Now that spring has sprung, you are ready to shed your heavy winter outerwear and show the world you still have style.  With the onslaught of casual apparel de rigeur everywhere, from workplace to theatre outings, how do you jazz up your go everywhere casuals?  Just toss a unique and eye catching lightweight jacket or cardigan over your casual outfit and you are instantly dressed to impress.  The added bonus?  The items shown below will also keep you cozy when the temp drops.  Each one of these possibilities is available now at the OgoVintage etsy shop.  Each is one of a kind in OGO’s inventory, so capture yours while you can.

Mercedes & Adrienne 1985 wearable art suede, Sonia Rykiel quilted velour kimono jacket

Vintage Missoni for Bonwit Teller 65% silk 30% wool cardigan

Vintage Perry Ellis Hand Knit zebra sweater coat, 70s knit maxi trench coat

Denim shirt jacket with elaborate beaded back Native American rider on horseback

Royer Acapulco Mexico 60s cat-n-mouse embroidered shirt jacket

Ungaro Parallele daisy boyfriend jacket, Starkman hippie crochet jacket

Vintage Missoni crinkle silk hooded trench

Just because the temperature is dropping and the snow is falling, is no reason to let your style diminish. The array of sweater choices is endless – choose a bright color, or a luxe fiber, or a fanciful pattern, or embellishment with bling. Staying warm doesn’t have to be boring.

Keep a selection of cardigans in your wardrobe, to add a layer of warmth with a layer of style. Those same cardigans will double as outerwear for tropical vacations, whether this means beachfront evening breezes or windy nights on a cruise ship, and to ward off summer time air conditioning chills. The right cardigan can pull together an entire outfit – so go ahead and acquire some with prints, fabric panels, embroidery and applique.

Don’t forget the newest selection of wafer thin, thermal shirts, now available high-end, low-end and at every venue in between, to wear beneath your layered sweaters for guaranteed cozy warmth on the frostiest of days and nights.

The sweaters shown in these photos are, or soon shall be, for sale on the OgoVintage etsy shop. Please contact OGO to claim your stake for those not yet listed. Each is one of a kind at OgoVintage, and when it’s gone, it’s gone…

L: 60s Givenchy Sport C: 70s JULIA French cashmere R: 90s cashmere

1950s yarn embroidred heavyweight cardigan

L: Hand knit alpaca tunic R: Fotrama hand knit Bolivian alpaca cardigan

L: Angel leather 80s LC: Hooper Austrian 60s wool shirt RC: Gianfranco Ferre 80s paisley R: Mondi 80s striped tunic

L: Icelandic mohair tunic C: Chenille hand woven kimono cardigan R: Rynning & Ihlen handwoven cardigan from Norway

L: 50s Hand knit Nordic cardigan R: 1960s Scottish Shetland from Lady Clansman

Susie Lee 80s mohair hand knit in Hong Kong

Spring may be just around the corner, but winter is hitting hard, yet again.  Perhaps a late in the season, special sweater, will perk up your spirits and your cold weather wardrobe.  This latest bunch of OgoVintage sweaters has been listed at the OgoVintage etsy shop and the OgoVintage ebay store.  The grouping includes a Sonia Rykiel velour top with gold button detail, an Oleg Cassini Knit Couture pullover with a lion imprint and suede trim, an elaborately beaded and sequined “Cleopatra” collar knit tunic, Lilly, Malo, M.A.G., and more.  Now is not the time to let your glamour guard down… the long, hard winter is nearly at the end.

Cleopatra’s Collar

L: Oleg Cassini Knit Couture R: hand knit alpaca

Sonia Rykiel Black Velour Pullover with gold signature buttons

 

Lilly vintage cardigan with owls, butterflies, birds, and more

 

Colorblock suede & knit, aqua Italian mohair cardigan, pumpkin Italian mohair cardigan

M.A.G. cashmere cable knit and MALO wool chunky knit, both at the ebay store

With the impending winter weather, will you be spending far too much time in your closet, coordinating outfits that are chic and warm?  Add some sweater dresses and knit outfits to your wardrobe for quick and easy dressing.  Just wear with tights and boots as the weather gets cooler.  The sweater dresses shown here will be available on the OgoVintage etsy shop over the next few weeks.  If one – or more – speak to you, just email OGO to stake your claim.

 Escada Cashmere Blend

Adolfo for Saks 5th Ave., Pallas Handloomed Irish Linen

Missoni dress and sweater, Courreges, Goldworm

Vintage 50s Knits

Vintage lame’ knits

Vintage St. John

Vintage St. John

Lofties Mod knit

Fall is a season of new beginnings.  The languid days of summer and surf are ending.  The crisp Autumn air brings renewed energy and ambition.  You’ll welcome the cooler weather when you are wearing a cozy sweater for work and play.  A unique pullover pairs with a skirt or pants for instant chic.  A cardigan becomes inspiration for a chic layered look.

T:  Jean Paul Gaultier striped sweater  B: Christian Dior angora and metallic  pullover

 T:  Galvani op art 60s sweater     B:  Pringle vintage cashmere sweater

 Krizia greedy panda sweater, made in Italy

  Quill handknit pictorial sweater

 Fifi “Poodle in Paradise” shows embroidered poodles on a vintage 70s sweater how a poodle poses

 Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Romeo Gigli, Koos van den Akker

 Black cashmere pullover with open lace back

 OgoVintage shall be listing designer vintage sweaters to the etsy shop and the ebay store.

Once in awhile a design talent stands out from the rest, and continues to garner recognition, despite the too-early demise of the esteemed designer.  Such is the case with the British textile and knitwear designer, Kay Cosserat, who tragically passed away at an early age, leaving far too few examples of her striking knitwear designs.  The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has several items of Kay Cosserat knitwear in their permanent costume collection.  Kay Cosserat was a member of the British Royal Designers of Industry.  OgoVintage is fortunate to have a 3 piece Kay Cosserat ensemble, with a full skirt, sweater top, and thick, double layer sweater coat, available on the OgoVintage etsy shop.  Link to the OgoVintage etsy shop listing:

Now that the holidays are over, lots of stylish gals are settling into a cold winter season. This is no time to let down your style standards.  Reach for a cozy and chic sweater to layer over, under and in between.  Count on OgoVintage for unique, yet practical, wintry favorites.  Recently listed to the new OgoVintage etsy shop, with each title linked to the listing for your convenience.

Koos van den Akker is known for his wearable art, collage designs.  This chic sweater has a typical Koos van den Akker pattern, incorporating leather, cotton, silk and wool textile with a variety of prints.

Koos van den Akker vintage collage sweater

This fun vintage 80s tunic sweater layers easily over leggings and boots.  For the stylish gal who can’t make her mind up about which European designer created/creates the best collections, now she can tout them all.

Vintage 80s Wool Tunic with embroidered designer names

The IKAT’s popularity can be traced to the hand dyed and hand woven nature of these designs, consistent with the popularity of wearable art.  This authentic IKAT sweater tunic has a classic 80s slouchy shape, and an ombre effect in shades of black and white, and gray.

Vintage IKAT hand woven and hand dyed slouchy tunic