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Man: THERE'S THIS...
Woman: OH, MY GOSH! Man: YEAH, RIGHT?
Woman: WOW! WHAT IS THE STORY ON THIS THING?
IF THESE CLOTHES COULD TALK...
Man: THIS WAS MY DAD'S FROM 1962.
Woman: ...THE STORIES THAT WOULD COME FROM THEM
WOULD BE MAGNIFICENT.
Woman: VERY DARING BRIDE.
Woman: OH, HOW FUNNY.
Woman: HE DID THAT FOR ME.
Man: CHRISTIAN DIOR HIMSELF, HIS HANDS WERE ON THIS,
AND THAT'S INSANE.
Man: IF THAT DRESS COULD TALK, IT WOULD SAY...
Woman: I AM FABULOUS AND BEAUTIFUL IN THIS DRESS!
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I NEVER WOULD HAVE FOUND YOUR LOVE LIGHT ♪
♪ SHINING ON ME ♪
Woman: THIS VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE IS A WINDOW
INTO FASHION'S HALL OF FAME.
FASHION TRENDS ARE FLEETING,
BUT ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD VINTAGE CLOTHING IS FOREVER.
HI, IT'S DORIS RAYMOND CALLING, HOW ARE YOU?
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT I FOUND THE MOSCHINO PIECE DRESS
AND TWO VERSACE PIECES THAT ARE TO DIE FOR.
THE THING I LOVE ABOUT VINTAGE CLOTHING
IS THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE TOLD ABOUT SOCIETY
AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME, JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY WORE.
Sarah: THE '40s WERE VERY STRONG SHOULDERS, VERY BOLD PRINTS.
THAT BASICALLY REFLECTED THE ATTITUDE
THAT AMERICANS HAD FOR THE TIME.
Shelly Lyn: BAD GIRL '50s WAS ALL ABOUT
GETTING IT TIGHT AND RIGHT.
IF YOUR SEAMS ARE STRUGGLING,
THEN THAT'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO FIT.
Doris: VINTAGE CLOTHING IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
IT TELLS A STORY.
Sharon: HEY, DORIS, HOW ARE YOU?
Doris: HI, SHARON, IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
Sharon: FINALLY!
Doris: SHARON HAS BEEN A SINGER WITH THE GLENN MILLER BAND
FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
Sharon: THIS IS FANTASTIC.
Doris: WHEN SHARON CALLED ME, I GOT REALLY EXCITED,
BECAUSE SHE MENTIONED SOME MAGIC WORDS
LIKE BLACKWELL AND HALSTON.
Sharon: EVERY YEAR I BUY A NEW WARDROBE FOR WHEN WE TRAVEL.
SO IN JANUARY,
I GET RID OF EVERYTHING THAT I'VE WORN AT LEAST THREE TIMES,
AND IT'S ALL COUTURIER DESIGNER.
SO I BROUGHT IN A SAMPLE OF WHAT I HAVE TO TEST,
BUT THEN I'LL COME BACK.
Doris: GREAT, AND THEN IF I COULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA
HOW I LIKE TO WORK, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH,
DECIDE WHAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME,
AND THEN IF YOU COULD WRITE A LIST,
AN INVENTORY LIST WITH PRICES,
I CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THESE ARE THINGS
THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO BUY.
Sharon: OK, YEAH.
Doris: THAT'S KIND OF CUTE WITH THE BABY DOLL.
BEAUTIFUL.
Sharon: AND UNUSUAL.
Doris: WOW.
WHAT IS THE STORY ON THIS THING?
Sharon: THAT WAS MADE FOR A VERY SPECIAL SHOW THAT I DID,
AND THIS PIECE GOES AROUND THE HEAD.
Doris: I LOVE THINGS THAT SCREAM PERSONALITY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME DRAW TO THE PIECE.
HOW MUCH MORE SEXY CAN YOU GET THAN THIS?
THE WAY IT HUGS THE BODY.
Sharon: IT WORKED EVERY TIME I WORE IT, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
[LAUGHS] Doris: YEAH, I DO.
THIS IS AN AMAZING COLOR.
Sharon: OH, MY GOD.
