My dog, some vintage denim workwear, and a Pendleton sweater

This blog has a dog! Our middle-aged (bordering on ancient) Pomeranian / Chihuahua mix, always has the oddest expressions. Even when he was younger, and a menace to society and blind people, he looked at you in such and odd way. I always wonder what he can see. I guess being 9" off the ground makes the people, the trees, the tires and shoes seem HUGE!
He always looks kinda sideways, yet up at us. I don't know.....it's a mystery to me. 

The other thing about him, is he always looks a bit blurry, or a lot blurry. He will be perfectly still, and the minute he figures out I'm snapping a pic, he moves. Oh well, he ain't no Cary Grant.

Coming to our website the last days of February 2014..... is a collection of vintage denim. Chore coat, and several pairs of vintage jeans.

Strange things......double selvedge Lee Riders, other cool Lee Rider vintage denim....you know us! We love old denim with delightful wear patterns. Some of the new stuff is listed........some is on the way, sailor!


60s or early 70s vintage Lee Rider bootcut jeans. wow, look at that way cool denim and the wear. This pair is available on our website.

and, another neat Lee denim piece. This  60s vintage denim Lee barn coat, or coverall jacket. Union made in the USA, Sanforized, and completely awesome. It's also on our website.

Tigger has a weird relaxed grin, and his lip always curls over his sharp canine (ha ha) teeth. He looks demonic, but I assure you, he no longer is.

 And then, sometimes, he just looks drunk. But I assure you, he is not. Not today anyway.

Looks like someone said "Cheese!"
that always gets his attention.

 Now he wants that damn cheese.  Grrr, where's that cheese?

 Here's an amazing pair of vintage denim jeans!  Look at the wear patterns.
the lines...this fella rode a horse or at least straddled a big piece of machinery to get that natural authentic pattern.
True American vintage workwear.
We think this is a pair of 40s -  50s Copper King vintage jeans.  It has a Laurel wreath button, with donut hole fly buttons with groovy patina.  They have a high waist and roomy thighs.
Straight legs. Awesome.
At our website.

Lee often produced strange transistional jeans. These have the tags from the 70s, from the 60s and the zipper looks 50s or 60s.
Lee Rider jeans, vintage blue denim workwear with.....
Double Selvedge! yes, you heard me. 2 lines of selvedge....not just one, like you always see in a vintage pair of 50s - 60s Lee jeans. Sanforized, and Union Made in the USA.
Weird I tell ya!
At the funkomavintage website.

Oh look! Tigger braved the winter snow... and he's wearing a Pendleton Indian blanket coat I made him.... Everyone loves Pendleton!

This here is a fantastic pair of vintage white overalls from Can't Bust 'Em. Union Made 50s Vintage Overalls with a nail apron and the legs have been stagged off . Made of cream Cotton Denim, Made in USA. Listed at the etsy shop.

I think it looks really cool with this 70s vintage Pendleton Indian blanket sweater. Pendleton will keep you warm and toasty!  Just ask my dog!

at our etsy shop.

Harris Tweed, Vintage Denim, Overalls...Pendleton.

Woolrich.... vintage military, vintage cowboy boots, LL Bean boots.... vintage Filson, vintage Bauer down...... vintage Black Bear........lots and I mean lots.....of way-cool vintage is gonna be listed ...

vintage denim, vintage military sweatpants..... Can't Bust 'Em overalls......... Penney's Ranchcraft, Maverick denim

vintage arrows, a bow in need of that string..... old Red Wing boots, patched vintage denim.......

Vintage --- Sears Pilgrim cotton flannel robe, Harris Tweed fleck jacket and 2 Harris Tweed Herringbone jackets, a Joe Namath photo realistic disco shirt, a ladies vintage Pendleton 49er...or maybe it's a Western Star,  a fleece REI pullover ......... WWII HBT fatigues ....

hippie stuff and denim stuff... Redline Levis, Lee riders with selvedge.... Big E Levi jacket...
Pay Day, Big Mac, Super Big Mac, Carhartt,

vintage denim Levis, denim shorts, denim overalls........ blanket lined denim Wrangler jacket.......

vintage LL Bean boots....

 vintage Converse, vintage Cowboy boots.......
my mind is boggling.....

