Yoox.com is now my favorite jewelry stop. The online retailer
launched Past & Present, a new area dedicated to
contemporary and vintage jewels. In contemporary, you'll find modern pieces like skull earrings and chain-link rings.
Somehow, Yoox founder Federico Marchetti convinced legendary style icon Rosamond Bernier to sell her vintage collection. "Stars from my wardrobe became ‘sleeping beauties’ in my closet. Then Marchetti came along like the Prince in the fairy-tales, to touch them with his electronic wand and waft them off to the vast world of the Internet,”
said Bernier.
The sun may still be shining bright in your neck of the woods, but soon
Fall will be upon us, bringing with it crunchy leaves and gusty winds. With the notion of
seasonless dressing becoming more of a reality, investing in Fall pieces now is not such a bad idea. That way you can use now and later.
Many online boutiques would kill to get their hands on vintage Dior, but
yoox.com's founder, Federico Marchetti, made it actually happen, blood-free.
It all started last summer when Federico purchased a black and white 1967 cocktail Christian Dior haute couture cocktail dress owned by '40s actress Maria Félix. The splurge urged him to revisit the designer's work .
Yoox.com is currently holding an awesome
sample sale with discounts up to a whopping 90 percent off. There are literally hundreds of Springy items to sift through and I've already found some great pieces including this vintage looking
Missoni Silk Floral Blouse ($304, originally, $1,014). Now that's what I call a bargain!