Doris: THIS IS AN AMAZING COLOR.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I MAY END UP KEEPING FOR ME,
'CAUSE CAN YOU TELL I LIKE TO WEAR BLUE?
Sharon: AND THAT IS A MR. BLACKWELL.
Doris: THIS IS A MR. BLACKWELL?
Sharon: IT'S MR. BLACKWELL. HE DID THAT FOR ME.
Doris: WOW.
Sarah: HE DID THAT JUST FOR YOU?
WOW, THAT'S AMAZING.
MR. BLACKWELL WAS A DESIGNER IN THE '50s AND EARLY '60s.
HIS CLOTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL.
HE WAS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE,
BECAUSE HE STARTED LISTING 10 OF THE WORST DRESSED PEOPLE.
Sharon: BLACKWELL MADE MARILYN MONROE'S DRESSES,
HE MADE JANE RUSSELL'S DRESSES.
Doris: RIGHT.
I JUST FEEL THAT THERE'S A CONNECTION, A THREAD,
LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY TO THE PAST,
AND I LOVE THIS STUFF.
IT'S JUST A PART OF ME.
INCREDIBLE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
Sharon: THAT IS A GREAT JUMPSUIT.
I WORE THAT TO SING AT BARBARA SINATRA'S HOUSE
WITH FRANK, THE LAST PERFORMANCE.
Doris: WOW.
Sharon: FOR HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.
Doris: WOW.
THE PROVENANCE OF VINTAGE CLOTHING,
OR WHO IT ONCE BELONGED TO,
CAN ADD SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE VALUE OF SOME PIECES.
YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL TASTE.
Sharon: THANK YOU!
Doris: AND IT REALLY MAKES THEM MORE INTERESTING, I THINK.
WHAT A COLOR!
Sharon: I DIDN'T WANT TO HANG IT UP BY THE NECK,
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO FLIP.
THAT IS AN ORIGINAL HALSTON, AND THIS IS THE NECK, IT COMES UP.
Doris: HALSTON IS VERY COLLECTIBLE.
HIS ARCHITECTURAL PIECES SELL FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Sharon: THERE'S ONLY ONE OF THAT,
AND IT'S VERY NOW, BUT YET...
Doris: OH, HALSTON WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT I'VE SELECTED,
YOU'LL SEE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING IS TIMELESS
IN ITS SILHOUETTE AND NOT AS DATED.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CLOSET
AND PULL THINGS FOR ME...
Sharon: THAT'S WHAT I AM LOOKING AT TO NOTICE FOR NEXT TIME.
Doris: YEAH.
THIS ONE I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT,
'CAUSE I NOTICED THERE MAY BE SOME BOO-BOOS
THAT I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK.
Sarah: THAT ONE'S REALLY INTERESTING THOUGH.
Doris: YEAH, OKAY, COOL.
DO YOU MIND EYEBALLING IT FOR ME?
Sarah: THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK FOR,
FOR CONDITION ISSUES ON GOWNS ARE THINGS LIKE SMALL HOLES.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, IS REPAIRABLE.
Doris: OK, COOL, GREAT, SO GIVE ME A SECOND
AND I'LL WRITE OUT YOUR CHECK.
Sharon: OKAY, THANK YOU.
Doris: YOU'RE WELCOME.
Sharon: GONNA GET PAID!
Doris: SO SUCCESSFUL.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, ALL OF THESE PIECES ARE SPECIAL.
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SAY, "AH, I CAN GET IT SOMEPLACE ELSE."
YOU CAN'T.
YOU EITHER GET IT HERE, OR YOU DON'T GET IT AT ALL, OK?
Woman: THIS IS A DEFINITE, HAVE TO TRY ON.
[PHONE RINGS]
Woman: THE WAY WE WORE.
Jascmeen: IT'S A BRIDE.
Woman: I TOTALLY NEED A GOOD JUMPSUIT, SOMETHING SPARKLY.
Woman: OK.
Jascmeen: A BRIDE. IT'S A BRIDE.
Kyle: SO HOW ARE YOU LADIES DOING OVER HERE?
Women: WE'RE GOOD.
