LuAnne Vintage

All Vintage Everything Pop Up Shop

2011-04-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we had the opportunity to sell our vintage at the All Vintage Everything event in Hollywood, presented by DNA (designers + artists). It was our first sale in Los Angeles and it was fun meeting our fellow vintage sellers. Here's some photos of the sale:

Thanks to everyone who came to the event & hope to see you again at the next one! xoxo

Debi @ LV

Black Friday Sale!

2010-11-25T13:21:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving with friends and family!

My sister and I are spending our thanksgiving in LA, our first turkey day away from our family. We cooked our own thanksgiving meal for the first time :-) it came out well but its just not the same as being home, but we are making the best of it!

We wanted to let you all know we are having a sale for Black Friday as well. Its going on now through Sunday!

Happy shopping!

xoxo
Debi @ LV

we ought to be together, you and i

2010-07-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

"i have all these little memories of you that make me smile, obscure moments that you may not recall, like the time you kissed my waist at a gas station and when you leaned across the van to kiss me while i was driving.

those days are like a dream now, and you're so far away.
all i've got is a hell of a lot of hope that we can finish what we started
soon..soon...soon...

before we both fade away from each other and lose sight of how great it could be." - me

"Whatever souls are made of, his and mine are the same." - Emily Bronte

Life is so short, so fast the lone hours fly,
We ought to be together, you and I.
~Henry Alford

i'll be true i'll be useful i'll be cavalier, i'll be yours my dear - dashboard confessional

[missing a lot of people & places right now, and a certain person in particular who will hopefully never see this because it is a very exaggerated expression of how i'm feeling]

-debi

sources: ffffound, tumblr, the hymn for the cigarettes

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

: : : p o s i t i v i t y : : :

2010-06-29T20:48:00.000-07:00

I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. -Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"There may be times when life seems gloomy and dull. At such times we must transform our passive mind-sets and determine, I will proceed along this path, I will pursue my mission today. When we do so, a genuine spring time arrives in our hearts and flowers start to blossom." -Daisaku Ikeda

"But that is life. If nothing else, that's life, you know? It's real. Sometimes it fuckin hurts. But it's sorta all we have" -Garden State

"Have a strong handshake. Watch your back. Don't go to sleep angry. Sometimes it's easy to allow other people to have the power in certain situations and not even realize you've given away your power. We must hold on to that" -Brittany Murphy

"And if I did teach you anything at all, I hope it was to love with all your heart and lie open wide, with imperfect symmetry" -maria taylor

on a positivity kick

-Debi

sources: ffffound, tumblr

Big News & Massive Sale at LuAnne Vintage

2010-06-20T17:53:00.000-07:00

We have a big update for you guys today! LuAnne Vintage is officially relocating to Los Angeles in July :-)

As you probably already know, I have been here in LA since my road trip, and now my sister and co-founder of LV is moving out here as well. She'll be making the move on July 16th!

Unfortunately, we have almost half of our inventory in Upstate NY and will not be able to bring it all out here. Instead, we are putting everything in NY on sale in our etsy shop!

We currently have over 50 items on sale from 25-50% off, and some of the items are marked down quite nicely! This sale will go until July 10th, after which we will be taking these items out of our store for good. Check out the Summer Sale section HERE.

If you happen to live in Upstate NY, you will be able to find these items after the sale in our actual store located in Ballston Spa, NY at Ye Olde Wishin Shoppe, which is run by my mom & in the spirit of my late grandmother June, who is the reason i got started in this business. <3 Here's a little peek at some of the sale items:
(click on the pictures to see the listings)

60s flower child suede embroidered cape - now $99 from $135
gorgeous lacey sequined strapless party dress - now $139 from $185

Saks Fifth Avenue Tuxedo Sequin dress - now $58 from $78

the blossom dress - now $21 from $28

adorable hawaiian maxi dress - now $21 from $28

tiered black charlatan dress - now $44 from $59

wool mohair 70s duster - now $89 from $120

luannevintage.etsy.com

Please check out the sale section soon, we'd like to get rid of as much as possible before Cassie moves to LA. Half of the profit from these items is going directly to funding her trip here, so its going to a good cause!! Thanks again to all our fans, LuAnne Vintage would not be what it is today without all of you, xoxoxo

Also, Happy Father's Day!!

peace&love,
Debi

Spring 2010 Giveaway!

