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[Odalisque]

Circle skirt from the 80's- I think it does a really good job of looking 50's. And it's got sequins!

 

[Drappa]

Lovely items MissLaurieMarie and Odalisque!

 

[Miss sofia]

I love a bit of black and white myself, so i'm loving the skirt Odalisque.

Such a pretty green dress Miss LM, i love that sage green colour.

 

[Miss Golightly]

Cute skirt Odalisque.

I got this the other week - love the pattern:

 

[Lusty Haze]

Went to a fabulous shop yesterday called The Forties Room and I managed to get myself a 1940's red suit with fur collars and cuffs, a pair of crocheted gloves and the most gorgeous 40's felt hat, in a lovely stone colour!

Pictures will come soon hehe.

Moira, omg, that skirt is divine!!!!

 

[Drappa]

Ooh, how was it? They also sell on Ebay and I am always drooling over their dresses.

Went to a fabulous shop yesterday called The Forties Room and I managed to get myself a 1940's red suit with fur collars and cuffs, a pair of crocheted gloves and the most gorgeous 40's felt hat, in a lovely stone colour!

Pictures will come soon hehe.

Moira, omg, that skirt is divine!!!!

Miss G, you are a virtual walking garden! Lovely print.

 

[Odalisque]

I got this the other week - love the pattern:

Oh my! I know coveting is a sin but.... I want that skirt!
Please, please- just tell me it's a 24inch waist so I can feel better...

 

[Miss Golightly]

Beth & Drappa - thank you!

Odalisque - thank you and I know what you mean about the 24" waist - I hate when I see a skirt and love it only to discover it has a 22" or 24" waist. I can just about squeeze into a 25" but no way am I getting into a 24" - that pesky extra inch!!!!!!!

I went slightly mad shopping in NYC - lots of shoes and scarves (and my lovely husband treated me to some pretty things from Tiffany & Co) so will try to post some pics later - no joy on the vintage front though - went to one store (whose owner wrote a book about vintage a couple of years ago) - was quite far to go to get there from Manhattan and when I walked in the door I knew straight away I would find nothing - loads of 80's stuff - very disappointing - I was looking forward to going there for years.

 

[Miss sofia]

OOh welcome back Miss G, glad you had nice hols, disappointing about the vintage store though, i hate it when you have set your heart on going somewhere and it's a total anti-climax! Glad you made up for it with lots of shoes and scarves though. Can't wait to see some pics! x

 

[Miss Sis]

Went to a fabulous shop yesterday called The Forties Room and I managed to get myself a 1940's red suit with fur collars and cuffs, a pair of crocheted gloves and the most gorgeous 40's felt hat, in a lovely stone colour!

The Forties Room sellers also sell at alot of Living History shows in the UK. Some of their prices are quite high - or at least they used to be! Now some of them seem like real bargains compared to what I see stuff going for on Etsy, etc. I used to buy alot of stuff from them when I did more 1940s Living History.

I would say, just check over any item carefully before you buy if you see them in person, just as you would any vintage item from anywhere. I bought a dress that I adored and when I got it home the skirt was paper thin in parts. I hadn't noticed because of the busy print. Had to get busy with the iron on interfacing to keep it together.

 

[sproily]

 

[Miss Tuppence]

^Sproily- where on earth do you find such lovely shoes that are in such good condition!!! Ha, you don’t have to answer that- just venting my frustration. It seems to me at the moment all my favourite shoes are either falling apart or have ‘issues! Ah well, comes with the territory of owning old stuff I guess. T x

 

[sproily]

Thrift stores and flea markets. These are quite a big size, EU41!

 

[Miss Golightly]

Miss Sofia - thanks - it's lovely to be back home - NYC was really starting to heat up before we left but we had an amazing time - I can never grow tired of the place!

 

[Miss sofia]

Can't wait to see your pics, do hurry Miss G! Again i was shopping vicariously through you in NY!

Sproily - such lovely shoes and in a decent size!

 

[Miss Sis]

Sproily, those shoes are lovely. Good find!

 

[Miss Golightly]

Here are some of the items I got in NYC - sorry the pictures are so poor:

Classic Chanel two-tone pumps:

Ralph Lauren slingbacks (surprisingly comfortable):

Badgley Mischka shoes (needed a new pair of dressy black shoes):

Two Moschino scarves - these are so long they cover the end of my bed with some more to spare!:

My lovely husband got me these earrings and necklace from Tiffany & Co:

And I got this off Etsy last night:

 

[Miss sofia]

I love those slingbacks, are they linen, with raffia? Mind you the pumps are pretty hot too, i love a two-tone shoe and the Chanel ones are so versatile and classic.

You have your husband well trained, what a lovely set jewellery! I love bows!

That's my shopping fix for today, thanks Miss G!

 

[Miss Golightly]

Thanks Miss Sofia! Yes - the slingbacks are linen and raffia (raffia is kind of hard to clean isn't it?) so I hope they won't get dirty! I tried to send you a PM but your box is full!

 

[Antje]

What a lovely shoes!!