Shop Preview

I recently went on a very successful vintage clothing hunt and will soon be posting all the new goodies I found. Here's a little preview of what's to come in my shop gradually over the next week.



These vintage hand-knit scarf shawls are so soft and comfy yet drape so stylishly over your shoulders. Just the thing for those cool spring evenings when you need a little extra warmth but are sick of wearing a coat or heavy jacket.

This vintage dress is 1970s style at it's very, very best. Love the firework-like pattern on the sheer material. The necklace shown in the photograph is from my second shop, Augenblickphoto.

This vintage 1970s ruffled maxi dress is such a beautiful shade of royal blue. I can't wait for spring to wear such lovely pieces!

This amazing find is very flamenco meets 80s prom dress. It's actually too small for me (can't zip it up in the back) or I would definitely be tempted to keep it.

The dark pink circle folk skirt at the beginning of this post was so popular in my shop and finally sold last week. This lovely find will hopefully soon find a new home too.

And last but not least, this Asian inspired dress, perfect for summer in the year of the dragon!

Happy vintage shopping. :)

Meet the Model

I decided a while ago that I really prefer the vintage clothing I sell in Curious Knopf to be modeled on a person rather than a dress form. A living model gives the piece so much more personality and you can better see how the clothing drapes and moves. For a long time the only model I had for my shop was, well, me. At a size 12/14, however, I can only ever model size large to extra large. Even if I get better at laying off the chocolate and doing pilates as often as I probably should there is still not much of a chance I'll be under a size 10. I'm just a big girl. Luckily for me, my dear old friend Tina isn't. She is the new face of Curious Knopf in the size range small to extra small. In her honor, I thought I'd write this post so you can get to know her better.

Name: Tina "Armadillo"
Star Sign: Gemini with Leo Rising
Hobbies: Photography and Weltschmerz

Claim to fame: She makes one mean cappuccino and can whip up something tasty in the kitchen with just a handful of random ingredients.

How we met: Both American expats who blazed the trail in the late 90s (at that time there were very few Americans living in Berlin though that has since changed) we met at an English language school where we were both teaching. Before she even opened her mouth I knew instantly that she was from California.

We've had our differences from time to time (she's from the South Bay and I'm from the East Bay. It was bound to happen. ;) ) but it's pretty clear by now that we'll be friends for life.

Tina has recently gotten into Couch Surfing and hosted Katie, an American from SoCal who lived a long time in "The City", a.k.a. San Francisco. Now she lives and studies in Tübingen.

Katie was good enough to pose for me in a couple of sweetheart dirndls and 50s dresses. Thanks Katie and Tina. I couldn't do it without you. :)

Shh, it's a secret!

Since I'm blogging about it here, it's officially no longer a complete secret that I am having a big sale at my vintage clothing shop, Curious Knopf. Still, it is still kind of secret.

In order to get 30% off of everything in my store you first have to like my Facebook Page . There you will also get the coupon code that will automatically take 30% off of your purchase.

If you're afraid to like my page for fear that I will fill up your feed with constant updates then fear not. I only post something on my fan page every one to two weeks and it's usually about some sort of great promotion, so in the end everybody wins.

I hope these photos of great vintage finds I've recently added to my shop might tickle your fancy and put you in the mood to look great, live vintage and save.

xo xo Rebeccah

If Barbie Were An Angel....

When you run an online vintage clothes shop and are constantly on the search for vintage treasures you sometimes run across things that are, well, slightly bizarre.

Case in point, this vintage bubblegum pink lace dress with full skirt and, yes indeed, golden tin foil around the bodice, sleeves and waist.

Not quite sure what the story of this costume is, but I am sure it's what Barbie would wear if she were an angel. I'll be posting it soon on Curious Knopf, so hopefully it will soon find a new home with a kitsch loving gal by the name of Barbie or otherwise.

xoxo Rebeccah

Toast & Jam, Berlin's Vintage Fashion Fair

For the first time ever Berlin is having a vintage fashion fair called Toast & Jam. The name plays on Bread & Butter which is the name of the fashion week fair hosted at Tempelhof Airport across the street. I'll be there on the 19th and 20th of January at the Etsy booth and my fabulous assistant will be there on Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening there will also be a burlesque show at the closing party. Yowsa!

Here's a preview of a few of the items I'll have there for sale (not including a truly adorable cream-colored vintage 1950s taffeta dress!)

'Toast & Jam' by curiousknopf

Vintage items from my shop that will be for sale at the Toast & Jam Vintage Fashion Fair in Berlin starting this Thursdayhttp://www.toastandjam.de/

Vintage Carmen Lace Maxi Dre... CuriousKnopf $34.00	Vintage Folk Skirt / White /... CuriousKnopf $26.00	Vintage Full Skirt / German ... CuriousKnopf $26.00
Vintage 1960s Cloche / Mohai... CuriousKnopf $22.50	Vintage 1960s Cloche / Tomat... CuriousKnopf $25.00	80s Secretary Blouse / Satee... CuriousKnopf $17.00
Vintage 1960s Little Black D... CuriousKnopf $36.00	1970s Circle Skirt / White w... CuriousKnopf $26.00	Vintage Sheer and Lacy Lipst... CuriousKnopf $12.00
Novelty Print Blouse / Vinta... CuriousKnopf $24.00	1940s Brocade Dress / Azure ... CuriousKnopf $60.00	Vintage Dressing Gown / Ita... CuriousKnopf $16.50
1970s Maxi Dress / Red and W... CuriousKnopf $21.00	60s Sweater Dress Brown and ... CuriousKnopf $36.00	1980s Pencil Skirt Lipstick ... CuriousKnopf $16.50
Vintage 1960s Hawaiian Dream... CuriousKnopf $14.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Hope to see you there! xo xo Rebeccah

Vintage Make-Up Tips

I've recently realized that I have no idea how to properly apply make-up, especially for taking photographs. Whenever I put on eye makeup my eyes looked automatically smaller and I always looked way too pale and unglamorous when I posed in the vintage clothing I sell on Curious Knopf.

Well, all I have to say is thank god for the internet. Last night I got some tips on vintage make-up from Super Kawaii Mama. You can see the results in the photographs above. I'm wearing a fair amount of make-up in both, but it still looks natural and not too made up but also not too underdone. The two videos I watched are below. I like how down to earth she is and pleasant to listen to which is good because she has a lot of other great videos to watch.

xo xo Rebeccah

Happy New Year!

2012 is finally here and it's the year of the dragon nonetheless! In honor of the New Year I'm offering a sale in my vintage clothing shop.

25% off of everything from German vintage treasures, vintage dirndls, vintage circle skirts, vintage dresses from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, oh my!

But act fast because the sale will be running for the first two weeks of January only. To visit my shop and save, click here.

xoxo Rebeccah