2010-05-23T15:04:00.000-07:00

Hi loves!

I've come across this adorable vintage floral romper that I've had in storage for a while and decided it would be perfect for the first LuAnne Vintage giveaway!

All you have to do to enter the contest is 'like' us on facebook and then suggest us to your friends. Once you've done this, post a message on our facebook wall telling us how many people you've suggested us to and you will be automatically be entered to win :-)

The winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, June 12, 2010 and will be contacted via facebook.

The link to our facebook page is here.

Here are the details on this lovely playsuit:

one-piece romper
buttons up front
100% cotton
by Sita, made in India
ties in back
size Small
measurements:
bust 34"
waist 34" (without being tied in back)
hips open
shorts inseam 4.5"

Good luck to everyone! & feel free to email me if you have any questions!

-Debi

Photoshoot Flashback - January 17, 2010 - Buffalo NY

2010-05-21T22:30:00.000-07:00

I've decided to start doing a weekly photoshoot flashback! I realized I have tons of pictures from past photoshoots that never get used in listings or on any of my websites, so I'm going to start sharing them on here, along with some favorites of the past as well.
Today I'm sharing some photos from a shoot I did in Buffalo, NY back in January when I went to visit my good friends Emily & Jackie. I went to see them before I left for my cross country road trip, and convinced them to do some modeling for LuAnne Vintage. Here are my fav photos of them from that day!

I especially love this last one :-)

hope you all have a good weekend! x
-D

new fav vintage sweater: bedroom series

2010-05-16T12:20:00.000-07:00

new favorite vintage sweater: bedroom series...

just bought this vintage sweater at a thrift store here in LA and fell in love with it so much that i had to share it here. still debating whether to keep it for myself or add it to the luanne vintage collection hmmm...

x
-debi

May obessions

2010-05-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hello loves! Hope you are all having a great weekend so far :-) I spent my friday night shopping after work & then watching Vicki Cristina Barcelona. Such a good movie. I've also spent entirely too much time shopping online, and since I can't afford to buy all these things, I figured I would at least share them all with you here (along with other random things i'm obesessing over currently):

adorable ruffled boots from free people (ruffles are detachable too!)

vintage owl necklace from candyshopvintage on etsy

desert boot also from Free People

leather tassel fringe bag from topshop <3>found magazine (foundmagazine.com)

handmade deerskin fringe bag from RainbowMoonDreams on etsy

vintage Anna Sui dress from ingeniusrehab on etsy

in love with the music & lyrics of delta spirit
"To look down from the hill
And howl at the moon
All the tears I cried never salted any wounds
Well the earth is so tender and cruel
Well if you're not there it's still so beautiful "-delta spirit

LA Lifestyle

2010-05-08T19:43:00.000-07:00

So I've been in LA for about a month now and can't say i'm living the typical LA lifestyle, considering i'm renting out a living room and am still broke until I pay off all my debts, BUT I can say that I enjoy seeing all the different types of people who live here. LA is like no other place I have been to & I still have so much of it to see! You meet people from all over the country here and everyone has a different story, and lots of aspirations out here. Its inspiring meeting all these passionate people who moved to LA to pursue their dreams, and reminds me how many opportunities are here. I plan to post my own photographs soon, but for now here are some of my favorite LA images...

-D

credits: laurengreenfield fabrik magazine guest of a guest open pr ben miller

independent woman

2010-04-19T20:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not posting recently, but I've been so busy getting myself settled in LA! I have decided to end my roadtrip for now, and I'll be working in the city of angels for a while as I have gotten a full time job here. I had no plans of doing this, but everything happens for a reason & everything has been falling into place for me out here.

