HeartWear Vintage

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Be back soon...

Dear Shoppers,

Due to many life-changing events, I went MIA unannounced.

However, I hope to make up for it and come back very soon with a combination of brand new items, vintage dresses, and prelove stuff.

Do watch this space :)

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Vintage cameo brooches~

Brooch A

RM 18.00

Details

A beautiful cameo of a girl holding a dove in her hands framed by diamonds, placed on top of brown lace, and pinned to 2 layers or velvet ribbon.
Due to lighting and the camera, colour might not entirely be captured.

Measurements

(approx)

Width: 6.5 cm
Cameo width: 2.2 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Cameo height: 3.8 cm

Status: Available

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Brooch B

RM 16.00

Details:

A butterfly cameo brooch on top of 3 layers of beautiful green and brown ribbons with a pearly bead dangling from it.
Colour might not be captured nicely due to lighting and camera.

Measurements
(approx)

Width: 8.3 cm
Cameo width: 1.4 cm
Height: 7 cm
Cameo height: 1.8 cm
Length from end of chain to bead: 4.5cm

Status: Available

Brooch D

RM 16.00

Details:

A butterfly cameo brooch on top of 3 layers of beautiful bronze/brown ribbons with a pearly bead dangling from it.
Colour might not be captured nicely due to lighting and camera.

Measurements

(approx)

Width: 8.3 cm
Cameo width: 1.4 cm
Height: 7 cm
Cameo height: 1.8 cm
Length from end of chain to bead: 4.5cm

Status: Available

Brooch C

RM 18.00

Details:

A cameo brooch of a woman on top of a layer of yellow velvet ribbon and a beige satin ribbon. Framed by ornate antique-looking metal, with a cat's eye-like bead hanging from a chain with a ribbon attached.
Colour might not be captured nicely due to lighting and camera.

Measurements
(approx)

Width: 6 cm
Cameo width: 1.7 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Cameo height: 2.4 cm
Length from end of chain to bead: 2.7 cm

Status: Available

Brooch E

RM 18.00

Details:

A cameo brooch of a woman on top of a layer of purple velvet ribbon and a pink/purple satin ribbon. Framed by ornate antique-looking metal, with a cat's eye-like bead hanging from a chain with a ribbon attached.
Colour might not be captured nicely due to lighting and camera.

Measurements

(approx)

Width: 6 cm
Cameo width: 1.7 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Cameo height: 2.4 cm
Length from end of chain to bead: 2.7 cm

Status: Available

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Paisley Help Me I'm Falling...

A little history behind the Paisley design...

*taken from Wikipedia

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Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetable motif of Persian and Indian origin, similar to half of the Yin yang symbol. The pattern is sometimes called "Persian pickles" by American traditionalists, especially quiltmakers, or "Welsh pears" in Welsh textiles as far back as 1888.

Origins

Resembling a large comma or twisted teardrop, the kidney-shaped paisley is Indian and Persian in origin, but its western name derives from the town of Paisley, in central Scotland.

In Sanskrit the design is known as mankolam and has long been used in India. It resembles a mango and has sometimes been associated with Hinduism.

Some design scholars call the distinct shape boteh and believe it is the convergence of a stylized floral spray and a cypress tree: a Zoroastrian symbol of life and eternity.

The pattern is still popular in Iran and South and Central Asian countries. It is woven using gold or silver threads on silk or other high quality textiles for gifts, for weddings and special occasions.

In Pakistan, paisley designs are widely termed the carrey design. Carrey in Urdu means mango seed.

High-profile iconic use

Paisley was particularly popular during the Summer of Love, heavily identified with psychedelic style and the interest in Indian spirituality and culture brought about by the pilgrimage of The Beatles there in 1968. John Lennon had a Rolls Royce painted with the design in 1967. Also, Fender Guitars made a Pink Paisley version of their Telecaster guitar, by sticking paisley wallpaper onto the guitar bodies. The modern recording artist Prince paid tribute to the rock and roll history of paisley when he created the Paisley Park recording label and established Paisley Park Studios.

Red Floral Paisley

UK10-(smaller)UK14

RM32.00

Details:

Zippered down the back
With inner lining
Accessories not included

Status: Sold to Kathlyn

The print upclose

Red+Brown Paisley

UK8-UK12

RM33.00

Details:

Material is slightly sheer
Has no inner lining
Maxi-dress length

Status: Available

Blue Peacock Paisley

UK4-UK8

RM30.00

Details:

Matching sash provided
Buttoned-front

Status: Available

The print upcl0se

Black & White Paisley

UK10-UK12

RM30.00

Details:

The bottom half (the skirt area) has inner lining
The waist is stretchy

Status: Available

The print upclose

Brown Paisley

UK12-UK14

RM29.00

Details:

Dress is straight-cut, waist is not cinched with elastic
With inner lining
Zippered-back
Accessories not included

Status: Reserved for Kasmah

Scarlet Paisley

UK10-(smaller)UK14

RM31.00

Details:

Zippered back
Accessories not included

Status: Sold to Kathlyn

The print upclose

Yellow+Brown Paisley

UK6-UK10

RM31.00

Details:

Zippered under the left arm
With inner lining
Accessories not included

Status: Available

The print upclose

Light Pink Paisley

UK12-(smaller)UK16

RM32.00

Details:

Buttoned on the front
Accessories not included

Status: Available

The print upclose

Blue Paisley

UK12-UK16

RM32.00

Details:

A straight-cut dress with no cinched waist
Buttoned down the front
Accessories not included

Status: Available

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Updates!

Finally! Updates!!!

It's been tough having lots of pretty dresses but no laptop to update :(
But slow and steady wins the race, and I've been able to squeeze some uploading/updating time during office hours when I don't have much to do ;)

So...don't forget to come back tomorrow at 4pm to see what I have in store...and you guessed it, this update's theme is... Paisley!

Some paisley pretties will be coming your way tomorrow so don't miss out :)