The Spot: The East Village

The Trend: Vintage

This past crisp yet pleasant winter Sunday, I found myself meeting some friends for brunch on the Lower East Side. As it is a rarity for me to travel down there during such cold weather- I had to take advantage of the day & it wasn’t hard to convince my fellow brunchers to indulge on the best part of the LES- Vintage Shopping!

I always start with the never disappointing Tokyo 7. This place has stocked my closet with a number of amazing and decently priced pieces including some fashion week favorites like a $99 almost brand spanking new Prada belted dress, $300 YSL leather skirt, & $100 Miu Miu frock dress.

This trip the luck went to my friend Emily, that by the grace of her shoe size picked up an amazing pair of Tara Subkoff heals that were a mere $70 which is a steal!

Me on the other had no such luck…but I only had one thing in mind- the perfect leather jacket.

We hit up our second spot which had the real vintage vibe. T’s for $10, Zip ups for $15 & in the back is where the magic happened. Leathers for $40 (none that got my dollar though) & minks… beautiful Mary Kate Olsen, too big for my head minks for the bargain price of $70.

As the day neared end my goal of that perfect vintage leather jacket didn’t seem like a reality & then my fabulous friend David remember this amazing store called Circa Now- which I can honestly say might be my new addiction.

The store is immaculate with vintage & new finds that are timeless & original. We all instantly fell in love with the place & the amazing owners, Lisa & Nicole who were so pleasant and such a joy. The back wall was an artistic & impressive display of vintage shoes, purses, & jewelry all carefully picked and restored for the store.

I made a few purchases my self, including the day’s goal: A vintage leather jacket with detachable shearling vest insert. SUCCESS!!!

Pictures courtesy of the fabulous Leslie Kennedy (check out her daily blog 366angles )