First Vera Neumann Post Of 2013

Thought I would just do a quick post to show you my first few Vera Neumann finds of the year. We'll start with this pretty scarf. Lori asked me recently: how do I know when I see a vintage Vera scarf in a big bin or bunch of rumpled, wrinkled scarves at a thrift store? A very good question, and it has an answer that is difficult to explain. Sometimes, I just know. I see a little peek of colors, or patterns, or flowers, and I think "Hmm...is that a Vera?", and I pull it out for a closer look - and it IS.
I'm not always right - but a lot of the time, I am. I guess I simply can recognize her style fairly easily at this point.
I am drawn to them:

I showed you the Vera Christmas towel I got last month at Crate And Barrel in an earlier post. 

Well, when I went back to the store, I got another one:

So pretty and colorful:

And I also found a pair of vintage table napkins at a thrift store, as seen below:

Same as with the scarves - I'll be digging through and I'll think  "Oh, this might be one!"
And, it is.