Fun Vintage Finds – The Fabergette Perfume Canister
This piece is truly a find. In the late 1940s designers Faberge had a perfume line and applied their attention to detail and design to their packaging as well. This is a one dram size of their signature fragrance Aphrodisia in a roll on format.
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Fun Vintage Finds – The Built-in Sunglasses Hat
60's innovation at its best
Sometimes Elizabeth finds the most curious things on her buying trips – such as this…The Built-in Sunglasses Hat. Vintage 60’s engineering for those who can’t be bothered with both a hat AND sunglasses. Doesn’t she look stunning and UV protected?
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Cabaret Vintage Cocktail Bride: Jewels in Portugal 2010
Jewels on her perfect wedding day in Portugal wearing The Grace Kelly from the Cabaret Collection
This Cabaret Vintage Cocktail bride took her show on the road and tied the knot in a small village in Portugal. When Jewels came to us, she was looking for a dress that would travel well and be comfortable in the weather of her destination wedding.
Jewels and her groom cutting the cake at their outdoor reception.
Hi Tao!
So our wedding in the village of Sintra, Portugal has come and gone and everything was perfect!!!! We couldn’t have asked for anything to go any better, which is fabulous, considering we arrived 3 days in advance and had exactly that much time to plan EVERYTHING! We went to the fresh farmers market the afternoon before and selected flowers. We met with the village mayor the day before and his mom insisted to make us a traditional Portuguese cake, which was out of this world! It was a truly magical experience and the dress was the perfect fit for the occasion. Our good friend, Ben, came with us and happens to be a professional photographer.
Thanks again for all your help in helping me get my perfect dress (and the only dress I looked at!). It was love at first sight!
Take care,
Jewels
Jewels in her Cabaret Collection Dress - The Grace Kelly
Time to kiss the bride
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The Multi-tasking Vintage Necklace
1970's Goldtone necklace from Cabaret Vintage
If you look in our New Arrivals Gallery you’ll find quite a number of dresses and outfits that feature this necklace. Frankly, its been our go-to accessory for quite some time in the store and has been featured in the window display and in photos numerous times.
Its the little black dress of jewelry.
We’ve paired it beautifully with 1950’s knit day dresses, 1970s evening wear, and even peeking out from a 1940’s suit set. Its been admired by many customers but hasn’t found a home, a frequent comment that we hear is “I have nothing to wear it with”. A bold piece of fine jewelry can make its own place of distinction with a variety of outfits. My favorite look for this piece was with a bold 1950’s Kelley Green knit dress and it also looked fantastic when borrowed for a photo shoot to be styled with our Cabaret Collection Tulip dress in antique white.
Explore your closet in an open minded way and try out pieces in your jewelry box that may have slipped out of favor; you may find a great new look right under your nose.
Vintage chain necklace
Wedding Purses – Something old or something gold
A selection of vintage purses from the 1950s to 70s
On the bride’s special day there are many final touches that come to mind that should be addressed such as “What shoes to wear? ” ”What kind of veil?” but one that is frequently forgotten is – “Where do I put the tissues that I most likely will need?” An impromptu survey of some of our former brides says usually it ends up in the cleavage. Not the classiest start to one of the most fabulous events of your life.
While some dresses, including our Cabaret Collection Grace Kelly Dress have pockets – some don’t, and often its the bridesmaid’s duty to hold the collection of must haves as the bride walks down the aisle.
For purses, there are a quite a few choices that are available for both the bride and bridal party. There are clutches, which frequently have a concealed shoulder strap that can be used if both hands are needed for a task; such as welcoming your guests. Delicate wrist straps are also a good choice as your purse will always be handy and can accentuate your outfit.
When it comes to colour or fabrication there are a variety of ways to go. In most boutiques these days it seems to be en vogue to go for satin or silk covered purses that blend into the dress to become discrete. We however think that adding a bit of vintage distinction is a great way to go. A white beaded bag adds shine to look and can be a good size to hold all the neciessites.
Cabaret Vintage Bride's Purse in Beads and Sequin
The advantage of also going with a shimmering white that is of varied construction (beads and or sequin) is that there is a spectrum of colours reflected in the overall purse making it easy to coordinate with a variety of dresses in case the bride is wearing white, winter white, antique white, ivory, taupe or darker.
Cabaret Vintage Gold Purse
Within our Queen Street store we’ve found a lot of cocktail brides leaning towards metallics as their fabric of choice for their wedding purse. In particular, our selection of gold purses are very popular. We are very lucky to have in store a variety of styles from the 1940’s to the 1970’s such as the purse shown above. Many brides seem to love the fact that they are investing in a vintage piece that is not only a fabulous accent for the wedding day, but a great evening piece that can be worn for years to come at a variety of events.
Bonus, with a vintage purse you’ve already crossed one item off a wedding to do list: Something old and something fabu.