Last weekend I went to the Pier Antique Show in New York at Pier 94. A friend went with me and we walked all around and visited the booths. My friend David Owens, whom I met when I did a blog post about his shop, David Owens Vintage Clothing, gave me tickets. In terms of recycling and reusing the place was absolutely filled with antiques and vintage. There were Louis Icaret prints at many booths, other art prints, loads of estate jewelry and furnishings. If someone wanted to furnish their home with antiques this would be the place to bring a truck and stock up. Of course the items were pricey; plus most of the items were in really good condition. This is not so much a place for bargain hunting.
I saw some great kitchenware from the 1940’s and 1950’s. Toasters, spice racks and canisters. Unique, retro-looking and fun! My favorite kitchen I ever had had an antique turquoise stove in it. Vintage kitchenware is fun, colorful and I like that it stands out as something charmingly different in the modern world.
In the Fashion Alley section, where David’s booth was, there were numerous vintage fashion merchandisers. Several vendors had dead stock vintage fabrics. David does sell numerous fur coats, which I am not a big fan of. I can totally understand that as a small business in Manhattan it could be a big item that can help to cover the rent and expenses. Someone has to sell them so it is nice that all of his are vintage, which is further down the chain of production and it is also recycling its use. On occasion he has the nice fake-fur coats as well. Lots of vendors had fake-fur coats, many had some really beautiful dresses and several had Victorian blouses. I was awestruck several times at the lovely long dresses and I saw a gorgeous flaxen coat. David had a few really nice dresses that would be nice for the holidays. My favorite was black with a V neckline, knee length, with a full skirt and black bow at the waistline. It was a knock-out classy dress!
I didn’t take very many pictures. We were mostly just walking around observing everything. It was a very busy event with a lot of people visiting. It was fun to see how many people are interested in vintage and all the varieties of goods. When I was younger I went to a lot of shows like this but this time it had been a while.
I am still looking for work here and it is frustrating. It is not an easy time to be unemployed or under-employed in America. I have a couple more physical therapy sessions for my foot. In general I am walking around better. I hope you all are enjoying fall and getting ready for Thanksgiving.
All photos by Marilyn Lavender. All written material by Marilyn Lavender. © Marilyn Lavender, 2015. All rights reserved.
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