Dear Vintage Inn Fans, please meet fellow Canadian and vintage lover, Starlotte Satine of ‘Starlotte Satine Vintage‘ located in Sudbury, Ontario.
Starlotte Satine Vintage is the only vintage pop up shop here in Sudbury, ON that is privately owned. Specializing in bringing unique shopping experiences/ events that take you back in time all while giving you a chance to find amazing treasures for reasonable prices!
With a strong love for vintage clothing and fashion within the arts Starlotte Satine and her team of vintage enthusiasts decided it was time to bring a different era of shopping experiences to Sudbury’s core. Since then, Starlotte Satine Vintage has continued to put on pop up shop events that include all different styles of vintage clothing with a variety of sizes and eras that includes a little bit of something for everyone!
Each pop up event is a different experience held in different local businesses that sets the mood from past times and has also gives shoppers a chance to bring out a unique side to their own personal style while giving life to otherwise unused treasures. The goal is to eventually have a Physical location for normal shopping hours. However, until then ask us about personal styling, private viewings, consignment, and costume rentals as well! Hope to See you at our next big pop up sale/ event! Reuse, Shop Local, Say No to fast fashion, Be you!
Image via Starlotte Satine Vintage
I was recently introduced to Starlotte thru a mutual friend because she was looking for vintage guys and gals for a series she was doing called ‘Canadian Vintage Inspiration‘. I was instantly intrigued by this idea and wanted to know more.
About the Series:
Step inside the minds of Canadian Vintage life stylists in the modern world and find out what their passions, tips, and lives are like through my #canadianvintageinspiration hash tag! Once a week for #followfriday and #men’svintagemonday I’ll be posting Canadian vintage enthusiasts who are shaping the Canadian vintage scene and keeping it alive.
The Canadian vintage scene is much smaller than the rest of the world so I want to shine the spotlight on some of the amazing people who make Canadian vintage so great by showcasing incredible vintage fashions across Canada. I hope this project inspires others who are looking for fashion inspiration and to showcase homegrown vintage lovers. I hope to also give people an outlet to take bold risks with fashion and step outside their comfort zone.
Starlotte’s idea for this series is very close to my heart because it has always been something I have wanted to do on my own blog, but I just have never been able to find the time. That changes today! Friends I introduce you to my new guest blog post series and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have so far.
THE CANADIAN VINTAGE INSPIRATION by Starlotte Satine Vintage:
Q) What advice would you give to someone who wants to dress retro but dosen’t know how to get started?
A) You might think you don’t have the confidence to put on a vintage/retro look and go out into the world of onlookers but it’s surprising how much just having that outfit on will GIVE you confidence!
I have never once been met with negativity while dressed as a 50’s housewife,you get curiosity from some and compliments from others.
Start out with small pieces if you want like a vintage hat or a vintage circle skirt paired with a modern top. Find your muses in the modern time vintage lovers.
A lot of times they have blogs and YouTube channels and how-to videos that will give you great tips and help you along the way.
Q) What’s your go to vintage styled outfit when your running late?
A) High waisted denim,a vintage button up blouse tucked in . Paired with a red lip, sparkly earrings and a retro ponytail/Victory roll. Switch it up by pairing it with a cute retro circle skirt to fancy it up a bit!
Q) What do you wish to see more of in the Canadian vintage scene, especially in Ontario?
A) Basically a lot more of what Starlotte Satine Vintage and many others are already doing. There needs to be more reasons for vintage and retro lovers to get together and more places to find old pieces to love. There’s definitely a special feeling seeing pieces in front of you and trying them on,just like it used to be before websites and fast fashion.
Thank you, Little Miss Cheri!
Next up, Andrew Desabrais-Theatre Actor and Vintage Clothing Aficionado
Q) What’s the best fashion advice you’ve ever received?
A)Johnny cash has always been an immense source of inspiration when it comes to my fashion sense. Always well dressed but often in a very understated way.
Q) What’s the best fashion advice you’ve ever received?
A) Wear the best that you can afford -Todd Wilkinson
Q) What is the main thing you look for when shopping for that one special piece of vintage to add to your collection?
A) Quality of material is always the first thing I look for when vintage shopping. It’s amazing how often you can stumble upon old designer pieces if you know the feel of good quality material.
Q) What inspired you to start dressing in a vintage style?
A) My grandfather was always an incredibly snappy dresser. Also wore a suit and fedora when he went out and about always. He also taught me how to shoot pool.
Thank you Andrew!
That is it for today but if you would like to read ahead and see the other Canadian’s featured thus far (there are 5 more left), please visit Starlotte Satine Vintage’s Facebook Page or Instagram. And stay tuned for a future interview with ME, the Vintage Inn!
In a vintage online buying mood? Then you have to check out the store’s Etsy Page HERE.
I hope you enjoyed the first of many in this series (thank you to Starlotte for putting this together) and if you know of anyone that should be featured please reach out in the comments below or via the social media links above.
Several posts ago, I started a series entitled ‘A Peak Into My Vintage Collection‘ where I showcased some of the items I currently collect. This week, I wanted to show off my photo album of ‘Adopted Vintage Photos’. Photos that I have found in various places (mostly from my beloved Gadabout Vintage) and have loved so much that I could not leave them behind to be lost forever, so I ‘adopted’ them.
Several of these photos you might have seen if you have been following my blog for sometime and many of them will be new to my new followers (Hi new readers!). Whatever the circumstance that finds you here, I hope you enjoy this post.
Vintage Photos 1930s – 1950sfrom The Vintage Inn’s Personal Collection
The first 2 images are my newest purchases to the “Family”.
1940s photo. I adore all the small details in photos, like in this image the champagne coupes on the table (New Years Eve Party maybe?) and how the lovely woman in the photo is the only one who notices the picture being taken. Fantastic 1940s hairstyles and fashions.
1940s photo of a group of young college women in their best evening gowns and vintage hairstyles posing together. I think this is a college sorority.
Photos like the one below, are really wonderful tools to answers questions that pop up in the vintage clothing world. One in particular I see/hear frequently is, “Did women in the 1940’s actually wear flowers in their hair”? And the answer is “Yes”, as seen in the evidence below AND above.
If you ever get a chance to visit Gadabout Vintage in Toronto, you will notice that the pictures are in drawers, upon drawers so finding a ‘full collection’ is not always an easy task. So it’s also a fantastic surprise when my individual photo purchases, come together as a collection when I arrive home. The below groups of 1940s images are examples of this.
Collection of 1940s photos of a very stylish family. The women’s 1940s fashions are pure inspiration as well as their hair. Our main “mom” seen in all the images is pure fashion goals.
New car purchase! A young married couple pose separately in front of their 1940s cars. Great 1940s style!
1930s – 1950s photos of family, graduations and friends.
Life on vacation from the beach to camping and everything inbetween (1940s & 1950s photos).
1940s and 1950s vintage image collection of three older women in 1940s and 1950s fashions and then one image of two young women and a man at a game in the stands.
Collection of 1930s, 1940s and 1950s photos of stylish women in various fashions from those era’s. Great vintage fashion inspiration!
Another collection of stylish 1940s and 1950s women.
The first two images are from differents times, 1930s on the left and 1950s on the right but show two happy couples (our 1950s couple is getting married).
Our bottom photo is a fun 1940s photo showcasing a super collection of 1940s vintage hairstyle inspiration on our young ladies.
Hope you enjoyed my collection!
Check out past ‘My Vintage Collection Posts’ below:
