NARRATIVE: Mercantile Vintage

Based in Chicago, we are a husband and wife team bringing you a curated collection of vintage and antique fashion and accessories for men and women, housewares, decor, and furniture. We focus on the memories and attachments people make with everyday objects.

[gwalnen]

from a 1940’s knitting pattern

[imagination]

weheartit source

[back-then]

Castlebar High School for Girls⁣ 1908⁣ ⁣ Source: The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives⁣ ⁣

[fymodernflapper]

Agatha Christie at the window of her house in Derbyshire (1913).

[mudwerks]

Learn Square Dancing With Ed Gilmore

[teleclub]

© Ryan Pfluger

[ducissatenebrarum]

peek a booo!

[vintageeveryday]

Swing dancing at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York, 1947.

[yesterdaysprint]

The Morning Post, Camden, New Jersey, January 27, 1930

[weirdlandtv]

Brigitte Bardot being Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s.

[blackhistoryalbum]

BEAUTY AND THE BEACH IN LIVING COLOR

Women in bathing suits strike a pose for the camera. A colorized version of original black & white photograph taken by John W. Mosley, . Atlantic City, NJ 1950s’

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[narrativemercantile]

(via Beautiful Color Photo of Brigitte Bardot Photographed by Mark Shaw in 1958 . : OldSchoolCool)

[pogphotoarchives]

Group of women with umbrellas and camera

From the Norma Day collection

Date: ca. 1900-1915

Negative Number: 000635

[bilbao-song]

Detail from Marantz turntable ad, 1977.

[nicest-interiors]

Remodel of a 1950’s House by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design | Yellowtrace

[vintageblackglamour]

You’ve got to laugh at the great Cab Calloway easing out of the way as The Nicholas Brothers come to the stage for “Jumpin’ Jive” in the classic 1943 film, “Stormy Weather.” Unrivaled athleticism and elegance were the hallmark of The Nicholas Brothers, Fayard (1914-2006) and Harold (1921-2000). They enthralled audiences with their unforgettable performances in films like this iconic, never to be duplicated number from Stormy Weather in 1943. The brothers danced, sang, and acted together all the way up to the early 1990s when they made a memorable appearance in Janet Jackson’s “Alright” video with other legends like the great dancer Cyd Charisse and Mr. Calloway.

[hoodoogardens]

by Leroy Henderson