So . . . . what's a girl to do? Why take the chance to use one of her vintage umbrellas!
I found all three of these in the same store on the same day. Two were $3 a piece and one was $4. The beige one has some holes in the silk but I had to have it anyway. I have two other vintage umbrellas, a floral one with a bamboo handle and a whote Gloria Vanderbilt with a white plastic handle shaped like a swan. I would have KILLED to have the umbrella as a kid.
The black one on the bottom in the picture above is my favorite. It has a clear acrylic handle and a silver chain. The handle is also extendable so I don't think this one is too old but I just love the look of it.
The edges of the silk are scalloped and have gold and silver stitching. It's a very lady like umbrella. :)
So I guess I have a bit of a collection now! I don't think I need to have TOO many vintage umbrellas but if I happen to come across another . . . well as you know, thrifty is as thrifty does.
cheers
R
12 comments:
There was a press conference on TV about that tornado. I said to my husband, "a tornado in NYC is like snow in Florida!"
Thanks for stopping by my blog. So...what percentage does make clearance worth it, LOL? For me...at least 50% off! Although 90%, if there's anything left, is heavenly.
Keep dry over there! : )
I just saw some footage of the destruction the tornado caused in Brooklyn!! Glad to see you're safe.
PLEASE tell me you keep these in a cute umbrella stand by the door! I am left with this romantic vision of your stylish umbrellas waiting by the door to go with you singing in the rain...
Oh seriously a Gloria Vanderbilt umbrella- would have been so cool with my 80's Gloria jeans!!! I would have been all over that too!!
I thought of you when I heard about the tornado on the radio. Wild stuff, eh?
I couldn't believe it! My birdbath was dry and now it's overflowing, but we didn't get any wind damage this time.
I have a vintage umbrella that was in my house when I bought it, and I just got a vintage looking one. I'm trying to figure out how to use them on the porch...
yikes I heard about that tornado! How weird. That sucks about your commute, hopefully it was better today.
You crack me up with the umbrellas. I can only image how stylish and cool you looked walking down the street!
Way to make lemons out of lemonade... :)
Glad you made it through the TORNADO all right! What a flip!
I love your umbrella collection--and the black one looks very Audrey Hepburn to me. Love it.
LOL about the AquaNet--I think you may have something there!
Smiles, Karen
Oh golly I heard about the rains hope it was not too inconveniant! ...but hey,LOVE the umbrellas!
I love the way umbrellas look and they are just delightful in their girliness but gessh they are more trouble to me so I just get wet. I love the idea of a collection of them though.
Post a Comment