A Trove of Hamptons Glamour Finds a New, Humbler HomeA few days before Christmas two years ago two tractor-trailers wended through the snow from the Hamptons on Long Island to the tiny mountain town of Tannersville, N.Y., squealing to a stop on Main Street.Roll gates lifted to reveal a bounty little seen in the peaks of the Catskills: Edwardian gowns, Victorian dresses, flapper shifts, soda fountain poodle skirts, hippie bell bottoms and 1980s power suits — all told, 2,000 pieces of vintage clothing arriving at their new, humbler home. So, too, did Lucy Martin, the 71-year-old seeking, like the clothing she spent a lifetime collecting and selling, a second chance.
A few days before Christmas two years ago two tractor-trailers wended through the snow from the Hamptons on Long Island to the tiny mountain town of Tannersville, N.Y., squealing to a stop on Main Street.Roll gates lifted to reveal a bounty little seen in the peaks of the Catskills: Edwardian gowns, Victorian dresses, flapper shifts, soda fountain poodle skirts, hippie bell bottoms and 1980s power suits — all told, 2,000 pieces of vintage clothing arriving at their new, humbler home. So, too, did Lucy Martin, the 71-year-old seeking, like the clothing she spent a lifetime collecting and selling, a second chance.
