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Vintage Vera

Before I worked in the design field I worked in the buying field. I used to be an assistant buyer at a home goods store then an art director at another home good store and then as a store manager at a small resale shop while I was trying to find myself.

My favorite had to be working at the resale shop. I wasn’t sitting at a desk all day long, I loved my co-workers, I got to play around with vintage finds all day long and chat with customers. Win, win.
One of my favorite customers was simply known as the scarf lady. She would come in multiple times a week and make a bee line to the scarf section and buy them by the handful. From her I learned about Vera.
Vera Neumann was an artist and designers that believed everyone should be able to own a piece of art.
Her way of sharing her artwork was in clothing. My favorite pieces that incorporate her love of color and pattern are her scarfs.
Vintage Vera scarfs can always be found on ebay. These are currently up on ebay:

I picked some up during my time at the shop. I’ll show you what I did with one tomorrow!

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  1. coolkids says:
    October 7, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    love those! I have a collection on vintage scarfs passed on by my grand mother and great aunt. One was givenchy! Those scarfs would look good framed.
    fun2bkids.blogspot.com

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  2. Babs Blog says:
    October 7, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    I don't think anyone can be in a bad mood while wearing a Vera scarf, do you? 🙂

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  3. Hamptontoes says:
    October 7, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    I have a scarf that was my mother's and I remember seeing her wear it…I now have it in a gold frame in my office. It has become sentimental artwork to me!

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  4. Laurie Jones says:
    October 7, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    I have scarfs from my great grandma framed and displayed in my house not only are they beautiful I think about her every single day!

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  5. Sweet Nothings says:
    October 7, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    I have some vintage pucci and hermes scarves I have picked up in vintage stores in Paris. prize possessions. I will save them for my kiddos…well, hopefully ill have a girl bc then theyll stay far away from my kiddos.

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  6. Kelly Green says:
    October 7, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    Cant wait to see………love the pink and green one!

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  7. kayce hughes says:
    October 7, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    So fun! I think they just did a book about her work, I bet its a good one.

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  8. Hannah says:
    October 7, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    Oooh, these are so lovely! I cannot wait to see what you have done with them.

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  9. Anna See says:
    October 8, 2010 at 2:13 am

    what fun! my mom used to wear those!

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  10. Mrs. Chic says:
    October 8, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I love vintage scarfs! They make the prettiest pillows and look amazing framed!

    Looking forward to seeing what you did!

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  11. ashley says:
    October 8, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    those are amazing! i can't wait to see how you are using them…

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  12. designstiles says:
    October 8, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    How pretty. I have a Givenchy one I'm thinking about framing.

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  13. Mackenzie {Design Darling} says:
    October 8, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    I have a fabulous Vera scarf framed in my bedroom! The Lucky Fish on Etsy has a stellar assortment. Have a great weekend!

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