Kyle: NOW, ARE YOU GUYS GOING ANYWHERE OR...?
Woman: WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME STAGE OUTFITS.
Woman: I'M LIKE, I NEED SOME FRINGE, I NEED SOME FUR,
I NEED SOME VELVET, I NEED SOME RHINESTONES.
I DON'T KNOW.
Kyle: WHAT ERA ARE YOU LIKE...
Woman: I'M OBSESSED WITH THE '70s.
ESPECIALLY '70s DOES LIKE '20s OR '70s DOES LIKE '50s,
LIKE THE PLATFORMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
MY NAME'S ALEXANDRA STARLIGHT,
AND I'M THE LEAD SINGER IN MY BAND.
I GOT OFFERED A COOL SHOWCASE IN AUSTIN FOR SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST,
SO I NEED SOMETHING RAD AND SPARKLY AND IN YOUR FACE.
I HAVE THIS VISION OF, LIKE, A SEQUINED CAT SUIT.
Sarah: I'M GONNA HAVE TO INSIST THAT YOU TRY THESE ON.
Alexandra: OH, MY GOD, THESE ARE INSANITY.
Kyle: WE GOT THIS.
OUR NEW '70s DRESS THAT JUST CAME IN.
Alexandra: YEAH, I REALLY LOVE THIS.
Kyle: OUR NINA RICCI TWO-PIECE.
WE HAVE THE CASSINI.
THERE'S THIS...
Alexandra: OH, MY GOSH!
Kyle: YEAH, RIGHT?
Alexandra: I'M LIKE, WHOO!
Kyle: IT'S VERY CHICAGO.
Alexandra: I LOVE THIS.
Kyle: OH, MY GOD LET'S-- OH, WOW.
Alexandra: THIS IS AWESOME, I COULD TOTALLY LIKE...
LOOK AT MY TAIL!
COME ON, GET OUT OF MY WAY!
Kyle: AWESOME, AWESOME FABRICE.
Sarah: DO YOU KNOW WHO FABRICE IS?
Alexandra: I DON'T!
Sarah: FABRICE MADE THE '80s.
IF YOU NOTICE EVERY SPARKLY, SPINNY, GORGEOUS, BEADED DRESS
OF THE '80s, IT'S BOUND TO BE A FABRICE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING FOR,
BUT FABRICE WAS ALL ABOUT SEX, BASICALLY.
THERE'S NO MISTAKING THIS DRESS.
Kyle: IF THAT DRESS COULD TALK, IT WOULD SAY...
Alexandra: I AM FABULOUS AND BEAUTIFUL IN THIS DRESS!
I LIKE THAT IT'S, LIKE, FITTED.
Sarah: SERIOUSLY, DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE IT IS
FOR SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON A DRESS HERE
THAT NEEDS NO ALTERATIONS, NO TWEAKS, NOTHING?
YEAH, I LOVE IT.
All: WHOA!
Kyle: YES!
Alexandra: I LOVE THIS DRESS!
Kyle: IT'S ANOTHER FABRICE DRESS.
SO THE FIRST DRESS THAT SHE TRIED ON WAS ALSO FABRICE.
Alexandra: I FEEL LIKE IT KIND OF HAS A TINA TURNER VIBE.
Sarah: OH, YEAH, AND IF YOU LOOK IT UP,
YOU'LL SEE TINA TURNER IN QUITE A FEW FABRICE DRESSES
IN THE '80s.
Alexandra: REALLY? OH, NO!
Kyle: SHE'S LIKE, "WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO ME?"
Sarah: ALEXANDRA STARLIGHT REMINDS ME
OF SO MANY BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING CREATURES
WHO WANDER INTO THE STORE, WHO FIND US,
LIKE AS IF ON A MAGICAL TRAIL.
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING JUST ABOUT MY WHOLE LIFE THOUGH ♪
♪ TO GET SPIT ON, TWO-TIMED, AND PLAYED LIKE A FOOL ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN PUSHED SO LOW ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN BEATEN SO DOWN ♪
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW EACH NIGHT I WAS PRAYING ♪
♪ FOR YOU TO COME AROUND ♪
Sarah: AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH THEM
BECOME THEMSELVES IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR,
AND HOW THE DRESS THAT THEY PICK IS GONNA TRANSFORM THEM.
