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Vintage Finds for the Family's Matriarch

Every girl remembers those key pieces her mom always wore.  If, like me, you're a product of the 80s and 90s, those pieces included giant clip-on earrings in obnoxious colors, stacks of bracelets, and silk scarves.  The patterns and colors may change, but those pieces remain key staples year after year. I once dismissed all giant clip-ons and silk scarves as matronly, but now I embrace them.  They say that we eventually become our mothers as we age, and I fear I've hit that stage a little prematurely.  I now yearn for that matriarchal, polished, grande dame look, sifting through vintage markets and antique stores for daring clip-ons and bright scarves to tie around my neck or purse.  And of course, I've rummaged through my mother's closet and jewelry box a few too many times. This Mother's Day, it's time to replace some of those pieces I have "borrowed" over the years.  As much as I'd like to splurge and buy my mother a classic Hermes scarf, it...