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Jumpsuit (vintage, Mama Loves You, Toronto, ON).  Fur (vintage, Value Village Thrift, Windsor, ON).  Sandals (Zara). Hermes scarf (vintage, Mama Loves You, Toronto, ON). Bracelets (ghrlunltd).

Photos Renza

how do you wear vintage? melanie

Name: Melanie Janisse

What do you do? I am a painter mostly, and I make beautiful things with Jennifer Lopez and other custom made fashion items.

Why do you love vintage? I love the uniqueness of vintage.  The quality of the hand is so predominant with older items.  I love the energy of vintage, as it holds a little bit of everyone who owned it.

Do you have a favourite piece of clothing or accessory? An Emilio Pucci skirt made for Saks, a pair of Mimi Kalman earrings with fortune tellers and brass, and a chocolate brown pair of platforms that I found at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago. (Note: The Pucci skirt is amazing!!)

What is your best recent find? I just scored a pair of purple Gucci desert boots at a thrift shop in Windsor.  I still have them, but the are for sale on my Etsy site!

Visit Melanie's Etsy site here

down with the ritz...long live the street - ysl

Wrangler jeans (vintage, Regeneration, Pleasant Ridge, MI $12). T-shirt (custom, Bang-On). Shoes (Hugo Boss). Belt (Hermes). Purse (Philip Lim for Target).

Photos A Mingay