If Loving Vintage Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right

While riding the bus in NY, we passed a vintage store called, "Cheap Jack's Vintage Clothing". Our stop was a few blocks up from there but Chris was lovely enough to make the hike in the opposite direction we were heading so I could check it out. And let me tell you, if you love vintage and you're in NYC, you gotta go here.

No pics of the place itself as they had HUGE signs saying they would essentially eat my camera if they caught me taking pictures but they had an AMAZING selection of clothes, hats, shoes, bags etc from the 1940's through 1980's. Here's what a I snagged:

A 50's day dress in excellent condition (and half off!)

A hat, too cute (and Chris picked this one out. I paid an ungodly amount for it! lol)

And this was the first hat to catch my eye, pink and sparkly! It needs some TLC though!

Also while in New York, I went to a fabulous book store that carries used and new books, along with out of print and rare books. I was in heaven! I immediately ransacked the film section and found these beauties (all out of print I believe):



"Life is a Banquet" by Rosalind Russell, "A Book" by Desi Arnaz, "Ava" by Ava Gardner and "Sunshine and Shadows" by Mary Pickford. And one night while going to a friend's house, I found this:



See? God wants to me collects books so there! :P lol

But the vintage discoveries did not stop once I got home! I decided to go into a little shop that is within walking distance of my house and it was a treasure trove! I couldn't believe all of this awesomeness was right under my nose all this time! She had stuff from the 1800's! It is amazing and I've already been there twice again. lol I got a January 1953 issue of Better Homes and Gardens and these hats:






But then, best of all, I found this GORGEOUS 50's dress, covered in cherries!




Vintage heaven....