tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post3245226592630733169..comments2024-03-29T13:48:41.398+00:00Comments on Vintage Vixen: Brought To Book - First Hand Thoughts, Second Hand ClothesVixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-16277951951428341172017-10-18T20:03:11.099+01:002017-10-18T20:03:11.099+01:00They used to have one of these at the Kettering ti...They used to have one of these at the Kettering tip and our Bedford one would let you buy things they stashed away. I have a small table on wheels with a drawer that I bought there years ago for 3.00. Would you believe that they have stopped selling things now - 'council rules' apparently.<br /><br />I rarely go to the tip on my own anymore as I am forever 'rescuing' discarded items! Last two finds were a small Brabantia pedal bin and a standing toilet roll holder.<br />xxxVronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-1923158108726977062017-10-18T20:02:55.447+01:002017-10-18T20:02:55.447+01:00Very excited to see you on Sunday!!
The £1 trendy ...Very excited to see you on Sunday!!<br />The £1 trendy Animals picture gave me a lot more pleasure than the book did. Clothes should be fun, not homework! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-5136317165632138452017-10-18T09:24:38.766+01:002017-10-18T09:24:38.766+01:00That tiger picture is *excellent*. Unlike the soun...That tiger picture is *excellent*. Unlike the sound of the book. I'm probably the most conventional of all the vintage bloggers I know - someone has to be the boring one! - and don't have masses of space, so I can see how the pie charts might be useful, and without masses of space Kondo-style arranging of clothes so everything's visible ensures nothing gets stuffed to the bottom of the drawer and overlooked, but the book sounds terribly joyless. A bit 'How to keep up with the Joneses when you don't have the Joneses income', when it could be 'Embrace the serendipity of secondhand shopping and be your best self.'<br /><br />See you on Sunday!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-66127893160579468442017-10-17T18:26:37.572+01:002017-10-17T18:26:37.572+01:00I really wanted to like that book but it let me do...I really wanted to like that book but it let me down. <br /><br />Deadstock is unworn vintage with the original maker's or manufacturer's labels still attached. We used to have a thriving clothing industory locally and we'll often come across baskets of shirts still in their original packaging.<br /><br />A tip shop is a shop next to the council tip, often run by a charity and selling stuff that was taken to dump as landfill. They're pretty good for half tins of paint, window frames and bathroom & kitchen fittings as well as clothes, homewares, toys and bicycles. It really is mind blowing what people throw away! xxx<br />Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-38591946927294688342017-10-17T15:56:14.824+01:002017-10-17T15:56:14.824+01:00That book does sound disappointing - and tedious.
...That book does sound disappointing - and tedious.<br /><br />Love the velvet jacket; the sleeves are so gorgeous; the hat is fab and I love your boots. The second maxi is lovely and what about your great grandma's carpet bag? Fabulous. You know what I think about your papier mache bracelets; love. love, love.<br /><br />Two questions for you - what the heck is a tip shop; I think I know what it is but is it really called that? And what is deadstock?<br /><br />xxxxxVronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-34763009893336427702017-10-17T15:42:01.893+01:002017-10-17T15:42:01.893+01:00Thank you! From a distance the cover looked okay, ...Thank you! From a distance the cover looked okay, I was most upset when I saw it up close! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-7650804244948467192017-10-17T15:41:18.730+01:002017-10-17T15:41:18.730+01:00Yes, yes, yes! Who wants a wardrobe full of practi...Yes, yes, yes! Who wants a wardrobe full of practical, dull stuff? Fabulous clothes are always appropriate! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-82989104482092709542017-10-17T15:40:21.946+01:002017-10-17T15:40:21.946+01:00Thank you, Maria! You've been spared the book!...Thank you, Maria! You've been spared the book! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-12879973850410406012017-10-17T15:39:58.371+01:002017-10-17T15:39:58.371+01:00I remember The Guardian describing Next as the pla...I remember The Guardian describing Next as the place you visit when you're too old for TopShop! If I inadvertently pick up something with a Next label in a chazza it gets treated in the same way as Per Una, I shriek with horror and think I've subliminally turned middle aged over night (50's far too young for those labels!) xxx Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-57683904858152027642017-10-17T15:37:43.514+01:002017-10-17T15:37:43.514+01:00You are kind! Those boots are by Jones The Bootmak...You are kind! Those boots are by Jones The Bootmaker, I'd forgotten how comfy they are - might be worth a search on Ebay, i think they're a couple of years old! