80s fashion posts

New! New! New! // All That’s New [but Actually Old] in the Sammy Davis Vintage Store!

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
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Woo! I’ve been furiously editing photos, breaking out the measuring tape, and meticulously posting the best of SDV to my online store on Market Publique. I’m happy to share that a few new items are up, live, and ready to buy! As always, you can take a peek at my online shop right here on [...]

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How to Thrift in Bryn Athyn, PA: Stunna Shades and Sun Shields with Sammy D

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
How to Thrift in Bryn Athyn, PA: Stunna Shades and Sun Shields with Sammy D

Sammy D TV // Episode 10 // Sun Shields Circa 1989 from Sammy Davis on Vimeo. It’s not everyday that you find a find so remarkable, so random, so …. RAD, that you just have to share its splendor almost immediately. Thanks to friends over at Pickles & Coffee I found such a find. And [...]

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Sammy D TV // Episode 8 // SDV for Sale x 5!

Friday, March 5th, 2010
Sammy D TV // Episode 8 // SDV for Sale x 5!

Sammy D TV // Episode 8 // SDV for Sale x 5! from Sammy Davis on Vimeo. This is the first weekly/biweekly video where I will be introducing new SDV original pieces to my store on Market Publique. It’s like 3-D shopping — I pull out the pieces currently listed, touch them, show them, model [...]

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Sammy Davis Vintage Launches on Market Publique!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
80s Black/Gold Party Frock

I can’t even explain how excited I am to write this post. It’s 11:05PM on Tuesday night and I just listed my third SDV one-of-a-kind on the online vintage marketplace, Market Publique. This moment has been a LONG time coming. I don’t want to dwell on the negativity, but I feel like as I had [...]

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I <3 Market Publique @ The Manhattan Vintage Show

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
I <3 Market Publique @ The Manhattan Vintage Show

Ah! OK, sorry to start this post with an exclamation of “AH!” But that’s sort of how I’m feeling right now. Because this is the most untimely post EVER but still a bit of information that’s worth putting out there in the Internet-sphere. Because if I didn’t post it — no matter the timetable — [...]

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The Vintage Jacket That Wins Me New Friends

Monday, February 15th, 2010
The Vintage Jacket That Wins Me New Friends

This is the jacket that wins me friends. Case in point: At the NextNewNetworks party during social media week, I caught sight of Abiola Abrams, author/BET-TV personality/female-empowering-Harlem-repping-intellectual-superstar from across the room. Of course, I didn’t know any of the above about her when I first spotted her. I was just noticing her fly tutu [see [...]

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