House of Vintage

Love, Kickstand SPRING SALE!

2010-03-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

Spring is here and Dealer #1, Love, Kickstand is having a SPRING SALE!

Magical treasures and unique one of a kind pieces have been marked down and are ready to go home with a new happy owner. Is it you? Come take a peek!

A Moment In Time

2010-03-02T10:31:00.000-08:00

Looking for something to do? Come on down to House Of Vintage for a fun filled day of shopping, self discovery, treasure finding, back room make out-ing, dress up, make believe time. And hop in our photo booth and get a friendship receipt.

TOMORROW! House Of Vintage Annual Sale!! SAT & SUN

2010-02-26T12:56:00.001-08:00

Attention House of Vintage Shoppers!

The House of Vintage Annual Sale is starts TOMORROW!

EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 25% OFF! (items over $10)

Saturday February 27th & Sunday February 28th

Don't miss your chance to get at least 25% off every item in the store (on items over $10 only). Amazing deals will be made, treasures will be found, and you don't want to miss our only sale of the year. See you soon!

Denim & Gold

2010-02-23T10:00:00.000-08:00

Look #1

black wool beret $8.00 dealer #52

gold necklace $16.00 dealer #3

white knit tank top by Byer $8.00 dealer#39

denim high waisted pencil skirt by Gioveli $12.00 dealer #42

worn by: Crystal, lady of leisure and owner of 2 hairless cats

Look #2

gold dream purse by Thedor California $11.00 dealer #44

jean jump suit zip up $18.00 dealer #19

retro stretch belt $14.00 dealer #40

gold flats by Isaac Mizrah $8.00 dealer #25

worn by: Bacca, Seattle American Apparel Manager

Look #3

denim fringe sweatshirt, dealer #12

mini gold purse, dealer #12

nude flats dealer #12

worn by: Portland Photographer Lindsey

Look #4

long denim collar shirt, dealer #52

granny floral purse #52

black leather boots #52

gold necklace #3

red shades #12

worn by: Keighty G, professional Big Sister

THIS WEEKEND! House Of Vintage Annual Sale

2010-02-22T09:33:00.001-08:00

Attention House of Vintage Shoppers!

The House of Vintage Annual Sale is THIS WEEKEND!

EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 25% OFF! (items over $10)

Saturday February 27th & Sunday February 28th

Take A Look, Its In A Book

2010-02-21T10:36:00.000-08:00

Hundreds of books at The House of Vintage!

Dealer #7 has an amazing selection of delightful reads all organized in compelling genres. Come take a look and pick up a book.

Feel The Love

2010-02-14T08:54:00.000-08:00

On Cupids Day head over to the House of Vintage to find a special gift for your sweetie. Or make a trip over with your love for some hand holding and treasure finding on this magical day of love!

Cute Vintage Valentines Day Cards

$1.50

Dealer #14 Pony Jigger

Adorable Love Collage Mirror

Dealer #28

Ceramic Lovers Trinket

Dealer #52 Sailor Ushi

Book Of Poems by Phyllis McGinley

Dealer #52 Sailor Ushi

Sexy Vintage Red Nighty

Dealer #57

Now take a moment and really get in the mood...god I love Boyz II Men.

Get Weird

2010-01-30T08:27:00.000-08:00

Need a great mantle piece? Searching for an interesting piece to put in your living room? Dealer #51 is having a great skull sale-for all of your skull needs. Check out some lovely vintage inspired homes with a dead animal or two in em.

Owls Galore

2010-01-27T08:44:00.000-08:00

We all have our spirit animals. Is the owl yours? At House of Vintage we have literally HUNDREDS of owls throughout our store. Figurines, paintings, clothing, jewelry, and artwork of vintage owls. Come take one of these little suckers home.

Dealer #49 Vintage Sisters has an amazing collection of vintage owl figurines and other owl pieces. Visit her space to find a great selection.

