If The Shoe Fits...

In November my sister & I went to a rummage sale and found the sweetest pair of vintage shoes! They are hand made women's oxfords that only date back to the late 1980's...but have a fun story behind them.  These shoes are Hand Crafted from The Cordwainer Shop in Deerfield, NH. I did a lot of research and learned so much. 

Here is a snippet of information from The Cordwainer Shop web page:  
The Cordwainer Shop is a third-generation family business that has been creating beautiful hand-crafted shoes since the 1920s. Fashioned from the finest leathers and free from synthetic materials, our shoes are entirely hand made in our shop in New Hampshire. The shoes are a wearable piece of American Craftsmanship that will last you for years to come. 

In addition to making beautiful shoes, Sara and Molly from The Cordwainer Shop are members of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and show their shoes in juried fine crafts shows nationally.  And even YOU can make a pair of their amazing shoes by taking one of their 3 day workshops! Definitely something on my Bucket List now! 

So back to the shoes we found at that rummage sale! There is beautiful writing on the inside of the shoes with the original owner's name! When I realized that, I knew we had something good!!!  The left states that they were handmade for Helene Bernstein, the right shoe states they are from The Cordwainer Shop in Deerfield, N.H. 

Once I discovered this I investigated some more and emailed Molly, one of the shoemakers! She told me Helene Bernstein purchased them at a show they used to do in Springfield Mass back in Sept 1990. They were made in the late 1980's, and the style is Tyrolean Designer, color is parchment, the size is 

5 1/2 B which translates to about a store size 7. She also told me they were originally $280.00....but now that style goes for $825.00!! 

What an amazing story!

I hope you enjoyed learning about our fun find & beautiful American craftsmanship! Check out our Etsy shop, VBVintage to see the original listing & don't forget to stop by The Cordwainer Shop to see their other amazing creations!

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Carrie

VBVintage

Planning & Organizing

Hi there!  Yesterday was a busy day sending out orders. A beautiful pair of vintage Doc Martens were shipped to Japan and a sweet coat for a child from Best & Co. was sent to New York City.  I always love sending our vintage loves to their new home- it's such a great feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction!

Today will be filled with a bit of organizing. I've got mounds of inventory that will be listed in the weeks to come! Clothing & jewelry that need to be sorted through, photographed, listed, and put away again! (Photos of my office space/chaotic closet to come soon!) I'm also waiting to hear from a new potential customer about our Frankoma Pottery collection! If he decides to purchase it will be shipped off to Hawaii and we will have to say Aloha to it!

And for VBVintage March is fast approaching...We were asked to participate in our first Bridal Show! We will be featuring amazing vintage jewelry and clothing...all of it for sale at the show! Now just to get our display together!!  One more step outside of our comfort zone which forces us to grow and grow. 🌱

Thanks for reading & hope everyone has an amazing day!

Carrie
VBVintage

Happy New Year

So last year on January 1st I decided I was going to start blogging to get my thoughts out on "paper" and help promote by business...

It never happened...until now! January 1st, 2013~ better late than never.

I LOVE vintage goods...clothes, shoes, jewelry, housewares, artwork- you name it and i hunt for it!! I love finding that perfect piece I know others will fall in love with too.

So the short & sweet of it...my sister (she loves vintage too) and I started a shop on Etsy last February. VBVintage.etsy.com. We still have a lot of work to do to perfect our brand- a proper logo, a little snippet of info about us, and listing sooooo much more inventory we have collected in the past year, etc etc etc!

On this blog I will let you know about our latest finds and keep you up to date on what's going on!

To anyone who may have read this, thank you for reading my first post ever...Please feel free to comment!

xoxox-

Carrie