careless darlin'

this beautiful hooded dress was part of the collection that nikki found, and is now part of her own collection. notice the black label style in white!

nikki of careless darlin' on etsy got in touch to share photos of the amazing collection of gunnes she scored at an estate sale.

several of these beauties are not only black labels, but are in mint-with-tags-unworn condition, AND they are all totally wearable sizes. run, don't walk!

electric ladyland

daydream believer

sad eyed lady of the lowlands

princess buttercup

absolutely sweet marie

hypnotist collector (my favorite of the ones in the careless darlin' shop)

thanks so much for getting in touch, nikki!

finding their destiny

this little sweetie found its new home last week. she is going to idaho, where she will be layered over a blouse for a costume in a musical stage play of Tom Sawyer, after which retiring to a lovely life as a sun dress off stage.

before i forget, i wanted to document this black label beauty that is currently in my shop. the smocked bustline is very sweet.

hope all has been well. xo

windfall

frothy layered cream lace white label gunne sax (sold by rags and feathers vintage)

alison, of rags and feathers vintage, recently shared that she came into quite a windfall at a theater sale. she walked away with about 10 gunnes! can you even imagine?! while she is adopting at least one of the dresses, others are looking for new homes in her etsy shop now:

vintage white label gunne with blue quilted panel and charming ribbon trim

vintage black label gunne sax cream and green corset front dress

thanks so much for sharing your story and pics, alison!

calico buzz

at kara's (of porkchop rules) and my brick and mortar shop, crimson & clover, a week or so ago, wearing a vintage gunne top i got from enid and edgar vintage with a thrifted vintage wannabe gunne skirt by "coming attractions".

and i FINALLY got around to listing this amazing black label Gunne in my vintage etsy shop.

p.s. happy birthday, kara!

flower power and the gunnesaxgirl

darn it, i did it again! i went and neglected the poor little gunne blog. so many gunnes, so little time and all that....
the photos above are of my blogging bud, cynthia, wearing one of her gunnes. she always finds the best settings for taking photos of purty dresses....


i just noticed a new store that popped up on etsy, called gunnesaxgirl. not much to speak of in the way of a profile or story, but she's got a bunch of gunnes (like the two above) and most of them are in good, wearable sizes (noticed several 11s).

also found on etsy:

adorable little cropped jacket from penelopepupsvintage
(and only $24!)

sew your own gunne with this vintage pattern from BlueCatVintage
($5.95)

hope everyone has been doing well. i will try not to stay away for so long next time :) xo

motherlode!

when i saw an email from amber of violet folklore in the gunne love mailbox, i suspected that i was in for treat....

...and i was right! these first two pictures (above) are of gunnes from amber's own closet. the second one was the what she wore to our gunne sax parade last autumn. i just love the black calico with red accents!

(exquisite brown paisley white label gunne offered by violet folklore)

in case the sight of elegant amber in her gunnes leaves you jonesing for a new gunne, these two are now looking for loving homes.

(blush pink white label gunne with ribbon and lace trim offered by violet folklore)


and these last few photos are of gunnes that have "found their destiny" (as amber likes to say) through violet folklore:

(the gunne above purchased from violet folklore was used as a wedding dress!)

still need more gunne? amber sent me a link to a facebook group called the Gunne Sax Addicts
and check out the interview with amber now featured at citizen rosebud
thanks so much, amber <3<3<3>

i'm every woman, it's all in me

cynthia of www.crusheleptic.blogspot.com submitted this photo of her in her very first gunne! she doesn't love the photo, but i think it's great--looks like a meeting of goddesses in the garden :) check out her blog for more loveliness.

amazing batik gunne offered by Tiger Cult Vintage

this vintage gunne has all the bells and whistles--corset front, lace inset sleeves, and, last but not least, a striking and awesome batik pattern. wow, just wow.
AND, she's in need of a new home, so check her our here.

sightings...

(judy and her daughter at our paintmaking station. yeah, it is supposed to be blurry like that, sure sure.)


every year at my kids' school, we have a renaissance faire to celebrate leonardo da vinci's birthday. most everybody dresses up in an attempt to be historically accurate, and i have seen more than a couple gunnes floating across the gymnasium for the occasion. this year i worked most of the day with judy, who was wearing her gunne that i remembered spying last year. this year, i just had to get her story and snap a couple pics.
it turns out that judy is the original owner of the dress. it was purchased for her in 1974, when she was 14 years old. the dress is made of black and cream calicos littered with red, blue and green flora, and boasts black corseted details at the bust and mutton sleeves. lovely!

and here's a few gunne goodies looking for loving homes on etsy:

how's that for a rare black label style? offered by CatseyeVintage

another black label rarity, in an ultra wearable and super cheerful halter style. offered by PleasureQueen

i just love this white label maxi offered by enidandedgar

yikes, the risk of browsing for gunnes on etsy is falling in love and making a purchase. but just look at it-- i had to! purchased from enidandedgar

velvet iris

a while back sasha (of astral boutique) turned me on to the new-ish etsy shop VelvetIris. they have a lovely little collection of dresses for sale, including some rare and special black labels (the red one pictured, wow!). check out their shop, if for no other reason than to ogle the lovely photos....

p.s. sasha's former violet folklore partner, amber, carries on the violet folklore name and has a new blog at www.violetfolklore.com

p.p.s. got photos of your favorite gunnes? vintage photos featuring gunnes? please shoot them over so i can add them. happy new year! xoxo

corset fronts...

(my atelier partner, kara of porkchop rules, models a corset front gunne sundress)


(this black label xxs/xs corset front gunne dress is currently available in my vintage etsy shop)