Right around the time I got to Austin, I was running out of money QUICKLY and was just about ready to find a job in Austin after SXSW, when I met someone who needed a ride to Los Angeles. So we put our money together & drove here from Austin in about 4 days, visiting some sights along the way (check out the travel blog for pics: http://vintagevagabonds.wordpress.com).

Once arriving in LA, I started to search for jobs vigilantly & after about 2 weeks or so, landed a full time job that will allow me to actually afford living here, my first real job ever! So here I am, settling down in LA. Who would have thought!!

After talking to a lot of people out here, I realized that what I've done out here is pretty amazing. I mean I just came here with no plans, no job prospects & no friends, living in my van for the first week or so! Now all the sudden I've found a sublet & a job. It was really scary at first and I still wake up some days and question what I'm doing out here but things have come together pretty well and I feel like a much stronger person, having done this all alone (I've never been in a city by myself before!).

So on that note, I'm dedicating this blog to all the strong, independent women out there, the women who persevere, get sh*t done, and don't depend on anyone else.

I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. ~Madonna Ciccone

"Well-behaved women seldom make history."
—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

womens suffragists in 1913

"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got." —Janis Joplin

"I think the key is for women not to set any limits."

— Martina Navratilova

-D

Life in a VAN!

2010-03-12T16:03:00.000-08:00

OK, so Casey and I have been living out of our van since January 21, and also shipping most of the vintage orders from the van as well! We have bins under the bed in the back of the van that store all the vintage clothing.

We are currently in Corpus Christi, TX and getting ready to head to Austin for SXSW next week :-) We have been doing lots of thrift shopping too and we are currentlyalways adding new items on Etsy also!

Here's some photos of the van we are traveling in:

As you can see the van is packed out! We needed to bring tons of stuff to take photos with for the site, since this trip will be about a total of 6 months! We plan to get back to upstate NY in mid July.

Here are some highlights of our trip so far!

GORGEOUS Miami Beach! this was in February! i wanna go back <3

setting up a picnic in a park outside Miami

texas state line! we had fun here, our first time in texas!

casey inside the texas cutout

the lone star state

on the ferry from crystal beach to galveston!

the seawall in galveston

casey & i at the seawall

galveston

downtown galveston, the Strand district

our van amidst a sea of RVs camping on Padre Island, off Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi

seagull! testing out my zoom lens while tanning in CC

Well that's all i got for now! Make sure you become our fan on facebook to see more updates on our travels :-)

We also have a specific blog just for this road trip which you can see on wordpress!

http://www.vintagevagabonds.wordpress.com

hope you all have a good St Patty's Day!

XOXO

-D

7am dusty road, i'm gonna drive until it burns my bones

2010-01-23T06:55:00.000-08:00

We started our 6 month cross country road trip this past thursday!! We stayed with some friends in a small town in PA the first night, and now we are in Philadelphia for the weekend, picking up our friend Julien who is also coming with us. Our next plan is to go south and get somewhere a little warmer in case we need to sleep in the van. We will be thrifting and taking tons of photos along the way. I'll post pictures of our van soon!

peace&love,
Debi @ LV

to be free

2010-01-11T20:36:00.000-08:00

I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.
-Coco Chanel

there is nothing more inspiring and important to me than being happy on my own.
independence is everything.

-casey @ LV

sources: FOR STARS WILL RISE AGAIN like antennas to heaven FFFFOUND!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-06T07:29:00.001-08:00

Hi loves!

Sorry it has been so long since our last post! Casey and I were so busy in december with LV, making christmas gifts and our holiday retail jobs. I hope everyone had a good holiday and new years!

I had a pretty low key new years eve. My Aunt Katrina and Uncle Gary renewed their vows for their 20th Anniversary and then we had a party here for New Years with some close family friends, with a hawaiian theme since they originally got married in Hawaii!