Dance of the Decade

2010-01-26T07:35:00.000-08:00

Need a get up for a themed party? You know where to head to. House of Vintage carries an incredible selection of clothing from every decade.

Check out these cute University Of Portland students getting ready for a 90s Dance of the Decade. I wish we all still dressed like this.

Furs & Totes. Meow.

2010-01-25T09:32:00.001-08:00

Look #1

by Vintage Sisters Dealer #45/#49

Plaid wool coat with fur liner made by Trail Master. #45 $32 Now 50% off $16.00

Tooled leather Aztec purse. Handmade by A. E. Phelps. #49 $12.00

Worn by A Gorgeous Portland Designer

Look #2

by Sailor Ushi Dealer #52

Navy trench coat with sparkly buttons and fur collar. By Vendome. #52 $44.00

Dooney & Bourke shoulder strap bag. #52 $34.00

Worn by adorable Portland Nanny, Devin

Look #3

by Love Kickstand Dealer #1

Amazing leather trench with sheep collar/cuff by Lantry Leathers. #1 $42.00

Leather retro briefcase. Make in Uruguay. #8 $26.00

Worn by modelesque Canadian Traveler

Look #4

Vintage Rabbit Fur Coat. #54 $45

Spectacular lipstick red handbag. #44 $12

Darling Patent Leather Flats. By Selby Fifth Ave. #2 $22

Worn by yet another world traveler, native Portlander, Australian accent. CUTE!

Look #5

Ridiculously cute cheetah printed fur.

White leather pocket book.

Worn by soon to be summer pdx resident from Vancouver.

welcome to our city foxy.

More rain is on the way...

2010-01-21T19:10:00.000-08:00

Today we got a glimpse of the sun finally! But don't the rays fool you. More rain is in the forecast for the next two weeks straight. Come pick up some cute vintage rain gear and stay dry!

Ridiculously awesome rain boots!

Baby Rain Gear!!!

Tiger Shop's 50% Off SALE!

2009-12-07T19:58:00.000-08:00

So here's the big blogger reveal, are you ready?

Sadie and I (Kristin) have been happily administrating the HOV blog for nearly a year now. We've been stocking up ye olde Tiger Shop vintage for nearly 2 years. (holy cow, time flies!). The time has come to say goodbye. We're both moving on to different states but still carrying our passion for clothes, style and fashion with us like a torch. Sadie's continuing on her online etsy shop in California, sadieDELUXE. Kristin's off Parsons in New York City to make some fancy duds.

In celebration we've decided to have a big BIG SALE. Most everything is 30% to 50% off! Everything must go! Time to liquidate the goods to welcome in the new.

Thanks everyone! It's been a blast.

Take Some Time, Write a Letter

2009-12-07T19:48:00.000-08:00

We live in the age of blogs, cell phones, and twitter. Word travels faster than we can keep up. Take some hints from the slow media movement. Go back to 1985 and make a call to your grandma on a land line. Or rent a VHS for your non-cable ready television. Or how about taking it back to 1945 and type a letter to a friend. HOV has a ton of handsome antique typewriters for your slow media diet. Yummm....media.

Holidays Around the Corner

2009-12-07T19:37:00.000-08:00

The cold snapped down on us like never before. It's the beginning of December and we're suddenly and undeniably headlong into winter. And there's nothing like preparing to warm your homes, lawns and stoops full of cheer. For those of the Christmas persuasion, there's plenty of St. Nick charm to go around. Check out these illuminated lawn decorations that'll keep your neighbors up all night. Take inspiration from one of my Christmas heroes:

Don't wait, grab some lights and get to it!

Food Cartopia + HOV

2009-12-04T11:19:00.000-08:00

Portlanders are mad about food carts. That's a a fact. At 2am you'll find late night food carts packed grubbin' on pasta, burritos, fried pies and poutin. It seems like on every corner there's a new cart popping up. As for our neck of the woods on 33rd and Hawthorne, we've been courting a fancy little Mexican food cart called NEZA around the corner parking lot for some time. Looks like they've made the leap front and center of HOV. Grab and burrito and some vintage while you're at it!

