Ack! Finally I have filmed something new for the YouTube channel…
There hasn’t been anything new for … Um, years? But I’ve been filming more for the Teacup Girl YouTube channel ~ which you should totally check out if you want to know more about brooches, or brooch making and all the creative art-y stuff I get up to over there.
Anyway, the long and the short of it is that I’ve been having a lot of fun making those videos and it’s inspired me to comeback to YouTube for Lavender & Twill.
So our comeback is a thrift haul ~ and you’ll just have to watch to see the treasures I found!
This weekend we took a trip back to our old stomping grounds ~ Queanbeyan! We lived there for three years or so, and I have so many good memories of our little family there. Not only that, there are many lovely old sites that have a wealth of character and history, making it one of my favourite spots to visit.
One such site is the old Queanbeyan train station. A small stop on Australia’s Sydney to Canberra line, this station was built in 1887 and has some absolutely lovely art-deco vibes about the construction. Combining my love for iron fret work, dusty mint and cream ~ it’s everything I adore about historical Australiana architecture ~ in style and colour palette! (灬ºωº灬)♡
It’s the first time that I’ve had the honour of working with this Swedish vintage reproduction company, but they have been on my radar for years! I really loved the jumpsuits they came out with last winter season, and I am grateful to have the chance to try one of their pieces.
The “Mariana” house wife dress is a superbly tailored, 1950s inspired frock. The navy shade is perfect for all seasons and the fabric has the most delightful hand to it. Thick, but not winter weight, the drape in the skirt provides a perfect swish when walking around, and the fabric lays smoothly over any unforgiving bumps as well as providing a nice level of stretch.
I was in between dress sizes, so I went with my waist measurements and sized down, and the dress fit like a glove, with plenty of room to move around comfortably. The cut around your shoulders and arms is generous, which is a great bonus. I often find that reproduction dresses can err on the tight side with sleeves, so I was really happy that the sleeve fit so well, and looked great with the cute cuff detail.
Of course, the scalloped neckline is instantly a favourite with me as I am mad about a good collar {this one is a *fantastic* collar if you ask me!} and the pleated bodice and matching belt add those perfect vintage touches that polish the final look. My one tiny complaint would be… a lack of pockets. I think pockets really take a dress {or skirt} to the next level, and though it would be hard to improve this dress as I do love every detail of it; I just ask for one thing ~ pockets!
When creating my ensemble, I decided to stick with really simple styling to allow this fabulous frock to shine. It’s a really versatile dress that can be accessorised to glam it up, or kept simple for day wear. I also really like how it could swing to either a 40s or 50s look depending on how you choose to style it.
This time around I went with a 1950’s feel, as my 1950s vintage hat and scallop-edge gloves echoed the navy hue and scalloped collar of the dress perfectly. I completed the ensemble with my trusty Miss L Fire shoes in nude for a twist of something unexpected!
And what vintage lady travels without her beauty case and purse? ☆(*ゝω・*）
I picked up the white beauty case when I was first finding my interest in vintage, and I’m glad I did because it’s proven to be a great hat box, as well as looking fabulous. Sadly, it won’t be coming with me on our future travel adventures, but more about that later…
I’ve been playing around with video as I would like to do more on my YouTube channel, so I’ve filmed a little outfit snippet and I’ve put a few of these all together in one “Adventures in a MINI Lookbook” video ~ so here’s this lovely dress in action!
..Half of the time I don’t even know what I’m doing here… (=⌒_⌒=)'
So what do you think of my film production skills? Haha! Do you like seeing outfits in motion? If you have any suggestions for what you’d like to see in a video, please let me know so I can make these better! ೕ(•̀ㅂ•́ )ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ
xox,
bonita
Disclosure | This post was created in collaboration with Miss Candyfloss and the dress I have reviewed was sent to me, but all views and opinions expressed in this review are solely my own. ❀
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1950s Navy Twist Hat | The Girl with the Star Spangled Heart ’Mariana’ Lee Navy Dress | c/o Miss Candyfloss Vintage Scalloped Navy Gloves | eBay “HeartBreaker” Heels in Nude | Miss L Fire Ralph Lauren French Provincial Handbag | eBay White Vintage Beauty Case |Thrifted
I know that my videos tend to be far and few in between, and I’m planning to try and work on that this year ~ in the meantime… Black Friday. Yep, I’m going back there. Time travelling to 2015.
I held out and held out and held out ~ trying to be super good because I knew I really didn’t have any funds to be shopping with, and I reallllly didn’t want to be tempted if I saw something I just had to have…. But then, I had some money refunded and that was that. I just couldn’t hold out any longer!
I went to the Collectif site and picked up a few goodies ~ I’m really excited to show you the things I got ~ two words; navy and knit! (⁎♥ ヮ♥⁎)∠❤
Also, I get to show you the lastest additions to my hat collection. These are hats that I purchased from Stephanie of The Girl with the Star-Spangled Heart. There was a lovely selection of hats that she was selling off from her personal collection, and although I thought they were all so nice that it was hard to decide which ones to bring home, I’m so happy with the ones I decided on.
What did you buy at the Black Friday sales last year? Did you pick up any goodies? Andddd hats… Which one do you love ~ maybe you can help me pick a favourite! ∩(︶▽︶)∩
This Sunday past was supposed to be the Fifties Fair up in Sydney at the Rose Seidler House, and as you might be able to guess from the title ~ things went slightly awry! But I’m getting a little ahead of myself ~ let’s start back at the beginning shall we?
I had been preparing for the Fifties Fair for weeks.