Here's some photos i took from the night:

Well that's all i have time for now, but please make sure you check out our website, as we have updated it a little bit!

http://www.luannevintage.com

xoxo
-D

things i love this week

2009-12-01T20:14:00.000-08:00

here's what i'm currently obsessed with...

it's always sunny in philadelphia

and more importantly...

charlie day <3 onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gznacYNgEDU/SxXti35q_pI/AAAAAAAAANY/BvdqnWZ6l20/s1600-h/l_0ba2cc7c5fa340369455dff572a104ac.jpg">
Deer Tick
http://www.myspace.com/deertick

<3 onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gznacYNgEDU/SxYAJySUa4I/AAAAAAAAAQs/dGLuK8o24rA/s1600-h/9v7P8crijkfzprfjzvtYp7tRo1_500.jpg"> bat for lashes

zooey deschanel

old family photos:

my grandparents & friends in the 50s

my grandmother & inspiration for all i do

my mom in the 60s!! so pretty!

maggie gyllenhall

mona lisa smile

& these images:

-D

Shine Shine Shining

2009-11-10T10:17:00.000-08:00

i know halloween has come and gone, but anytime is a good time for the shining. we took some promo shots and (unintentionally) these photos of myself came out much more creepy than cute.

xoxo
casey @ LV

Urban Exploring

2009-11-09T05:46:00.000-08:00

We decided to take some photos in this little abandoned area here in Ballston Spa. The photos came out amazing and we used a couple for our lookbooks. Here's some of my favorites from the day:

-D

wanderlust & the urge for going

2009-11-06T09:36:00.000-08:00

there's a fundamental truth to our nature, man must explore . . .

my plan is to walk around aimlessly without a plan

And I get the urge for going When the meadow grass is turning brown And summertime is falling down
-joni mitchell

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.
-jack kerouac

What is the feeling when you're driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? -it's the too huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. -jack kerouac

this blog was inspired by my anxiousness to travel. in january, casey & i will be leaving upstate NY to drive across the country in our van. we will be stopping everywhere and anywhere we can, meeting up with friends, seeing sights & thrifting as much as possible. we have no specific plans, no time constraints, and nothing stopping us.

we. cannot.wait.
: : : w a n d e r l u s t : : :

-D

sources: ffffound, thehymnforcigarettes, here comes the sun, trainonthebrain, mila-loveology, polaroidkidd

baby we were born to run

2009-11-04T19:58:00.000-08:00

can you picture what will be?
so limitless and free.

xoxo
casey @LV

Out and About.. Oneonta, NY

2009-11-03T08:34:00.000-08:00

Debi and I went to visit our friend Carolyn at SUNY Oneonta to start off our halloween weekend on Thursday. She happens to be in a sorority and they were having a 'boobie bash' at a bar to raise money for breast cancer.

Carolyn enjoying her half off drinks

We acted like we were in college for the night, drinking a big bowl of liquor, getting kicked out of the bar, getting drunk pizza, going to a hippie fraternity(?), and sleeping in a dorm room. Nostalgia almost started to set in, so we knew it was time to go.

The next day we decided to venture around the town of Oneonta before leaving.

MMmm. went to the Oneonta bagel company and had the best and cheapest hangover meal i have ever had. ever.

We can't help but thrift shop everywhere we go. Who knows what we could be missing?! This unique little shop called Shakedown Street was sweet, a combination of consignment and new. There was also a good Salvation Army and a few other really cute places. Being a college town, everything was bit too pricey for our taste though.

All in all, we had a successful little trip. Now we're on to do a photoshoot for all of the new stuff we got. Stay tuned!

Peace & Love,
Casey @ LV

when our hearts are full, we need much less

2009-10-27T15:54:00.000-07:00

"the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

the most beautiful love note/picture i have ever come across in real life^
(a note my aunt got from a guy once)

xoxo
D

Out & About // Fall in Saratoga, NY

2009-10-22T21:23:00.000-07:00

Today Casey & I went up to Saratoga to take some photos and walk around, since it was a lovely day of 60 degrees and sunny!! We took some photos for our lookbook pages in Congress park:

"do not feed the girls"

our shadows!

Then we walked around a bit & stopped in a used record shop called Last Vestige. I can't resist taking photos in those round bubble mirrors...