Some people have integrity and an Irish sweater.

...or....What Vintage Means To Me!

Here's what influences us right now!
Chunky sweaters and tweed....... sturdy boots and jeans........
well, the classics that will last a long time. When you spend your hard-earned dollars, you should expect your clothes to last a long time.

Our latest collection of goodies includes vintage boots, and neat cold-weather sweaters and lots of denim.....
 Vintage Red Wing boots, Alan Paine cashmere sweater, vintage tweed,  vintage leather boots with faux fur lining for warm and cozy winter wear...

NYC vintage Coach purse, and.... vintage Redline Selvedge Levis jeans....

 Oh, and home decor..... you want your home to have character and feel good..... we hope to help you do that.
funkomavintage has been selling vintage clothes with integrity for more than 14 years. I first noticed in the mid 70s that a lot of clothes, and knick-knacks were coming from Japan, India and Taiwan, and then in the early 80s, from China. I also noticed at lot of labels no longer said UNION MADE. I also noticed, so much was just poorly constructed of low quality fabric.

I resisted buying anything new, it was hard, hard and hard.

I turned to used and vintage and handmade more and more, and tried to buy as much made in the USA as possible. I also sought out QUALITY made clothes and home decor from around the world. This began my love affair with Harris Tweed, fer instanx.... ;-)

This is why funkomavintage exists........long before most people started thinking about Green, the Waste stream, tossing stuff in the landfill.......funkoma was worried about that.......
100% American made......Red Wing's vintage boots. Charles Beckman  , a German immigrant, he opened a shoe store in 1883.  But he wanted to sell only "truly good shoes." The store thrived, but Charles still believed good shoes were too hard to find, so he decided to become a shoemaker himself. In 1905, with 14 like-minded investors, he founded the Red Wing Shoe Company.

These pics are from a few seasons ago from J Crew. I love the styling...but J Crew stuff is um, mostly shit that's imported. sigh.

Tweed and faded denim jeans....altho.... I'd suggest this poor waif put on a damn sweater and eat a sandwich....

more from J Crew... tweed hat, and a wool cape....  a faded denim jacket, a tweed skirt, cashmere sweater and a sturdy canvas and leather bag.

 

 New at funkomavintage............vintage Irish sweater, vintage plaid 60s pencil skirt.......and a vintage Coach bag,

this is the style of  Irish sweater that Frances McDormand wears in Moonrise Kingdom, because Wes Anderson is my hipster god....

 vintage 80s/ 90s Made in New York City,  black Coach cross body bag........

Made in New York City, NYC with the large creed and serial numbers.

70s vintage Gray Herringbone jacket and skirt wool suit. So versatile, so timeless.

 40s/50s vintage Tweed overcoat....  made with Foreman and Clark quality wool fabric

 An Alan Paine vintage argyle thick cashmere sweater made in England. This is special!  

 Vintage Boots!!  60s suede hippie boots that lace-up, and a fantastic pair of winter leather boots. 

 Denim, vintage denim. Levis and overalls! 

Love 'em! Redline Levis selvedge denim jeans........ 70s era.

Union Made Can't Bust 'em white denim overalls.......the brand name refers to the sturdiness of the workwear, and to the Unions...well, we see what happened when people forgot to support the worker and bought cheap shit from Walmart.....wages tanked and.... that's sad.

Etsy, where I set up shop after Ebay turned into the Walmart Dollar Store with Slaves from China, making crap....... has now become, just like, Ebay/Walmart/Dollar Store..........
On Oct 1, the asshole CEO and other assorted rich jerks screwed over the handmade community.

Instead of supporting handmade and micro-business on Etsy, the reason Rob Kalin set up etsy in the first place......Etsy has now opened the site to, and is heavily promoting factory made shit from China and any other hellholes on the planet....As if it is the exact same thing as HANDMADE..... Spend a few minutes reading this thread with comments from Etsy's best and brightest.

So, funkomavintage, after 14 years of selling vintage and handmade online.....is moving away from Etsy over the next few months......and will be 99% at our own website!!

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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