Madame Gres 1985 Evening Gown

Madame Gres 1985 Evening Gown
Sold at Augusta Auctions 11.04.09 - St. Paul Auditorium, NYC for $2040

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

ELIZABETH HAWES VIDEO AND DEBUTANTE CLOTHING

WOW!! Thank you Debutante Clothing for featuring Karen Augusta doing our video about the American designer Elizabeth Hawes, produced by Gilly Moon. We are so proud to be seen on your Blog!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

ELIZABETH HAWES

Remember this great gown and jacket? It was a feature for us in our video and one of the great finds at our last NYC auction. If you missed out on being there, I thought I'd fill you in on how it did, which was absolutely fabulous!!!!! It brought $720.00!!! So if you have one of these very special American beauties in your closet and want to cash in, you know now where to go. If you want one of these very special beauties in your closet, you know where to go to find one!! Please view the video Karen did, again, in case you want a little refresher now that you've seen how truly grand Elizabeth Hawes' work was. Take another look.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

THE AMAZING TEXTILES

FOR THOSE OF US WHO JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH WE LOVE TEXTILES, CAN WE BELIEVE HOW MUCH WE COVET THESE??? I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU A MERE GLIMPS HERE, (SORRY) BUT OUR MINDS ARE WORKING OVER TIME JUST THINKING WHAT'S TO COME HMM? SEVERAL PAISLEYS INCLUDING A FABULOUS ONE THAT HAS AN INCREDIBLY UNIQUE HUGE CENTER DESIGN. TERRIFIC QUILTS WITH GORGEOUS PATTERNS. MY MOTHER WAS A QUILTER, SO SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE SKILL, TENACITY, ART AND LOVE THAT EACH QUILTER PUTS INTO HER MASTERFUL WORK, NOT TO MENTION THE BEAUTY, WARMTH AND COMFORT THEY GIVE US!  THERE WILL BE ASIAN PIECES, EARLY AMERICAN PIECES, 17TH CENTURY THINGS, EARLIER, LATER, DECORATIVE, ETHNIC,,,, SHALL I KEEP GOING?  THAT WOULD MAKE FOR A BORING READ, BUT!!!!  I PROMISE YOU ALL THE ETC.'S ARE GOING TO MAKE ONE UNBELIEVABLE EVENING AT AUCTION. SO, DON'T FORGET TO COME, ( WHICH IS THE  MOST IMPORTANT FIRST STEP, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ON THE FLOOR BIDDING THIS TIME! ) DON'T FORGET TO DO A THOROUGH PREVIEWING, DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR LIST OF FAVS SO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TO BID ON, DON'T FORGET YOUR MONEY, ( BRING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AFFORD, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ) AND D O N' T FORGET TO BID BID BID....ITS ONCE IN A LIFE TIME, AND BECAUSE THIS LIFETIME IS YOURS!!!!!  SEE YOU THERE!