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Vickie's Vintage Shop is ready for Fall 2024

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Vickie's is Ready for Fall 2024

(Vickie's Vintage is a fictitious store, but so much fun to play with).

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Hi, Zoe here at Vickie's Vintage. While the girls are busy at the Fashion Show, I just have to show you how much Fall we have set up here at the shop. The entire store is packed with fashions, shoes and accessories for your needs.

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The carousel is filled with jackets, tops, pants, skirts, and dresses all ready for a lovely Fall season. 

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Peach, grays, and browns are another Fall combo.

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Sweaters and animal prints...we have them all.

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We have lots of brights to go with earthtones. Blacks are always in style.

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How about this pantsuit paired with a yellow top and orange-red accessories...really smashing for the season.

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We suits and light weight coats and all the accessories for any kind of weather.

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The accessories display is filled with shoes, boots and purses in colors to update your Fall wardrobe.

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And, the shoe shelf is full of casual, dressy and boots for the season.

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Blush, beige and gray with silver or gold will be big for the holidays.

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Metallics, browns and neutrals are being shown on the runways this year.

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Zoe: Hope to see you soon! 

Don't forget Vickie's Vintage for 
Fall Fashions, Formal Wear and 
the best accessories. 

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Vickie's Vintage Fall Fashion Show 2024

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Note: This is a Fictitious Ad for a Fictitious Store...but you know my girls just have to show off, somehow)


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(Youtube Intro )


Good Afternoon! This is Vickie from Vickie's Vintage, here in Barbie's beautiful Fall backyard to do a mini Fall Fashion Preview. 

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First, I want to thank all our volunteer models and my staff for putting this all together for Fall 24. Let's get started.

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Not everything is old at Vickie's, sometimes we have reproduction or are a throwback to some favorite fashion period. Our first three fashions are just that. 

Here is Millicent wearing a Tressy delicious vintage 1960's red jersey dress. She's carrying a new Sparkles purse, and wearing an 80's felt hat. Perfect for this in between weather here in Chicagoland.

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Take a turn Millicent. Red is your color.

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Thank you, and next is one of our favorite Gals.


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Welcome Barbara Millicent Roberts, CEO of BMR enterprises, responsible for so many land projects here on the north side of Chicagoland. Barbara has had a long career modeling, but now is the Grand Dame of our local doll world.


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Barbara wears a reproduction outfit of hot pants overalls in delicious red corduroy, with a striped turtleneck, black leggings, boots and a wonderful satchel. Perfect outfit for our Chicagoland wind and chill, and still so in fashion. 

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This outfit is great for any age! Thank you BMR.

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Now this is a blast from the past---Richelle models an an original Courrege's patent leather coat, lined in blue which matches her new Mondrian inspired  dress. Add those classic Jackie O glasses, white boots and she is IN now, just as this was all IN in the 1960's 70's.
 
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You are definitely rocking those boots!

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Well that was a blast from the past, and how about Fall 2024.

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Almost anything goes in Fashion today.  Cloe models one of the popular chiffon skirts making it fit into Fall when paired with a vintage mulberry turtleneck. Add a darling 'kitty' bag in leather and bright peach toeless boots, perfect for sunny day strolling, shopping, or work.



Next is Genevieve, who is stepping back into the 80's with these great flared pants in darker pink and purple tones, great for Fall. She's paired it with a embroidered top and a cordovan backpack bag.

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Those stripes are great and the grayed boots work well to keep the emphasis on the mulberry colors.

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Thanks, Genevieve, you look Groovy.

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Denise visits the early 80's with classic flared striped pants, a 2000's sheer lace ruffled top.

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Also adding a classic faux suede jacket in a nice length for those chilly days, add brown boots and a rusty leather bag with tooling which just matches her wonderful hair. 

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Denise was also a model and now curates Fashion photos and is an editor at a fashion magazine and podcast here in Chicago. Thanks, Denise.

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And there is more. Vickie's is also a great place to shop for all ages and all sizes. Our next model is Ella. An accomplished vocalist, Ella recently taped a PBS special. 

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Today she is dressed for the outdoors in a recent Super Star zippered jacket which fits her curvy frame perfectly. She's paired it with plum pants, a black shell and black boots. You look FAB, Ella. 

Next is Midge in a casual current fashion with some blow-back to the 70's POP ART. Her graphic tee dress can be casual with leggings, or dressed with jewelry and bare legs in sky-high heels. Belt it or not...this is a fun dress for many sizes. We have these in multiple colors and patterns.

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Melanie is a curvy redhead and looks fabulous in her Twiggy Tee...such a great graphic and the blue is a great surprise with Pink Twiggy. Iconic 60's, this modern oversize tee is great for everything you might want to do. Melanie is a mom with two girls which keep her busy and she works from home, too.

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Our last trio of gals represent dressing for careers. Gone are the days of the matchy-matchy suits and boring shirts.