♪ STORMS ON THE SEA ♪
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I NEVER WOULD HAVE FOUND YOUR LOVE LIGHT ♪
♪ SHINING ON ME, NO ♪
[APPLAUSE]
Sarah: THAT'S A BIG VOICE FOR A LITTLE GIRL.
Alexandra: EVERYONE'S LIKE,
WHERE DID THAT 300-POUND BLACK WOMAN COME FROM?
Kyle: OK, LET'S DO THE PINK SEQUINS OMBRE DRESS.
IT LOOKS GREAT, IT LOOKS GREAT, IT'S TOO LONG.
Alexandra: I FEEL LIKE BARBIE.
Kyle: OH, MY GOD.
Sarah: OMBRE IS A TECHNIQUE IN FASHION
WHERE THERE IS ONE COLOR
THAT FADES INTO ANOTHER GRADATION OF COLOR,
SO IT ENDS UP BEING RAINBOW TONES.
Alexandra: IT'S TOO BIG.
Kyle: IT'S TOO LONG, YEAH, YOU CAN'T PERFORM IN THAT.
Alexandra: UNLESS I'M WALKING AROUND THE WHOLE TIME LIKE THIS.
IF IT WAS A JUMPSUIT, I'D BE, LIKE, WALKING AROUND LIKE, YEAH.
BUT, YEAH, RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST LIKE I COULDN'T PERFORM IN IT.
WHY CAN'T YOU BE A JUMPSUIT?
Sarah: IT'S VERY HARD, ACTUALLY,
TO ALTER OR KIND OF MESS WITH AN OMBRE,
BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED TO BE WHAT IT IS.
ACTUALLY NOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT THAT,
BECAUSE YOU'RE SO TINY,
I THINK IF YOU TOOK THAT TO THE LADY WHO DOES OUR ALTERATIONS,
SHE VERY WELL MIGHT BE ABLE TO TURN THAT INTO A JUMPSUIT.
Kyle: WITH EVERY GREAT OUTFIT COMES ALTERATIONS,
SO DON'T EVER FOR A SECOND THINK THAT YOU SHOP VINTAGE
AND NEVER HAVE TO ALTER SOMETHING.
EVEN JAZZ CAN SAY EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE ALTERED.
Jascmeen: I WOULD ALTER MY *** IF I COULD.
IF THEY WOULD TAKE IT, ***, T-SHIRTS, JEANS, BRA, DRESS.
SOCKS.
WHY NOT?
Alexandra: I'M GOING TO VISIT THEIR MAGIC SEAMSTRESS
AND SEE IF I CAN TURN IT INTO A JUMPSUIT.
SO THAT I CAN HAVE LEG MOVEMENT ACTION.
AND BECOME ELTON JOHN'S SPARKLY SISTER.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
Kyle: NO PROBLEM, I TRULY HOPE IT WORKS OUT.
Alexandra: I DO, TOO!
Kyle: IT WAS FUN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
Sarah: THANK YOU FOR THE SHOW!
[PHONE RINGS]
Doris: WOULD YOU MIND? SORRY.
Shelly Lyn: THE WAY WE WORE.
Doris: WE GET SO MANY CALLS AT THE STORE FOR ESTATE SALES,
WE TRY TO ASK ENOUGH QUESTIONS
TO KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH OUR TIME AND ENERGY
TO RUN OUT THERE.
I GOT A CALL FROM THIS WOMAN WHOSE AUNT PASSED AWAY.
SHE WAS A JOURNALIST AND ALSO A WORLD TRAVELER,
AND BASED ON WHAT THE WOMAN TOLD ME,
I'M ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED,
BECAUSE I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME GREAT ACCESSORIES
AND SOME GOOD CLOTHING IN HERE.
Jan: HI. Doris: HI, JAN?
Jan: YES? Doris: I'M DORIS.
Jan: OH, HI, DORIS, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
Doris: THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME.
Jan: LET ME SHOW YOU THE ONE THING
THAT MADE ME CALL YOU IS...
