Show Us Your Purchases!

[Miss Golightly]

CherryLips & Nosferaturoams - thank you!

BlackDahlia - I adore the playing cards dress - it's so unusual!

I posted this in another thread - my latest acquisition - a Trifari sweater guard - will come in handy when the weather finally gets warm!

 

[Gracie Lee]

I posted this in another thread - my latest acquisition - a Trifari sweater guard - will come in handy when the weather finally gets warm!

Lovely sweater guard, but your statement made me giggle! Tatum just gave me a beautiful silver toned guard for my birthday, and my comment was something to the effect that I can't wait til it gets chilly again so I can use it! Ah, Florida...

 

[Miss Golightly]

Lovely sweater guard, but your statement made me giggle! Tatum just gave me a beautiful silver toned guard for my birthday, and my comment was something to the effect that I can't wait til it gets chilly again so I can use it! Ah, Florida...

Thank you GL! You lucky thing with that lovely warm weather! It's way too cold here in Dublin at the moment to just throw a cardi over my shoulders - I went out for a walk today and had my heavy trench on and wished I had worn a sweater underneath - changeable weather - rain, sun and very strong winds - can't wait for the warmer weather to kick in!!!!!!

 

[Tatum]

Thank you GL! You lucky thing with that lovely warm weather! It's way too cold here in Dublin at the moment to just throw a cardi over my shoulders - I went out for a walk today and had my heavy trench on and wished I had worn a sweater underneath - changeable weather - rain, sun and very strong winds - can't wait for the warmer weather to kick in!!!!!!

Yep, we are currently living in sundresses down here! My coats miss me.

 

[Miss Golightly]

Yep, we are currently living in sundresses down here! My coats miss me.

*Sigh* That sounds wonderful! I have so many sun dresses that I hardly ever get to wear in Dublin as it's so cold - I only really get to wear them when I'm on holidays. Enjoy the rays you lucky ladies!

 

[Gracie Lee]

Yep, we are currently living in sundresses down here! My coats miss me.

Even in my sundress, I was a little melty today... here comes summer!

 

[BoPeep]

These last few pages were amazing! Hat boxes, shoes and dresses, oh my! But I'm going to step out of the closet (har har) with this purchase of mine - a set of 1946 Paden City Pottery dishes. So excited to host a period dinner at last! More here.

 

[kymeratale]

These last few pages were amazing! Hat boxes, shoes and dresses, oh my! But I'm going to step out of the closet (har har) with this purchase of mine - a set of 1946 Paden City Pottery dishes. So excited to host a period dinner at last! More here.

Ooo, that is a lovely set. I have my grandmother's dinner set, 1 china and 1 silver tea set (both my mom's) as well as both my mom's and grandmother's silverware sets. I really should get them out of the boxes and actually use them.

 

[Rosie_Beau]

Bo Peep - A fully period dinner?! Wow! That sounds fantastic.

On the purchasing front I got these shoes from Ebay. They're not vintage or reproduction but they ticked a lot of my shoes loves boxes. Favourite colour: tick. Suede: tick. Round toe: tick. Bows: TICK!

 

[Lusty Haze]

I'm gutted. I bought a cranberry 30's coat on ebay, and unknowingly paid $45 for postage to the UK, then I end up having to pay £20 on top for Customs Charges.

Don't think I'll be buying from America again :'(

 

[Miss Sis]

Lusty Haze, I feel for you. It's a risk you take buying a more expensive item from overseas, although you only get caught sometimes.

I had a seller on UK Ebay who didn't tell me they were in Italy (their listing said Edinburgh in the location) and I had to pay about £40 ontop of a high bid for postage for a 1930s coat when I was thinking no more than £10. I was mighty annoyed!
I thought about cancelling the transaction but I had been looking for a coat of the type for an age and they don't come along that often, so I had to suck it up.

 

[Drappa]

I happened to be in Urban Outfitters the other day, and even though I'm usually a bit old for it, I tried on this dress and fell in love. The photo doesn't show it very well, but it looks so much like a 30's dress, is very comfy, has pockets, has a peter pan collar, is below the knee on me and is made from rayon! My lovely hubby got it for me today

http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/pins-+amp-needles-confetti-dress/invt/5130436088742/&bklist=icat,5,shop,womens,womensclothing,wdresses#

 

[Miss Golightly]

Rosie Beau - Lovely shoes - I had a similar pair in black a few years ago and I don't know what I was doing the day I bought them as they were far too big for me - I ended up giving them to a friend - great shoes though - they went with so much.

Drappa - that dress is cute as a button and definitely has a 30's vibe to it.

 

[Drappa]

Thank you Miss G

Oh, and Rosie_Beau, forgot to say I love the shoes! Can't wear heels at the moment, but envy you for rocking those.

 

[Lusty Haze]

Not vintage, but repro 40's sailor trousers/pants/slacks.

 

[Darhling]

Two satin teddies, I have been wanting one forever! I think they must be so comfortable and practical, besides looking pretty.

 

[Miss Golightly]

I was browsing the other day and came across this red suit - when I saw the label I could not believe my eyes - a suit by Sybil Connolly - and when I saw the price - well I was blown away - the seller was only looking for $28 for it. I guess the seller wasn't aware of how sought after her designs are - the suit wasn't even listed as a Sybil Connolly - just as a red suit. I have seen similar Sybil Connolly suits on sale for $695! Well the suit arrived this morning and the photos do not do it justice - the wool is incredibly soft - it's so beautifully made and in wonderful condition:

I was always hoping to own a piece by Sybil Connolly and to have found this beauty (and at that price!) well it's just incredible!

 

[Katinka von K.]

Wow, congratulations on that. The color is great!
Something similar once happened to me on a flea market. I bought a brooche for 2€ and after some research about the name on the back I found out that it´s worth between 450€ and 600€. For a moment I turned into Gollum... I love when that happens.

 

[Miss Golightly]

Wow, congratulations on that. The color is great!
Something similar once happened to me on a flea market. I bought a brooche for 2€ and after some research about the name on the back I found out that it´s worth between 450€ and 600€. For a moment I turned into Gollum... I love when that happens.

Thank you Katinka! I got such a rush when I saw the label - couldn't believe my eyes - or my luck!!!!!!!

That's incredible about your brooch - congrats! Can I ask what make was it? Do you have any pics?!

Your story reminds me of this man who was on Oprah - he was in a Curio shop and picked a brooch out of a basket of mixed jewellery on the counter - he liked the look of it - turns out that the brooch is priceless (yes PRICELESS) as it contains an incredibly rare stone. Imagine.....

 

[Katinka von K.]

It was made by Paule Ingrand, a quite unknown female french artist. The brooch dates back to the 30s and I bought it because I liked it. It looked like some kind of fantasy deer with big rabbit ears and a funky tail and was made of a golden material. Can´t find any pictures of it unfortunately. After I found out what it´s worth I decided that I´d probably never wear it without panicing...