Today we talk with Anna at BootyVintage …
How long have you been in business?
I started selling vintage stitching patterns, vintage clothing, as well as doing customized costuming in the 90’s. I believe I offered my very first product on ebay (a silk turn of the century day dress) in 1997. I utilized a 60 Mb pink plastic Barbie digital video camera to take the pictures as well as a dial up modem connection to upload. Thankfully my devices is a bit much more advanced now.
What inspired you to go into the vintage business?
There are only so numerous clothes I can wear at one time, as well as I wished to share what I discovered however didn’t fit. I’m less thinking about collecting than in producing as well as wearing.
What did you do before this?
In addition to my vintage business, I have always had a day task in software application engineering in the Silicon Valley. I likewise play French horn in a neighborhood orchestra.
Where are you based?
I online on the San Francisco Peninsula in California.
What’s the weirdest/best/craziest/most lovely thing you’ve ever found?
Several years back I discovered 10 pair of Levi’s huge E denim (super collectible, particularly in Japan) at a $1.00/bag rotary rummage sale. I felt like I was on Antiques road Show! one more excellent discover was a total set of 1930’s Shirley temple doll clothes patterns I found hidden inside a manila envelope for one more doll pattern. when I discovered a genuine Hermés scarf at an Idaho thrift shop for $5.99. as well as then there are the other six thousand hours of digging with estate sales as well as flea markets to discover nothing. C’est la vie!
What do you have in stock that you can’t believe hasn’t sold?
I believe this pattern rocks, including the artwork, however it hasn’t discovered its destined owner yet.
What do you dream about finding?
Someday there will be a huge strong Lanvin pendant just waiting on me in a junk fashion jewelry pile….
What do you delight in many about working with vintage patterns?
I am crazy about the artwork on the envelopes. (I even like the method the early envelopes feel!) I like scanning as well as making thumbnails for Etsy. as well as of program I like stitching up products too. I just completed a 50’s floor length summertime bathrobe with a full skirt as well as fitted bodice. I feel so attractive now that I am out of my shapeless winter season fleece.
What do you desire somebody would ask you about your site?
I’m always interested to understand what people are hungry for. Is it wrap skirts or much more shirtdresses, or … ?
It’s a great day at work when …
I get off early from my day task as well as have time to sew before dinner.
The blogs I checked out (other than ADAD) are …
The Sartorialist A Year in ExileMy preferred IntermissionsBelle Dia
You’d laugh if you understood this about me …
I have never gotten a zipper in properly on the very first try in my life. Not once.
Oh, as well as in other news, it was frequent-commenter Eirlys’s birthday yesterday, as well as her other half provided her a PRESERVING PAN. Which is all well as well as great (and I would, in fact, like to own one myself, not that I do any type of canning or preserving, it just seems like a fun thing to have in reserve against the coming apocalypse) however it’s not extremely birthdayish. So in purchase to applaud her up a bit (and if you’re on Facebook) I extremely suggest joining The worldwide stitching Conspiracy.
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