Vintage Shoes and Anticipation

I'd like to first share that I am anticipating the arrival of a "hopefully" fabulous find.   It is now in postal possession and on its way.    I feel a little like I am on a Vegas slot machine.  I'm just waiting for all those cherries to line up in a row.  Pass me a daiquiri too!  Anyone here actually ever win a big jackpot?  When I lived in Vegas, I never actually won anything big.  I think the biggest amount I won was $500 at one time.  I worked in the casino industry so I did hear about people winning big and some of the stories about people losing big too lol. 

Anyways....back to my coat story.... I'm taking a gamble on this coat.  But, I'm hoping it is an educated gamble!  I saw this coat that I believe to be a Lilli Ann that was not listed as such.  If it is indeed what I believe it to be, I scored a jackpot.  I would actually be surprised if it isn't a Lilli Ann.  I've been eyeing the Lilli Ann style of this coat for quite sometime in vintage ads and actual sale sites.   I was hoping one in this style would come up for sale at a reasonable price (which it never did until now) and I'm hoping this particular coat will be as I imagine.   Lilli Ann coats certainly have been going for large amounts lately.  I've just seen a few different varieties of Lilli Ann coats fetch over $500 on ebay recently.  In fact, a fur collar Lilli Ann just went for $1,300 on ebay.  Pretty wild!  Image is below of this $1,300 coat.  This is not the style I bought but I thought it was really interesting that this coat went for such a large amount.  

Fingers crossed that what I shall receive is a Lilli Ann coat at the fraction of the cost of it's known counterpart:)  I shall post photographs when I receive this coat.

I bought this swirl gray 1940's dress last year.  The cream sweater is by Peck and Peck.  I believe the sweater maybe from the 1950's.  These 1940's shoes I bought off of etsy.  It's actually quite interesting in two cases that I have bought shoes that were really tight when I first put them on but now fit quite nicely, this is one of those pairs of shoes.   I'd recommend a shoe stretcher to those of you who are having difficulty fitting into some of these vintage shoes.  It is a bit of a gamble buying vintage shoes as sometimes they may also be a little bit too big as well.  I think I'd rather just go back in time and grab a few pairs.   

While pouring through vintage fashion magazines, I've been putting together a list of vintage shoe manufacturers.  Of course, my list is far from complete, but it is a great search tool.  I've found a couple pairs of my vintage shoes by just looking for the manufacturer.   I've included the list below in case any of you would also like to search for some great vintage shoes by shoe maker.  This list is not all encompassing and is just a small sampling of the shoe manufacturers around at this time.

Vintage Shoe Designers (Ads seen in fashion magazines)

Sorry list is not in any particular order.

Enna Jettick Vogue 30s ad

Queen Quality early 30s

Red Cross Shoe 1921

Naturalizer 1935

Vitality Shoe 1930s

De Liso (Debs) 1939

Rice O’Neill (1939)

Lotus (1950)

Dorothy Dodd (1940s?)

Selby (1940’s start?)

Bally shoes

I. Miller shoes (1930s +)

Kays-Newport (Californian USA shoes 1940s)

Johansen 1947

H Liebes 1947

Selby shoes 1947

Paradise shoes 1947

Laird shoes 1947

Peacock shoe 1947

John marino 1947

Rhapsody shoe 1941

Lastex 1941

Marquiese Shoes 1940

TreadEasy shoes 1948

Natural Bridge Shoe 1949

Newton Elkin 1949

Valentines Shoe 1949

Jacquelines Wohl shoe 1949

Tweedies 1949

Lilli Ann coat that just sold for $1,300!  This is not the type I am receiving but certainly went for a lot more than I'd expect.