TO MY FOLLOWERS: A LITTLE HISTORY AND A LOT OF GRATITUDE

It’s a banner day for the Magicvintagespy and I have YOU to thank for it.

This blog was started in September or early October of 2012. I had published my book on how to source and identify true vintage fashion earlier in the year and was itching to spread and share my love of vintage garments and accessories and the skills and fun of discovering and wearing them. I’m not particularly tech savvy or profit-motivated so, other than linking to several popular sites like Twitter and Facebook, never used online techniques to maximize views. Aside from linking to my book on Amazon, I’ve never affiliated myself with any products or marketers.

As a result you, my loyal following and viewers, have been a relatively small, select group which has built up slowly and visited regularly. Most of you have stuck with me for a long time. No 25,000 hits-a-day as I’ve seen on other sites!

However, How to Find the Best in Vintage Fashion passed the 500 follower mark this summer and today it has topped 50,000 hits and most of them will have been actual views. Quality, not quantity, is the best and I’m shouting out a big THANK YOU to all of you who have enjoyed my sleuthing right along with me. Stay tuned and have a SPOOKY AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

BLOG: MAGICVINTAGESPY.COM

ON THE ROAD AGAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ON THE ROAD AGAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes, I’m hittin’ the road again so today’s was the last post in my series of costume suggestions before Halloween.

There will be more posts of previous finds which I have not been able to photograph on a model yet! These will happen in November after the return to Headquarters, but I can’t say exactly when.

Stay tuned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

TRUE VINTAGE CASUAL SWEATERS FROM THE FIFTIES – A CUTE PAIR OF TWINS FOR THE SWEATER GIRLS

TRUE VINTAGE CASUAL SWEATERS FROM THE FIFTIES – A CUTE PAIR OF TWINS FOR THE SWEATER GIRLS

IMG_0927     Not your typical “twin-set” – I found this pair of ’50’s cuties together – they probably belonged to the same woman.  They’re identical excepting for the color.  Very becoming to both Madge and Stella, don’t you think?  If you zoom in, you can see the decorative studs on the front of each one.

Of the softest angora blend – rollover neckline, 3/4 sleeves and decorated with button accents on the front – these look great with black cigarette pants or a coordinating skirt.  Perfect for a casual Fifties or early Sixties cocktail hour.  Belly up to the Tiki bar!

True vintage sweaters in perfect condition are always a rare find!  Just another day in the life of the magicvintagespy . . . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

BLOG:  MAGICVINTAGESPY.COM

MY FAVORITE 1940’S – EARLY FIFTIES PLATFORM SLING-BACK’S IN SUEDE

MY FAVORITE 1940’S – EARLY FIFTIES PLATFORM SLING-BACK’S IN SUEDE

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I have so many pairs of shoes that I absolutely love, but these are truly favorites.  So versatile, so comfortable and so “Forties”.

All-leather construction, of course, and well-made.  I even wore them one day walking in a parade on city pavement for a couple of hours, wearing a true vintage dress.  They stood up beautifully and didn’t hurt my feet!

So, I’ll have these for life.  Lovely to not have to say good-bye to favorites – I can just have them repaired eventually.

Ah, the beauty of true vintage . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Morgana Martin, the Magicvintagespy

Blog:  Magicvintagespy.com

Book:  How to Find the Best in Vintage Fashion available on Amazon.com

A Few 1930’s -1940s – early 1950’s Wardrobe Staples

A Few 1930’s -1940s – early 1950’s Wardrobe Staples

A Few 1940s Wardrobe Staples

Here are a few items that I ran across by surprise – from the 1940s (or so).  All perfect finishes for a wartime or post-war costume.  Mary-jane all leather shoes (always a classic), Capezio soft leather dance or casual flats and a couple of simple woven bags from the Depression era or time of wartime rationing – a drawstring and one with a metal zip in the top.  It’s fun to find things in such good condition (and at very good prices). You just never know . . . .

Morgana Martin, the magicvintagespy

Blog:  Magicvintagespy.com

MOD BLACK AND WHITE SHOES FROM THE MID 1960’S – SPECTATOR STYLE