Acne Studios/Sustainable Fashion:

Hello! 

Recently I made my first purchase at the Acne Studios store in Dover Street.

I've been saving for a while to make a trip there, and although it was more rushed than I had hope (I didn't really get to look around because I was meeting a friend in Yumchaa straight after), I found exactly what I had been looking for.

Et here it is...the Trans ce top in white.

It's pretty simple, slick (et slightly see-through ;p), these are all things that I love about it.

The cut of the neckline sits just in the right place, with the underarm line resting quite low (this makes it really comfortable to wear) the straps aren't too thick or thin either, which is something I struggle to find in tops similar to this. 

I know that you could buy a bunch of similar styled tops from somewhere cheaper like Primark, however the quality, the fit, the fabric, all of this won't be anywhere near the quality you'll find from a designer like Acne Studios.

Because I wear so much vintage, et I believe that reusing et recycling fabric et clothing is important to sustaining the environment, I decided that if I am going to purchase anything new, it's going to be well made, with good fabrics that will stand the test of time. I want clothing that will last me more than one season, something that I can wear over et over again et not just chuck away after a couple of wears.

Acne Studios understands the above, they incorporate this concept into each of their designs, et that's one of the reasons why I'll keep going there until my bank account runs dry ;)

You can read more about the Acne Studios Environmental Strategy here:

So far I've teamed it with my highwaisted black jeans from Monki and my Wang booties...I'm going to try it out with a long black skirt, which I think will look super cute.
Because it's such a simple design, it will go with pretty much everything I team it with. Et that's the kind of top I've been looking for.



Ciao!

70's girl living in the 80's:

          On my way home from the Post Office (I sold some more vintage clothes! yeay!) I couldn't resist the temptation of the Charity shops I passed by...so here's what I found inside them.

                                       ...oops.

I'm not suppose to be buying new clothes...I'm supposed to be selling them! But could you resist a Vintage 1970's dress like this?

                        ...Nope! Me neither :)

 

I slicked my hair back in an 80's wet look low pony tail (it's a  perfect way to work that greasy hair you couldn't be bothered to wash ;P)

      I love how the fabric of the dress catches the light in such a way that it appears to be made of velour or crushed velvet.

The low scooped neckline front and back bares just enough skin to be feminine/sexual/chic. 

I teamed it with my Alexander Wang x HM Scuba boots to create a contemporary edge.

The stretch fabric holds your body tight...perfect at shaping but not very forgiving at the same time - like so many skin tight dresses! (no cookies for me ;P) 

It went perfectly with these Vintage blue 80's pyramid earrings: my Sisters (thanks sis!)

Attempting to pose on my rickety chair...failing miserably (it's hard in 3 inch platforms!) 

...Success!

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1980's Earrings: Vintage Thrift Store find.

1970's Dress: Charity Shop.

Boots: Alexander Wang x HM 2014 Collection.

Make up: Yves-Saint-Laurent (Lipstick, Mascara, Eyeliner)

Ciao! aurora, x.

grumpy love:

Hey hey!

As a lover of collecting all things old, I'm letting go of some of my favourite vintage pieces et passing them on to someone who will love them as much as I have...my wardrobe is no longer big enough to contain my many rails of old et new treasures et as always, my style is changing et evolving so I like to regularly make a trip to the charity shop to keep up the recycle...cycle! ^*^

Here's a shoot I did in my bedroom, using my duvet cover as my background. 

It was just after I had styled my hair in french plaits so my locks echoed the permed hair of the 1980's (I wish my hair was like this permanently) 

Vintage short sleeved jumper, Vintage Pink Leotard, my Ballet tights.

I have a lot of pastel colours in my wardrobe, there is something so timeless about these shades of colour, et eternally feminine. I love pastels et their ability to transcend from a more girly, naive style right across to an elegant et chic silhouette.

There's something so nostalgic about pastels, something that makes you feel like sighing a dreamy "aaahhhhh" :)

I love them on boys too...I just wish there were more cute pastel clothes for cute pastel boys ;)

Ciao! 

being alive is by far your greatest achievment:

Hello!
Yesterday I felt nostalgic et so began scrolling through photos I'd taken last summer on a trip to visit friends in Amsterdam.
In the changing rooms of one of the Vintage shops we went shopping in, I found this written on the wall...

A little message, short et sweet et really quite humbling...finding it there made me smile, I love discovering things like this, moments et messages that surprise you. I always wonder what the person is like, the one that wrote this, what they were thinking about when they left it there for someone to read.

 Dress et Shoes from an Amsterdam Vintage Shop. Silk Scarf = Mummy Barrett's in the 80's.

Looking through the images made me long for the summer months once more, I've got some exciting things planned for this summer, et I'm going to try my best to achieve them.

Ciao! x.