Closet Coat Addict

 I don't know what it is about a good dress coat but I've always been drawn to them like a moth to a flame. I just love 'em! I love how you can have a rough, hurried morning...not looking your most glam, but you throw on a great vintage coat and all of the sudden you look put together. A great vintage coat (fur or no fur) should be a staple in every woman's wardrobe...they truly cover a multitude of sins...or poor time managements in the am.

Some coats I love:


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1970s Faux Snow Leopard Stroller (The Magnolia Collection)


Fabulous Dove Grey and Silver Mink Military Style Dress Coat (sold)

October 17 Back in the Saddle!

My intentions for writing a regular blog were honest and true but funny how life can get in the way! I am rededicating myself to "A Vintage Life - The Magnolia Collection" blog so please stay tuned...and feel free to give me a swift kick if this isn't updated regularly!

I just bought wonderful hairpins from BlackCatMima on etsy! She makes the most beautiful stuff from recycled/upcycled vintage earrings! Check out her beauties here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5465674&section_id=5639913


I am always on the hunt for fabulous vintage lingerie and found some real beauties last week! Racey undies in red nylon, lace and black pleated chiffon with the original tags!
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My find of the week though was not lingerie...it was a to die for floor-sweeping emerald gown with a 215" hemline and an OCTOPUS belt!
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I wish all of you happy hunting in your quest for vintage goodies!

A New Page for Me!

Welcome to my first-ever blog! Since I was a child I have always loved simple, old fashioned things, people and traditions. Over the course of the last few years I have turned that passion into The Magnolia Collection a veritable cornucopia (thanks Eileen)of vintage clothing, lingerie and household goods from by-gone eras.

I am starting this blog to share the things that I love with others who also want"A Vintage Life". If clothing from the 20's through the 60's excites you; time spent reading a book, tending a garden or baking a cake seems more enticing than an afternoon in a shopping mall then I hope you will bookmark me and come back to visit...often!

Recycle ~ Buy Vintage!

A Beautiful 1940's Satin Nightgown by Radcliffe...look at the stunning bouquets on a blush champagne background!

Available at The Magnolia Collection on eCrater
http://themagnoliacollection.ecrater.com