IN WITH THE OLD

For our fashion diehards, collectors, and industry pros, we’ve created an immersive and highly edited spot dedicated to showcasing esoteric ranges from mid-century Bakelite bangles to ’80s quilted CHANEL bags. Meet Forty Five Ten VINTAGE, the newest concept we launched at our New York store in spring. Now, a major part of the edit is available online, too. A smaller curation is available in our Downtown Dallas store.

Forty Five Ten VINTAGE highlights hand-selected finds across a wide range of categories in fashion and design. “I wanted to do something really special for our New York shoppers—something designers, stylists, and all fashion girls would love,” says Kristen Cole, President and Chief Creative Officer.

For the collections, we’ve worked with individual vintage collectors—each specializing in their unique categories—to source the best designer vintage. “The relationship with our collectors has evolved and grown,” says Cole. “To start, I gave a very loose directive of what I was looking for—what inspires me—and from there, they took a deep dive into what they know best.”

The handbag selection, with a range of decades and designers, drops two names nearly every serious collector has sought after: Birkin and Kelly. Printed matter sourced by a longtime LA-based friend at The Librarian, includes vintage fashion magazines and titles on art and New York culture.

And in the jewelry cases, statement pieces collected by Vada are arranged by decade and mood to create little vignettes. (Think Victorian, ’50s pop, Art Deco…) Also leading the jewelry charge is Houston-based Tenenbaum Jewelers, the largest modern, estate and antique fine jewelry store in the southern US.

Of course, given the nature of vintage, all pieces are one-of-one and the inventory is constantly refreshing as the collectors’ add their finds. We hope you enjoy the hunt!