Chinese Take Out Vintage!!

An Asian spin on this week's picks!! Great for holiday wear with lots of sheen and pretty details!


Brocade Circle Skirt with Velvet Bows.


Black Satin Opera Evening Coat

Exquisite Peacock Blue Embroidered Dragon Robe

Embroidered Jacket in Red Satin

What Shall I Wear??

Have any good stuff in your closet for the party season? You can't wear the same old frock as last year...GASP! We have some fabulous party dresses up on ebay right now!! Check these out!!



Irridescent peacock blue taffeta with a superb wide waistband and unique pleated insert on the full skirt.



From the 1940's, we have this rayon crepe dress with lovely beaded neckline and flattering gathering on a V dropped waistline!! Hubba Hubba!!



1960's Mod in Party Mode!! Pink Brocade matching shift dress and coat with mink collar!! A fave this week!

Also, glitzy sweaters, sexy wiggle dresses and more!! Many starting at $9.99!!!!

1940's Peeptoe Delights!!

Totally in love with these shoes...my big feet are so sad that they don't fit!!


These are black leather with a slight platform and cute cutouts!!


These darlings are black velvet!! Great wedge heel great for a night of swing dancing!!

All yours for the bidding on ebay!!

VBO's and Other Good Stuff

The Vintage Blow Out (VBO) Sale has begun on ebay and I have a ton of stuff I am officially blowing out of here!! Lots of good stuff from lots of good sellers!

While all of you Americans are enjoying a nice long weekend, this Canuck is busy listing more vintage winter goodies. Here's a peek at some upcoming things which will be found on bonton*vintage of course!!


Cutest ever double strap Mary Jane's with high heels and in yummy patent leather!!


Bohemian Chic...funky and oh so warm!!!!!!!!!


Vintage 80s with Art Deco flair!

Satin Wonder

There is something about a luxurious satin dress that just makes you want to go to a gala affair!! Here are a few shiny goodies up on the block this week.


Hot Pink Satin with Big Buttons.


The Prettiest Ever Peacock Blue Satin with fancy buttons!

Glitzy Garb!!

Tis the season to bring out the sparkly things for all your swanky holiday events!! Why wear basic black when you can be as shiny as a Christmas ornament!!

Vintage 1980's beaded flame design batwing top! Fits most sizes!



Or how about this little vintage shell top with the hugest shiniest sequins around!!


Lastly, this demure ivory number with literally hundreds of beads and sequins and great dangly bits that move on the dance floor!!

Coat Love!!

Some of us living in cold places can't wait until the winter chill is just so. It means you can pull out all the cozy warm winter coats you own. True fashionistas don't own just one. I won't tell how many hang in my closets. ;)


The coral pink wool angora blend is just the thing you need on a dreary winter day to put you in a much better mood!!!

Now, the Leopard, need I say more. Meowwww!!

Mahvalous Dahling!!!!!!!!

I love, love, love this vintage 1940's fancy frock!! So Hollywood, so glamorous, so sparkly, so peplum-tastic....all in midnight blue (none of that boring black)!! A bonus for you bigger gals...it is a lovely larger size!! Yippeee for you! You will look gorgeous for your Christmas affair!

It debuts on ebay tonight!!

Costa Rica Top Five

1. Riding the Zipline in Montezuma. What a great feeling to fly through the air! A must do event! This one was great with the longest cable running about 1,000 feet.

2. Snorkelling trip to Isla de Tortuga. A quick boat ride from Tambor, this trip had us spotting leatherback turtles and humpback whales while en route. Once there, you can snorkel off a tiny piece of land (hardly even an island). The kids saw a puffer fish and sting rays. The crew bbq'd us a fabulous mahi mahi lunch. Other highlights were the peccary named Philomena and baby howler monkey Kimba!

3. The Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn. This amazing boutique hotel is set among the hills of Santa Barbara de Heredia just north of San Jose. The most unique place I have seen, filled with great art and all sorts of nooks and crannies to sit and read or just enjoy the scenery.

4. La Paz Waterfalls and Gardens. Butterflys, frogs, snakes, orchids, waterfalls!! Enjoy the stunning scenery as you walk down pathways and up and down stairs. Tons to see in the Cloud Forest!

5. The people! There was not a local Costa Rican that did not treat us well. What a super bunch of people.

99¢ SALE!!