I KNOW THIS IS VINTAGE.
Doris: IT'S WONDERFUL.
Jan: THERE'S A STORY BEHIND IT,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS.
Doris: WOW.
IF THESE CLOTHES COULD TALK,
THE STORIES THAT WOULD COME FROM THEM ARE MAGNIFICENT.
Jan: MY AUNTIE WAS A WRITER AND TRAVELED THE WORLD,
LOVED TO TRAVEL.
Doris: LET'S SEE...
LINGERIE...
SCARVES.
Sarah: CASH AND CARRY.
Doris: VERY COOL.
AND THAT CASH AND CARRY IS BY A DESIGNER NAMED BONNIE CASHIN.
Jan: OH, REALLY? OH!
Doris: YEAH, AND BONNIE CASHIN COLLABORATED WITH COACH.
AND THAT'S AN ICONIC PIECE FOR BONNIE CASHIN.
IT'S A REALLY PRETTY PIECE.
FROM THE PHONE CONVERSATION, I WAS GETTING THE IMPRESSION
THAT IT WAS A HUGE TREASURE TROVE,
FILLED WITH THINGS MAYBE FROM THE '20s AND OLDER.
THE FACT THAT THERE WAS ONLY
BASICALLY ONE CLOSET OF CLOTHING,
I FELT "UGH" WHEN I WALKED IN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME NICE PIECES HERE.
OH, HOW FUNNY!
Sarah: WE TEND TO FORMULATE WHOLE BACKSTORIES TO CLOTHING.
THAT'S JUST A FORCE OF HABIT.
AND IT ALSO PAYS REVERENCE TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
Doris: THERE'S A CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT TO HER DRESSING,
AND YOU CAN TELL THAT SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL.
BUT THERE WAS ALSO A PLAYFUL, ALMOST DEVILISH SIDE TO HER
WITH THE SEXINESS OF HER DRESSES.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT
CALIFORNIA KIND OF PATIO, PALM SPRINGS LOOK.
I CAN SEE I LIKE HER PERSONALITY A LOT.
OK!
NOW LOOK AT THIS!
Jan: THAT'S HER WEDDING DRESS.
Sarah: SHE WORE A MINI? WOW! I LOVE HER!
Doris: OH, HOW CUTE IS THIS?
THIS IS A WEDDING DRESS FROM THE 1960s,
THAT IS OF PURE LACE.
IT'S IN PERFECT CONDITION.
SO FOR SOMETHING THIS OLD TO NOT HAVE LIKE A DINGY COLOR TO IT.
AND IT HAS ITS DRESS UNDERNEATH,
WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE APPLIQUE OF THIS LACE IS ON THIS DRESS,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT ALMOST HAS A NEGLIGEE STYLE TO IT,
WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO DARING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL SELL TO ANOTHER WOMAN
WHO'S GOING TO GET MARRIED.
I DON'T MEAN TO GET YOU UPSET.
Jan: NO, I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK SHE WOULD BE PLEASED.
Doris: I'VE GOT GOOSE BUMPS.
I MEAN, LITERALLY ALL OVER.
Sarah: VERY DARING BRIDE.
I MEAN, THIS REALLY BUCKED TRADITION, EVEN FOR THE DAY.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS WAS AN INDEPENDENT BRIDE.
Jan: OH, YES.
Doris: YOU COULD SEE, THE LOVE AND REVERENCE OF THE WOMAN
THAT WAS THE EXECUTOR, IT WAS VERY TOUCHING ACTUALLY.
Doris: JAN? Jan: YES.
Doris: HI, SO INCLUDING THE FEW PIECES THAT I HAVE ON THE SOFA
IN THE OTHER ROOM...
Jan: OK.
Doris: I WOULD PAY YOU $600 FOR THIS GROUPING.
Jan: THAT WOULD BE FINE.
Doris: THANK YOU, JAN.
Jan: THANKS SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOU UNDERSTANDING
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DIGNITY.
Doris: WE GOT A REALLY WONDERFUL WEDDING DRESS,
WE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE REALLY NICE.
IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH OUR TIME.
Sarah: COME ON, DORIS, HAUL IT DOWN.
