https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 09:29:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664544 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:38:18 +0000 Anonymous 664544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good grief! You'd have to be nuts to pay that much for any type of plastic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664521 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:19:27 +0000 Lisa 664521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my, that is pricey! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664111 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:04:16 +0000 Parsley 664111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Darn! I love Bakelite, but those prices are sky-high. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664101 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:53:30 +0000 Anonymous 664101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My dad is probably rolling in his grave! He used to teach making jewelry and other things from bakelite at a YMCA in the 40's. My sister and I played dress up with stuff like this. I wish I had some of it now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664064 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:10:56 +0000 Victoria 664064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>these bracelets are quite pretty but $4000? Wow... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664026 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:43:37 +0000 Maria 664026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My goodness,! I worked at Value village in high school circa 1980. we used to sell plastic jewelry like that for pennies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664025 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:42:09 +0000 Maria 664025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My goodness,! I worked at Value village in high school circa 1980. we used to sell plastic jewelry like that for pennies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-664022 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:27:15 +0000 Transcona Shannon 664022@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vintage Bakelite is in great demand by collectors thus driving up the prices. But there are still a few smaller vintage stores here and there that don't know what it's worth. I picked up my pink Bakelite bangle at Value Village for $1.99! </p> <p>BTW if you want to know if a piece of Bakelite is real or fake, you run the piece under hot water for a few minutes and if you get a faint formaldehyde smell, you've got the real thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-663960 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:29:33 +0000 JR 663960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No kidding, it's really expensive. Oy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-663948 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:08:56 +0000 Kate 663948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to buy a lot of vintage jewelry, Anna, including some Bakelite Deco pieces, and even today you can still find some beautiful jewelry made from this early plastic at prices that are well below the prices of these contemporary pieces at Barney's. fact, I bought a pair of Bakelite earrings at a tiny shop in Salzburg just a few weeks ago when we were there on vacation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/really-really-expensive-plastic#post-663938 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:13:33 +0000 annagybe 663938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bakelite was an early plastic</p> <p><a href="http://www.barneys.com/Women/women,default,sc.html?prefn1=designer&#038;prefv1=Mark%20Davis&#038;utm_source=The%2BWindow&#038;utm_medium=Where%2BThe%2BMagic%2BHappens%3A%2BInside%2BThe%2BStudio%2BWith%2BJewelry%2BDesigner%2BMark%2BDavis&#038;utm_campaign=Where%2BThe%2BMagic%2BHappens%3A%2BInside%2BThe%2BStudio%2BWith%2BJewelry%2BDesigner%2BMark%2BDavis&#038;utm_source=CHTAH&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=WINDOW07082012&#038;email=" rel="nofollow">http://www.barneys.com/Women/w.....038;email=</a></p> <p>I do like the Diana Vreeland pendants though </p>