Tickets for Jetset Style: Midcentury Fashion in Palm Springs

Join Deja Vu Vintage Finery February 16 for Jetset Style: Midcentury Fashion in Palm Springs. This event will feature a vintage fashion runway show with looks inspired by such historic Palm Springs locales as The Racquet Club, The Chi Chi Club, The Dollhouse, and many other fabulous hotspots of Palm Springs' illustrious star-studded past. Tickets are $20, and the event will feature a silent auction of vintage clothing, purses, and accessories. Proceeds from the event will benefit a local historic nonprofit organization. The event will be at The Ace Hotel & Swim Club at 701 East Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs at 7:00PM.

Tickets are available by clicking the "Buy It Now" link below or by purchasing at our store at 4109 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs.

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Nina Ricci: Vintage Clothing Design at Deja Vu Vintage in Palm Springs

Actress Angelique Yalda in Vintage Nina Ricci at Deja Vu Vintage in Palm Springs

Nina Ricci has long been a favorite designer among the old guard ladies of Palm Springs.  Now, with an amazing stock of 1980's vintage Nina Ricci at Deja Vu Vintage Clothing in Palm Springs, you can enjoy your own couture Nina Ricci.

Actress Angelique Yalda in Vintage Nina Ricci at Deja Vu Vintage in Palm Springs

Actress Angelique Yalda in Vintage Nina Ricci at Deja Vu Vintage in Palm Springs

The House of Nina Ricci was founded by Maria Ricci in Paris in 1932, later helped by her son Robert. Maria was 49 years old at the time, and after working at Raffin for so many years was itching to design her own creations. Madame Ricci designed gowns while Robert managed the business and finances. She worked with the fabrics directly on the mannequin to ensure they had the right shape once they were finished. Nina Ricci designs soon became known for their refined, romantic, always feminine feeling that Maria imparted to all of her collections.

The House of Nina Ricci grew rapidly throughout the thirties and their one-room maison de couture became 11 floors in 3 buildings, operations developed by WWII to include leather goods and fashion accessories.

In 1948 The house of Nina Ricci launched 'L'Air Du Temps'. The "bottle with the doves" was co-designed by Marc Lalique and Robert Ricci. The Lalique family manufactured bottles exclusively for the House of Ricci until the 1950s.
 
By the early 1950s Nina Ricci was nearing 70 years of age and slowly withdrew from an active role in design, choosing to just keep an eye on the house. Her son chose the new head designer in 1954, the Belgian Jules-Francois Crahay.  Nina Ricci died on 30 November 1970.

Shopping in Palm Springs: Vintage Clothing at Deja Vu Vintage

Vintage Pocket Sun Dress, Wide-brimmed Hat, and Oversize Sunglasses

Knife Pleated Vintage Caftan and Sunhat

I love the non-stop vintage fashion shows that I get treated to on weekends by the fun girls (and guys) that stop in and want to try on everything!  Two of my favorite vintage fashionistas are here: one in a blue 19650's pocketed dress with hand beading on the bodice; and another in a knife-pleated caftan with a floral print!  Stop by Deja Vu Vintage Finery and put on your own vintage fashion show!

Vintage Clothing in Palm Springs: Fabulous Furs

Palm Springs Vintage Clothing: Tuesday Weld in Dyed Ermine

Palm Springs Vintage Clothing: Kim Novak in Fur

Palm Springs Vintage Clothing: Jackie Kennedy in Leopard

Nothing was more glamourous than a star in a fur coat.  The more exotic, the more of a femme fatale the celebrity was.  We have such a variety of vintage fur coats right now- especially important in Palm Springs, since the overnight temperatures are dipping into the 60s.....BRRRRRRR!

Some of my favorite images of celebrities are those of women in these fine furs.  Jackie Kennedy in Leopard, Tuesday Weld in a dyed ermine, Kim Novak in sable. Two of my favorite coats on racks right now are a vintage 1970's rabbit fur jacket with a hood and a wool 3/4 length coat with leopard trim.  If you feel badly about wearing vintage fur- keep in mind that even if the animal had lived out its natural life, it still would have died 40 or 50 years ago! 

Stop in at Deja Vu Vintage Finery in Palm Springs to be fully outfitted in vintage clothing from head to toe this season!

Tres Chic: The Jumpsuit Vintage Clothing in Palm Springs

Jumpsuits: Vintage Clothing En Trend in Palm Springs

Very few things are as sizzling hot as the vintage jumpsuit is right now.  They're so hot, they don't stay on the hangers too long at our vintage clothing boutique in Palm Springs.  If you're wearing a vintage jumpsuit right now, count yourself among the fabulous:  these fantastic versatile clothing pieces were worn by Brigitte Bardot, Mary Tyler Moore, Elizabeth Taylor, Faye Dunaway, Candace Bergen- and even Elvis Presley- the cutting edge of fashion!  Once again, celebrities are attracted to this cut- Gwen Stefani and Anne Hathaway are spotted in a jumpsuit frequently- as is Jennifer Lopez.  We currently have some uber-fabulous vintage jumpsuits hanging on the rack- my favorite being an early 70's vintage jumpsuit in white with red, white, and silver beadwork in the torso and even beaded tassels on the belt!

