. It was one of the most expensive things I bought when I first graduated from college. I made no money and it was like 450 dollars and I remember thinking, ‘This is so expensive,’ but it had to happen. And it’s the kind of thing you’ll have forever. I still wear it all the time. Photo: Bek Andersen

Gina Hope, shoe designer Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece? I bought it yesterday. I got a really fantastic bag from Australia. ... Gina Hope, shoe designer Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece? I bought it yesterday. I got a really fantastic bag from Australia. It’s one strap and it’s a backpack. It’s really heavy tumbled leather which I love. The craftsmanship is stunning. Q: If there’s any era you could live in or just go shopping in, what would it be? Anytime between the fifties and the seventies. Everything was art back then … I mean it’s all done for money, but not for the sole purpose of financial sustainability. It was all artistic and made a statement. It was fantastic and people loved themselves for who they were. They were walking masterpieces. Photo: Bek Andersen

Carlos Posso Photo: Bek Andersen

Kiki Lenoue Q: Did you buy anything today? I found a really cute thing — I collect sixties — it’s a vintage Double Bubble gum beach hat.&n... Kiki Lenoue Q: Did you buy anything today? I found a really cute thing — I collect sixties — it’s a vintage Double Bubble gum beach hat. Q: What’s your favorite era? The sixties. The sixties was a time of promise and optimism and I love the colors and the fabrics — everything was so over the top. It makes me happy. Q: Is there any particular designer you look for? If I could afford it, I would snap up every Pucci piece, but there’s a lot of other great Italian designers from the sixties and seventies that do similar things. Mr. Dino is a really good one. And I like Vera scarves. Q: Do you have any favorite pieces? Well, my boyfriend bought me an electric yellow Courrèges jacket in California this summer that I really love. And he bought it from a friend who deals clothes and she had previously owned it. I love clothes with a history. Photo: Bek Andersen

Michelle Matthews, nurse Q: Did you buy anything today? Oh my God, I got this luggage and we got these lace dresses. And accessories. We g... Michelle Matthews, nurse Q: Did you buy anything today? Oh my God, I got this luggage and we got these lace dresses. And accessories. We got a lot of cute stuff. Q: What are you going to do with the suitcases? We’re going to store jewelry and belts and a bunch of fun stuff in there. Q: Is there any era you like best? The eighties. I’m an eighties girl. The stuff was fun and colorful. Photo: Bek Andersen

Wadsworth Jarrell, painter Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece? I have so many. This [suit] is one of them here … I got this suit from J. Jarr... Wadsworth Jarrell, painter Q: What’s your favorite vintage piece? I have so many. This [suit] is one of them here … I got this suit from J. Jarrell Vintage and all the hats and everything I have — I must have a dozen or fifteen hats. Q: Do you have a favorite era? I like the forties and fifties. Things were just so much better then. Especially the late fifties, with the skinny lapels and all. I just like that era, you know? They seem to be more durable clothes and more accessible clothes. Photo: Bek Andersen

Bonnie Chen, model, Next Q: What are you looking for today? Mostly accessories. Unique stuff that you wont buy from the regular stores. Q: Do y... Bonnie Chen, model, Next Q: What are you looking for today? Mostly accessories. Unique stuff that you wont buy from the regular stores. Q: Do you have any favorite vintage pieces? This is a vintage coat and I always wear it during the winter. I also have a vintage Chanel 2.55 bag. I’ve been using that a lot. Q: Have you ever made a huge purchase over budget because you just had to own a particular piece? It’s usually not about the budget. When I travel around Europe to all different cities I always go to vintage stores and try out different stuff. My luggage is always overloaded so I have to leave stuff with friends in the city and ask them to mail it to me. Photo: Bek Andersen

Sarah Martin, medical writer Q: Is there any era you like best? I really like the twenties. The pretty dresses. The beading. Just everything. &n... Sarah Martin, medical writer Q: Is there any era you like best? I really like the twenties. The pretty dresses. The beading. Just everything. Q: Do you have any favorite pieces? I have a couple pieces of vintage jewelry I got back in the U.K. I have a bracelet that’s silver and has blue stones. It’s very pretty. Q: Do you have any designers you love? I love classic Chanel pieces and Burberry right now. Photo: Bek Andersen

Jaindrani Bhuyan, physician and accessories designer wearing her own rings Q: What do you do? I’m a trained physician and I’m giving it u... Jaindrani Bhuyan, physician and accessories designer wearing her own rings Q: What do you do? I’m a trained physician and I’m giving it up to become an accessories designer. Q: Do you feel like when you get dressed in the morning you have an era or an idea in mind? Yes. I frankly don’t care how I look if I just get the story right. I’m on Facebook and all my friends are forever commenting on whatever I wear because I don’t think I dress up to look good. It’ s just for the fun, for the mood. On one day I could be doing pop art and another day I could be doing this pretty dress which is way too tight for my size and I look like a balloon bursting or a pillowcase bursting out but I don’t care because it’s the mood. Photo: Bek Andersen

Greg Spencer, fashion photography agent for art partner Q: Do you have any great vintage pieces you found unexpectedly? Yes. I have... Greg Spencer, fashion photography agent for art partner Q: Do you have any great vintage pieces you found unexpectedly? Yes. I have this leather jacket that I got in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when I had just moved to New York and had no money, etcetera, but I wanted this jacket. I saw it in the store, then I went back home and somebody had left their cell phone on my steps and started calling the phone to find it. And it just happened to be the owner of the store where I saw the leather jacket, which was like $1,200. I picked up the phone, agreed to meet her at the store and she gave me the jacket. A phone for a jacket. Photo: Bek Andersen

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