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What with it being Autumn, apart from when I've been swimming, so far this this week I've mainly been wearing clothes.
On Sunday I wore a vintage 1970s Ayesha Davar cheesecloth maxi dress along with a sequin scarf from Accessorize which Liz bought me for my 30th birthday - making it officially vintage.
A chap in 'Spoons on Tuesday shouted over to us, Are you pair those New Age people? I suppose it beats being old age people! I wore a rare hand-printed 1970s Kate Beaver maxi dress - at 99p, one of my all time favourite charity shop finds.
Groovy fitness gear makes my daily workout even more enjoyable. I bought these snake print leggings from the clearance chazza the other day and love them so much I'm tempted to wear them out (or maybe not!)
We'd planned to go to the cinema on Tuesday but I ended up staying in and waiting for numerous deliveries instead. I wore a vintage Anokhi pinafore dress with a 1970s Ayesha Davar cheesecloth blouse and these supremely comfy Clarks Active Air bronze leather boots, snaffled from eBay for £7!
The official blog photographer failed to tell me that my collar was skew-whiff! You might have spotted this jacket on the previous post, it's hand printed and made in India, bought from a fair-trade shop in the Cotswolds and, even better, it's reversible. The dress is from Seventies Soul Vintage and the bag a recent chazza shop find.
I've got a bit of a thing about tank tops lately so I had a rummage though my wool stash, crocheted a few granny squares, found a tutorial on YouTube for making triangles and created this....
Now I can crochet triangles I'm going for a more ambitious make next time. The wool's been ordered and I'm itching to get stuck in.
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Per Una wool and alpaca blend jumper; Zendaya x Tommy Hilfiger BNWT swimsuit; 1980s French Connection silk shirt; Chanel (fake) cross body bag; White Stuff lambswool fairisle jumper with foxes; Joe Browns wool pea coat; prps sample Japanese hand embroidered jeans with tags attached (retail at £330); Religion tee; Recycled sari silk kimono top; 1970s printed velvet midi skirt; 1960s Vienna-made fine knit mod sweater.
I've got to dash, I've got a date with Philippa Gregory tonight and I need to sort my hair out.
See you soon!
Your comment that you wore clothes made me smile. I don't know what New Age people are, but I guess as my daughter has been described as such as well as Bohemian, perhaps it means people comfortable with their own taste and style with no need to follow the masse. The vase and coasters are terrific.
ReplyDeleteSam, New Age Travellers were a British counter-culture , sort of 1980s/early 1990s version of hippies - also known as Crusties. They lived in caravans and travelled between music festivals - not too far from our summer way of life, I suppose! Yes, Bohemian, alternative, hippy, weird, I answer to it all. Your daughter is part of my tribe! xxx
DeleteLove the folkart style vase. That would have come home with me too! Arilx
ReplyDeleteIsn't it sweet? I can't believe it was 99p! xxx
DeleteI love the blue and tan maxi dress!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I still can't believe it was 99p eight years after buying it! x
DeleteI'm so jealous of your Honesty! I have had no luck with it - yet. I bought seeds online and they grew but no seed heads. I then also bought a potted Honesty plant from The Manor at Hemmingford Grey when I went with my brother, but that plant died...one more try, methinks!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely outfits and your 99p dress must be the best bargain ever; it's beautiful and looks fab on you. What a shame you can't sack the blog photographer! Great finds in the chazzas. Well done on the crocheted tank top. My crochet mojo has gone AWOL.
It's brilliant you still have the birthday scarf all these years later.
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I think ours came from the pack of wild flower seeds I scattered a couple of years ago although it popped up in a completely different part of the garden. They are such pretty plants, as gorgeous in flower as when the seed heads develop. Hopefully, third time lucky!
DeleteWhenever I wear that Kate Beaver dress someone messages me and offers to buy it off me - it will never happen.
I wondered if you were still crocheting. It had been so long since I last made a granny square that I had to watch a Youtube tutorial to remind myself. I'm excited about my next project, it'll keep me out of trouble of weeks! xxx
Oooh I love the cat vase what a fab find. I hope you have a great evening. I think the Wideacre books were my first introduction to Philippa Gregory back in the day, but judging by the number you quoted on your last post I have a lot of her books still to read.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the cat wonderful? I bet it was bought as a holiday souvenir.
