MidCentury Modern 0 Vintage Clothing 4

Dom was working second shift this week so he indulged me by letting me drag him around to a few vintage stores around U Street. Our initial target was Ruff & Ready Furnishings, but it turn out they are only open on Saturdays and Sundays. As was our second target, Millenium Decorative Arts. We were able to check out the fabulous Goodwood, which "yelpers" everywhere have been raving about since my arrival. It was fab! And totally out of my price range, I made a mental note to my older, hopefully slightly wealthier self that this is place to take note of. There was a white leather chair that I attempted to put in my handbag prior to leaving the premises.

Anyhoo...I did have the good fortune to stop into Junction Vintage which is a fabulous vintage clothing store. They have a great selection of items, and the girl working there was great! I told her that our furniture mission had been a fail. And she proceeded to give me the in's and outs of the vintage furniture stores in the area. She even revealed #asupersecretstealofadealfurniturespot. It is on my to do list to follow up on this lead, and will be revealed at a later date! Rule number #1 of thrifting, make friends with those who do it for a living. They know things!

After a walk through the botanical gardens and a fabulous lunch at the Native American Museum with my honey. I dropped him off at work and continued my hunt. I went down to Georgetown where I visited Random Harvest which had some truly beautiful shabby chic meets Hollywood regency pieces. It was a great place to be inspired, but I was definitely out of my price league. Same story at Susquehanna Antique Co., they carry mostly old world antiques which are alittle too frufru, fancy schmacy for my style. To each their own...

Luckily, the day was not a waste. Since I was in the area, I HAD to stop by Second Hand Rose, the mecca of high end D.C. vintage shopping. They've been in the area for over 30 years and they have a wealth of designer labels from every era. They also have a killer sales rack. I didn't have much time left on parking but I did manage to grab this houndstooth Elle Tahari Blazer for $10 dollars, it's original price in the shop $169. It is definitely vintage, fully lined wool blend. It is in PERFECT condition. A girl can never have to much hounds tooth right? Now where is my $10 mid-century modern table??