The Hat

modern coat: traditional turkish store // 40s shrug: flea market // 40s dress: Mankii Vintage Berlin // 40s shoes: from a friend // vintage purse: flea market // late 1930s felt hat: flea market // vintage lauscha grape brooch: flea market

This late 30s hat is kind of the holy gral of hats to me. 

It's almost easy to find half hats from the 50s 'all the time' but  every kind of hat that takes more room is so hard to find  -  and so difficult to store properly. For sure these are a few reasons, why we actually find so little fancier and bigger hats from past times that many. At a special point in their exictance they got squished and deformed, if they didn't end up as moth dinner. So I'm happy asa frog to have found this one ...

Also wearing true 40s brogues, I bought from a friend who also has to deal with large wide feet ... So once in a while we swap vintage food wear. This was the first time I took tehm for a spin. Don't they go perfectly with the hat?! ... Yesterday I won a purse on eBay which I hope turns this bordeaux double into a tripple set.

So Ready For Fall - Not Me!

... 40s sweater: Antique Mall, somewhere in Oregon //50s patio skirt: Kleidermarkt, Berlin // 50s flats: from a friend // 50s wickerpurse: Pick&Weight // vitnage amber cherry brooch: flea market

Those who follow me on Instagram know that this outfit is already some weeks old ... from the time when it was still warm and lovely outside. For over two weeks now it's dark, blurry and mostly raining here in Berlin and I could bite everyone's butt who 'was so ready for fall' - including my husband. 

For sure it's nice to wear jackets again and to create new outfits - but to be true - what do I create when it's wet and chilly out. My work week was pretty coorperate, with a lot of official meetings and CEOs visiting ... So less vintage more black and white - on top of that it was raining all the time. I mostly wore the same clothes all week. It was too dark for outfit shots anyway. And who wants to soak true 50s shoes in a huge puddle ....

Whatever, I can't change it, the frustrating part of the year is here, let's see where it leads me to, probably: staying in bed forever, wake me up in March!

The Avocado Connection

blazer: Romeo Gigli, thrifted // 40s dress: Made In Berlin store // shoes: remixvintageshoes // 40s style crochet purse: Original Crochet-by-Q // 30s-40s strawhat: Rocking Chair....

When I got my already beloved Greta wedges by RemixVintge Shoes in Avocado, I faced the issue of not owning enough accessoires in this shade. Then I saw this posts on Norafinds blog about this adorable custom order 40s clamshell purse. I wrote Original Crochet-by-Q right away on Etsy and she started to gather the matching materials in this special shade between green and yellow together - which wasn't easy. I'm so excited about the result. I love it so much!

Where To Meet Me This Sunday

Transition

This dress late 50s Betty Barcley dress I found a couple of weeks ago at one of my regular visits to the Made in Berlin Store ... I thought this is the perfect piece to celebrate this indian summer we are having right now.

When There Was Summer ...

Quite a little while ago I wore this outfit on a warm summer day to the flea market ... 40s chambray dress: eBay // vitnage belt: flea market // modern wooden sandals: fela market // 50s wickerpurse: thrifted // 50s strawhat: Bahar Berlin Edeltrash, a friends vintage shop ...

Little Sweater

Some weeks ago I wore to work ... 50s-60s sweater: thirfted in the US // 50s skirt: Made In Berlin Store // shoes: Primark // strawpurse: flea market // Haskell style brooch: flea market ...

During out holiday in the USA this summer I mostly shopped mostly tops, sweaters and jackets ... This is something you rarle find in Germany.

Some Weeks Ago ...

It's already some weeks ago, when I wore this outfit on one of our Sunday Flea Market strolls ... 40s dress: Made In Berlin Store //  shoes: Remix // 50s purse: Pick & Weigth Store // 40s-50s straw hat: got it from a friend ....

I'm so sorry for the lacl of posts but life keeps me so busy that it get's harder and harder on me to keep this good old project alive .... But I do my best.

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The Crazy Hat Lady ...

What I wore to the flea market a couple of weeks ago ... late 40s dress: eBay // 40s blazer: from a Berlin shop that's gone // vintage shoes: flea market // 50s-60s purse: thrifted // 40s-50s straw hat: thrifted in the USA // 60s earclips: Bahar Berlin Edeltrash

For some obviuos reasons I'm not The Crazy Cat Lady ... but for sure The Crazy Hat Lady ... This year I wasn't able to let only one vintage hat behind ... They all had to come home with me. 

On this day I found three late 30s hats on teh flea market for a steal. They need a little love but they are amazing. Two are in the last picture ... Hat maniac with a happy face!

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Summer Is Back ...

Just an office outfit for hot weather ... 50s dress: flea market // vintage belt: thirfted // shoes: modern // 50s wickerpurse: thrifted ....

Blood and Roses

I wore this dress end of July, the day before my birthday .... 1950s dress: Resales Store // vintage belt: thrifted // shoes: flea market // 50s wickerpurse: thrifted in the US ...

I wear this dress rarely, because it's a bitch (sorry), if it comes to washing. The colour bleeds. 

Just yesterday I had to give it a soak and I did my best. Ice cold water, soap just on the stain  - caused by a belt I wore with it a while ago - and underarm erea ... I was so excited when I saw that the water stayed clear, when I checked on it.

Shock, when I lifted the dress out of the water, a waterfall of blood red water rushed down from the rose boarder of the skirt. Me: Yelling words I don't remember! But right away I turned on the cold water and let it run over the affected parts. Sweat from fear was running over my face. 

In the end I suppose, I was lucky, I just found one spot in the rose boarder that is still redish.

Did you had experiences like this while soaking and handwashing your vintage?

Still Alive And Posting ...

A couple of Sundays back I wore this look to the flea market ... 30s-40s dress: Schwarze Truhe Berlin (Today:Vintage Berlin) // vintage leather belt: Arkona Platz Flea Market // Swedish Hasbeens: flea market // 1950s wickerpurse: Alameda Flea Market, CA from @ReneeUnderwood // 30s-40s straw hat: thrifted in Oregon // ear screw ons: antique mall 

Sorry for the absence ... There was and still is so much going on in my life, that diszracts me from reading blogs and writing posts - but I'm still shooting some outfits (not just with the smartphone).

I got a new work contract trough my company and I will work a few more hours a week on a regular base in the future. Aaaand the best thing -  I don't have to share my pay with a temp agency anymore. My pay is my pay. Yay. I feel happy and appreciated - and their will be still enough time left to take care about my tiny Vintage Etsy Shop.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Summer Blue

Another outfit from before we started on our vacation ... 50s rayon sundress: eBay // vintage belt: flea market // clarks sandals: eBay //  tooled leather purse: flea market // brooch: Belle Lurette Paris via Etsy

Day Of 30s Hats

Flea market outfit  ... German 50s blouse: eBay // pants: H&M // bleyle boogie shoes: flea market // 50s wicker purse: Pick&Weight Store // dark brown 1930s straw hat: flea market, Frankfurt ...

This is a look I wore the Sunday before we went on our trip to USA ... 

That day I decided to finally take this 30s straw hat for a spin. It was sitting since Easter in my room and I actually felt like passing it on to someone else ... But this day this hat wa the perfect mix and match. 

And what did I find on the flea market?! Another straw hat from the 30s!

Talking about hats ... Yesterday we returned back to my hubby's family after our trip on the Pacific coast down to San Diego. I was a little shocke when I went through my vintage finds ... mostly hats. No idea thow to bring them home safely - but I can't wait to wear them after a little fix up here and there.

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