DeleteWideacre was Philippa Gregory's first book, I read the trilogy over the summer and loved them. She's such a brilliant writer. I'm currently reading Falling Skies, set in the aftermath of WW1 and can hardly bear to put it down! xxx
Lovely outfits, all of them! I shrieked aloud at your crochet vest - I LOVE it! A big thumbs up on the striped trousers for Jon, and I see you nabbing that beach dress! There is just so much fun stuff out there - I would have picked up the coasters as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sheila! I felt very proud of myself making that crochet tank top, Toast is selling something similar for £395! I'd not made anything for ages and now I'm all fired up for a big project.
DeleteThose DKNY trousers are gorgeous, Jon's excited about them. That beach dress smells of suncream, my favourite smell!
I can spot a William Morris print at 1000 paces! xxx
The Kate Beaver maxi is just gorgeous, love it. And as for the vase, what a cracker!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I was so excited to spot that cat vase, he's so sweet! xxx
DeleteSo many gorgeous colours in your outfits. The tank top is fab, and definitely on my list of to do's. I've noted the Toast one you mention in your comment above too. I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees something expensive and thinks, Hmm, I can make that. Your display around the fireplace looks amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Louise! That Toast tank top is gorgeous but for that price I'd rather go on holiday instead. xxx
DeleteLove the 99p dress, the new bag and that jacket and that little cat vase is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAs for your granny square waistcoat, it looks amazing! I had considered doing something similar, but whenever I attempt to crochet any clothing, it never ends well. Despite following instructions, a toddler would have struggled to fit into the last item I attempted. I then bundled it all up in a fit of red mist and am waiting for the memories to fade. :-D
Your belly button piercing takes me back. I had mine done years ago, but it didn't work so well with a pregnant body and rarely had an outing anyway. xxx
Thanks, Claire! I did make a tank top a few years ago but I did it by just sewing the granny squares together so the shape wasn't the best. Those triangles make all the difference. I've got my heart set on a cardi now.
DeleteThat piercing must be 30-odd years old now.I often wondered what happened with pregnant tummies and navel piercings! xxx
Third time lucky - hope Blogger doesn't eat my comment again ...
ReplyDeleteI am always SO covetous when I see the Kate Beaver and now I feel the same way about your lovely cat vase - what a gorgeous ginger!
Today I have been mostly climbing on furniture and hanging more curtains. I have also put a lovely skirt in the charity shop bag as it is too long/has no walking split and I nearly fell down the stairs in it this morning (yes, I'm an idiot) : 0
I've collected Gudrun Sjoden and Toast catalogue for years - they are great for inspo.
In less interesting news, I've found a no-solvent/unperfumed shoe cream so I'm busy treating my shoes and boots. No longer will I need to ask someonelse to do it and then have to leave stuff in the greenhouse for a few days before I can wear them. Hurrah!
Horrified to discover the nasties used in the making of shoe polish and feeling grimly vindicated by my reaction to it - neurotoxins begone.
Thank you for brightening a bleak week, Vix xx
Blasted Blogger! Thanks so much for persevering with the commenting, Elaine.
DeleteI'm still kicking myself years after I did a vintage fair and one of our neighbours had the brown and black version of the Kate Beaver dress, I should have bought it.
Watch your step with the curtain hanging. I'm glad you jettisoned that deadly skirt into the donation bag, no one needs clothes that'll kill you.
That shoe cream sounds like a good find - do share.
Hope your week brightens up. I'm looking forward to The English on BBC1 - Emily Blunt's wardrobe looks right up my street! xxx
Brand is Collonil - I bought mine from Cathcart Elliot who also do their own black shoe cream that is fragrance/solvent free.
DeleteThanks, love! xxx
DeleteI do agree New Age people beats being old age people hands down! Oh, and I've got one of those inattentive blog photographers as well!
ReplyDeleteFabulous outfits as per usual, the Kate Beaver maxi and Anokhi pinafore dress being my favourites. Love the granny square tank top, and I would definitely have picked up the mid-century cat vase and William Morris coasters too! xxx
Thanks, Ann! People do say some strange things - mind you, it's better to be noticed and attract odd comments than be overlooked, isn't it?
DeleteThese official blog photographers both need a crash course in paying attention! xxx
You are so lovely and slim Vix - and I'd be tempted to say to
ReplyDeletethe commenter - " Yes and aren't we groovy " x
Thanks, Flis! I wish I'd have come up with a smart answer , I never do until at least an hour later! xxx
DeleteI've two of those quilted, reversible short jackets, Vix, but neither has such an impressive collar as yours. Mine were misfiled as bedjackets in the sleepwear section of the chazza -- but then again, perhaps they weren't. ? Now I'm wondering if anyone still sells/buys/wears bedjackets?? (Come to think of it -- there were full slips hanging on the nightie rail. Odd. One would think staff that knows about bedjackets could distinguish underwear from sleepwear.)
