My "new" Vintage Bag. Anyone Else Dig Old Bags?

[weirdcatlady]

muxu, that crocodile bag is so cool!

Voodoo, You have so many cool vintage hanbags! I adore them! You must have a massise handbag collection?

 

[weirdcatlady]

This is a vintage grey bag that I found in my grandmothers closet. I really like it, but it's not "well used". It has this horrid smell from being in a closet for maybe 10 years... How do I get rid of that smell?

 

[Luna]

Mybe try putting it in a sealed bag in with some Baking soda/powder or something?

 

[jun3machina]

/\good advice! febreeze (on lining) and/or dryer sheets (inside the bag) work well too.

 

[weirdcatlady]

Mybe try putting it in a sealed bag in with some Baking soda/powder or something?

Really? Wow, never heard of that, but I'll give it a try. The bag is airing right now...

 

[Luna]

I've done it with a few vintage pieces fo my grandmothers... hey, if it worked on gloves... it shoudl work for a bag.

I also do the dryer sheets on the inside too..

 

[SwanDiamondRose]

voodoo_mary your bags are adorable and perfect with your outfits

 

[fashionista-ta]

I carried this one all last season. Lucite is fragile though

 

[voodoo_mary]

fashionista-ta yeah, lucite is more fragile than other cheaper plastics it would seem. i hjave a lucite clutch that has alot of hairline cracks. i dont dare to use it at all.

 

[Hintze]

I love vintage. That is almost the only thing I buy. I have one Mulberry, the rest is vintage..

This is mine (the dress is not mine, but the owner of the bag before I bought it. I was allowed to use the pics)


and I´m thinking about getting this one


Hintze

 

[pavement]

$9. I grabbed it as soon as they put it out.

 

[jun3machina]

gorgeous bag pavement!

also, as far as vintage odors go, i jut read somewhere that you can use vanilla (for cooking) and put it on a cotton swab in a tupperwear container (also works with lavender oil). make sure it is next to, but not touching, the item....leave in for a few days and it's supposed to work.

 

[novella]

I've always loved vintage (especially bags) but I always felt like somebody beat me to the punch at my local thrift stores. This thread has inspired me though!

 

[Tiffany7]

WOW everyone great bags! I especially love the crocodile one.
Heres my most recent vintage bag purchase...

 

[morriseel]

I have a collection of several hundred dating back to 1600's. Great thread!!

 

[lalablossoms]

i am a vintage bag wh*re

i find the quality if you get a good one is equall to designer bags and all the designer bags i like anyway are ripping on vintage designs and i like structured bags of all sizes

i have a pretty good collection going and am always looking online for good deals because its rare to find cheap ones of excellent quality in boutiques

 

[Navaria]

This is my new(est) vintage bag from Christian Dior

 

[She Sends Kisses]

Just got this vintage Givenchy at a thrift store today for $40. Do you guys think that price seems too much or about right? I just looked on e-mail and vintage Givenchys seem to be going for about $10.

 

[chaneladdict]

yeah maybe a bit much for a thrift store, but if you love it and are going to wear it a lot, than it's not too much It's very cute. The cat is incredibly cute also

 

[loves]

i love old bags. i have 2 vintage emilio pucci and a beaut chanel from the mid-80s

picture from poshvintage.com