September is about newness—new seasons, new routines, new ways of dressing. It’s the perfect moment to rethink your jewelry box and start curating pieces that mean something. Because isn’t that the point of style? Not just to look good, but to say something about who you are, where you’ve been, and where you’re going.
Enter Marie Moss. This month, LoveShackFancy welcomes a kindred spirit into our world: the former Seventeen magazine Fashion Director turned vintage curator, author, and storyteller. Known for her exquisite eye and boundless passion for heirloom treasures, she’s helped transform flea-market finds into cult coffee-table books and now she curates vintage charms you’ll want to layer, collect, and pass down. And she’s bringing her trunk show (aka a treasure chest of heirloom magic) straight into our stores.
Marie’s obsession with vintage started years ago, long before vintage was having a “moment.” She and her friend Barri Leiner turned Saturday mornings in Chicago into flea-market marathons, documenting every locket, brooch, and porcelain pup in notebooks that eventually became their first book, Flea Market Fidos. The books did well, but what people couldn’t stop talking about were Marie’s wrists—stacked with charm bracelets that clinked with stories. At signings, fans asked about them constantly. The lightbulb moment came over dinner: why not turn these “wearable scrapbooks” into something bigger? By 2003, M&B Vintage was born, and their first trunk show sold out in a single day.
Fast forward to now, and Marie’s built an enviable collection of vintage charms sourced from auctions, estate sales, and unexpected corners of the world. Think sterling silver initials, tiny Eiffel Towers, horseshoes for luck, lockets with space for secrets—pieces that feel one part heirloom, one part conversation starter. They’re the kind of charms that slip right into your life: personal and infinitely chic. She calls them “instant heirlooms”: part past, part present, totally modern.
What sets her apart is the edit. Plenty of people hunt vintage; few can curate it like Marie. She knows how to find a charm that doesn’t just look good but feels like it was meant for you. That’s why her clients—Michelle Obama, Abigail Breslin, and countless collectors—return again and again. But really, you don’t need to be a First Lady or an Oscar nominee to understand the appeal. Who doesn’t want jewelry with a story?
This September, you can experience it all firsthand at LoveShackFancy. Marie is bringing her vintage charm bar to our stores, so you can build your own bracelet or necklace with her guiding the way. There will be trays of glimmering charms laid out like candy, Marie herself helping you choose, and a finished piece that feels unmistakably yours.
The pairing of Marie Moss and LoveShackFancy is natural. Our world has always been about layering romance with relevance, nostalgia with now. Her charms do the exact same thing, just in miniature. A locket engraved decades ago suddenly feels fresh with one of our lace dresses. A gold horseshoe layered over a cozy knit looks timeless, not old-fashioned. Together, these modern heirlooms are pieces you’ll reach for again and again.
And then there’s Marie herself. She’s got the pedigree (Seventeen—which feels especially close to our hearts since our founder’s mother was Creative Director there for over 20 years!), plus best-selling books and a cult following as a vintage expert. But she’s also refreshingly fun—equal parts editor and collector. She’ll gush about her latest flea-market score as easily as her Hello Kitty obsession. That mix of authority and enthusiasm is exactly what makes her so LoveShackFancy.
This September, come say hi to Marie Moss at LoveShackFancy. Explore her trunk show, build your own heirloom, and let yourself fall in love with her charm(s).
