Little Black Dress

Let me start out first with an introduction. My name is Linda and I am a vintage/shopaholic. I get a chill down my back when I run across an item that I think is out of this world, one that's not seen by many, and is not a cookie cutter design that you can purchase at any store that every girl is wearing.

I have for years been wearing vintage clothing and received hand me down dresses from old aunts that I have worn to family get together's, giving everyone a good laugh. Little did they all know that it would become a big business.
So with business in mind and a few pounds later (meaning I can not fit into the hand me down dresses anymore)...opened my vintage ETSY shop...so voila..Rare Essence Vintage http://www.etsy.com/shop/RareEssenceVintage.

The name kind of came from an old perfume that I loved,  Essence Rare by Houbigant, you can read on the history of Houbigant perfume.http://www.perfumeprojects.com/museum/marketers/Houbigant.shtml.

In these tough times, my prices are low so they can be available to everyone and because I do get tired of looking at them take up all my storage space..maybe when the economy turns prices will go up.

Satin ruffled sleeves to rumba in

Enough of an intro and on to the little black dress, which I am looking for a new one for me, and maybe you are too....  So here is an intro of mine from my shop...and I will talk to ya later, because I so have lots to say about a lot of things.....(that's what ya do when your unemployed and play with clothes)

Velvet bodice with taffeta  full skirt

Novelty dress with little hats

Long wool, beaded, coat dress with  pleated  skirt bottom.