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[Lillemor]

lol that chair is great!!!

I got these today, so pleased am I with my bargains

COurtesy of Ebay

£1 from the local Save The Children shop. Perfect for my London trip yay!!

And these clip ons. Have trouble with real earring due to having stretched the holes massivvveeeee lol

OMG! What I wouldn't do for those glasses and earclips! I'm seriously jealous. I'll need time to recover.

 

[Shearer]

Finally, I went on a spree and got some things worth posting in this thread

Because you can never have too many black handbags:

50s Atomic fleck shirtdress:

the buttons are a bit yellow and dingy... I may have to replace them.

Crazy gingham 50s square dance dress:

red satin ruffle makes me excited!

NOS sailor swing dress:

I'm in love with that last one... it still has all the tags, including the price which was $3.98!!

 

[BegintheBeguine]

You're going to look so cute in those, Shearer.

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Oh Shearer, love that 50's dress! Very cool and you're right a gal can never have enough handbags!

 

[MissHannah]

I would kill for that sailor dress!

 

[Shearer]

Thanks for the kind words ladies...

MissHannah, I will be watching my back lol

 

[ShortClara]

Shearer, adorable! We'll have to visit soon and both wear our sailor dresses like dorks

 

[Shearer]

Shearer, adorable! We'll have to visit soon and both wear our sailor dresses like dorks

It is a deal! I've been remiss in my West Coast activities, but I'm going to have some time off at the end off summer/beginning of fall. Does LA have a Fleet Week? I'm sure your hubby wouldn't mind us dressing up and visiting the sailors

 

[ShortClara]

I'm sure your hubby wouldn't mind us dressing up and visiting the sailors

I was thisclose to a Seamen joke here, but I am too much of a lady.

 

[Shearer]

I was thisclose to a Seamen joke here, but I am too much of a lady.

lol You crack me up... the best Ladies I know have a great sense of humour!

 

[dollydaydream]

Hehe thanks Lillemor. I've yet to get my prescription put in the glasses so I can't wear them yet

I got this today for a whole £10

That's the jacket not the wood & 360 & cube games lol

I too am enjoying the sailor dress & Short Claras dress. Pretty dresses all over the place!

I also looooveeee this

neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed it!!

 

[zaika]

i went crazy at some garage sales and at a vintage shop that is selling their stuff for 75% off until they close. here are some of my faves ('cause, seriously, i got so much stuff...)

i might post more later.

 

[Mojito]

Dollydaydream, a very nice little jacket! Zaika, the glasses are very smart, as are Shearer's bags and dresses. Count me in as someone else who loves the sailor dress! A few years ago the museum where I work had an entire exhibition on "Sailor Style" - everything from Queen Victoria's popularisation of the sailor suit for children's wear to its introduction into high fashion. I've always had a weak spot for maritime influenced fashion (and men in naval uniform!).

 

[hotrod_elf]

New Glasses

I got these the other day. Please excuse me non vintage clothes. I just got back from fishing.

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Cute glasses Elfie!

and just like WOW Zaika!!

 

[Last_Chael]

So now that I'm working, I can finally afford a whole lot of things that I've been wanting for a while. So I went a bit crazy on Ebay... I swear it's addictive!

Most recently I bought:

This is the Australian Home Journal. It's a ladies mag that dates back to the 30's (I think, but possibly earlier) and continued into the 70's. I'm mostly looking at collecting the 50's ones, but will try to grab the occasional 40's one. The mag has lots of interesting articles and fiction stories, but the best part is that each one contains the patterns for the outfits shown on the cover!

I'm planning on getting my prescription put into them so I can have a second pair of reading glasses, in vintage style! I fear this is the first of many!

I realised that all the outfits I'm working on at the moment are brown, and yet I don't have a brown jacket to go with (only black, and it's FREEZING mountain winter here right now). I looked at making my own, but when you add the cost of the fabric plus the time, it worked out cheaper to buy this beauty ($30 AU!!!). I decided I'd much rather spend money on fabric for a bright pink, red, purple or blue jacket (yes, I have found fabric in all those colours - can't choose! The joys of working in a fabric store ) than a boring brown one

I absolutely love this style and plan on recreating it, but with longer sleeves. I have caramel, chocolate and hot pink jersey waiting to be made into winter shirts. Plus there's some gorgeous charcoal and blue fabric at work that would also make good shirts....

Plus I bought 2 pairs of shoes today, a gorgeous white pair and a pretty pink pair. Will try and put photos up later! Once I save up a bit more money, I'd actually like to purchase a proper pair of vintage styled shoes. There's 2 stores just up the road from my work (I pass them EVERYDAY!) that are currently stocking vintage shoes. They're currently between $90 and $140, so I'm just patiently hoping that there will be a sale soon so I can snap them up!

 

[Aurora]

Last_Chael - That's some serious shopping! Did you buy all those parasols or just the one?!

fftopic: All those shoes I'd posted a few messages back, I'm selling, non of them fit Link is in Classifieds

 

[goldwyn girl]

Wow, wow, wow such beautiful things everyone. I hav'nt checked in for over a week and there is so much to look at.

 

[ShortClara]

OK, I really have to stop now...

I could not resist these in the Urban Outfitters store! FINALLY Denim Sailor Pants!!

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...Product=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&color=91

It looks like they only have 4 online now... I would say they run large as I got a 4 but usually wear a 6 on the bottom because of my fabulous wide hips

 

[ShortClara]

Zaika, color me jealous! Sounds like you had a lot of fun!