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Teresa is a broadcaster for the local news channel 7 and is always on the go, day and night. Here she uses a yellow tee to inspire Fall, but works with separates in her favorite colors. She carries a large case for all her research material, makeup for on the go, even a pair of slacks to match. The Chiffon skirt can go night or day, Teresa is ready for anything.

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Carly is our assistant manager at Vickie's Vintage. She manages the phones, desk and most of our online services, as well as keeping track of shipments. She chose a pencil skirt and a newer graphic tee in  grays. Paired with boots, she is ready to deal with anything she might have to do at Vickie's Vintage.

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Here's Barbie, whose wonderful backyard we are staging this Fashion Show. Barbie is still a model, working in the Chicago area and currently working on a book on the Chicago Modeling Industry.

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Barbie: I'm wearing a plaid pencil skirt and matching top. Plaids are my favorite for Fall. I love the shrug sweater jacket which dresses this up for business meetings and still is warm and comfortable. I have to have a large bag to carry photos and printed materials and of course matching boots. 
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Barbie, you look great and so professional. Vickie's Vintage wants to THANK YOU  for letting us use your backyard as a beautiful setting for our Fall Fashion Preview. 


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More thanks to Trish and Cami from Trish's Blue Sprinkling Can & Garden Center for all the lovely plantings here in the yard. I love that painted Backdrop.

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Trish: Your welcome, well, Chicagoland is still so green we needed to add some color behind the fence line. Camilla, my trusty assistant is responsible for doing the plantings....a little Fall color goes a long way.

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Cam: When you shop at Vickie's come see all our gourds, pumpkins at the garden center, perfect to make your yard, balcony, or home perfect for Fall.

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Vickie: And thanks to EL our Resort/Halloween shop manager for organizing, dressing, and lining up all the great fashions and models you saw today.

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Carly whispering: Great job on getting everyone dressed and in line.

EL: Pretty much like herding blind cats (snort).

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We all want to thank you for  joining our Fall preview, 
Now Fall, it's time to visit Chicagoland.

Come on down and see us at Vickie's Vintage
 for your Fall Shopping!

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It's Finally Fall, Boot Lovers Arise!

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It's finally Fall, and my girls are wearing Boots....
One of my favorite online groups, Doll Divas, which is a belong to group, safe space to share all kinds of dolls and a great group of people.

Boots was the theme and gathered some old photos, and long as I was doing that, I thought I would share with you here...

Of course there are Fashion Boots
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Some dolls come with boots, but most I have found in thrift stores.

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Helena Bonham Carter came with boots with wrinkles in them.

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These are the original boots for this repro outfit. 

  



I think this one first pair of white boots...here and here again.




Chicago Weather is perfect for boots three-quarters of the year. Two different silver boots!

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Rain is always an excuse to wear boots.

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Twins, but Hey, I'm taller than you in these boots.

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These are cool with built-in socks, which is easier than putting them on with real socks.

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The problem with  Anna and Disney dolls is you can't find new shoes to fit them.



Western Style is still Fashion, right?

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This was an 18" vintage doll
 that was in perfect condition and sold quickly.

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These came with a Western Barbie, and really are sharp, dig those Rhinestone cowboy jeans!

And then there is snow!


And then there is Chicagoland Snow Boots
Winter is always busy at Vickie's.

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Real socks and boots a warm combination.

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Totally Angelic in boots
and
Onto Girls on the Job!

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Teresa needs boots for broadcasting outdoors, that goes for guys and gals working.
The guy behind has a backward leg, LOL in a boot.

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The Girls on the job with work boots!

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Guys on the job????? My GI Joes and Max Power.

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Trish is outdoors in all kinds of weather.

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Imagine and empty building in winter!

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And finishing the building project, Richelle always wears purple!

Stories, Halloween and 

I have a bunch of guys costume boots, seems those go to thrift stores first...Princes are apparently a dime a dozen.
I did make the fur boots, I should really make a few more!

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Costume Boots.
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These two were for Thief of Baghdad, and I had to make desert boots from fabric leather..too much fun.

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And then there is Chicagoland Snow Boots!

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Everyone lives close to the Park, so there are lots of opportunities for snow fun!

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Winter is always busy at Vickie's.

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Trish is outside in all kinds of weather.

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Socks and boots a warm combination.

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Totally Angelic in boots. My 'Chelsea' wore nothing but boots for like three years. Even in summer.

Of Course MOST of my boots are in Vickie's. The challenge each year is to make it different. 
These are from last year. Let's hope I didn't set this up the same this year---it's already done, LOL.

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First snow of the season, you know there will be boots.
at Vickie's. 

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Boots galore!

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This display shelf is the most fun to set up. My girls do an excellent job, (giggle).

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Purple and gold...

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Color coded cubes.
The black shoeshelves are loaded with boots.
It's Fall so we still have shoes in there also.

Fall and Winter combined, but, 
we have to have white for the Bridal shop!


Filming a new spot for the Fall opening!
Hope you enjoyed all OUR Boots!

Do your Dolls Love Boots?

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