Toni's Vintage Trips: Vintage Dreaming at the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles (Berkeley, CA)

It has been a while since I have written and I apologize for my absence. I have been doing some home remodeling and it took up more time than I expected. Instead of spending my weekends in vintage clothing stores, I've been going to hardware stores. Yesterday, I decided to plunge back into the vintage stream and went to my favorite neighborhood vintage store/museum, the Lacis Museum of Lace & Textiles in Berkeley. It is really an amazing place and has so much to offer - fashion history, fabrics & lace, vintage dresses and art exhibits. I had such fun filming and browsing in the bookstore. I really like the old chairs and library tables to take as much time as you want looking at their hundreds of books - and all for sale.

I also saw the art exhibits that are currently there: Smocking Fabric Manipulation and Beyond and Mommy & Me - A Century of Children's Dress. The Smocking exhibit included both vintage and re-created clothing, hats and purses. I also had the pleasure of a guided tour by Margaret, who is a volunteer docent. I really enjoyed it. Afterwards, I saw Lacis' other exhibit, Mommy & Me. All the clothing (and mannequins) in this exhibit were vintage from the Victorian era to the 1920's. Enjoy the tour!