Magic Lamp

2009-11-16T14:09:00.000-08:00

You didn't even know how bad you needed an elf/crystal/mushroom forest lamp until now. Make all your elfin dreams come true. Get your pants down to HOV and catch this lamp before it's too late.

All the Gorey Details

2009-11-16T13:42:00.000-08:00

The holidays are encroaching and it's time to think of stocking stuffers, co-worker white elephant gifts and maybe buy a little something for yourself. If you are into the darker side, Gorey Details has all the goth-pop art trinkets, toys, accessories and do-dads you could ever want.

Check out this vintage Pee-Wee Herman ventriloquist doll and a Nightmare Before Christmas tree! (that creepy little girl is freaking me out!)

Here's a nice collection of decorative skulls, t-shirts and art and wall hangings, too.

You can even find cool pieces by modern working pop surrealist artists like Roman Dirge, Tara McPherson and Mark Ryden. Find plenty of surprising items by the register on the west side of the store.

Blogosphere: HOV on Scavenge

2009-11-02T10:06:00.000-08:00

One of our beloved shoppers posted about one of her first reconstructing projects here with a shirt she found at House of Vintage. Mariel Elisa and her sister Isabelle have a blog, Scavenge, with the tagline, "be chic, on the cheap." My kinda girls.

Photo via Scavenge. Thanks, Mariel and Isabelle!

Stay warm in the winter

2009-11-01T23:56:00.000-08:00

Just a friendly reminder that we have a killer selection of vintage Playboys to keep you warm this winter if you're feeling lonely. Come check it out.

Walkin' After Midnight

2009-10-29T12:51:00.000-07:00

I saw these wall hangings in space #51 (henceforth Area 51) and thought what a great addition Patsy would be to an old school country music fan's kitchen. Tons of great hand screen printed decorative tiles to choose from including Siddhartha, Frida Khalo, Mother Teresa....

Time to Get Cozy

2009-10-29T12:45:00.000-07:00

Nothing says cozy like a faux-fireplace. In the days of yore these fireplaces were most likely found in your grandparents basement. Rekindle your warm childhood memories by a soft glowing 100 watt fire. And get some creepy (and extremely cute??) monkeys to decorate the mantle.

House of Vintage on Urban Weeds!

2009-10-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

I was perusing Portland street-style fashion blog Urban Weeds, and saw this entry - this handsome woman has excellent taste, and her finishing touch (fantastic hat w/ostrich feather) on the outfit pictured is from our beloved HOV. Represent!

All photos copyright Urban Weeds.

Everything's Better if It's ZOMBIFIED

2009-09-29T08:43:00.000-07:00

Having trouble picking a Halloween costume? Fret no more! It's easy. Come on over to House of Vintage and search for the latest outrageous Halloween goodies. Sellers have been flooding the floors of House full of the craziest, zaniest gear you can imagine. Here's a tip: find something completely kooky to wear and add zombie make-up = automatic Halloween costume perfection. Or wear your everyday vintage and zombify it:

And don't forget to get your costume raring to go for the 5th annual Portland Zombie Walk! Here's some lovely faces from 2008 Zombie Walk, ahhh...adorable.

This years Zombie Walk will take place in October, as usual! I'll be sure to keep you updated on the day, time and place. Don't you worry, I'd rather die than have you miss it.

UPDATE! PORTLAND ZOMBIE WALK ON OCTOBER 24th.

Look at all the great costumes from last year's Zombie Walk:

Dude, I think I saw my stepdad.

Halloween Quickly Approaches...

2009-09-29T08:17:00.000-07:00

That's right, dear shoppers. Halloween is just around the corner, and preparations should begin NOW! As we know, Halloween is the one day a year where you can unabashedly dress to the nines and represent your inner diva/demon. Come by HOV sooooooon to get in on some one-of-a-kind costumery!

(Image via Anne's Old Blog)