Vintage Gift Appeal This Weekend at Pier 94
Lucky Moi can combine her passions for antiquing, shopping and gift-giving this weekend in NYC… and so can you! With over 500 dealers, two days may not be enough time to lose yourself in the fun, outrageous and unique vintage stuff being displayed and offered for sale. Jewelry, furniture, artwork, collectibles, toys, books: you can shop for everyone from Grandpa to baby K to your BFF and not worry about giving duplicates. And very possibly get a great bargain while you’re at it!
At this type of show I can easily entertain myself for hours: I can go down the same row but from the opposite direction and find all new wonders to admire and inquire about. And TBG was totally engrossed in a booth specializing in vintage college sports gear: who knew?
Need a hostess gift? Maybe the set of 6 bronze metal napkin rings I saw last year. Nephew is a sci fi fan? How about a Star Trek poster or figurine. Mom is a great cook? What about that out-of-print cookbook. Your daughter is addicted to Mad Men? Check out that Bakelite bracelet. Just be sure to bring your gift list…and credit cards.
If you’re searching for a special gift for someone, this is where to start. And the show’s promoters have come up with another angle to entice you to buy:
Be Green – Buy Vintage
The Pier Antiques Show is Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, at Pier 94 in NYC (near the cruise ship docks on the Hudson). Admission $15: but check online and in the paper for reduced admission coupons.
While you’re at the show, don’t miss Fashion Alley, a vintage fashion market that boasts Hot Shopping: Unique, Fabulous and Affordable. Also at Pier 94 this show features clothes, jewelry, handbags and accessories. My visit last year hand me torn between Hermès scarves and Chanel bags, while TBG spent his time searching out classic cufflinks and moneyclips.
But don’t worry, there’s plenty that’s very affordable, and dealers negotiate: they need to make sales! But maybe bring your checkbook and credit cards, just in case!
See you at Pier 94!
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It’s a rainy, dreary day in NYC…perfect for staying warm and dry in the cavernous Pier 94 expo center. It was crowded this morning…lots of decor-a-teurs with their way too stylish downtown modes, and a sprinkling of UESers who looked like they spent too long getting dressed for “the show”, and for not a few, I wasn’t sure if they thought Halloween was this weekend: some very odd outfits, even for NYC. Great people watching.
I scoured the aisles twice, it was crowded but I really didn’t see much buying going on, some $20s being exchanged for plates, but it was Saturday morning, and the prices were still high. Fashion Alley was jammed, I saw alot of interest at the sunglass and purse booths, and quite a few shoppers had over-size wheelies with them to haul home their finds.
My favorite booth without doubt was Mantiques Modern from NYC: I’d actually read about the shop specializing in man-antiques, but have never been there. I had my eye on a glass statue of a camera…a little too $$$ for me…but there was enough traffic in the booth that I could barely get my questions answered. I’d check back there again. http://www.mantiquesmodern.com/
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