Monday, February 22, 2016

Vera Neumann Finds - I Have More Of Them To Share This Time Around!

I've found a few more vintage Vera Neumann items, and I always like to share them with you.
First up is this fabulous scarf:
I love the design AND the colors on this one:
But I also love this one with lovely hues as well - and sweet narcissus flowers:
Vera and the ladybug logo:
This bright and groovy paisley one is pretty cool:
My pictures didn't quite capture how almost- neon bright this one is.
And then there's one more, with flowers and shades of purple (which looks kind of brown in the pictures) and yellow:
Again, I think this one looks better in person than my photos show.
And there are three of these small linens, which are rather an odd shape but I guess they're supposed to be napkins.
Pretty flowers in blue and green - marigolds?
I have to tell you a little story, and I hope it doesn't sound like I am being too snarky.
 I was at an antique show, and I was looking at a vintage Vera Neumann linen calendar towel.
It was really nice, and I actually wanted it, but I decided against purchasing it.
It was more than I wanted to pay, and besides that, I pretty much only buy calendar towels if I am planning to use them as an actual calendar when the year on it matches the current year. This one wasn't coming up for a long time
 I looked at it more than once, and the lady who was selling it spoke to me each time. Naturally, she was hoping I would buy it, and she was saying things about it, "it's a nice one", "aren't the colors nice on that one" - you know, things like that.
And it WAS a nice one.
But then she came over and she opened it up and then she said "Oh, and it's a "Vena" - those are really collectible". And I murmured something politely, like "Oh? mmmm hmmm...".
And I walked away. I wasn't going to correct her.
But I thought to myself "A "Vena", huh? Right. Okay. Sure it is." (So, yes, I suppose I am being a bit snarky. I'm sorry.)
I guess she just didn't really know too much about her merchandise.
Nobody can know everything about everything, after all.
I have overheard women talking before about Vera and thinking it's Vera Wang or maybe even Vera Bradley - sometimes a cashier will say something like that.
But I don't think I've ever heard anybody say "Vena" before.
I will admit that her signature is written in an unusual way - part of what I love about it. I still get a major kick out of pawing through a basket of scarves until a pattern or color combo catches my eye and I think "oh - looks like this could be a Vera!" - and it's always rather a thrill for me when I spy her signature in the corner or on the label.
Anyway - this is the end of my story - I just thought it was interesting.
Would you have said something?

4 comments:

  1. No, I would have left her to her stupidity. No, I'm not snarky at all... It is better to say nothing when you know nothing than to speak and really prove it. I didn't know Vera did narcissus! I love that pattern. And ending with an old inside joke, I suppose that lady thought the calendar was "really really old"! Love T

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  2. I think you should have enlightened her, and then asked for a discount!

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  3. I probably would have kept my big mouth shut. Usually not worth trying to correct people. Love the first red scarf. Pretty napkins too.

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  4. The blue and green flowers might be zinnias as the foliage looks more like that than marigolds. Very interesting color choice for a Vera napkin. As far as being snarky, I would have giggled to myself in that same situation. Keep on with the entertaining posts!

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