The Value of Vintage  I have this cute Charlotte Ronson sheer
coral button-down with cream lace. When Lauren interviewed me
for Fashionista, she asked if it was vintage. A few minutes
later, I asked her if her sunglasses were vintage, and they
turned out to be Karen Walker. Ha: I, too, have a pair of Karen
Walker sunglasses that someone once thought were vintage.    I
suddenly realized I have two relatively expensive designer items
in my wardrobe that, apparently, every person I meet thinks is
“vintage,” which, for some reason, my brain has equated with
“cheap.” I felt a little annoyed. I wondered, is this a risk I’m
taking every time I buy something vintage-inspired?  And more
importantly, is it really worth paying designer prices for
something people presume to be vintage?  I wasn’t actually that
disappointed that my Charlotte Ronson blouse was mistaken for
vintage (because I got it for $40 at a sample sale).  However,
my Karen Walkers were the first pair of sunglasses I spent more
than $30 on and I couldn’