My Sweetie and I, love to go to shopping at thrift stores, we go whenever we can. For me the love started in 7th grade when I went to a Salvation Army with a friend and her mother. I was a bit apprehensive and probably a little embarrassed to dive in and sort through all the clothing, so I went to the purse bins. I picked through them for a while and pulled out this crazy flying saucer looking vintage black suede and leather handbag. I loved it instantly, but still wasn't sure about if I would actually use it, then I looked at the price tag... It was marked twenty-five cents! I was sold on the purse and on thrift stores from that day forward. I used that purse to death and had to retire it after 10 plus years. I think I still have that purse, somewhere in storage, if I find it someday I will post of picture of it.
I have always loved clothes, but growing up in a single parent household with not a lot of disposable income, I didn't get to buy new clothes a lot. In fact I think the only time we would go shopping for new clothes was for back to school every year. My mom is an amazing seamstress, so for clothing we could afford or that wasn't an everyday basic type of item, she would whip up something special for me. As I got older and wanted more pricey clothing (I remember begging to be taken to the Esprit outlet for school shopping) and not wanting mom to make me anything (how embarrassing to show up to school in homemade clothing!!!), I think thrift stores satisfied my clothing jones. I also discoverd my appreciation and love for vintage clothing. I could go on an on about this subject, but let's get to the stuff I found this past weekend:
Pink ,orange and green tweedy silk suit, this suit is amazing! It has a short sleeve dress with scalloping at the waist and bust, just like the jacket. The only bummer is that the dress just doesn't fit me right and the way it is constructed and designed won't work for the alterations that need to be made. I don't know what to do, keep it and make the dress into a skirt or sell it to someone else. It is so well made, here is a close up of the some nice details, you just don't see on new clothing.
The buttonholes are bound by hand and the bottom one is even placed at the scalloped seam, so it almost disappears. There is also a snap at the hem of the jacket and a tiny button the top of the placket (right under the collar) that are both covered in the fabulous pink silk lining fabric.
Then there is the funky turquoise handmade house coat. Not sure what I am going to do with this, I just bought it for the fabric. The best part about this house coat, is when I brought it home and tried it on before throwing it into the washer, I checked the pockets and found this...
It is a super cute souvenir hankie from Paris. Don't you just love the graphics on it? You never know what you are going to find when shopping at the thrift store.
