Central Street, Knoxville, March 2014 Retrospect Vintage Store, 1121 N. I have been accused of coming from someplace named “Slowville,” and the name sounds like that could be the place. Instead I went with the one pictured here because I have absolutely no idea where in the world it might be or the origin of the language used. I almost included one of the Americas which was in Spanish, but I think I understood something about Latin Solidarity, though I could be wrong. They also had a number of wall maps and I’m always crazy for maps of any kind. Then there was that game system from the 1970s! They had game systems in the 1970s? Not in my house! Retrospect Vintage Store, 1121 N. Which one would look best on Urban Guy? I’m really digging the Royal Mountie hat, but I’m having a hard time seeing me rocking it down the street. I’m always tempted to buy a crazy hat when I’m in a vintage store. There were too many items to pick out a single favorite, but I’ve pictured some of them here. Like a good wine! See? I feel better already. It’s hard to avoid feeling old, though Gina assured me that the items in the store, and by default Urban Woman and myself are not antique, but vintage. I mean, we walk in and say, “Oh, that’s the table that used to be in our kitchen when we were young.” and “Look, there’s my old metal lunch box!” and “Hey, how did they get my Mom’s Tuperware ketchup and mustard containers?” It goes on and on. They are sending us some quality retail.Ī walk through retrospect is alternately exhilarating and sobering. ![]() Maybe we should all take a trip to Clinton to see what’s coming next. The other is Coldstream Market, which moved into 34 Market Square last September. The business moved from Clinton in January, where the ladies did business as “Collectabillies.” It’s interesting to note that this is the second business which has moved from Clinton to downtown in recent months and both feature large quantities of beautifully aged quality items, though they are very different from each other. Gina was hard at work re-arranging the center of the store, which was a good thing, because it was the sale of several pieces of furniture that had opened the gap on the display floor. Gina and business partner Tree Ely-Griffin, who both greeted us as we walked in, graciously welcomed us as we entered. So, I was overdue and I admitted as much when we arrived. I missed what proved to be a spectacular Grand Opening March 8 when I had to work. Co-Owner Gina Alazawi invited me down several weeks ago and I just hadn’t made it. Central Street, Knoxville, March 2014Īfter enjoying Architectural Antics last Saturday, Urban Woman and I headed into the heart of Happy Holler to visit Retrospect Vintage Store. The collection’s voulez-vous couchez avec moi came at the finale, when Lagerfeld sent out a parade of cool, virginal white summer dresses that seemed to have been assembled using the contents of a linen closet and featured embroideries and openwork typically used for bedclothes.Retrospect Vintage Store, 1121 N. There was also a series of floaty romantic embroidered dresses in the softest of pastels. ![]() ![]() This was the erogenous zone that would interest Lagerfeld for the next few seasons.Īnother way that the designer played with the innerwear-as-outerwear trend was to pair bras, rather than shirts or tees or tanks, with tweedy jackets. Men’s briefs, Lagerfeld told the New York Times, are “the last thing women haven’t taken from the men.” Ultimately, though, the real news here was in the hyper-femininity of the opening look’s back-zipped corset and the generous 18th-century-style décolletage it created. Unlike the Marky Mark and Kate Moss ads of the same year, at Chanel the effect wasn’t sizzle but camp. Lagerfeld’s main conceit for the season was to pair the house’s tweed jackets with logoed men’s briefs à la Calvin Klein. The likeness was uncanny, and in retrospect should have been a hint that there was some funny business afoot. ![]() Karl Lagerfeld cast many models as Cocos over the course of his career it was comedian Sandra Bernhard’s turn to play the part of Mademoiselle in Chanel’s spring 1993 show. These shows might be pre-internet, but they contain many Instagrammable moments. They honor the memory of Karl Lagerfeld, the giant and prolific talent who designed them, and speak to the 2010s obsession with all things 1990s. Editor’s note: Vogue Runway is closing out the decade by adding six archival Chanel shows to our collections archive.
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