Toni's Vintage Trips

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Kat's Postcards From Honolulu, Hawaii

Aloha! I went out yesterday to visit 5 second-hand stores in Honolulu, all in varying degrees of consignment of high end merchandise. There were massive amounts of designer bags, wallets, luggage, shoes from Chanel, Michael Kors, Gucci, you name it. I've never found so many Manolo Blahnik and Coach shoes in one spot, all in the $120-135 range and most in excellent condition. Thank god the shoes didn't fit.

I took a few photos, my favorite being the first one at

1. The Clothes Chick (415 Kapahulu, www.theclotheschick.com, no email). She's showcasing her designer bags in Aloha style ~ barefoot!

2. Glam Rok (449 Kapahulu, no website, no email), was a little hole in the wall with some amazing things in a small space.

3. Consignment Corner (4218 Waialae, roselee9@hawaii.rr.com) had a nondescript storefront, but the interior held major treasures.

4. Pzazz [only 1 vowel] (4211 Waialae, info@pzazzhawaii.com) was bright and sunny and fun, with every rack and every shelf holding marvels of someone's great travels and haute couture. Bliss was behind the counter and embodied Hawaiian spirit with her cheerful enthusiasm and expert knowledge of her wares.

5. Paris Station (4211 Waialae, info@parisstation.com) was run by a young girl with no authority to give permission for photos, but her shop was a veritable museum of designer goods in a most beautiful, artistic display.

I ended my afternoon with a gorgeous wool sheath and my new favorite outfit ~ a beautiful floral skirt from one shop and a matching pure silk, orange blouse from another, all for less than $50 total.

Kat

Aloha Toni

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Wine Country Consignment Finds

Last Sunday, I took a vintage trip up Highway 101 north of Santa Rosa to Healdsburg, which is in the heart of wine country in Sonoma County. It is a cute town and has more wine bars than most towns in the U.S. Just outside Healdsburg is beautiful countryside with wineries everywhere. It amazes me that any of them can make money since there must be so much competition. But Sonoma County is famous for wine, so guess there is some for everybody.

Before going to Healdsburg, I stopped in the tiny town of Windsor and found a delightful consignment boutique, My Chic Boutique, owned by Lisa Marin. This store has new and consignment items as well as some very pretty vintage jewelry. I bought a beautiful crystal necklace with two strands of green and blue tinted crystals from the 1950's. She also had other necklaces, pins and clip-on earrings. Lisa is starting a traveling boutique and will be booking parties. If interested, contact her.

A short distance down the freeway we were in Healdsburg. This town is built around a square and there are many wine bars, but not too many restaurants. I visited Favorites, a consignment store that has been operating for 20 years. Favorites was mostly consignment, but did have some nice vintage shoes and they had quite a big collection of shoes. There were a lot people shopping there and it seemed like a very popular store. My last stop in Healdsburg was Shoffeitt's Off the Square Collective. This store was mostly antiques, but did have a small collection of vintage clothes that I am sharing here.