12 - 4 PM PT

Many of you may know me, Diane Yoshitomi, a longtime member of CGW and a teacher at Costume College.  I am writing to you as I face a dilemma: my husband and I will soon be moving from our large house to a small 3-room unit in a senior living facility — and I simply cannot take my entire costume collection and various stashes with me!  You can help me solve that dilemma by participating in a one-day-only sale at my by-then vacant house, a sale which will benefit not only you and me but also CGW, as I will contribute a generous portion of total sales revenue to our Scholarship Fund.

I am offering only quality items — whether brand new, gently used, or genuinely antique — and they are Priced To Go, ranging from $ to $$$!  (Prices are fixed and not subject to negotiation.)  Here is a preliminary list of what you can expect to find:

• 30+ fabric cuts of 3-10 yards x 45/55/60 inches wide
• Many sets (4, 12, 24, 32, etc.) of vintage & antique buttons
• Many lengths/types of vintage/antique lace: black, white, ecru, Irish crochet
• 60+ patterns 1800-1950: dresses, undies, hats, handbags, miscellaneous accessories (some used but with all sizes intact)
• 18 hats/bonnets/caps: vintage, purchased (Mela), made by me, most with an accompanying hatbox, plus 3 metal hat stands
• 4 tiaras: gold/silver, pearls/diamonds, 1 silver & pearl “fairy crown.”
• 10 outer garments/evening wraps, both vintage & made by me (including hangers): various shawls, 1 spencer, 1 Persian lamb jacket/1940s or ‘50s
• Finished garments with hangers: 
• 2 hoop skirts, 1 train-supporting bustle,
• Victorian & Edwardian chemise/drawers, 5 petticoats
• 10 dresses 1810s-1920s, 1 bathing costume, 2 1920s satin & lace slips
• 2 commercially made 1920s flapper evening dresses w/sequins/beads/fringe, plus 2 Diane-made underdresses
• 15 vintage/antique fans in good-to-excellent & usable condition
• 10 antique parasol frames to be re-covered, 2 with canopies in still usable but delicate condition, 1 modern white Battenburg lace
• 3 Regency-style mega muffs (white, black, brown) plus 1 unused length of white fur with black “ermine tips” for a future project
• 10 saris in slightly-used/good condition: cotton, silk, georgette
• 90+ books on the history of fashion & how to recreate
• 10 bound annual volumes of Peterson’s Magazine, ranging from 1855-1886 (including color fashion plates)
• 5 Dancing Through Time DVD instructionals (mid-19^th century to Ragtime) and 2 accompanying music CDs

The sale will take place in Rancho Palos Verdes, and payment will be by cash or credit card only.  Click on the link below to secure your access to the sale, as well as its address and instructions on how to gain entry once you have arrived.