Well I promised more photos and details of all the awesome finds that I thrifted last Friday at Revolve, so here they are!
My favourite thing of all is the full adjustable dress maker’s form I managed to pick up for super cheap. I do not know exactly how much it cost ~ it was a bundle deal. I got three environmentally friendly bags {you know, the green bags. We call them enviro bags in Australia} stuffed with clothes, handbags, belts, scarfs ~ you name it; and the form for $50.00. So if we say that the bags were $10.00 each that puts the form at $20.00. Which is sweet as!
I did say previously that I was not going to put up photos of everything, so here a just a few notable items.
The treasures of my haul consisted of:
~ Elizabeth ~
A Laura Ashley wool coat; worn boyfriend style as it is too big for me ~
Cute handbags ~ of which I found many, including a awesome clutch but I’ll show you my favourites {oh, and a lovely cream silk scarf/handkerchief, it has a few holes, but it’s still wearable} ~
Leather belts ~ my favourite is the woven black one. Not only is it that perfect width, it stays in place even with a wrap buckle rather than a pronged one {which is the type of buckle I usually prefer} ~
And this hat ~ gorgeous no?
Finally, {I have already shown you the pile of lovely doleys I picked up and the shirts} this beautiful crocheted dress. I think that it’s handmade because there is no brand label on it, or tags describing the contents. I think it is wool, because of the texture and it is really lovely and warm. What was meant to be one shot to show the dress end up being an outfit shoot….. >> So here you go ~ a gorgeous crocheted vintage dress. Or “Lace ~ Outfit Six”.
Accessories ~ Hair bow {Best & Less} Earrings {Equip} Watch {Thrifted} Belt {Thrifted} Top Layered Dress ~ Vintage/Thrifted
Bottom Layered Dress ~ Crossroads {many seasons ago!} Long Sleeved Top under both dresses ~ Primark {Scotland} Stockings ~ Valley Girl
Slouch Boots ~ Florence, Italy {I have no clue what store I got them from…. They were 70 euro though, so they are my most expensive shoes, and most expensive item in my closet full stop at $140.00 AUD!!! I needed them though; that’s the only reason I brought them. Shoes in Italy are HEAPS expensive ~ these were on sale! O.O}
I did pick up some other really neat clothes, but I’m not going to show you them here. I am saving them for another day, and another outfit{s} shoot! What people throw away, I mean really…
Well, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I suppose that I should be eternally grateful that another man deemed those delightful items trash or I would never have had the chance to own them. Thank you unknown benefactors!
Which brings me to my final point. If you have something in your closet or drawers, or even furniture in your house that is not as loved as it could be, but you do not think anyone else would want it ~ think again…
I am going to try to pass on the stuff that I don’t want because who knows, there may be someone out there who ends up thanking their unknown benefactor for the things that I threw out.
It’s the great recycling story of the reloved vintage {and other such pieces} world. If these things could talk ~ I wonder what they would say?
xox,
b.
P.S ~ Check out A Dress A Day for some exceedingly well crafted stories about dresses. Erin, the authoress of the stories, totally inspired me. I’d love to write my own Dress Drabbles ~ or maybe I will branch out and write drabbles on other things…. Like my dress form. I would what its story is?
