Friday 23 August 2013

thrifty new layers

The season is turning - it's still reminiscent of summer but the coming autumn is tangible.

This week I thrifted a couple of outfits' worth of new-old clothes. A red and white checked shirt with pearly poppers, some high-waisted dark denims, a pair of snow-washed drainpipe denims, a mottled khaki top, a boucle wool jacket, and a silk scarf in oranges and browns. Everything goes with everything in this batch.



During the last few thrift rounds I noticed that my attention is turning from bric-a-brac to clothing more and more. I guess it's brought on by the change in the weather. Suddenly I have a long wishlist of items I would really like to find in the thrifts - all clothes and accessories.

I've been hanging on to a fashion page that I ripped out of a french magazine ever since that little trip back in January... I'd love to compile a similar look for the coming winter for myself. I'm hoping to find a nice and thick vintage wool coat, some great oxfords, and some nice tops to layer... I feel not a bad start, for now!


In other news, I'm enjoying my course quite a lot! A great group with nice people and good teachers. I ride my bike to school and and back every day. I decided I will cycle right up until about late October, when the ice starts taking over on the roads.

The restaurant day I mentioned went rather well - we sold most of our food, and got great feedback. It was a fun but very, very busy weekend.



This weekend I will take it totally easy, and quite possibly go and look for some outfit building pieces in my fave flea stores.

What are your plans for the weekend?

3 comments:

  1. Nice patch of clothes there :) Gotta make plans for the weekend, still up in there. Hope to get as much as possible accomplished tomorrow so I can relax on Sunday and Monday when the BF is off.

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    1. Hey Van, thanks! I hope you had a nice weekend - just seen your new post, it looks like you've done lots of work, so hopefully you had a free Sunday and Monday for pure chillaxing. Have a great week ahead! x

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  2. hey aniko!
    again, it has been a while...
    sounds like fun, your language course and falafel stand. mmmmm i love falafel!
    and second hand is the BEST! always. i guess finland is similar to sweden in that way, flea markets in every corner?

    enjoy the week!

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