Returning back to real life from my fabulous vacation I have come to realize I have too much stuff sitting in the stock room!! Thus, the 99¢ Sale is running right now!! Hope you can snag yourself some great bargoons at bonton*vintage on ebay

Also plugging away at getting the first of some great holiday party wear up for auction. Take a peek!

Stunning Casa Pacifico

The majority of our trip was in a spectacular private home we rented near the village of Tambor and right next to the resort where they filmed the reality show Temptation Island.

The 6 bedroom home was just gorgeous! Situated right on the ocean with rainforest on one side and another luxury home on the other. It was a great way to vacation and much more relaxing than staying at a hotel...highly recommended. If you are interested you can rent this home through Luxury Link.

Pura Vida in Costa Rica

Vintage clothing and general crazy mom life recently took a back seat as we trekked to Costa Rica.

What a trip!! The country was amazing full of stunning scenery and the friendliest, kindest people you could ever meet.

The first night was spent at the beautiful Marriott in the capital city of San Jose.



We enjoyed a delicious tapas dinner accompanied by Flamenco guitarists and dancers!



The next morning we met up with the rest of our friends and travelled to Tambor via Nature Air.



Jose picked us up at the tiny "airport" and drove us the bumpy road to Casa Pacifico. The house was absolutely stunning!!! Pics to come soon.

This Weeks VFF Picks!!

This week's faves for Halloween fun!


Draping, sequins, curvy!! What more could you want in a dance dress???


Reminds us of Gunne Sax!! Dreamy angel sleeves and ruched bodice!


80's Gothic Frock Coat doubles as a great Pirates of the Caribbean coat!!


Mod 60s Dress with Fringed Hem!!


80's Goes Moulin Rouge or Saloon Girl!! Hot Stuff!

So scary!

VFF - It's here!!!!!!

Off to junk hunt two provinces over!! Will report back soon with any amazing finds!!

Vintage Frightful Frocks starts soon!

The kick off for the VFF event is tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 17th, but blog readers will get a little taste of some of the items to come from bonton*vintage. In our household Halloween is a big event and planning just the right costume takes time!! I hope you will be inspired by something to get your costume started off on the right foot!


A perennial fave is always the Hippie Costume. Just add afro, shades, granola bar sandles, some love beads and you are stylin'!!


This sugary sweet vintage 80's prom dress would make the best Pink Faerie costume!! Wings, tiara, wand, maybe some white fishnets and pink high heels finish it off!


Dressing like a Bad Girl is so much fun!! Remember Olivia Newton John in Grease...or go more 80's Madonna style. This is a great looking, (but not hot & bulky) biker jacket made from quilted satin, just perfect for a party with lots of dancing. Add a pencil skirt, tight spandex pants or skinny jeans and ultra high spikey heels of course!


We love this stunning Alfred Shaheen Asian style gown with flowing kimono sleeves! So classy and sexy with it's high leg baring slit!!

Lots more to come!!

A must read!!

If you have never visited A Dress A Day then you must go there today!! Erin presents another part of her ongoing series entitled Secret Lives of Dresses Vol. 8. A must read for any vintage clothing lover!!!!

Dashing and dotty!!

This one goes on the block on Wednesday...thought I would give you all a heads up! Love this 1940's rayon dress. It is a super dark navy blue with the perfect little touches of polkadots peeking out here and there. Nice big gal size too!!!

Vintage Frightful Frocks VFF!!!

Coming September 17th!!! The members of the Vintage Fashion Guild aka VFG have held this annual event each year for Halloween. Entitled Vintage Frightful Frocks, we offer a great variety of vintage clothing and accessories suitable for Halloween fashions!! So be sure to search VFF on ebay in the Vintage Clothing category starting this Sunday. We promise you will find some fabulous items to put you on the Ghoul's Best Dressed List!!

Watch this space for sneak previews of some of bonton*vintage's offerings!!

More Fall goodies...yummy knits & more!

Banging out some more Fall listings!! Some of my faves!


Love the simplicity of this black wool knit dress. Great with some long chains around the neck - or try with some fab high black boots! The sleeves are the special touch on this one!


No one makes a fine jersey knit quite like the Italians!! I adore the funky floral print with geometric touches. Great fit with a bit o' swing around the hips!


Great 50's flair - full skirt, cropped jacket with gorgeous neckline and a fabby geometric print in purples & pinks!

These are all on the block starting Sunday, Sept. 10th!

PS - I am starting to pull out the Halloween stuff - lots of weird, wild and wacky fashions!! I adore this time of year!!!!!!!!!!!