Vintage Designer: Hanae Mori

A Hanae Mori ad from Vogue, 1976

When I'm not updating La Poubelle Vintage, my internet time is usually spent trolling Pinterest, Etsy or an infinite number of other sites, oogling lovely clothes and expanding my vintage knowledge. In doing so, I came across the Japanese designer Hanae Mori and was instantly smitten. The story behind her brand is pretty cool as well. According to the Vintage Fashion Guild, Mori was a small-time fashion designer who had married the son of a wealthy textile manufacturer. Mori happened to meet Coco Chanel while on vacation in 1960 and was so inspired by her, that she decided to expand her business and focus on haute couture. Her first collection was launched in 1965 and went on to be carried in high-end department stores and become a favorite of Japanese royalty. Her pieces are definitely Japanese influenced but they also have a bohemian goddess vibe that I love. I am really enamored of her beautiful printed silk fabrics and kimono-like dresses and caftans. Unfortunately, Mori's last collection was in 2004 but luckily there are plenty of photos of her pieces online. Here are some of my favorites.

 

Photo credits: 1) Get Some Vintage-a-Peel 2) The Goldstein Museum of Design Archives 3-5) The Metropolitan Museum of Art 6) OMG, that dress! 7-12) The Metropolitan Museum of Art 13) The Modern Bohemians on Etsy 14-16) The Metropolitan Museum of Art 17) The Goldstein Museum of Design Archives 18) Paper Blog

A Fab Sale

I am so excited to announce that starting tonight tonight at 7pm I'll be hosting a sale on the awesome site Fab.com! The sale will feature some gems from the shop sold at a discount and some new goodies that I rounded up just for the occasion. Please check it out and share with your vintage-loving friends! Here's a sneak peak at what you'll find.

Insta-Cation

I got back on Monday from my first real vacation of the summer. My boyfriend is a vintage motorcycle fanatic so we took two '70s BMWs on a little roadtrip to our lake house in rural Maine and a pig roast in Vermont. Not a glamorous trip but we did  do a lot of swimming, hiking, biking and fresh-produce-eating! Here are some vacation pics via Instagram.

From top left: (1) before leaving in Brooklyn (2) the reddest hot dogs you've ever seen (3) a foxy tail (4) maxin' and relaxin' at the cabin (5, 6) fun with sparklers (7) various flavors of lime rickeys (8) fresh baked bread and homemade blackberry jam (9, 10) an epic hike (11, 12) fresh farm stand eggs (13) Merav and I in matching outfits... (14) ...and matching moto boots (15) VT scenery (16) a baby biker boy

Good Day Sunshine

                               1960s Beaded Dress, $105                                      1950s Suzy Perette Silk Faille Dress, $175

If there ever was a time to wear a pretty yellow frock, it is now! These two sunshine numbers would be great for summer weddings, garden soirees and any other fancy pants occasions that you may come across this time of year. Find them both in the shop now!

Sneak Peek: A Very Special Dress

Sometimes the vintage fairy godmothers are looking out for you, just as they were on the day that I found this late '60s Emilio Pucci dress....at a thrift store! The dress is just beautiful, an ethereal silk chiffon with a classic Pucci floral print and those colors, come on! Even before I noticed that this dress was Pucci, I could just tell that it was a designer piece, the construction is so solid and the fabric is divine. This is one of those pieces as a vintage buyer that you don't find often but it is oh-so-exciting when it you do. Check it out in the shop now!