Parkerhawn Vintage Sidewalk Sale this Valentine's Weekend

California Vintage Apparel is partnering with Parkerhawn Vintage
to show you the love this Valentines's Day weekend!

Together we're bringing you a one day only Garage Sales that CAN NOT be beat!

Join us Sunday February 17th from 8am to 2pm (absolutely no early birds, please!)
 We'll be at the corner of Coronado Ave and Vista St in Long Beach.
Easy access from Broadway or Redondo avenues with street parking.

No car? No Problem! Transit line 131, 111 and 112 bus stops are just 1 block away :)
Show your bus pass and get $1 off any item you purchase!

 

Clothes, Shoes, Handbags, Outerwear, LP Vinyl Records, Housewares, Jewelry, Fabric etc. Most items priced $10 or less! Well over 100 items priced at just $1. Credit Cards with valid photo ID and $20 or more purchase welcomed and as always - Cash accepted.

Wholesalers and Vintage Boutique owners welcome to inquire about bulk purchases.

  

Find long-beach yard sales on yardsalesearch.com  

Friday Finds: $5 NWT Leifsdottir Cashmere Sweater ($228 retail)

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No brand is more synonymous with the Anthropologie customer than Leifsdottir. Each item in their collection is always effortlessly casual yet classically modern at the same time.  Case in point this DARLING sold out 'Daybreak Cardi'. Made from the softest, palest lilac cashmere with the most adorable floating daisy buttons down the front!  Problem was, normal retail price was a whopping $228 *DOH!*

I'm a sucker for Anthropologie and all but there is NO-WAY my conscious would ever allow me to pay full price on their clothes.  Thank God I've got 3/4 of the brands they sell on "speed-dial" in my brain! Comes in handy while thrifting :) I was thrilled to be able to pick this one up yesterday for $5.  In case you're a little slow with the math, that's 98% OFF retail! It was just icing on the cake when I took it off the hanger to fold it into my cart and realized it still had all of the original tags attached *giggles*  I tell ya ladies, it PAYS to take your time & go piece by piece down those aisles.   There are treasures just waiting to be found!

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Friday Finds: $2.49 Judith Leiber monogramed speedy handbag

So I'm cruising along in the thrift store and headed down the handbag aisle.  I was initially drawn to this bag for its clean lines and extra long straps ( a whopping 13" handle drop). Then I zipped open the top and saw that gleaming "Judith Leiber" signature! {insert chorus of angels singing} Haaaaal-le-leuiah!

Now, I'll be honest, I've never been a huge fan of her bags. Those minaudieres? WAY too gaudy for my taste. Remember that God awful crystal mallard thing Big gave Carrie in SATC? *shivers* Yulch! Never the less, I acknowledge and appreciate the craftsmanship. So you could imagine my delight in stumbling upon this practical canvas speedy of hers. What a rare find!  It has all the signature elements of to the classic bag. The simple geometric shape (love how this expands with this side fold over snap tab!), the wear with everything color (platinum silver & brown canvas, brown leather, gold/silver toned hardware) and of course - the designer's monogram print.

 

As it is with some of my best vintage finds, there wasn't a price tag to be found.  Although this particular shop has a "No tag - No sale" policy, I was NOT about to leave that store without her. I got up to the cashier and had a manager paged. Ladies, I laid it on THICK. Went into the whole story about just moving to California, getting lost for over an hour trying to find the store and dreading having to drive ALL the way from Long Beach into Orange County tomorrow if I would have to wait for it to be priced.  Can you say drama queen? Ha-ha! Finally, the manager said, "Alright, alright. I've heard enough...I get it.  How about $2.49?" I did my very best to maintain composure, sighed heavily and said, "Well....OH-kay....I GUESS that's fair." Ha ha ha ha! I had to play it off ! After all - its a cardinal rule in thrifting:  Never let 'em see you get stoked. If the staff figures out they're pricing the good stuff cheap they'll start jackin them up. We cant have that now can we?