Show Us Your Purchases!

[Miss 1929]

Virgin stockings!

I got two boxes of these, three pairs each, deadstock, for about $12 each - happy happy joy joy!

 

[shooshoobaby1]

I literally found this in the last 60 seconds of the auction, and somehow managed to win it for $25. Happy much?

Beautiful! Lucky. I am sure it will look lovely on you.

 

[Vintage Betty]

Wow- these are great purchases ladies! I usually check this thread on my BlackBerry, but really these pictures in miniature don't do your purchases justice. They look much more gorgeous on my computer screen.

Congratulations to all!

Vintage Betty

 

[lyburnum]

For years I have been an admirer of lo*lita fashions of Japan (I tried myself for a while at the age of 18, but decided to leave it to the Japanese), and in particular I have always lusted over mary magdalene dresses, as I found them a little less frilly and kitschy than most other lo*lita brands http://www.marymagdalene.jp/ I'd wanted a dress like this for a long, long time:

So anyway, to cut a long story short, 5 years later you cannot believe how happy I am to win this on eBay:

It has all the frills and detail I love so much about mary magdalene, with the grace of the 1950s and a price tag that won't hurt my pocket quite as much as a magdalene!

Now all I need is to save up £300 to buy this coat:

lol

P.S. I know it's not lo*lita but the darned thing won't let me type it without it turning into lolita!

I also got this for £6

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

There's a seller who has a coat a bit like that on ebay now, Lyburnum - much cheaper too. It's a sort of lo.lita/cosplay shop, seller's name is corland90, and it's on the firt page of the "gothic lo.lita" section.

 

[lyburnum]

Thank you so much fleur! It's perfect. I can't afford it right now but when I can.... mwahahaha it's mine! My precious!

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

I came across it ages ago, and was glad to see they still do it as as soon as I saw your pic I remembered it! I can't vouch for the seller though, but feedback seems ok!

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

I just found the same identical coat that you posted above!

The seller is honestdragonchina, bit more expensive at about £100, but better than £300!

However, on second thoughts...these people are probably just copying the designs from whoever made the one you posted...funny they have the same backgrounds and everything... :/

 

[lyburnum]

Yeah my assumption is that they're just copying designs. I think to be safe, I'd probably order something much cheaper from them first, to see what the quality is like.

But that will all have to wait!

 

[ASimpleLady]

My Rago! From HerCloset.com

 

[Liz]

Some flea market purchases from this morning:

 

[waingirl]

Some flea market purchases from this morning:

Liz, I love your finds! I went to the flea market this morning in Syracuse, NY and came home with nothing! They were just selling junk.

 

[Mojito]

Go on, Liz - tell us what the Six Secrets are that you need to keep from your bride!

Not liking casseroles might be one. Also a propensity to bury bodies in the cellar.

Great finds!

 

[deadpandiva]

I love this dress. There is some fading on the black part. Is there a way to spot dye a garment.

 

[Smuterella]

Its silly, its pink, I had to have it.....oh dear!

I also got a "how to sew" book from the 40's, I thought it might be as good a place to start as any!

 

[Liz]

Go on, Liz - tell us what the Six Secrets are that you need to keep from your bride!

Not liking casseroles might be one. Also a propensity to bury bodies in the cellar.

Great finds!

Ha, I wish they were that interesting! The six secrets could basically be summed by the last sentence of the article, which was that husbands should not confide in their wives, because the man's confessions (he may not want a house in the suburbs, or he's been in love before) would upset them! Oh, '50s propaganda...actually makes me happy I wasn't around back then!

Great dress Smuterella! I love that color.

 

[Smuterella]

(he may not want a house in the suburbs, or he's been in love before) would upset them!

Great dress Smuterella! I love that color.

thanks! and there was me thinking I'd killed the thread!

I actually hate hearing about my (significantly older) partners previous relationships - perhaps the advice is good!

 

[Deleted member 3716]

my recent ebay purchases.
i'm currently going through a wiggle dress obsession...

 

[Smuterella]

Paula those are all gorgeous!

 

[mrswheats]

I agree--the blue one is to die for!