And of course we had to check out the BEST vintage/antique store in toga, Reruns, which has some really great stuff and a huge selection of vintage clothing which is always a mess but really fun to look through!

Overall a very successful day for us :-)

peace&love,
Debi @ LV

Channeling the 80s...

2009-10-13T21:14:00.001-07:00

so i cant sleep and i'm watching flashdance....

the 80s was a pretty sweet decade i guess, i mean i was born in the 8os, there were some classic dance movies made...flashdance, footloose, dirty dancing (RIP patrick swayze), some great fashion, and also some HORRIBLE fashion.

so here it is: the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly aspects of the 80s....

swayze & jennifer gray in one of my fav 80s movies EVER! and the soundtrack is also amazing. I love jennifer's outfits in the movie, so cute!

of course madonna has to be included here. love her trendsetting 80s style that everyone still talks about.

i love janet, but not her 80s shoulder pad blazers..ughhh shoulder pads are awful!

ohhh the 80s workout outfits. i actually really love the leg warmers!

how can you not LOVE the cut, off-the-shoulder sweatshirt look, we have lots of these coming for this fall/winter season!

'the lone goose' vintage sweatshirt coming soon to our etsy shop!

and i will leave you with an 80s style that i hope never comes back...the BANANA CLIP!

peace&love,
Debi @ LV

2009-10-11T18:01:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
My name is Casey and I'm new to LV.
I'm super excited about it and I will be posting on and off now along with Debi.

We have been thrifting constantly(it's almost bad!) and as always, digging through the "warehouse". As a result of this we have TONS of great new items to list! We're psyched to say that we will be listing new items on Etsy daily now for the Fall/Winter Season.

Here are a few items recently listed:

two things we love love love right now: capes and thigh highs!

SEQUINS! so good

as i said before, we will be constantly adding items to our Etsy store, so stop in!
www.luannevintage.etsy.com

peace&love
casey@LV

Fall/Winter 2009

2009-10-03T19:20:00.000-07:00

We have some SWEET stuff coming soon...

until then, check out some other sweet stuff that will give you an idea of the trends we are seeing this season and what we'll be selling in week or so!

take a look:

big sweaters, leggings, anddd....old sneakers? why not.

loving the knee high socks!

i think the stylists of clueless knew what was up--plaid & knee highs!
and animal prints...LOVE IT

cute romper from Academy of Art University Spring 2010

ADORABLEEEE floral mini dress by Anna Sui

(photo from www.top-fashion-designers.info)

houndstooth jacket & skirt by Alexander McQueen--very similar to
a vintage set we have on Etsy :-)

www.luannevintage.etsy.com

we will have new items posted soon i promise, sorry it has been so long!

and be on the lookout for an awesome update soon. get excited!! yeaaa!!

peace&love,
Debi @ LV

Summer Update!!

2009-06-11T14:04:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, sorry its been so long since our last entry, but here is an update on whats been going on here at LuAnne Vintage, also what's happening with us for the summer!

We've been hard at work in our 'warehouse' cleaning out and going through TONS of clothing. We've been finding lots of great stuff, as well as finding lots of things to donate to local churches and thrift stores.

I figure this is a good post to explain how LV came to be, so here is a brief history! LuAnne Vintage started from what used to be clothing in my late grandmother's antique store in Saratoga Springs, NY called Ye Olde Wishin' Shoppe. My grandparents eventually had to close the store and planned to open it at their house in Ballston Spa, NY. Unfortunately, my grandmother, June Petteys, passed away 2 years ago after a 7-year battle with breast cancer. In January 2009, my sister Cassie and I decided to start an online business in order to help get rid of the MASSIVE inventory my grandmother had collected over many years. My family is planning to open Ye Olde Wishin' Shoppe II in Ballston Spa this coming July, and we are continuing to help sell the inventory online at LuAnne Vintage as well.

Here are some photos of what we have been up to so far this summer:

Vintage Ye Olde Wishin Shoppe sign!

so much clothing!!!!

piling up clothes before trying to organize it all!

the storefront thus far

Another important update!!!!

