Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Luck of the Irish

Outfit:

- The 'Twiggy Dress'; one of my first ever dresses bought with the 1960's in mind.
- Vintage green 1960's earrings
- Green tights
- Black block-heeled mary-jane shoes
- Vintage white bag





Yesterday I took a bus trip way, way up north to shop for the day. Just something a little different. I love visiting new and unfamiliar places and towns. It all seems like an adventure to me. Who knows what secrets I'll find. Either way, funnily enough I only bought a couple of things, one of them being this cameo brooch. I've got cameo brooches, rings, earrings, necklaces. I think it's turning into a little collection, though none of them are worth anything. 


On Saturday I went to Supanova for the first time with my little sister. For all of you who live in Australia, this is a must! So many fabulous people, stalls, stars and costumes that you would not believe! And there I was lucky enough to meet in person Wil Wheaton, Chandler Riggs and James and Oliver Phelps. All such kind, lovely and welcoming people.

One of the many things I bought there was this pair of green tights. I'd been looking for the perfect colour in ages. All I'd seen before in green was bright neon colours which I did not quite fancy, so I nearly flipped in my shoes when I saw these! And so, I wore them for the first time yesterday. I received a mix of reactions as I always do, but a lot more than usual. Leers and stares are a guarantee, but "Oh the luck of the Irish", "Lephrechaun" and "Where did you buy your tights? I've got to dress up as a frog and I can't find any!" sure are something!

8 comments:

  1. Totally gorgeous dress and those tights are fantastic with it,you look great! Myself and my sister have had our fair share of stares and comments over the years too,so I can imagine the scene yesterday. Usually the best thing to do is keep smiling and act as though you don't even notice that they exist. Personally, I absolutely love green, it's actually one of my favourite colours (and i'm not just saying that because I am infact "Irish") ; )

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    1. Thank you very much for your lovely comment! I shall definitely take your advice on board. It is so nice to see that there are plenty of other vintage lovers about the world. :)

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  2. gorgeous dress, those two bows are so adorable :)
    and I like the bag :-)

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    1. Thank you! I couldn't resist them when I bought them. I'm glad you like them :)

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    2. oh darling you look fab! i love the dress with matching tights! and you are so funny haha i´ve got to dress up like a frog haha, well but i know what you mean, people in my town can´t understand my obsession for fancy tights neiter;)
      love and kiss,mary

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    3. Thanks! It really is so nice to know that there are others the same out there with an appreciation for snazzy tights :)

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  3. oh, you look beautiful and so put together I Love!


    With Love, Elle.

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