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough Beth, I was in a charity shop yesterday and spotted a bed jacket (baby blue, knitted, ribbon tie) and wondered the same thing. All of ours also hang full length slips up with the nighties and often kaftans, too so it's often my first port of call when I enter the shop! xxx
DeleteI'm a bed jacket wearer (dinky cardigan stylee) - I've never come across a bed cape before though and now I have to have one ...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.slenderella.co.uk/collections/bed-jackets/products/ribbon-tie-acrylic-bed-cape?variant=43290688553219
A cape's a lot easier to whip on and off rather than struggle with sleeves. I love a cold bedroom, the window is always open no matter what the weather's like. I read a tip suggesting you wear a dressing gown back to front to stop your arms getting cold when you're reading in bed which would be a great idea if I owned a warm dressing gown, mine's satin and skimpy! xxx
DeleteOh dear, my dressing gowns are all pretty much full-time coats and kimonos are the living definition of sleeve struggle - I'll stick with a cardigan lol
DeleteLove your crochet top. I have just finished two knitting projects and looking for something new so will give a tank top with triangles a go. X
ReplyDeleteI remember your last crochet creation and was really impressed. My wool arrived today, three squares down 37 and two halves to go, I may be a while! xx
DeleteSo lovely outfits, I have a weakness for that Kate Beaver maxi and its orange fabulousness, and also in love with the pinafore, so cute!. You totally rock!
ReplyDeleteShocking that something you have since your 30's is now vintage!. I have to reframe my own mindset and embrace my own 'homegrown vintage' pieces! ;DD.
And I'm admiring your crochet top, well done and really fabulous!. I had to undone my last 'project' and still not recovered, but I'll give it another try, as Autumn is perfect for some crocheting!.
Thank you, I know you love orange as much as I do!
DeleteI does make me giggle about how some of the clothes I had from new are vintage, in fact I've recently rebought TopShop clothes in charity shops I had back in the 1980s and 1990s and can legitimately sell them as vintage!
You're right about crocheting being a brilliant Autumn activity, I love curling up on the chaise on a gloomy afternoon with a hook and some colourful wool! xxx
You've reminded me I need to do something in the garden today. It's a scraggy mess out there and needs tidying up before winter.
ReplyDeleteLove the piercing. I took mine out when I got pregnant with Lily and never put it back. Xx
I've done a bit more leaf sweeping today and managed to inspire a couple of the neighbours to join in with clearing the avenue's pavements!
DeleteI had that piercing done on a whim during my lunchbreak in the early 1990s, the hoop's been in since 1999 when I lost the stud on a beach in Bali...happy memories! xxx
Your hair looks gorgeous crimped. I don't know about new age people (crystals or something?) but I once had someone ask if I was "One of those party people". I think he wondered if I could sell him drugs.
ReplyDeleteWearing a blouse under a jumper to extend it into colder weather is a great move. I need to try that as our weather is going from one extreme to the other and I can't quite pack away the summer items. Very cute vase.
Thanks so much! I've gone back to my youth and plait my hair before bed, it works a treat!
DeleteOne of those party people sounds like a compliment to me!
A high end catalogue popped through the post the other day featuring sleeveless polo neck jumpers worn over dresses, I'm on the look out for a long sleeved one I can hack the sleeves off as the £250 price tag in the catalogue was a bit rich! xxx
Such a gorgeous set of outfits. The beaver dress looks really comfortable! Stylish too- obvs!
ReplyDeleteWell done on the tank top! It's funny you should have posted that because my searches on eBay, Depop have been for Granny square waistcoats and cardies. There's a brilliant cardigan pattern on Etsy called the Yes you Cardican by The Pigeon's Nest- I bought it for my mum for her birthday as it's apparently really easy to follow and the hashtag #yesyoucardican on Insta shows you lots of people who have made them.
I often wonder if people are trying to just make conversation, having a dig or are just attention seekers when they call out comments like that in pubs etc. (Did you say anything back? New Age is a good thing but I often wonder what reaction they want). My husband always gets people making comments about his cello. Kezzie X
Thanks for that link, Kezzie. I'll have a look at that. The pattern I'm currently working on is a free one I found on line, I'm halfway through my squares now but if I struggle to assemble it I might have a look at your found pattern as an alternative.
DeleteI think the man concerned is just keen to start a conversation, he's always cheeky to everyone. He'd have a lot more success if he tried to make conversation rather than shout out something random. xxx