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Amazing eBay Store of the Week: Atomic Textiles

Atomic_textiles1_128x128 Atomic_textiles2_128x128 I've always fantasized about being one of those modern domestic women who can sew her own skirts and reupholster her own furniture and whip up a couple of perfectly neat, cool-looking throw pillows during a lunch break. If I ever need inspiration to start these projects, the eBay store Atomic Textiles is an incredible source. It's an offshoot of a shop in Ashgrove, Australia, which sells hundreds of gorgeous, often rare, vintage fabrics from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Right now, I'm especially loving this bright yellow-and-green Scandinavian floral pattern for a duvet cover, and Pamela Walker's graphic quizzical-looking giraffes would be the perfect print for a kid's room.

Search tip: Read carefully before you buy—many of these fabrics are sold by the half yard, instead of a yard, which I found out is barely enough fabric to make a small bolster pillow.

September 27, 2007

On the hunt for ... '70s tie-neck dresses

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Right now all I want to wear to work are grown-up lady dresses from the late-70s/early 80s (an overall amazing post-disco, pre-punk fashion era where everything was soft and slinky and a little bit feminine-academic). All of these pieces make me feel very Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer after she leaves Dustin Hoffman and comes back all empowered or like a hot 1979 bank teller who assists the sexy leading man in a heist movie, but I especially like the tie-neck versions.

They're also perfect for this weird, in-between season with bare legs and high-heeled, round-toe boots. Just pull your hair in a neat little bun, grab a slouchy leather bag and you're ready to go.

Search trick: I found these, oddly, by searching under "ascot" in the Vintage section, you can also find them more globally under 'secretary' in Women's Clothing.

September 20, 2007
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