Summery Vintage Blouses
I recently discovered Viceversa Vintage; a Williamsburg shop dealing in an abundance of sixties and seventies era garb. The dress selection leaves something to be desired, what with the overpriced polyester Halloween costume-esque bullshit characteristic of many vintage stores in the greater NYC metro area.
Its saving grace is its tees and tops which – in addition to their old school cool factor – proved remarkably reasonably priced. Case in point: The blouse below.

Ten buckaroos for a gauzy summer dream. Yesssssss!
Said blouse prompted a newfound interest in vintage tops, which in turn prompted a browse in the Men’s section of the West Village Housing Works after the Women’s selection left me high and dry.

Is this top costume-y and/or slightly dated? Possibly. But it fits like a dream: It sits loosely on the frame while giving the torso an un-sack-like appearance. Yessssss again!
Twenty-five dollars, two one-of-a-kind shirts. Vintage is occasionally uber satisfying. Provided its reasonably priced.
Obvs.
donna
June 15, 2010 at 4:12 pm //
great finds! i’m writing just to, what you call, kvetch. i found a super cute dress @ a vintage warehouse sale for $10. i just took it to the tailor’s and it’s costing me another $25 to shorten the hem and close a keyhole. don’t get me wrong — i really like the dress, but i’m not sure about spending $35 on any one item of clothing. thanks for you’re continual inspiration though!
kiran
June 15, 2010 at 4:36 pm //
the men’s number is not dated at all! it looks just like the button down i picked up jcrew this week, http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/shirtstops/casualshirts/PRDOVR~26345/99102004747/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~0~15~all~mode+matchallany~~~~~tiedye/26345.jsp (i got the pink version and it was 29 bucks at the rockefeller plaza store)