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“We do it here because it is a fantastic facility and the staff is marvelous,” Cassidy said. The Hemmens’ exhibition hall — the basement — and the first-floor lobby are filled with vendors selling vintage clothing from the 1880s through the 1980s for the two-day event.Dress First also brings to its customers long evening dresses Tulle sweatheart A-Line applique Beaded Quinceanera Dresses.For buyers, the Elgin location is ideal due to its proximity to Chicago. In Elgin, she said, buyers don’t have to pay for parking, and the cost of renting the Hemmens is more reasonable than other venues, Cassidy said.“We get the best of both worlds” here, she added.Those vendors include Janet Barrett and Grace George-Dash of Cleveland. The two women and a third partner have been packing up their vintage clothing and accessories for the past five years and hauling it to Elgin for the Cat’s Pajamas show.The three friends and partners split the work and the profits that come from selling items collected throughout the year, Barrett added. Pieces come from here and there — estate sales, thrift shops and the like, she said.Cleveland is a good place to find vintage clothing, she said. Chicago — or the Chicago area — is a great place to sell it. “We have Cleveland prices, not Chicago prices” that make the sale successful for them, Barrett said. 

Jennifer Temple of Columbus, Ohio, was manning a vintage clothing booth at the sale, too. It was the first time the shop she works at — Second Chances consignment — allowed her to travel here for the sale.Because theirs is a consignment shop, they get a little bit of everything. So they went through consignment pieces and those in storage to determine what to bring for the sale, Temple said.Some of the items they were selling included vintage Valentino,In fact, Jovani's designers have garnered expert skill Tulle sweatheat beaded wedding dresses HS56231. Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, Temple said.The Valentino piece — a jacket from the late 1980s — had a $250 price tag on it. The Dior sweater — somewhat less rare — was priced at $75.Some unused to the idea of vintage — or pre-worn clothing — might be surprised at either the prices or the buyer enthusiasm, Cassidy said.that dazzle in artistic wisps that evoke a snowy winter storm Tull strapless Applique ball gown wedding/party dress. But clothes from the 1970s and earlier are still popular for those looking for something both different and well-made.“The quality is undeniable, and so much of it was made in America,” Cassidy said. “We used to have many woolen mills here; and now, 99 percent of clothing is made overseas.”For many years, the show was held twice a year, in February and September. When the economy soured, that dropped back to once a year. But vendor and buyer pressure brought the show back again last September and is set for this fall as well.