Bag The Vintage

Yes, I continued with my little indulgence after the vintage dress, without the initial intention to, of course. I've never really looked at vintage bags, as most of those I've seen were really old, a bit too worn out for my liking. So what happens when you chance upon a couple in pretty decent, good condition? Like I was telling Domestic Rat, I couldn't resist them!

Especially the metal mesh bag in ivory white....my mum used to have something like this, and I would run my fingers up and down the cool metal mesh. So happy now that I've gotten the one bag I've always wanted, played with as a little girl...


By the way, I've come to realise that the ladies' feet in those days were much smaller and slimmer. Most of the shoes are quite tiny. One of the ladies at the vintage shops told me that nowadays, the youngsters have much bigger and broader feet, so can't fit into most of her shoes!

How Vintage Are You?

I love vintage fashion. My collection is slowly but surely building up. Somehow, the interest in shopping for "normal" clothes currently in fashion is no longer as big a draw for me. The thought that someone else could be wearing the same mass-produced dress I have on. Sure I still shop for these, as I can't be wearing vintage everyday.

But I so much prefer browsing through the racks of clothes at Granny's Day Out, Deja Vu Vintage etc etc. It's a strange, inexplicable feeling, knowing that something you are wearing was worn by someone 30, 40 years ago. You wonder who wore that, what was she like, where she had been, how many hands it passed through. Some of them were hand-made, which add even greater character to the pieces. The oldest piece I recently acquired was a dark, navy blue dress from the 50s. Some people call it the yellow armpit clothes. I love them!

Thanks to the tip-off from Pillotalks, I ran over (literally) to Raffles City during lunch yesterday to check out the Vintage Bazaar at the basement. Her sms went, "Dustbunny Vintage, Granny's Day Out and more at rc basement. Just spent some money there. Thought you might want to check out during lunch."

My loot of the day.... and you know you have reached another level of being into vintage wear, when you not only pay 100-over bucks for clothes that are old, they are torn too. The opened up seams can be sewn back, my precious lil' dress. *contented smile*