Childhood memories…

The first encounter I had with vintage was when I was a child  and we would go to my gram’s house and she had a closet of her old clothes that she let me use for dress up.  You know those pictures you see of the grandmothers in the old dresses with the black shoes? I call them “real” grandma clothes.” Well that is what she had. She also had a couple of old black cotton head scarves with fringe. Wow! Seems like just yesterday, but that was back when I was 7 or so.

A little push…

[Before starting my vintage business] I have always worked in the administrative side of real estate. Then I was laid off last year, but that event has allowed me to pursue my entrepreneurial dream! It gave me that push that ‘I better try to do what I want to do.’ If it worked out that I could make it on The Vintage Scarf alone that would be awesome, but if not, then I would look for another job. But I will never give up on my dream!

How The Vintage Scarf came about was that I was thinking, 'There has to be something that I can do that I am passionate about.’ My mom sent me a vintage scarf to sell on eBay. I just started thinking about the scarf and who had owned it and where it had been. I mean look at them! They are all beautiful and have a story behind them. They are all my “babies.” I don’t have a favorite one. When I get a supply in the mail I am like a baby in a candy store! I dump them all out in my living room and ooh and ahhh over all of them!

Where to find me…

[My concept] is just so simple: The Vintage Scarf - Reuse and Restyle. The only place that I sell at the moment is online on my own website www.thevintagescarf.com.  I do sell to other boutiques that can buy my scarves outright for a discount for their own resale. So if any one is interested in purchasing scarves wholesale from The Vintage Scarf please send me an email or give me a call. I do not require a maximum amount that you have to buy. You can buy 1 or you can buy 100 but remember there is only 1 of each scarf.

Collectible scarves…

Definitely the Hermes scarf is worth a lot of money and very collectible. I just sold a rare color on eBay. The original VERA scarf with the lady bug on it is a collectible scarf.

The big finds for me were 2 Hermes scarves which I sold both on eBay. They were quite a deal! They were in a box that I had purchased full of scarves, so actually I paid hardly anything for them. I do not have a certain favorite one. I have worn one and sold it right then and there.

There is one scarf thatI have that I am going to have framed.  It is a Latin Imprinted Scarf that has a crest in the center that reads “DLEU ET MON DROIT” and “HONI SOIT AL Y PENSE.”  Graphics include 8 crests; linked by belts with chain links. “NUMQUAM CONCEDENDUM” are on the bottom of each shield. (Numquam interprets means Never Give Up or Give In)

***We hope you have enjoyed reading about Paula Horlick. For my information on Paula or her website please visit www.thevintagescarf.com.