Palm Springs Vintage Fashion: Brigitte Bardot; En Trend

Brigitte Bardot; Vintage Fashion Inspiration for Palm Springs

Brigitte Bardot; Vintage Fashion Inspiration for Palm Springs

Brigitte Bardot, the darling of the paparazzi in the 1960's, is the current on trend inspiration for many of the looks going down the runway.  Even celebrity stylist and fashion designer Rachel Zoe confessed that Ms. Bardot is her muse.  Brigitte Bardot remains an inspiration today- her easy looks and glamour translate easily to Palm Springs' resort style.  We always have clients who are looking for pieces of vintage clothing that will transform them into Brigitte Bardot. 

Be sure to get tickets for our runway show during Palm Springs' famous Modernism Week, February 16, 2012.  Tickets available online at Tickets!

Tickets For Jetset Style: Midcentury Fashion in Palm Springs

Join Deja Vu Vintage Finery February 16 for Jetset Style: Midcentury Fashion in Palm Springs.  This event will feature a vintage fashion runway show with looks inspired by such historic Palm Springs locales as The Racquet Club, The Chi Chi Club, The Dollhouse, and many other fabulous hotspots of Palm Springs' illustrious star-studded past.  Tickets are $20, and the event will feature a silent auction of vintage clothing, purses, and accessories.  Proceeds from the event will benefit a local historic nonprofit organization.  The event will be at The Ace Hotel & Swim Club at 701 East Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs at 7:00PM.

Tickets are available by clicking the "Buy It Now" link below or by purchasing at our store at 4109 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs.

Quantity

1 $20.00 2 $40.00 3 $60.00 4 $80.00

Modernism Week Palm Springs: Vintage Fashion Show @ The ACE Hotel & Swim Club

Be sure to save February 16, 2012 for our Vintage Fashion Show at The Ace Hotel & Swim Club. The show's theme will be Jetset Style: Midcentury Fashion in Palm Springs, and will focus on vintage fashion looks inspired by nightclubs, homes, and resorts of Palm Springs illustrious past.  Tickets will go on sale soon, and will be $20.  Proceeds will benefit a local nonprofit committed to historic preservation.  Guests at the Vintage Fashion Show will have the opportunity to bid in a silent auction of vintage clothing, hats, purses and jewelry as well as cocktails and hors d' oeuvres.   The Deja Vu Room will also have a special pop-up store at The Ace Hotel & Swim Club the first weekend of Modernism Week February 16-19.

Deja Vu Vintage Finery will have a booth at The Palm Springs Modernism Show this year- look for our fabulous display of Vintage Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Purses and Accessories!

Louis Feraud: Vintage Clothing Design at Deja Vu Vintage in Palm Springs

One Vintage clothing designer that keeps appearing at Déjà vu Vintage Finery is Louis Feraud.  He’s a real favorite of our shoppers- even Rachel Zoe has purchased a vintage silk Louis Feraud shirtdress from us.  His pieces have a fine quality and wonderful colors and draping.  A brief bio of Louis Feraud: 

In 1950, Louis Féraud created his first "Maison de Couture" in Cannes, and by 1955 had established a couture house in Paris on the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré (near Goyard and my favorite store in Paris, Colette).  From the mid 1950s he was dressing the Parisian elite and designed the wardrobe of Brigitte Bardot for many of her movies.

The early 1960s saw Louis Féraud hire the young unknown designers Jean-Louis Scherrer (another wonderful designer who appears often at Déjà vu Vintage Finery), Margit Brandt and Per Spook.
In 1970 he signed a contract with Fink (Germany) for a ladies' ready-to-wear collection. The year 1978 was an excellent one for Féraud: he won the Golden Thimble Award for his Spring/Summer 1978 Haute Couture Collection. He went on to claim this accolade again in 1984.
Adding to his growing collection of honours Louis Féraud was elected Prince de l'Art de Vivre in 1991. In 1995 he was decorated Officier of the Legion of Honor by the French President. His daughter Kiki signed her first Haute Couture collection in with Féraud in 1996. The head Haute Couture designer throughout the 70s,80s, 90s remained the Icelandic designer Helga Bjornsson, known for her theatrical and innovative style. In September 1999 the Dutch group Secon acquired Féraud. He died that December, aged 79 after a long and severe battle with Alzeihmers.
We love Louis Feraud pieces at Déjà vu Vintage Finery- he was a very popular designer among the jetset residents of Palm Springs- we generally have 10-20 pieces of his in the store at any given time.

Vintage Clothing Designer: Mr. Blackwell, Unsung Hero of Glamour

Of the many vintage clothing designers, one stands out in the quality, cut, and style of their pieces- The name "Mr. Blackwell" came in the late-1950s when he launched his clothing line. As with Valentino, Versace and later Richard Tyler, he and his line became synonymous. He was an important designer and during the 1960s he became the first in history to present his line on a television broadcast; and the first to make his line available for plus-size women.  His designer dresses sold for between $800 to $1,000 and were very successful.  During the nearly two decade existence of the "House of Blackwell”, he was designer to Yvonne DeCarlo, Jayne Mansfield, Dorothy Lamour, Jane Russell and California first lady Nancy Reagan.  At the height of his prominence, he openly declared his disdain for Women's Wear Daily and its publisher, John Fairchild.  During the 1980s, the emerging drift toward casual wear brought an end to The House of Blackwell.  At Deja Vu Vintage Finery in Palm Springs, we currently have several significant vintage pieces from Mr. Blackwell.