Creamscicle outfit, vintage chain

I love this outfit, most of which was thrifted or free (except for the purse, bought on sale).

I feel like a long cool Creamsicle. And I love the way my pal Chris has positioned me here in front of the icy steel facade.

I found these white wide-legged pants by Club Monaco at Goodwill for $6.99, if memory serves. They go so well with the luscious lime green top by Toronto designer Franco Mirabelli, which I got in a press kit. I wuv it.

The silver bracelet was $5, second-hand, and the retro 1960s shades you've seen before they were picked up for a fiver at the Toronto Vintage Costume Jewellery Sale earlier this spring.

I hope you can see the necklace, but it's one of my fave 'new' vintage ones and I think it suits the 1960s vibe of the outfit.

It was $6.99 at Goodwill.

It's comprised of interchanging rectangular plastic (Lucite perhaps?) and filigre boxes. Isn't it just so cool?

Just have to show you the ensemble with the shades.

The perfect to start the long weekend here in Toronto!

Wherever you are, have a good one, and happy thrifting!!

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Ring stamped DG for $5

I foud and this ring for $5 when buying some vintage bling from a local who collects the stuff.

I loved its simplicity and shape. It's stamped DG with a copyright symbol inside.

Can't be Dolce and Gabbana!!

Have any jewellery junkies out there seen the DG stamp on retro bling?

Would love more info on it.

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Mrs Robinson outfit, 100 percent thrift

I wore my "Mrs. Robinson" outfit yesterday as I felt a bit minxy and thought of the sultry Anne Bancroft in the fab flic, The Graduate.

Not that I'm an older woman seducing a younger man!

The wrap dress that I recently thrifted at Goodwill for $6.99 made me think of Mrs. Robinson. It's made by another fave local designer, Mark Foreman of the Bionic Woman label. Foreman always uses the coolest fabrics and patterns, and this one seemed kinda 60s go-go in tone.


The gold disco belt was $14.99 at a west end vintage shop; the white slingback heels were $4.99 at my local thrift shop.

The retro necklace was $9.99 at Goodwill.

Total for outfit not including taxes: $36.96.

Price does not include retro faceted sunglasses!

Thanks to pal Chris for snapping the shot.

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Vintage "Miracle" Tudor rose a la Goodwill

England is on the brain perpetually these days. I'm going on a trip there in 5 weeks exactly, and I really can't bloody wait.

While doing a thrift dig in Goodwill the other day, this lovely pendant behind glass attracted me. It was priced $9.99, a bit high for the Grunge Queen, but I bought it anyway as I loved it.

Got it home, pulled out the magnifying glass and saw there was a "Miracle" stamp on it. Miracle Jewellery, as it turns out, is a Birmingham, England-based company that's been making mostly costume bling since 1946.

The company is well known for its jeweled Celtic and Irish jewellery but also has been known to make non-jeweled pieces like this Tudor rose. I did a quick Ebay search and found only one listing of this supposedly "rare" pendant. Not sure if it's rare or if it was made in the 1940s as the Ebay seller suggested (I'd say 1960s maybe), but there you go.

I'll wear this, happily, as I move towards my trip.

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Retro maxi dress by the pound

I thought my local confectionary was the perfect place to snap a shot of this retro polyester maxi dress (1960s? 70s?) I bought by the pound for $7.50, at a place called 69 Vintage Buy the Pound in Toronto.

Why?

Because the crazy colours he dress in tmatch all the crazy hyper hues that can be found in the shop! Plus I had no one else to snap a pic....

I love this dress. I brought it to West Palm Beach in June because it's so tropical, and wore it on a very special night ....

See? I match the slushy colours!!

This dress is technically a "Junior" dress -- which perhaps explains why it's uber fitted.

I think the little ruffle around the neck is darling.

Best part? Don't need to iron it. The polyester is so thick it hardly crinkles!

69vintage.com
has two stores in Toronto; one is the Buy the Pound place at 1207 Bloor St. W and the other is on Queen St. W. Check out their cool blog 69vintage.blogspot.com

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Value Village steals

The Value Village Pricing Gods tend to amaze me sometimes.

Take this vintage tiger's eye pin, dug up in the jewellery baggie section for $1.99.

Now I'm not sure if it's real tiger's eye- but just look at the design! It's clearly a superior piece of bling in my humble opinion.

Meanwhile in the jewellery case: lots of cheap sterling and such.

How about this Betsey Johnson
dress/negligee I found for $7.99?

Kinda a crazy price for a designer piece that would sell for $100 eh?

Meanwhile cheapie mass market dresses are the same price and more.

Now I know value is subjective, but let me indulge in this thought: Either VV doesn't know value, or they're so well acquainted with the needs of their market that they know a BJ dress just wouldn't be as desirable as an Old Navy frock ...??? Just not sure I buy that.

'Cos I literally bought the other stuff and turned my nose up at the stuff I didn't consider that valuable!!

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Canadian designer dress, thrifted

I"ve had this dress for months and have never worn it aside from posing in it on my balcony here (thanks to the lovely sweet photographer who graciously snapped me in my entire wardrobe, practically).

It was thrifted at Goodwill for $6.99. It's a made in Canada dress designed by Canadian designer Linda Lundstrom.

(The Lundstrom label still exists though from what I understand Lundstrom is no longer with the company).

The dress fits me like a glove and I love it; the detailing is just so spot on. The tiered lacy bottom; the fitted bodice; the lace shoulders; and those darling and saucy pockets over the boobs!

Take a look at the back.

Isn't that just the sweetest?

When thrifting for dresses and clothing, I always look for colour (does it look amazing on me, like this deep blue colour?); does it fit me equally well?; what is the fabric and detailing like?; and what's the label? Crappy fast fashion or designer?

All the boxes were ticked on this one, including the price. Now just waiting for the right occasion to wear it!

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