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November 10, 2006

Reissued Vintage Prints

A few years back, DvF realized the great demand for her classic prints, and started offering the Vintage Reissue Collections. Classic prints used by Diane in the past have been re-released, done in silk jersey fabric this time, and prints are either the same colors or modified/updated in new color schemes. These are called the "Vintage" collections. Like the timeless wrap dress, these prints have stood the test of time, staying popular through the 70s, 80s, 90s and are now reappearing in the new millenium in the fabulous silk jersey material. They are more popular than ever, and deservedly so!

These prints are hard to find discounted because some shops decide to never reduce the price of these (Neiman Marcus, specifically, will save the wrap and sell it the following year -- I found several 2005 Vintage Collection wraps this summer at their stores). I guess they know how popular these dresses are and count on them to sell no matter when the print was introduced! However, the DvF shop does not save these prints, so I would recommend that if you see something you love, buy it immediately or it may be gone.

These should all have the pink "Vintage" scrawl on the neckline labels, along with the typed "DIANE von FURSTENBERG". When the first re-released the Leopard Brown Jeanne wrap and Links Julian wrap, the dresses did not have these special labels; however, when they cut the second batch, these special tags were added. Only these items have the pink "Vintage" on them! If you see that tag on the Chain Link, Racing Kye or Nets Brown, the dress is a counterfeit!

A (mostly) complete list of vintage prints that have been reissued:
Algebra
Arabesque (Ecru, Green)
Arrowhead (Black, Chocolate, Red?)
Banana Leaf
Basket Tweed (Crimson, Periwinkle)
Block54 (Camel, Red, White)
Butterfly Net (Brown, Pink)
Chiclet (Green, Tan)
Crop Circles (Camel, Green)
Cubist
Dahlia Garden (Bone, Red)
Diamond Cube (Navy & Green, Orange & Pink)
Footprints
Giant Graphic Spa (Chocolate, Red)
Gingko Dance (Black, Green, Red)
Giraffe
Graphic Palm (Black, Green)
Grassy Knoll (Berry, Camel)
Hearts Leaves (Green, Navy -- though the color of the latter is definitely more like a charcoal)
Honeysuckle (Beige, Chocolate, Navy)
Indian Summer Turquoise
Island Leaves (Black, Red)
Ivy Meadow (Chocolate, Navy, Yellow)
La Scala (Black, Blue, Green)
Large Caning
Laurel Leaf (Black, Kelly)
Leopard (Beige, Brown, Green, Grey, Red, Olive, Orange, Vintage/Khaki)
Links (Black, Red)
Night Sunflower (Black, Yellow)
OK (Black, Elmwood, Kelly, Mineral/Mint, Red, Purple)
Prairie Flower (Black, Red, Yellow) -- this was NOT made in Pink!! The Pink Julian wraps you might see for sale are the result of color fading when the Prairie Flower Red Julian was sent to the dry cleaner; DvF is aware of this fault and was accepting exchanges on the item but now allowing it to be resold.
Rose Showers Red
Rubix (Cranberry, Green)
Scribble Tweed (Camel, Red)
Serpent (Beige, Olive, Purple, Red, Turquoise, Vintage)
Splatter (Black, Blue, Orange)
Square Dot (Brown, Indigo, Yellow)
Stones Throw (Chocolate, Orange)
Sundial Red
Teardrop Ikat (Beet, Olive)
Twig (Fuchsia, Kelly, Periwinkle)
Vintage Bark (Goya Blue, Gray)
Vintage Painted Leopard (Blue, Green, Pink)
Vintage Splash (Red, Teal, White)
Warhol (Black, Red)
Why (Green, Yellow)
Wood Grain (Olive, Purple)

The prices you see here are what you pay, inclusive of my costs, which already factor in NYC sales tax and associated delivery fees to have the items sent to me (delivery fee varies by shop and ranges from $12-$50, depending on how rare or far or special order the item is). Here they are for those of you hoping desparately to track down something that you missed out on from a past season:



Vintage Reissue Prints
  • Leopard Brown Jeanne wrap dress: collared with long sleeves, slightly less straight skirt than Julian; Material: silk jersey; $375 -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Leopard Green Justin wrap dress: collared, 3/4-sleeve, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; Original price: $350 -- on sale for $250! -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Links Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $350 -- US10 & US12 are the LAST ONES!
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  • Stones Throw Orange Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $350 -- SOLD OUT!
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  • Splatter Black Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $350 -- on sale for $225! --US6 is the LAST ONE!
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  • Twig Periwinkle Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $335 -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • La Scala Black Jenna wrap dress: collared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $335 -- SOLD OUT!
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  • Prairie Flower Yellow Jude wrap dress: uncollared and sleevess sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $325 -- on sale for $225! -- SOLD OUT!
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  • Serpent Red Jeanne wrap dress: collared with long-length sleeves, slightly less straight skirt than Julian; Material: silk jersey; $335 -- SOLD OUT!
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  • Serpent Olive Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $335 -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Serpent Olive Julian shirtdress: collared shirtdress with long sleeves, buttons down the front, and skinny waist tie; Material: silk jersey; $335 --US14 is the LAST ONE!diane von furstenberg
  • Rubix Cranberry Jeanne wrap dress: collared with long-length sleeves, slightly less straight skirt than Julian; Material: silk jersey; $350 -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Rubix Green Jeanne wrap dress: collared with long-length sleeves, slightly less straight skirt than Julian; Material: silk jersey; $335 -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Grassy Knoll Camel Jeanne wrap dress: collared with long-length sleeves, slightly fuller skirt; Material: silk jersey; $335 -- on sale for $250! -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Grassy Knoll Berry Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $350 -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg
  • Banana Leaf Julian wrap dress: uncollared with 3/4-length sleeves, straight skirt; Material: silk jersey; $350 -- ON SALE for $275! -- US8 is the LAST ONE!diane von furstenberg
Diane also made a few of the above prints in the Jill wrap top with matching skirt. Only the Banana Leaf and Snow Trees were available in shops, but I have also gotten a hold of a few other print:
  • Banana Leaf Jill wrap top with coordinating Orli skirt: collared with 3/4-length sleeves, flared pull-pn skirt with ribbed grosgrain elasticized wasit; Material: silk jersey; Retail: $405 -- on sale for $275!diane von furstenberg
  • Grassy Knoll Camel Jill wrap top with coordinating Orli skirt: collared with 3/4-length sleeves, flared pull-pn skirt with ribbed grosgrain elasticized wasit; Material: silk jersey; Retail: $405 -- on sale for $275! -- SOLD OUT!diane von furstenberg diane von furstenberg
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  • Rubix Cranberry Jill wrap top with coordinating Orli skirt: collared with 3/4-length sleeves, flared pull-pn skirt with ribbed grosgrain elasticized wasit; Material: silk jersey; Retail: $405 -- on sale for $275!diane von furstenberg diane von furstenberg
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Some Jill wraps tops, without matching skirt, are also available:
  • Footprints wrap top: collared with 3/4-length sleeves; Material: silk jersey; Retail: $215 -- on sale for $150! -- SOLD OUT!
Available sizes (marked with X):
(add 4 to US size to convert to approx UK size, i.e. US6 equates to UK10)
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