What's Old is New Again - Mohair Coats

File this under "What's Old is New Again". You may think the look of this plaid mohair coat by DKNY is fresh and new. And at $995, you'd sure hope so, wouldn't you?

Here it is on the runway at the DKNY Fall 2009 show.
Here it is in a recent issue of Vogue magazine.

Sorry, Donna. As a vintage clothing lover, I've seen this coat before and I don't need to spend a thousand dollars to get the look. Fuzzy plaid mohair coats were very popular in the early 1960s.

Marquise fuzzy wool and mohair coat from 1962.

Zelinka-Matlick wool and mohair coat in a big plaid from 1961.

La Vigna short mohair coat from 1962.

As a savvy consumer, I know if I purchase a vintage coat from the 1960s or 70s today, the quality and construction will be far superior to what you can offer me, and the price will be something my wallet can bear. Take these, for instance.

Donald Brooks vintage coat $225 at Enokiworld.

1960s plaid mohair coat $79.99 at GlamourSavvy.

Want the look for less? Do a Google search for "vintage plaid mohair coat". You'll find hundreds of possibilities. You'll even find a couple at Couture Allure!

What's Old is New Again

File this under "What's Old is New Again". You may think that this white blouse with the big bow by Yves St. Laurent for Fall 2009 is different and new. But the moment I saw the ad for this blouse, I knew I had seen it before. And this just goes to show you, today's designers are heavily influenced by what has come before.

Blouse by Yves St. Laurent - Fall 2009

Blouse by Elsa Schiaparelli - Spring 1950

Blouse by Callot Soeurs - Spring 1934

Patterned Stockings - 1984

Designers brought us all kinds of patterned hosiery on the runways for Fall 2009. From textured tights with ribbing and stripes to lace and fishnets to florals and polka dots, it seems solid color stockings and tights are outré this season. But my dears, once more, what's old is new again. May I present patterned hosiery from Fall 1984.

Bold lacy stockings by Le Bourget are set off by Yves St. Laurent bright pink satin shoes.

Norma Kamali offered black pantyhose patterned with silver teardrops. Worn with Charles Jourdan shoes.

Undulating stripes on sheer black pantyhose by Stilnovo for Flash Legs. Add extra flash with shoes in wine satin with feathers by Andrea Pfister.

Glittery black pantyhose by Stilnovo for Flash Legs. The shoes? Three colors of satin with a bow by Walter Steiger.

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