Thank you so much for the lovely comments on my travel posts and, after our glorious escape it's back to normality, festival planning, eBay selling, cat wrangling, reading and watching stuff, wearing clothes and, of course, my favourite thing....shopping or, should I say, recycling? Buying stuff people have grown tired of and after a bit of TLC, finding it a new home.
We've had a pretty successful week hunting down groovy gear for the stockroom and managed to find a few things for us along the way. Regular visitors will, I'm sure, be familiar with everything I'm wearing but check out the 19th Century cabinet I'm sitting on....
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It was love at first sight when I spotted this vintage Kangol beret in the £1 basket, it's the perfect match with my minty Dilli Grey block printed dress. The colours hint at spring even if the temperatures aren't playing nicely!
I've only ever purchased one item from Zara, this gingham skirt which I bought from their end of season sale five years ago, back in 2017 (so definitely not fast fashion) and it's accompanied me to Greece on numerous occasions, here it is in Kos Town in September 2018. The jeans I'm wearing today are also Zara, snaffled from the clearance charity shop on a Sunday morning a few weeks ago still bearing their orginal tags from their flagship store in Mumbai.
I've now added a third item to my collection, this Indian-made cotton cutwork dress for the princely sum of £4.50. It looks nothing on the hanger but it's rather lovely on with a bit of a flamenco vibe. I'm seeing myself skipping along the pavement with my red clogs and a straw basket on my next trip to the Med but it'll probably be worn round the charity shops or to 'Spoons before we manage to get away again.
This is the second English-made leather & tapestry clutch I've found in the clearance charity shop recently - the last one was adorned with a peacock feather design.
I'm hoping they're deadstock from one of Walsall's leather factories, of which our town is world-renowned and that they'll be more to come over the coming months. A snip at 50p.
Last but not least is this wonderful coffee book on Bollywood for £1. Maybe this time next year I'll be blogging about my Indian adventures, I can but hope!
At 50p we couldn't leave this behind....Once Upon a Star by the Bay City Rollers from 1975 featuring Bye Bye Baby along with many other dubious classics!
And finally, if you want to help our friends in Ukraine - and who doesn't? - and treat yourself to something beautiful at the same time, Dilli Grey is having a sale and are generously donating 50% of the profits to the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. I'm not sponsored, I'm sharing because I adore this kind-hearted indie business. Check them out HERE.
See you soon!