Borough Vintage: Fostering a Vintage Lifestyle: Behind the Scenes

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Charming CWE FLEA

This Saturday (10/19/2013) is the last day for the CWE Flea - Located at 449 N. Euclid. We've had a blast over the past weekends. If you want to see our selection in person, be sure to join us from 9am-2pm.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Inspiration Photo Shoot: Summer Brunch

We recently had the opportunity to have our vintage china and flatware featured in a lovely photo shoot that was conceived by Bliss Events and featured in Regale Magazine. Using summer brunch as the theme - this shoot was filled with peach and teal accents, refreshing summer cocktails, and an outdoor setting.

Photos by: SHDPhotography

Monday, June 10, 2013

Alive Magazine Hot List 2013 Winner!

Thank you to Alive Magazine for voting Borough Vintage as the "Best Vintage" store in St. Louis. We appreciate the support and recognition. We look forward to many more years of providing a vintage lifestyle to Saint Louis and beyond through our website!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

One Day Only - Sidewalk Sale!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Vintage Library: Behind the Scenes

We're re-organizing our workspace to create a meeting area and craft space. One addition is compiling all of our antique research material. Here is a look at some of our well used reference materials:

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Making of a Vintage Wedding

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing a behind the scenes look at the vintage wedding that we planned. The our goal was to include handmade / hand-crafted elements in every detail from the save-the-dates all the way to the reception decor.

We started with a totally hand made save-the-date postcard:

Hand-cut envelope liners

Hand-Tied "Tie the Knot" Ribbons w/ vintage stamps

Hand Addressed Outer Envelope

And, then we moved on to the selection of invitations. We wanted to keep the kraft paper, postcard, and bow theme from the save-the-dates - but, it also had to be more formal. Here's what we selected:

Folder Style Invitation

Stuffed Envelopes

Vintage Stamp Envelope Seals

All of the invitation bows were hand tied. The paper we chose was a metallic kraft paper with sheen. We sealed the envelope with vintage stamp stickers that were similar to the vintage stamps used on the save-the-dates.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Stocked: Vintage Peplum Dress

Thanks to Lisa, our impromptu model, for showing one of our favorite new styles in the store.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Behind the Scenes: Vintage Wedding

Behind the scenes we are always working on custom projects. These days, our crafty hands are working on a vintage wedding. The details started with the save the date mailing that was inspired by vintage postcards.

1) The Postcard

2) Vintage Stamps From Around the World

3) Hand Cut Envelope Liners copied from Vintage Postcards

4) Hand Cut Kraft Paper Post Cards

5) The finishing ribbon

6) Envelope with Liner

7) Finished Product

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Article: Vintage Shopping Tour

Borough Vintage was featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's article on vintage shopping. We featured, our fabulous intern/model Rachel Ross wearing a mash-up of 1960s and 1980s vintage clothing. Our philosophy is that vintage clothing should look just as modern today as it did in its original decade. Here are some of the behind the scenes shots from the newspaper article:

READ THE ARTICLE HERE

Monday, April 2, 2012

Behind The Scenes: Handcrafted Hair Pins

We are fans of vintage buttons and jewelry here at Borough Vintage. Over the years, we've accumulated suitcases full of our favorite finds. Since we are always working on creative projects behind the scenes - we've decided to offer some of our favorite pieces as Vintage Hair Pins. Here is a look at the collection.