Doris: YOU READY?
Sarah: WOO!
DORIS RAYMOND DRESSED UP LIKE A GIRL!
Doris: I LOVE THIS DRESS.
Sarah: THAT DRESS LOVES YOU.
Doris: BILLOWY.
Sarah: WOW. DO A SPIN.
WOW, LOVE THE SHOES, LOVE WHAT'S GOING ON.
Doris: I AM GOING TO THE COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD DINNER.
ARIANNE PHILLIPS HAS ASKED ME TO JOIN ME HER AT HER TABLE.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR.
I'M SITTING WITH NEIL LANE, THE GREAT JEWELER.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
Sarah: DID I JUST HEAR YOU SAY YOU'RE SITTING WITH NEIL LANE?
GO PUT ON SOME MORE JEWELLERY!
Doris: I DON'T WANT TO.
Sarah: GO PUT ON SOME MORE JEWELLERY. I BEG YOU.
NEIL LANE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR SUPPLIERS
FOR THE RED CARPET BLING FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS,
AND THE EMMYS AND THE GRAMMYS.
AMAZING GIANT SPARKLERS.
IF I WAS SITTING NEXT TO NEIL LANE,
I WOULD WEAR A DIAMOND DRESS.
SHE'S IN ALL BLACK!
DORIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT CLIENT
WE HAVE TO DRESS AT THE STORE.
Doris: IS IT TOO MUCH?
Sarah: NO!
Shelly Lyn: THAT'S GORGEOUS.
Sarah: SHE ALWAYS FIGHTS THE OBVIOUS CHOICES.
NOW WE'RE TALKING.
Doris: IT'S TOO MUCH.
Sarah: WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT AN ARMLOAD OF DIAMONDS?
Doris: I THINK THIS IS OSTENTATIOUS,
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE OSTENTATIOUS.
Sarah: SHE'S JUST NOT USED TO DOING THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.
Doris: I SEE THIS WORKING COMPLETELY.
THIS I SEE AS WORKING. THIS I CAN LIVE WITH.
IS IT A COMPROMISE?
Sarah: IT'S STILL TOO LITTLE.
Doris: DON'T STARE ME DOWN LIKE THAT.
Sarah: ALL RIGHT, IF YOU'RE HAPPY.
Doris: I'M HAPPY.
Sarah: WHO CARES ABOUT WHAT I THINK?
Doris: WELL, I CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK.
I TOOK IT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND I, UM...
DECIDED ON MY OWN.
SO...
YEAH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
Annie: HELLO, HELLO!
Doris: HEY, ANNIE! WHOA, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT!
ANNIE KORZEN IS ONE OF THE CHARACTER ACTORS
THAT I REMEMBER SEEING ON TELEVISION.
SHE WAS A REGULAR ON SEINFELD.
ANNIE HAS AN ALTER EGO,
AND THAT IS SHE SHOPS BY DAY IF SHE'S NOT ACTING.
THIS IS ADORABLE.
Annie: ISN'T THAT GREAT?
Doris: YEAH, AND THIS IS '60s.
SHE GOES TO GARAGE SALES, TO FLEA MARKETS,
AND DOES A LOT OF THE LEGWORK THAT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO
AND BRINGS IT TO ME, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT PERIOD THIS IS?
Annie: I'M GUESSING '50s.
Doris: AHH.
Annie: WRONG?
'60s?
'70s?
Doris: AND YOU KNOW WHY?
Annie: NO KIDDING!
Doris: LOOK AT THE COLLAR, VERY '70s.
Annie: THAT'S GOOD FOR ME TO KNOW.
I ALWAYS LEARN STUFF FROM DORIS, SHE'S MY MENTOR.
Doris: IT'S FUN SPREADING THE PASSION AND THE KNOWLEDGE
OF VINTAGE CLOTHING.
NOW THIS IS A LITTLE...
THE ONLY REASON I'M TELLING YOU WHY I'M REACTING
IS 'CAUSE I WANT YOU TO EDIT YOUR EYE.
I DON'T LIKE THIS STYLE BECAUSE "A" IT COVERS THE BODY,
"B" IT'S BOXY.
