Quotes From "A Vintage Affair" By Isabel Wolff

What I really love about them.. is the fact that they contain someone's personal history.. I find myself wondering about their lives. I can never look at a garment.. without thinking about the woman who owned it. How old was she? Did she work? Was she married? Was she happy?.. I look at these exquisite shoes, and I imagine the woman who owned them rising out of them or kissing someone.. I look at a little hat like this, I lift up the veil, and I try to imagine the face beneath it.. When you buy a piece of vintage clothing you're not just buying the fabric and thread - you're buying a piece of someone's past. Isabel Wolff

I've no idea when I'm going to wear it, the girl replied calmly. I only knew that I had to have it. Once I tried it on, well... She shrugged. The dress claimed me. Isabel Wolff