Let's hear it for the boys...

the things guys like... 

Old cars, old trucks, and pie!

Pie...see! mmmm fresh from the oven.  here is a delicious!! Peach Pie recipe from Smitten Kitchen....

 and what to wear while rolling the dough...and sprinkling the cinnamon..... maybe this...

Work apron....   Full denim bib apron, handmade of indigo blue cotton denim with pockets on the front and long ties.
perfectly useful in the kitchen, the wood shop or just making stuff.

I make these one at a time, by request, and I take extra time on the bib. It has a work-intensive detail around the top edges...I finish the edge with a facing, and make tough ties...I don't use cheap flimsy twill ties! you pay a bit more, but you get a higher quality sturdy apron.

handmade goods at our etsy store
handmade goods at our website   and a few things over at our Zibbet shop

handmade Waxed canvas tote
Vintage waxed canvas is paired with a vintage nail bag and is remade into a sturdy tote bag. It's a reclaimed rustic design that will work for men or women.

Reusing a waxed cotton tent, it's combined with a Mississippi lumberyard nail bag featuring a very old truck. Free Delivery!

  and a few things over at our Zibbet shop
old license plate is now a clock...

handmade goods at our etsy store
handmade goods at our website   and a few things over at our Zibbet shop
Handmade leather bracelets...
Men's black leather cuff bracelet with either rusty vintage key and metal plate, or a 30s vintage buckle.
Each handmade and unique cuff bracelet is made of sturdy recycled black leather with a hand sewn assemblage of different things attached with vintage button thread.

 The leather is recycled from vintage jackets, hand cut and then the vintage key, or anchor charm, or old hardware is securely sewn on.
Each of the boho bracelets is handmade, and each one is different. You can decide which one you want. Great for the ladies too!
handmade goods at our etsy store
handmade goods at our website   and a few things over at our Zibbet shop 

handmade goods at our etsy store
handmade goods at our website We love to make jewelry of vintage charms, some shiny, some with timeworn patina...
We handmade this collection in the little studio from things collected along the way.

 they're at our Etsy store, and on our website too!

wow! 
handmade goods at our etsy store
handmade goods at our website  

Made from an authentic USN Eagle insignia....   handmade goods at our website  

 

Pitti Uomo Men on the streets of Florence Italy

Pitti Uomo men's trade show in Italy, attracts some very stylish men who put their clothes together in a most unique way. They seldom look like a runway model dressed in designer clothes...these "street-style" men are much more talented than 99% of the designers in the overhyped world of fashion. For decades...Designers and their Fashions are just boring. Occasionally a designer like Alexander McQueen does something exciting....most of the rest of 'em....Yawn!

Here is a fella dressed in a fedora, a white  shirt with a skinny black tie, and short pants.....and.....a redline denim apron.....
Of course funkomavintage and her alter ego, that yountville girl, has designed a line of denim aprons, so we were surprised and so happy to see an apron that's similar to ours worn by a fashion maverick. Aprons....not just for the workshop now!
all pitti uomo photos from WWD, Kuba Dabrowski.

Most menswear fashion shows are full of Bore....sometimes it becomes ridiculous with goofy designs meant only to get attention....But of what looked sensible and wearable, I saw a lot of flowers and florals, especially 40s Hawaiian florals, and a lot of sweaters that resemble the 40s Jantzen sweaters with reindeer, snowflakes, ski scenes, and even airplanes.
all pitti uomo photos from WWD, Kuba Dabrowski.

We saw a lot of chambray shirts and bandanas...and snappy little neck scarves too.

Bandanas.....khaki pants.....vintage chambray shirts here.......all great old classics.

we always have lots of vintage Levis to choose from..we love the classics! there's nothing more cool than blue denim, we think, and we offer lots of jeans, Made in the USA.
We like classic shoes too. Workwear shoes available here. Blue denim and Levis here.

And it isn't just the young men who know how to dress well........

style........style........style......
 all pitti uomo photos from WWD, Kuba Dabrowski.

There's that chambray and denim look again.......

....and vintage sunglasses....at funkomavintage...... Gotta accessorize! 

 here's the link to a great WWD slide show of great looking men and their arty clothing choices.

You are my world.....

when you click that Buy button, you are placing your trust in me....to send you something awesome!
I take this responsibility quite seriously. Neat clothes, groovy shoes and boots, well-made handmade goods, home decor with charm......all these things are important to me.......

Because I offer it....I believe it has the right stuff to make a great addition to your life....
and when you send me a picture of you wearing it.......I get a big thrill knowing I brought some happiness to your day as you spend it with your kids, that you look like a beautiful bride, that a part of your Halloween costume is just right !  A pair of boots, a warm jacket, a pretty dress.... I fully believe, if it's good, Let's use it again!

I've sold vintage suits to grooms, plenty of crinolines and corsets, handmade totes and bags too. Prom dresses to seniors in high school, pretty party dresses to gals to wear to their high school reunions. Thanks for shopping and trusting funkomavintage with your dreams.  You are my world.

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Here's a vintage Hawaiian dress I sold to a bridesmaid, for a wedding that is cheery and easy for a bride's attendants to both look lovely and to buy an affordable dress that can be worn again and again....

This vintage 60s Pomare Hawaiian dress in bright orange and pink is on the lovely lady, 4th from the right...there's a gal half-hidden by the guy in the green shirt. All those dresses are just gorgeous!

look at the rainbow of Hawaiian dresses! this is such a charming wedding....

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A 70s  tshirt with those fuzzy iron-on letters....made a perfect First Father's Day Present.....look at that cute baby!

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This pair of vintage super cool silver roller skates, made the day for this Roller Derby babe!

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Oh boy....another wedding.  This happy couple is having a super pretty day, as she is in her 60s bell sleeve lace mini dress!




Just perfect! it's a classic pixie dress, ala Mia Farrow...

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more pretty lace, but this time a vintage pair white lace and leather boots....
Curvy cute and sheer, supple white boots lace up the front and are so romantic.

Stitches and perforations add a Victorian feel...
Perfect fairytale boots....
Princess or Queen...
Pirate or fairy elf..........yeah, that describes them!

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So in love with these boots....and they went to a great new home!





I titled them.....
"Forest girl vintage leather lace up Steampunk boots"

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 This lovely vintage shirt dress....sure looks like it found the perfect new home.  Kristin read "Charming and Sunny, this light as air blue plaid 60s shirtwaist day dress......is ready for some warm days....." and jumped in. She bought another dress in this same order.
She had an Etsy shop making adorable pet tags. I bought one for my cute doggie, but she's now retired from this venture.

Here she is with her son.
So cute!

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Another cute vintage dress....made of charming coral, gray and white floral stripe with a touch of turquoise.... Cutest in every way...
Peter Pan collar is piped.....Big white buttons up the front,...

 


That looks like a super fun party......bunny ears, bubbles and stick on mustaches....

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Here's one of my handmade classic pocket squares in a vintage indigo blue denim with selvedge as an accent. When you wanna put something in that pocket up on your jacket....think of this. And Glenn did! 
Thanks! 

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