Due to the fact that I need to give in and a normal job for a little while, we will no longer have time to be adding as many new items to our store during the summer. We also have had to temporarily close our ebay store as well. We hope to re-open it again in the fall. Until then, you can still enjoy checking out the 145 items on sale now on ETSY!

www.luannevintage.etsy.com

peace & love,
Debbie @ LuAnne Vintage

Shipping Sale on Etsy!

2009-03-11T17:47:00.000-07:00

FREE SHIPPING on any order of $100 or more in our etsy shop!

luannevintage.etsy.com

We also lowered our shipping prices on etsy as well. woo!!

Also, auctions are ending soon on ebay, so please make your bids now so you don't miss out forever!!

SHOP NOW!

peace&love,

Debbie @ LuAnne Vintage

25 New Items Just Added to Etsy and Ebay!

2009-03-06T08:32:00.000-08:00

We have just listed 25 new items!

We have some super cute spring and summer dresses, from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, just in time for you to start your warm weather shopping. yay!

We have new stuff in both the etsy and ebay shops, so make sure you check out both!

stores.ebay.com/luannevintage

luannevintage.etsy.com

ENJOY!! <3

peace&love,
Debbie @ LuAnne Vintage

Spring Dresses Coming Soon!!

2009-02-28T15:52:00.000-08:00

Spring is coming!

We have TONS of super cute spring and summer dresses coming soon!

Here is a little sneak peek:

We are doing another photoshoot on Monday, so there will be even more good stuff for all of you! Cheers!

peace&love,
Debbie @ LuAnne Vintage

New stuff coming soon!!

2009-02-20T19:15:00.000-08:00

We have lots of new stuff coming very soon and we also have a new model, Jenn!

AND... there are 13 auctions ending tomorrow morning!!
stores.ebay.com/luannevintage

Here's a quick sneak peek at whats comin soon!:

Enjoy!

peace&love,

LuAnne Vintage

TWiTTeR!!!

2009-02-12T11:27:00.000-08:00

We are now on twitter!

follow us by clicking the link on top right of our page

or click below!

twitter.com/luannevintage

peace&love
luanne vintage

Now on EBAY!!

2009-02-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

Hey guys,

Just wanted to post a quick note that we have just opened an ebay store!!

Please check it out and BID NOW!! in 7 days these items could be gone gone gone forever!!

peace&love,
luanne vintage

Revamped Myspace Page!

2009-02-07T22:57:00.000-08:00

Hey lovies!

We have just re-vamped our myspace page, so it is now better than ever! I think we finally have all the design kinks worked out. Let us know what you think!

ALSO! We currently have over 100 items for sale right now! wooo!

Its been a busy past few weeks, but we are glad we can finally slow down a little now.

Please, if you have facebook, we really need more fans on our page, so check it out and become a fan!!! thankss <3

Just copy and paste the code below onto your page!

Thanks for reading and check back again soon! xoxo

peace&love,
luanne vintage

Peace out shoulder pads!!

2009-01-28T14:54:00.000-08:00

So we've been busy this week adding MORE stuff to etsy and we've also started altering some of clothing. Nothing big, just shortening the hem on some dresses and also getting rid of those awful shoulder pads! I don't know what people were thinking when they worse those, but we are definitely getting rid of em!

Anyways, business is starting to pick up a bit, and we are constantly adding new stuff for sale. We got some new coats, sweaters, and lots of plaid for this winter!
Check them out before they are gone!

We are officially up and running!

2009-01-23T16:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to the official blog of LuAnne Vintage! We just started our online store this past week at luannevintage.etsy.com. Please check it out and favorite us on there if you have an account!

Also please add us on myspace. We have been hard at work the past few days promoting our site and getting the word out about LuAnne Vintage. Please help us and tell all your friends!

We currently have 26 items for sale and are adding several more every day. Here's a quick look at what we have on sale now:

We also have a newsletter you can subscribe to, using this form below. Remember to check your spam mail folder after signing up, in case your confirmation email is put in there.