SO IT'S NOT THE MOST FLATTERING THING IN THE WORLD.
Annie: I DO UNDERSTAND THAT.
NOW I HAVE TRAYS OF JEWELLERY.
Doris: GREAT.
YOU KNOW, SO MANY OF US GO THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT HATS
IN OUR LIFETIME.
I USED TO SELL ENCYCLOPEDIAS DOOR-TO-DOOR.
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS DOOR-TO-DOOR DORIS.
AND I WAS A WAITRESS,
A COCKTAIL WAITRESS AND A FOOD WAITRESS.
AND IN BETWEEN ALL OF THOSE VARIOUS JOBS,
I SOLD AT THE FLEA MARKET.
SO THAT WAS MY TRAINING GROUND IN OPENING UP MY BUSINESS.
CURIOUS.
AND FOR ME TO FINALLY FIND WHAT I WAS MEANT TO DO,
I'D HAVE TO SAY, ALL IN ALL, I'M ONE LUCKY GIRL.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT?
IS TO LOOK AT THESE STONES TO SEE THAT THERE'S NO CHIPS.
Annie: RIGHT.
Doris: IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
Annie: YEAH, YEAH, GOOD.
THE SEQUIN JACKET, $35?
Doris: OK, I CAN EASILY DO $30 ON THE CORAL.
BUT IT'S TOO CHEAP ON THE GREEN ONE.
Annie: OH, YAY! THIS IS MY BEST MOMENT!
WHEN SHE TELLS ME I'M NOT ASKING ENOUGH.
Doris: I'M NOT A GOODY TWO-SHOES,
BUT I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE COME IN
TO SELL ME THINGS, WHERE I REALLY FELT THAT
THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH, AND I TOLD HER NOT ENOUGH.
I WOULD SAY LOOKING AT IT...
Annie: I LOVE THAT. I LOVE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE HIT THE JACKPOT.
Doris: $65.
Annie: EXCELLENT!
I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD HAVE ASKED YOU THAT.
I AM NOT GOOD WITH THIS.
Doris: THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE FOR IT.
IF I DID THAT, OBVIOUSLY, EVERY TIME,
I'D BE OUT OF BUSINESS BY NOW.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THE DEFINITION OF POWER
IS SOMEONE WHO HAS THE ABILITY
TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOMEONE
AND CHOOSES TO DO SO.
AND THIS ONE.
$225 ON THIS ONE.
$175 ON THIS ONE.
Man: MY EYES!
HI.
Doris: HI.
WE'VE BEEN AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TOO LONG.
Man: I WORE THIS IN HONOR OF YOU TODAY.
Doris: REALLY?
Jordan: THIS WAS MY DAD'S FROM 1962
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
LOOK AT THE OLD LABEL.
ISN'T THAT CRAZY? IT'S GOOD, RIGHT?
Doris: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT MOTH-EATEN.
JORDAN FELDMAN DOES THE TV SHOW "MOVIE AND A MAKEOVER."
HE IS ALSO AN ACTOR AND A COMEDIAN,
AND HE'S HAD MANY ROLES IN MAJOR TV SHOWS.
HE BRINGS A LOT OF CLIENTS IN,
EMMY AWARD NOMINEES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE INDUSTRY.
PEOPLE REALLY RESPECT HIS STYLE RECOMMENDATIONS,
SO IT'S GREAT FOR US.
Jordan: HOW AMAZING IS THIS?
Doris: AND THE BEST PART IS HE COMES INTO THE STORE A LOT
TO SEE WHAT OUR NEW ITEMS ARE.
Jordan: I'M HERE TO SAY HELLO.
Doris: HELLO.
Jordan: AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
THAT WILL MAKE ME PEE IN MY PANTS.
Doris: WE ALL LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE'S GOT A SICK SENSE OF HUMOR,
BUT HE'S A LOT OF FUN.
YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER THIS, BUT GIORGIO SANT'ANGELO.
Jordan: WHAT!
Doris: ISN'T THAT GORGEOUS?
Jordan: IN THIS PERFECT CONDITION.
Doris: PERFECT.
Jordan: SHUT! THIS IS '60s.
