DENISEBRAIN vintage clothing

DENISEBRAIN vintage clothing Top-drawer wearable women's vintage fashion since 1999. Smiles, pink and the occasional manatee. If you ask me, that’s extremely modern in the best way!

Wear vintage and make the world brighter—That’s been my mantra since 1999 when I started denisebrain vintage. Vintage fashion has gone mainstream—seen on popular shows, worn by style icons, influencing modern designers—and there are many good reasons for that. It can be exquisitely made and wildly economical for its quality. It always gives its wearer an opportunity to express herself in a way tha

t modern fashion might not. Wearing authentic vintage clothing is recycling and good karma…good for both you and the Earth. Vintage fashion is the time-traveling, green, smart and beautiful answer to fast fashion. My name’s Maggie and I’ve been wearing and sharing vintage clothing for a long time. I want to help you find what vintage works for you. If you already know, fantastic! As a trusted vintage seller I’m here for you. I have an extraordinary inventory and you can even make specific requests from me. If you are newer to vintage, I’m especially happy to see you here! I can guarantee your experience at denisebrain because you will be set up for success. I will help you with fit and other advice and I am happy to answer your questions personally. Let me know how I can help you find what vintage works for you.

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“Your descriptions of your vintage items are charming and accurate. You clearly are very knowledgeable and have an excellent sense of style, across all the different decades from which you hand pick these lovely outfits.”

”You have really inspired me. I came away from your site so happy! It was fun, thoughtful and very interesting, and I love pink!…When I get down from now on I am going to just go browse around your store for a few minutes and I'm sure it will pick me right back up!”

“It is fun to go shopping there, every item has a story and she tells it well. She is as happy and cheerful as she looks in all her presentations, shows a real love for what she does, and this spills over into the sweet considerate way she treats her customers.”

“I buy quite a lot of vintage from the U.S. but I really need to send a heartfelt personal ‘thank you’ for the most beautifully presented, carefully packaged piece I’ve ever received! The time taken by you in treating this dress so tenderly has the effect of sprinkling fairy dust over it for the recipient.”

“Sizing is dead on perfect, shipping and communication: Best ever!”

“When I order from you, I know exactly what I'm going to get—which is an exquisite new vintage piece that I will treasure.”

From Spokane, for Spokane. ❤️In January 1951, this beautifully tailored Swansdown suit arrived in Spokane to be sold at ...
08/31/2026

From Spokane, for Spokane. ❤️

In January 1951, this beautifully tailored Swansdown suit arrived in Spokane to be sold at Rusan’s, one of the city’s fine women’s clothing shops.

I was delighted to find an advertisement from that very month showing the same suit, described at the time as navy Ottoman designed to capture the new “soft, feminine contours.”

Seventy-five years later, here it is—still in Spokane, still remarkably beautiful, and ready for another life.

I’m offering it as part of Vintage for Spokane, with 100% of the proceeds going to wildfire relief through Project Beauty Share and SpokAnimal.

Somehow that feels like a particularly fitting next chapter for a piece of Spokane fashion history.

1951 Swansdown suit, originally retailed by Rusan’s of Spokane.
Modeled beautifully by Sarah Torres ❤️

Available now in my Etsy shop: https://denisebrain.etsy.com/listing/4566252124

Silk is lovely. But have you tried… ORLON?In 1953, that was a selling point.I found the original advertisement for this ...
08/29/2026

Silk is lovely. But have you tried… ORLON?

In 1953, that was a selling point.

I found the original advertisement for this Samuel Grossman dress after I had already done a burn test on its beautiful slubby, subtly iridescent fabric. It behaved like silk—but something seemed just slightly different.

And there it was in the ad: silk and Orlon, made into what was breathlessly described as a “luscious new shantung-like fabric.” Hand washable, too. The future had arrived.

Seventy-three years later, what gets me is the dress itself: that shoulder line, the collar sweeping around the back, the buttons traveling diagonally across the hip, and the wonderfully fluid skirt.

And that blue. The ad called it one of the “heavenly shades.” I’m not arguing.

1953 Samuel Grossman dress, modeled beautifully by Sarah. Now at denisebrain: https://denisebrain.etsy.com/listing/4563931424

08/28/2026

If the shoe fits… wear it around your waist.

This 1950s Calderon belt has golden brass letters spell IF THE SHOE FITS around a dramatically contoured leather belt, with three tiny shoes making the point.

And the buckle? In back, in back lf course. Nothing must interrupt the message.

Modeled by Sarah Torres
Now at denisebrain: https://denisebrain.etsy.com/listing/4563984763

“A pert two-piecer…”So said a 1957 ad for this McArthur Ltd. gingham set, and 69 years later, the pert is still very muc...
08/26/2026

“A pert two-piecer…”

So said a 1957 ad for this McArthur Ltd. gingham set, and 69 years later, the pert is still very much in evidence.

It's been worn, loved, mended and worn some more—and I've given it a little reinforcing for whatever comes next.

Modeled with appropriate pertness by Sarah. 🎀 .dtorres

In the shop now: https://denisebrain.etsy.com/listing/4562686298

“Dazzling fashions that make men weak…” Apparently Betty Bone didn't believe in disappearing into the wallpaper. Find th...
08/21/2026

“Dazzling fashions that make men weak…” Apparently Betty Bone didn't believe in disappearing into the wallpaper.

Find the dress, read about Betty Bone—and see the entire Vintage for Spokane project: https://www.denisebrain.com/from-spokane-for-spokane ❤️

Shown with panache by Ceydar

You recently met Laura and her beaded silk dress—now meet her shoes.1920s golden bronze brocade with silver leather, the...
08/19/2026

You recently met Laura and her beaded silk dress—now meet her shoes.

1920s golden bronze brocade with silver leather, the shoes are Art Deco beauties.

100% of the proceeds benefit SpokAnimal's work helping animals and families affected by the wildfires.

Read about Laura and her shoes, and find the eBay auction: https://www.denisebrain.com/from-spokane-for-spokane

Some clothes simply insist on being cheerful. 🌹This beautifully handmade late-1950s/early-60s cotton ensemble appears ne...
08/17/2026

Some clothes simply insist on being cheerful. 🌹

This beautifully handmade late-1950s/early-60s cotton ensemble appears never to have been worn. Crisp white broadcloth, exuberant orange-red and yellow roses, a matching cropped jacket, glass buttons—and even its original white belt.

The fabric selvage is dated 1958, giving us a lovely clue to its age.

Sarah makes a very persuasive case for finally taking it out somewhere.

Now in the shop. ❤️

https://denisebrain.etsy.com/listing/4555852704

So many of you are watching this extraordinary piece of Spokane history. Thank you. 💗 The Vintage for Spokane auctions a...
08/15/2026

So many of you are watching this extraordinary piece of Spokane history. Thank you. 💗 The Vintage for Spokane auctions are still live, with proceeds helping our community recover. https://www.ebay.com/itm/278265858836

Do you recognize anyone in this photograph?Between the bold lettering—FOLEY down the front, CONGRESS down the back—and t...
08/12/2026

Do you recognize anyone in this photograph?

Between the bold lettering—FOLEY down the front, CONGRESS down the back—and the accompanying photograph, this dress provides many of the clues to its own identity.

Tom Foley represented Washington's 5th Congressional District, which includes Spokane, for 30 years, eventually becoming Speaker of the House. The dress dates from his very first campaign for Congress, in 1964.

But who are the girls and young women in the photograph?

Do you recognize anyone?

Read more about the dress—and find the entire Vintage for Spokane project: https://www.denisebrain.com/from-spokane-for-spokane

Shown beautifully by Sarah Torres

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