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Meet This Week's Guest Curator...Barni!

This week's guest curator is the lovely, vivacious Barni Rothman! A longtime client of Dorothea's, she has selected from a range of eras representing her personal tastes and style. Check...

Meet This Week's Guest Curator...Barni!

This week's guest curator is the lovely, vivacious Barni Rothman! A longtime client of Dorothea's, she has selected from a range of eras representing her personal tastes and style. Check...

Meet Katie, This Week's guest Curator!

This is the second week of featured guest curators at Dorothea's Closet! Meet Katie McClenaghan. Her taste runs to the bright, bold and daring. She's selected some gorgeous summery pieces...

Meet Katie, This Week's guest Curator!

This is the second week of featured guest curators at Dorothea's Closet! Meet Katie McClenaghan. Her taste runs to the bright, bold and daring. She's selected some gorgeous summery pieces...

crystal clear

Just a quick blog tonight highlighting some sparkling things from the website…perfect for upcoming red carpet events! Pics link to the pieces on the site.    Mr. Blackwell Custom label...

crystal clear

Just a quick blog tonight highlighting some sparkling things from the website…perfect for upcoming red carpet events! Pics link to the pieces on the site.    Mr. Blackwell Custom label...

so cinch me

I have a love/hate relationship with corsets, in concept and in real life. On the one hand (in concept), I can see the beauty of them and the importance in...

so cinch me

I have a love/hate relationship with corsets, in concept and in real life. On the one hand (in concept), I can see the beauty of them and the importance in...

for the love of pyjamas

Who spends 3 hours starching and pressing Victorian through 1930s apparell and loves it? Me. I love the way something rumpled and creased is moved to crispness, the life breathed...

for the love of pyjamas

Who spends 3 hours starching and pressing Victorian through 1930s apparell and loves it? Me. I love the way something rumpled and creased is moved to crispness, the life breathed...

glam for the holidays

Holiday parties are in full swing! We're looking at vintage Santa themed photos all day on the Facebook page!   Loads of gorgeous holiday-perfect vintage on the site…how about a...

glam for the holidays

Holiday parties are in full swing! We're looking at vintage Santa themed photos all day on the Facebook page!   Loads of gorgeous holiday-perfect vintage on the site…how about a...