There were all kinds of names like that - Alpacama, Cunapac, Alpacuna, etc. that implied there was some Camel, Alpaca, Llama, Vicuna in the coat without directly stating it. Most were wool, maybe with some small portion. Lawsuits followed and most of those fabric makers had to change the names.
This weekend's road trip was a return to Anaconda, Montana, for a photo project Alex is working on. No vintage clothing finds, but a few neat survivors of decades gone by.
Yesterday was the Bozeman Flea. Even though it's called a flea market, it's a bit more upscale. Lots of local ebay and...
Glad you're liking it. It's a pleasure to be able to share the journey. Such beautiful country out here, friendly people and old things of all sorts squirreled away. I think when there's so much open space, and when the population has declined as steeply as it has in so many of these old mining...
The shawl collar cardigan is 1920s. Already I've had a lot of, "this is a birthday present for a friend, can you sell it to me now for the opening bid" and "that old thing? Knock a hundred off the starting bid and I'll take it off your hands" from dealers. So it'll probably do well.
The hard...
I wore a 1940s USN M-69 Transport coat for years as my winter coat without any issues or negative comments. For me the trick always seemed to be pairing it with "friendly" clothes and accessories: tweed, bow ties, a battered fedora, brown shoes, that kind of thing.
I made a quick run today. Like I've said before, this business is a crap shoot. Sometimes I get away with 90-something pieces of vintage, like this past weekend. Sometimes I hunt and peck and find nothing, like today.
Don't get me wrong, there was still vintage- one of the pawns had some...
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