*email* admin@dorotheasclosetvintage.com
*boutique*
1733 Grand Ave
Des Moines IA 50309
we buy vintage!
a collection of vintage selling venues based in Des Moines, Iowa.
DOROTHEA'S CLOSET in Des Moines.
You will find the shop, opened in January of 2007, at the corner of 18th and Grand on the west side of downstown Des Moines....a space with about 1200 square feet of selling space for vintage and a loft dedicated to glamorous vintage lingerie & vintage bridal wear. Please visit the SHOP PAGE for address and operating hours.
DOROTHEA'S CLOSET website.
You are currently visiting my website, created in August of 2006. The site offers the best my real-world shop has to offer.....dresses, accessories and separates from the 1800's to the 1980's. I offer divine lingerie, stunning shoes and vintage jewelery. The site is set up to take Paypal but by contacting me through the shop (linked above), I can take credit card via phone. Email if you would like to set up layaway or send a money order.
SCARLETBIRDVINTAGE on etsy
We sell at etsy.com as SCARLETBIRDVINTAGE. Owning a vintage shop allows me access to some fabulous late 60s to 80s pieces that aren't always a great fit for the website, so I've housed them at etsy. Trendier pieces and vintage odds and ends will wind up on etsy, from Victorian lace lots to 70s rocker chic! Click here to see what we're currently offering and to meet the face of SCARLETBIRDVINTAGE, Emily Svec.
DOROTHEA'S on SENSE OF FASHION
I've more recently opened up a shop at SENSE of FASHION, a new fashion driven site with modern designs as well as vintage. It's an eclectic mix of our accessories, funky 60s and 70s things as well as older pieces. Some you'll find here on the site and some are strictly SoF items. Go see (and check out the while site)...click here to visit!
I am ALWAYS happy to combine shipping or layaway charges between my selling sites, just email me to work out the details!
We offer GIFT CERTIFICATES in any amount....just email us at admin@dorotheasclosetvintage.com to arrange one sent via email/snail mail!
LAYAWAY POLICY
Happy to work with you on terms, but the basics go like this.....20% down, $2000 maximum, 90 days to pay and we're set. If 90 days passes and my attempts to collect the balance are not responded to & or met, the items become available again for other shoppers and the deposit is kept as a fee for having the pieces unavailable for customers for the duration of the 90 days. Layaway items are not eligible for return due to the extended perioid that they are unavailable to the public.
I'm pretty easy going as long as you stay in touch!
RETURNS
Returns are possible and are approved on a case by case basis. Contact must be made within 3 days of receipt. If there is no error or misrepresentation on my part, I require a 20% restock fee with the exception of bridal gowns which, due to their one-wear/event nature, require a 40% restock fee. If the error is mine a refund will be issued in full. Layaway items are not eligible for return due to the extended period they are unavailable to the public.
Contact must be made prior to shipping ANY returned item, no matter the reason. Items must be shipped within 3 days of receipt to be eligible for refund. Dorothea's Closet Vintage reserves the right to select shipping method in all cases. Failure to ship with method required will null any shipping reimbursement in cases of return cause by an error on this end.
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WE BUY VINTAGE!
Please email us for details at admin@dorotheasclosetvintage.com. We will be happy to work with you on buying vintage apparel and accessories! The process will be tailored to your needs....ideally we will have you give us a list of items after email discussion. We will have you ship the items w/ a packing list for our approval and make an offer! Any items not accepted or agreed upon will be shipped back at our cost. When necessary we will work based on photographs but handling items before buying is preferred.
We love vintage of all labels (or none) but some that we look for include vintage Chanel, Ceil Chapman, Halston, Lee Bender Bus Stop, Annacat, Vivienne Westwood, Elsa Schiaparelli, Luis Estevez, Malcolm Starr, Hattie Carnegie, Jo Copeland, Biba, Ossie Clark, Yves St Laurent, Chloe, Thierry Mugler, Maggy Rouff, Arnold Scaasi, Ben Reig, Pedro Rodriguez, Claire McCardell, Dorothy O'Hara, Marimekko, Galanos, Karl Lagerfeld, Gustave Tassell, Irene Lentz, Philip Hulitar, Jaques Heim, Patou, Fortuny, Mainbocher, Nina Neal, Pauline Trigere, Scott Barrie, Suzy Perette, Travilla, Vuokko, Adrian, Addie Masters, Shaheen, Kamehameha, Giorgio Sant' Angelo, Geoffery Beene, La Mendola, Leo Narducci, Donald Brooks, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Ferragamo, Eisenberg, Miriam Haskell, Jerry Silverman, Mollie Parnis, Bonnie Cashin, Diane Von Furstenberg, Victor Costa, Lilli Ann, Chester Weinberg, Lilli Diamond, Jerry Gilden, F.O.G.A., Germaine, Gucci, Emilio Pucci, Paganne, Mr. Dino, Leonard of Paris, Anne Fogarty, Cartwright, Ann Sutton, Samuel Grossman, Sarah Fredericks, Emma Domb, Patric Miss America, Sybil Connolly, Lanvin, Teal Traina, Lucie Ann, Vanity Fair, Nelly de Grab, Don Miguel, Winfield, Heinz Oestergaard, Peggy Hunt, Omar Kiam, Harvey Berin, Karen Stark, Elizabeth Arden, St John, Vested Gentress, Don Loper, Madame Gres, Ralph Rucci, Helen Bond Carruthers...
Email with any questions....we'll make it work!
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Dorothea's Closet was born of a love for pretty things, inspired by days of dressing up in Grandma's closet. That grandma was Dorothea, and I am proud to say she had a large influence in who I am today....and in what I do as well. Because she was the inspiration for this passion of mine, it is her artwork & a snapshot of her from a photo booth that are recurring imagery on my site. Its my way of thanking her for showing me a strong woman could love & wear pretty things and still be a Mom, a Grandma, an artist, a gardener, a fabulous cook & an inspiration to those around her.
At Dorothea's Closet, you will find vintage clothing.....the best I can find. From as far back as I can get it to the early 80's. I focus mainly on dresses but offer separates, accessories, lingerie & men's things whenever possible. While there is some mens vintage, the focus is on womens for a myriad of reasons so selection is small. From the highly collectible to every day wear & everything in between....I love the things I sell & hope you will too!
I am a single Mom working from a small shop front or from home, not an impersonal large company....email me any time to ask for more pictures, details I have missed, even to look for things you are hunting for (I may even have it not yet posted!). I appreciate my customer's love of vintage & want nothing more than a happy experience all around!
Proud member of the Vintage Fashion Guild.
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Thanks for looking.............Angela @ Dorothea's Closet
