Blurry Hair

on wednesday i went to see a burlesque show, so i decided to curl my hair. actually i do this just a few times a year because i hate to spend hours with curl pins or other curlers/papilotes sitting on my head. normally the curls doesn't stay in but finally i found some helpers that work. Even when i came home the curls where still there. 

... sorry for the blurry pictures and no photos of the outfit (which i really liked) but it was already dark, when i got finished. for sure i will wear this outfit again soon.

Yellow Gloves & More

 

some of you asked to see the yellow gloves i found on past sundays flea market ... here they are with all the other goods i brought home ... the stuff that bought the man i decided not to picture but the handsome man himself wanted to be part of this post.

Summer Fav ... Blue-Red-White

a simple outfit for every day ... early 60s top: wowsville garage sale // vintage denim skirt: thrifted, oregon // belt: istanbul // wedges: c&a // vintage wicker bag: flea market // brooch: ma fav antique goods store in my home town (sadly the store had closed some years ago) // bamboo bangles: thrifted and antique malls ...

another simple outfit for getting readyfast on saturdays ... blouse: primark // 70s dress: ebay // sandals: gifted, gabor // h&m bag: flea market // 50s necklace: thrifted in the states // bracelet: flea market ...

Sunday Dress

i bought this dress in seattle two months ago. for some reasons i was waiting for a special occasion to wear it the first time. today was a beautiful bright summer sunday and i felt this might be the perfect day to wear it to the flea market ... 50s dress: lucky dry goods, seattle // vintage belt: thrifted  (sadly the loop got lost today) // 50s straw hat: thrifted, somewhere in oregon // dragon fly brooch: flea market // wedges: c&a // h&m bag: flea market ... 

this dress could turn into my new fav dress. it's perfect and you can mix it with almost every colour. ... today on the flea market i found a pair of crocheted yellow gloves. they looked amazing with the dress but it got so hot again that i even had to get rid of my hat ... (i changed into my new headband/bow thing - i got the day before) ... so, i didn't thought about adding gloves to this outfit.

next to the gloves i found a couple of marilyn monroe books, a sewing magazine from the early 50s, a few vintage pieces and some repro/vintage style pieces ... i'm doing much better in my new city as i supposed to do.

Little Walk

a simple and comfy summery look perfect to go for a little walk ... 50s sundress: ebay // studded 80s belt: flea market // flats: primark // straw bag: flea market //  bracelets: thrifted ... hidden in the bag sat a little cardi matching the colour of the purple bangle. he never made it out that day.

Office Girl ... Job Interview

one day last week i went to my first job interview in the new city ... i tried to find a mix of 50s style and still looking professional ... cardi: primark // light peachy coloured dress: orsay (i bought this one to wear it on job interviews - 15€ on sale!) // belt: came with a top // vintage flats: thrifted // 40s bag: ebay ... today i wear the same because in a few minutes i leave the house to be interviewed again.

are you able to wear your vintage looks at work?

Spaghetti

... this is me today. i spent most of the day in, working on the computer ... going out tonight to see eddie spaghetti at bassy club ... cardi: primark (no surprise) // my newest 50s dress: wowsville garage sale // vintage belt: thrifted // vintage shoes: thrifted in the states // 40s bag: ebay (probably i will use another one later ...) // bamboo bracelets: thrifted ... since the man told me i have to go by subway to the concert, i even think about changing into flat shoes ... probably i end up wearing something else ... hahaha.

Wowmarket

the man and i went to a 'garage sale' at a bar around the corner yesterday. the gingham dress,the black and the striped top i got from one vendor, an american girl that sold a lot of great true vintage stuff from the states for so little money. she had a lot more of beautiful dresses but those were far too small around my bust (who wants to have big boobs, if you can have lovely tiny dresses). the 50s tops i got from another girl. those are so great and dead stock! sadly - as everytime with these kind of tops - they don't fit that great ... after the market i went to my first hairdresser appointment in the new city ...

and i like my new hairdresser. i think, she really did a good job on dying and cutting my hair ... this is what i wore ... fav summer blouse: vintage c&a, flea market // 50s skirt: made in berlin vintage (last summer) // belt: came with a top // wedges: c&a // bag: flea market // purple bracelet: thrifted

Summer Wine

when i found this dress on last sunday's flea market i started singing these words right away: 'strawberries, cherries and an angel´s kiss in spring, my summer wine is really made from all these things.' ... vintage cardi: beacon's closet, ny // 70s rockabilly dress: nowkoelln flowmarkt // vintage belt: came with a skirt // pettycoat: ebay // shoes: gabor // h&m bag: flea market // fakealite bracelet: nowkoelln flowmarkt

summer wine // nancy sinatra

Girl With The Watermelon

yes, today i ended up posing with a watermelon ... maybe because the red of this dress reminds me of the inside of a watermelon ... 50s cotton dress: ebay // belt: came with a blouse // sandals: no name // bandana: thrifted, deadstock ...

i bought this dress a long while ago on ebay with some other pieces but i never wore it. i won it for 1 €. it's a real 50s dress that never got finished! so i had to do a lot of sewing on it.

oh, and thanks for more than 500 followers on GFC (thanks for being still there)! it means a lot. 

Summer Black

 

 

the big heat wave is over, so i was able to wear my dear knit skirt ... 40s inspired 70s cotton blouse: thrifted, goodwill // vintage skirt: thrifted // hand made belt: istanbul // two tone shoes: bleyle // 50s bag: vintage yard sale // bamboo bracelets: thrifted

Inspiration From The Past // August 1961

i found this little sewing magazine with some others in a antique store somewhere in washington state ... i  really like the dresses from the early 60s. please excuse the wrinkles in the pictures but they have been there already when i found it.