This is my latest thrifty find and style obsession: a sterling silver ball I found in a thrift shop for a pound fifty. It has wee bells inside so it makes wee Tinkerbell noises when you move. I used to work in a jewellery shop in the 1990s and these would sell like hotcakes. We called them Harmony Balls. Major nostalgia trip! Of course I had to have it. It came on a yucky fabric chain so I replaced it with a vintage chain I had.
I decided to wear it out yesterday - I went to my first auction and it was SO exciting! Thrilling details coming! - over a glorious cashmere and wool cape I thrifted in Canada. The cape is in perfect condition and it's by Jimmy Hourihan of Dublin. Perfect for this icky English weather and oh so stylish. The company still exists and I've seen these capes online for 350 pounds new!
The neat thing is the cape has a band around the neck that can be styled as a scarf or pulled up as a hood, as you see here. With my thrifted MEXX wool cowl neck sweater and thrifted brown suede boots, I may look like an Ewok from Star Wars, but hopefully the look is more harmonious than that, tee hee.
A leather bag found at a consignment store in Toronto, with an adjustable strap so I can wear it cross-body, completes my rainy day look. Stay tuned for the story of my very first auction - they heard me coming, with my bells!
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