The opening later this month of Menagerie, a shop with new and vintage items on Neal Street, could be a sign that retro chic is the latest thing to hit downtown Grass Valley.
A la Mode Vintage has set the standard for seven years. At 127-B Neal St., owner Joan Kremmer offers embroidered aprons from the 1940s, bark-cloth tablecloths from the 1950s, dresses reminiscent of Twiggy from the 1960s and Gunne Sax gowns from the 1970s.
Items spanning the decades represent the best she gleans at auctions, with an eye honed by 30 years in the business and a Berkeley childhood.
The recent wedding of English royals stirred a yearning for hats, and the television show “Mad Men,” styled in the late '50s to early '60s, has sparked an interest in clothes from that era, Kremmer said. A high school girl headed for the prom recently snagged a silver-lame gown.
"It looked like Marilyn Monroe," Kremmer said.
Period jewelry is also growing in popularity, she added.
With vintage garments growing harder to find, Kremmer looks for items in good condition, with quality workmanship, styling and materials.
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