Doris: YOU KNOW KELIS, THE R&B SINGER?
SHE TRIED IT ON, AND SHE LOOKED AMAZING.
Jordan: BABY, PUT IT ON.
Woman: OK.
Jordan: OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK SO GOOD IN THIS,
I MIGHT BE STRAIGHT.
JUST KIDDING.
Doris: I WANT TO SHOW THIS ONE TO YOU FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE--IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE
I'VE SEEN OF EMBROIDERY FROM THE TIME PERIOD.
I SPENT JUST UNDER $1,000 ON THIS PIECE.
Jordan: OK, AND IT'S WORTH?
25?
Doris: NO, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS FALLING APART,
SO THIS IS THE '20s DRESS.
[GASPS]
AND THEN SEE WHAT SHOWED UP AFTER I BOUGHT IT?
THIS IS ROTTING IN THE BACK.
SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING TO SAY
THAT SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS
CAN MISS A MAJOR BOO-BOO.
Jordan: SHUT YOUR PIEHOLE!
ARE YOU JOKING ME?
Woman: YOU PICKED OUT THE RIGHT GOWN.
Jordan: WELL, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME.
LOOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THIS.
Doris: YEAH, AND HOW IT HUGS THE ***.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE SANT'ANGELO BECAUSE
HE CAPTURED A VERY CHIC, HIPPY LOOK.
Doris: HEY, JORDAN. Jordan: YEAH.
Doris: ARE YOU READY FOR THIS ONE?
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE LABEL?
IT'S LIFETIME, 1948, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE IT WAS VERY BEGINNING OF HIS BEING, LIKE, THE MAN.
AND LOOK AT HOW AVANT-GARDE THIS DESIGN IS.
Jordan: THAT IS A PIECE OF ART. THAT IS LIKE A PIECE OF HISTORY.
Doris: I JUST WANT YOU TO SEE THE SHAPE.
Jordan: COMING IN HERE IS LIKE WALKING INTO A MUSEUM.
THIS IS A COAT FROM 1948.
CHRISTIAN DIOR HIMSELF, HIS HANDS WERE ON THIS,
AND THAT'S INSANE.
BUT ALSO, IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME
HOW UNBELIEVABLY FORWARD-THINKING
AND AHEAD OF THEIR TIME THESE PIECES WERE.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.
LIKE, IF THIS COAT WAS ON A RACK TODAY,
SOMEONE WOULD BE LIKE, OH, IT'S REALLY FUTURISTIC,
OH, IT'S SO FASHION FORWARD, IT'S SO--YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
BUT IT'S FROM 1948!
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE ORIGINAL PEOPLE
THAT CREATED THE BASIS ON WHICH ALL OF FASHION IS TODAY,
TO ME, THAT'S EXCITING.
IT'S ART, AND IT'S HISTORY, IT'S A HISTORY LESSON.
Doris: I LOVE THE FACT THAT CLOTHING
IS MORE THAN JUST WHAT YOU PUT ON YOUR BODY.
WHAT WE'RE WEARING TODAY WILL TELL US SO MUCH
20 YEARS FROM NOW.
SO WHEN YOU SEE HOW CREATIVE SOME DESIGNERS CAN BE.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE COME UP WITH.
Jordan: I WILL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE!
Doris: WHOA, WHO, WHOA, WHOA!
Jordan: NO, I GOT TO GO. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE, DORIS!
BYE!
CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME. LOVE YOU!
Doris: JORDAN!
Jascmeen: IF THIS DRESS COULD TALK, IT WOULDN'T,
IT WOULD JUST SIT AND BE REALLY PRETTY, AND GO, "HI."
GOOD TO SEE YOU!
I'LL HAVE ANOTHER GLASS, THANK YOU.
Kyle: IF THIS DRESS COULD TALK, IT WOULD SAY,
CHARISMA, UNIQUENESS, NERVE, AND TALENT.
Shelly Lyn: IF THIS OUTFIT COULD TALK, IT WOULD SAY,
FROM HOODRAT TO HARLOT, LET ME GIVE YOU SPIN,
BECAUSE THE LYN ALWAYS WINS!
[LAUGHTER]