COVERED YET REVEALED!

Can you covered up head-to-toe and still look damn sexy?  Yes, you can!  This Diane von Furstenberg sky blue jersey wrap top and maxi skirt with butterfly motif will show every curve while still making you look a bit chaste.  The brilliance of the wrap is that you can reveal as much or as little of your bust.  Plus this is two pieces so wear it together or the skirt with a tank and denim jacket.  The top would be chic with a pair of slim Audrey-length capri pants.  I know this seems very summer as we focus on fall, but I am in Malibu this weekend and I am working every last drop of summer until NYC Fashion Week!

-Cameron

Diane von Furstenberg jersey butterfly 2 piece wrap, c. 1970's. Modern size 4. (no label) SOLD

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WORKING GIRL

Back in the stone age when Decades opened in 1997, Diane von Furstenberg initiated a buy back program to develop an archive of her tremendously iconic wrap dresses which occurred in tandem with the re-launch of her eponymous collection. Well, we all now what a massive success the DVF re-launch was and what a power house this luxury brand is in 2013.  I can remember selling vintage wrap dresses to DVF for $200/pop back in 1997.  I think her company offered private original owners only $50 a dress, but I am a savvy business man!  Can you imagine the frenzy our massive collection of vintage wrap dresses we have recently acquired (many of which are "deadstock"/unworn) would have caused her archivist 16-plus years ago? There is something inherently magical about a wrap dress and I find truly flatters every body.  These vintage wraps are affordable and are the originals that made the remarkable Diane von Furstenberg a true legend.  How chic is that? A few more are posted here,

-Cameron

 

 

Diane Von Furstenberg original wrap dresses from the 1970s.

Red Splatter print,  50%cotton- 50% Rayon. Tag marked 12, modern 4 to 8

Green Bamboo print, 50%cotton- 50% Rayon. Tag marked 14, modern 4 to 8

Brown Splatter print, 50%cotton- 50% Rayon. Tag marked 12, modern 4 to 8

Black Animal print, 50%cotton- 50% Rayon. Tag marked 12, modern 4 to 8

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-1960. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing.

MORE THAN A WRAP

I spent last week staying in NYC at The Standard Hotel just below the lovely High Line and around the corner from Diane Von Furstenberg's Meatpacking District boutique and studio.  The hotel was great; and no, I didn't have sex in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, as everyone has asked!  The High Line in the sweltering heat was a parade of locals and tourists enjoying the aerial promenade.  DVF's store looked terrific.  Filled with bold prints for fall such as red and ink hound's tooth pattern that made a particular impression on me.  I have to give von Furstenberg great credit for what she has accomplished on so many levels.  She took the idea of a knitted wrap dress introduced in 1974 and nearly 40 years later she continues to provide a myriad of women with fashionable attire at a more accessible price point than many of her colleagues.  This halter jumpsuit is made of the same familiar cotton-viscose jersey as her iconic wrap dresses and features a super cheerful tulip print.  Like one of DVF's coveted original warp dresses, this jumpsuit will never go out of style.  It's one of the things I love about American fashion from the 1970s: infinitely wearable and timeless.

-Cameron

 

Diane Von Furstenberg tulip print jumpsuit, c. 1970's.  Marked size 10, modern size 6  (The photos make the print look way more yellow than it appears in person.  It's Jarred's fault!) SOLD

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-1960. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing.