More Mother Lode Vintage in Sonora & Jamestown

I just got back from visiting my family in the Mother Lode this weekend and took some very cool photographs of vintage and designer clothes, hats, jewelry, purses and shoes in Sonora and the nearby town of Jamestown.  My mom, Fran, once again helped me with displaying some of these beautiful things.  I arrived on Friday afternoon and took Fran out to lunch at our favorite place, Legends, an antique coffeehouse/bookstore on South Washington Street in Sonora.  After iced mochas and sandwiches, we headed out to find some very cool vintage clothes to photograph.  Our first stop was Runway Xchange (115 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, 209-532-9990,  RunwayXchange@att.net, F/RunwayXchange).  This store is owned by Lauralee Whitman and managed by Allison, who I featured in my last blog on Mother Lode vintage.  I love this store because they have upscale consignment/designer clothes at very reasonable prices.  I found many beautiful things to photograph and we both found things to buy, including a (little) black, transparent dress.

Next stop was another favorite of mine, Occasion Station (157 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, 209-533-2400) owned by Casie Schornick.  Occasion Station has both used designer clothes and vintage clothes, hats, jewelry and purses.  Casey told me that they are opening up the back of the store for costumes.  So the next time I visit, I'm hoping to see gorgeous costumes and will share them with you.  A few doors down from Occasion Station is the Antique Den (163 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, 209-533-1012), which is mostly an antique store, but also has costumes in the back.  These costumes include some very antique clothes, including a woman's bathing costume from the early 1900's and some tea-dance-type dresses.  They also have a great collection of mannequin heads and wigs.  Our final stop on Friday was a visit to Trade Winds (63 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, 209-588-8810, www.tradewindsconsignment.com) another upscale consignment store worth visiting if you come up here on vacation.  It is managed by Debbie Sholer who showed me a great selection of dresses and evening bags from the 1950's.

On Saturday, Fran and my sister, Marcee, took me to an estate sale on Phoenix Lake Road, which is outside of Sonora.  We tried to get there early, but there was already a crowd.  The clothes here were nothing to scream about, so we headed to Jamestown, which is close to Sonora and has a lot of antique stores.  I visited Time Travelers (18138 Main St., Jamestown, CA, 209-984-6551) and Jamestown Mercantile (18255 Main St., 209-984-5148).  We found some interesting vintage clothes in these stores, which I am also sharing.  Enjoy!

Fran at Legends Coffeehouse

 Legends Coffeehouse

 Runway Xchange

 1950's leather shoulder purse at Runway Xchange

 Marilyn-esque red dress at Runway Xchange

 Off the shoulder green evening dress at Runway Xchange

 Black lace-up boots at Runway Xchange

 Allison, manager of Runway Xchange

 Woven clutch bag at Runway Xchange

 Red dress by Moschino at Runway Xchange

 Jean jacket and yellow-print dress at Runway Xchange

 Lauren suede pants at Runway Xchange

 Matching Marc Jacobs blouse at Runway Xchange

 Pink Tibi fantasy coat ($128) at Runway Xchange

 Red lace-up blouse at Runway Xchange

 My little black dress from Runway Xchange

 Vintage purses and matching shoes at Occasion Station

 Vintage hats at Occasion Station

 Gloves and silve slippers at Occasion Station

 Vintage jewelry at Occasion Station

 Casey, owner of Occasion Station

 Gold lame gown & matching purse at Occasion Station

 Vintage pins at Occasion Station

 Feather evening jacket at Occasion Station

 Red evening gown at Occasion Station

 Lace 1950's/60's dress at Occasion Station

 Red 1960's Mrs. Cleaver dress at Occasion Station

 White satin pumps at Occasion Station

 Child's white party dress at Occasion Station

 Feather hat to die for at Occasion Station

 Wig display at Antique Den

 California emigrant costume at Antique Den

 Tuxedo coat with gold buttons at Antique Den

 Fran with red 1960's fringed vest at Antique Den

 Early 1900's bathing costume at Antique Den

 Antique Den

 Glow modeling black gloves at Antique Den

 View of Antique Den on S. Washington Street

 Debbie Sholer, manager at Trade Winds

 Coach sandals ($60) at Trade Winds

 Brown wool mini skirt at Trade Winds

 Marc Jacobs pants at Trade Winds

 Trade Winds

 Black beaded purse at Trade Winds

 White beaded purse ($20) at Trade Winds

 Green 1950's dress ($15.33) at Trade Winds

 Pink Sweet 16 dress & black stole at Trade Winds

 1940's pink satin gown at Trade Winds

 Yellow lacy 1960's dress at Trade Winds

 Estate sale we visited - Fran wanted to buy the house

 Estate sale

 Mannequin heads wearing vintage hats at Time Travelers

 1950's red & white apron at Time Travelers

 Black fur jacket at Time Travelers

 Alien with vintage purses at Time Travelers

 Mink stole and ceramic chicken at Time Travelers

 Marcee with antique cup at Time Travelers

 Black fur coat at Time Travelers

 Vintage nightgown at Time Travelers

 Time Travelers

 Early 1900's tea gown with pink sash at Time Travelers

 Early 1900's tea gown with pink sash at Time Travelers

 Vintage hat at Jamestown Mercantile

Mannequin in tea gown with fox stole in Jamestown