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-82803533348444514152017-10-17T15:36:57.156+01:002017-10-17T15:36:57.156+01:00Thanks, Sue! xxxThanks, Sue! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-4752358105356431932017-10-17T15:36:40.554+01:002017-10-17T15:36:40.554+01:00Thanks, Susie! I love the trendy ginger cat! xxxThanks, Susie! I love the trendy ginger cat! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-17044175072926669292017-10-17T15:36:20.615+01:002017-10-17T15:36:20.615+01:00I know that book, I enjoyed it immensely! xxxI know that book, I enjoyed it immensely! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-77938516390697357352017-10-17T15:36:01.438+01:002017-10-17T15:36:01.438+01:00You sound like you've got it just right, Hazel...You sound like you've got it just right, Hazel, taking some tip from the Kondo woman but not following her words to the letter! Fabulous clothes are made for keeping, no matter how seldom they're worn. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-88826936795937898372017-10-17T15:34:27.460+01:002017-10-17T15:34:27.460+01:00Lady V!!! Good to see you! You're not the firs...Lady V!!! Good to see you! You're not the first to say that the Kondo woman isn't all there, another book to avoid. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-499417449973313212017-10-17T15:31:25.053+01:002017-10-17T15:31:25.053+01:00I'm the opposite, I collect strappy, thin cott...I'm the opposite, I collect strappy, thin cotton vintage maxi dresses like a woman possessed and invariably end up disappointed in not being able to wear them each summer. Honestly, after half a century living in the UK you'd think I'd have learnt to embrace something useful...like knitwear! Love you! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-79818213217278097432017-10-17T15:29:31.478+01:002017-10-17T15:29:31.478+01:00Natalia, thank you so much! You always leave such ...Natalia, thank you so much! You always leave such encouraging and heartwarming comments. <br />Aren't most fairy tales, like folk tales, derived from a just a handful of formulae? It's all about the telling of the story which, I know, you'd make exciting and readable. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-74761806649608381942017-10-17T12:59:35.154+01:002017-10-17T12:59:35.154+01:00The cat's ace! He's mine! xxxThe cat's ace! He's mine! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-53077383585572706462017-10-17T12:59:16.534+01:002017-10-17T12:59:16.534+01:00Thanks, Melanie! Pies definitely over pie charts! ...Thanks, Melanie! Pies definitely over pie charts! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-60837028493209902522017-10-17T12:28:51.284+01:002017-10-17T12:28:51.284+01:00Hello, Fran! Glad you liked that bit, I surprise m...Hello, Fran! Glad you liked that bit, I surprise myself with my writing sometimes!<br />Shouldn't adorning our bodies be a joyous thing rather than a rule strewn minefield? There's enough laws we have to follow in real life without inflicting them on our wardrobes! xxx Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-8725824204499035912017-10-17T12:26:33.217+01:002017-10-17T12:26:33.217+01:00Thanks, TP! I'm such an unconventional busines...Thanks, TP! I'm such an unconventional businesswoman, i'm always up for improving my wardrobe at the expense of profit! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-77181735020422343992017-10-17T12:25:36.574+01:002017-10-17T12:25:36.574+01:00All that info is readily available for free, isn&#...All that info is readily available for free, isn't it?<br />I do love a non-fiction book. I've just got my hands on a vintage Anglo-Indian dictionary which I'll be pouring over later. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-52419324186782437302017-10-17T12:24:32.435+01:002017-10-17T12:24:32.435+01:00Ha! I dread to think what that Kondo woman writes ...Ha! I dread to think what that Kondo woman writes about, the extracts I've read on other blogs seem to be all about folding things up. Like I need to lose an hour of my life folding my tights! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-88438943462784779902017-10-17T12:21:28.159+01:002017-10-17T12:21:28.159+01:00I bet Andy's painting is cute! How sweet that ...I bet Andy's painting is cute! How sweet that he still owns it! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-26055405002546623032017-10-17T12:21:00.331+01:002017-10-17T12:21:00.331+01:00If we did I can guarantee it wouldn't contain ...If we did I can guarantee it wouldn't contain a single pie chart! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.com