Wearing it : Sara of Swing the Day Away

I always wonder where the vintage clothes I sell end up... I love receiving nice comments and enthusiastic feedback from customers, but seeing someone stage a full photo shoot is pure joy!

The sweet Sara posted those lovely photos wearing the La collectionneuse dress on her blog, Swing the Day Away.

She truly rocks the retro Lolita look and seeing her wearing this dress makes me think like they were made for each other.

And the whole ocean setting is simply perfect! I think this dress should only be worn at the beach/around water. Rohmer would be proud.

After seeing this, all my vintage seller's treasure separation issues are now gone :)

Don't feel bad if you missed out on this one - I have a whole new series of pretty summer dresses and other vintage treasures waiting to be listed. There's already a few in the shop.

But you guys should seriously check out her blog - it's full of pretty feminine outfits, beautiful photography and..recipes! Check out her original post here.

 

all images courtesy of Sara

Beanies, beaches and the '90s ( a belated outfit post )

90s dress :thrifted

cardi :Monki

tote bag: ASOS

beanie : borrowed

everything else : thrifted

Yes, I'm still posting photos from the summer ; I guess there was just this number of nice photos that didn't get to be posted at the right time, so I just prefer posting them now than never (especially now, in what I like to call official coat weather).

Plus, film photography is just SO much better!

It is utterly seasonally inappropriate, but so in tune with my eternal warm weather longing; there's just something about summer, vacations, lazy days and wearing less layers. Naturally, I still complain about the heat when summer finally comes, but I can't help but maintain this escapist fascination with the season.

Not to mention my infinite love of sea/water; when wearing a trashy beanie in the summer because your hair is wet and cold, not for trying to follow some silly, when you dump a cardigan in your tote for the evening chill... Finding strange flowers and objects around the beach, driftwood, glass and old bottles.

Walking with your feet in the water along the shoreline after sunset.

 I don't remember the 90s all that well; my best testimonial about the decade are those photos of a very young me with short hair, crooked teeth, Matrix sunglasses and neon leggings. And probably my dad's fanny packs. Definitely the fanny packs. I'm not crazy about the whole 90s revival trend but there are those easy, almost frumpy elements I can relate too : long skirts,big cardigans,loose shapes, flannel plaids and work boots.

In retrospect, this looks like a very grungy 90s outfit; to me, every single element of it has a practical explanation (including my now-obsolete sun hat).

At the same time I think it's pretty and stylish. And that's why I love every piece of it.