New toy to play with from Santa

I received an XBox 360 Kinect for Christmas! I also received a Zumba DVD to go with it. Have you ever taken a Zumba class? It’s a salsa type dancing that you do in a class or even by yourself, especially if you’re at home in front of the XBox! It has  great latin music that gets you moving! I am hopeful that it will inspire me to actually want to exercise. I do love to dance! Maybe I won’t even notice that I am also getting in shape! My goal is to lose ten pounds by the end of Feb., as my darling husband and I are going on a cruise with friends!

In vintage news, I have continued to list all kinds of goodies throughout the holidays. If you’ve been too busy to be at your computer, check out some of the new fashions I am selling in my Etsy store…….

Mystery jacket – Chanel?

I recently aquired a beautiful tweed jacket. It’s very high quality, with the fabric being woven by Linton Tweeds, Ltd. in England. The label in the blazer is from the high-end department store, Holt Renfrew, of Canada. I am told they are the Bergdorf Goodman of Canada. Anyway, the mystery comes because the buttons on the jacket have the interlocking C’s ! Also, Linton Tweeds is the company that made the fabric for Chanel. I have researched this somewhat and it is possible that this was an adaptation by Chanel for Holt Renfrew. They had agreements with other designers such as Dior to create special designs for their store label. I have contacted Chanel to check that out! Here is a picture of the jacket –

Sweater Dresses! This season’s hot style

Everyone is loving the look of the long sweater – either to wear as a dress with tights or as a long sweater with jeans or pants. Here are a couple great dresses from my shop –