Opening an online shop to sell my vintage collection was a conscious act to de-clutter. Naming the shop Madge’s Hatbox, after my grandmother, was a loving nod to her years as a milliner. Then a chance remark by my aunt sent me on a journey in search of a hat shop my grandmother o...
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Finding Madge in Mississippi
Value of Vintage – Norma Kamali, Iris Apfel & Stephanie Solomon
Originally published in 2017.
Vintage Intermezzo, with Norma Kamali, Iris Apfel & Stephanie Solomon
Intermezzo, a fashion and accessory wholesale trade show held twice a year at the Javitz Center in New York City, did something revolutionary this month. In addition to the regular wholesale booth...
A Giving Tuesday Jewelry Collection
On Giving Tuesday
Buy Jewelry - Do Good
Shop the collection at special prices today
Here are just a few of our favorites
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Here’s a Toast to 2024 from Classic Hollywood
Well, the new year can't come fast enough for us here at Madge Central so we are toasting 2024 with some fun publicity stills from Classic Hollywood. If you are home cooling your heels this New Year's Eve, check out these fun publicity stills from the 1930s through the 1970s.This hat is the ultima...