Over the last month or two, I had procured all the items I needed for a special vintage look for the day ~ I went with a lavender and white color scheme. (•ᵕ ᴗ ᵕ•)❀
The plan was for Mister and myself, {along with the baby!} to drive up to Sydney for the day whilst my Theo and Belle had a sleepover with Nona and Pop. Now a day trip to Sydney is a bit of a haul, and to top it off we had a few contingencies to consider besides the three and half hour travel time ~ including and not limited to ~ feeding the baby and a chance for me to get dressed as I didn’t want to travel in my outfit and crush the ever-loving daylights out of it!
So to get there at ten, we woke up at five am{ (ô д ô)!! } and left at around 5:45am. I thought I’d do a vlog of the day to show you all what I got up to, so here it is….
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~ WHAT I WORE ~
I did a whole shoot of the outfit I had planned for the Fifties Fair the evening before, just so I didn’t have to worry about getting good shots on the day. You’ll get to see those photos later, but these are a bit of a preview. When the day changed so drastically, my outfit changed a bit too. I nixed the hat, gloves, petticoat, high heels and decided to stick to flats and a simpler outfit.
One thing that didn’t change however, was the wonderful, glorious purse of my dreams!
Her name is Lola.
She is a 1950’s white wicker and Lucite handbag made in Florida, USA and was gifted to me by my best beau ever ~ the Mister! She was the cherry on top of my pretty outfit, and I just had to bring her with me, no matter what I ended doing for the day!
Thank you Ellen for taking these photos!
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Vintage Mint & Lilac Hug Cardigan | Facebook Vintage Group Violet Starburst Vintage Milk Glass Earrings | eBay 1950’s BonBon Ruffle Vintage Dress | eBay Starburst Vintage Milk Glass Necklace | eBay ”Lola” 1950’s Vintage Lucite and Wicker Handbag | Etsy Repro Fully Fashioned Stockings | Old Stock, What Katie Did White Bow Jelly Flats | Mel by Melissa
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~ WHAT I SAW ~
We saw Newtown again! So when Ellen of A Wild Tea Party and I realised the day was going to be a wash out ~ like, literally, we decided that what better way to cheer ourselves up than to drink tea, do brunch and go shopping? So that’s what we did ~ along with a lot of chatting and giggling too. ヽ(*⌒ _ ⌒*)ﾉ
~ Selfies, much talk of vintage, blogging, books and more, several teas as well as a milkshake consumed & just so much fun to be had! ~
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~ WHAT I HAULED ~
I don’t know if you remember, but in the last WoreSawHaul post, I mentioned a certain knit top in a certain sage green color… And you’d be one hundred percent correct if you guessed that this was it!
There’s actually a bit of a story behind this purchase ~ when I saw this top the last time I was in Sydney, I couldn’t buy it at the time. I tried to find out where I saw it so I could ask about buying it and getting it posted down, but I couldn’t remember the name of the shop.
Then I tried to find it online but everywhere I went it was either super expensive {like $150.00 to purchase it and get it posted to Australia!} or it was sold out. I pretty much had to give up the hunt. But on Sunday we were in Faster Pussycat, which is a Pinup style shop, looking at a gorgeous navy gingham skirt with pockets {that I totally want in my wardrobe… Gah!} ~ also by Collectif ~ when I spotted it: my top!!
I wasn’t sure if the small they had left would fit, but it did and I am soooo thrilled. Dream top scored, and my first Collectif item! (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ
I also made another purchase from Retrospec'd ~ we where looking at some items on sale and Ellen pulled out this bubblegum pink top and handed it to me. It was half price due to a small makeup mark, the perfect color and just my size! Yup. You know that was an easy decision. (*≧▽≦)
Last, but certainly not least, I couldn’t resist adding to my Ertswilder collection again. It was a toss up between Bésame’s Red Hot Red and this stunning little Fairy Wren. Now I have a veritable TON of red lipsticks, but wrens have a special meaning to our family and I knew that I probably wouldn’t be able to find this darling little blue bird again, so that clinched the decision for me.
Plus, the cherry blossoms on the brooch are too perfect! Now if I could just find the Ertswilder Wattle brooch I feel like my Australiana novelty brooch collection will be almost complete.
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So that’s the tale of the Fifties Fair that wasn’t. It was a bit disappointing and sad not to be able to go to the Fair and meet all the fabulous vintage guys and gals {I ALMOST met Kayla of Gracefully Vintage! Ahh!}, but I really did have the most fantastic time hanging out with Ellen, so much so, that the day really was a success regardless!
Even the five am wake up was worth it! :P
If you know me, you’ll know theonly thing that can get me up at five am is either a horse show or snowboarding… Well, not quite ~ now you can add hanging out with fabulous vintage friends to the list too! ヽ(*^ｰ^)人(^ｰ^*)ノ
Eeeeep!! Okay lovelies ~ I am sooo super excited to bring you this unboxing video. I had to wait a while before I had the chance to sit down and do the filming, but it was so worth it.
I recently purchased my very first pair of Irregular Choice heels ~ the “Mal E Bow” in Rainbow ~ after drooling over the unique and amazing styles of their designs for quite sometime. The gorgeous Irregular Choice pieces do tend to sell out fairly quickly, and these shoes really are pretty special, so I hope you enjoy the “live” peek at them!
And, yes, I’m wearing the same outfit as in this last post which I think is kind of cool, because you can get a better look at how that presents “in person” too. Isn’t it so funny how nothing quite looks like photographs, or like videos for that matter, as it does in reality?
Oh, I’m so excited! I’ve been wanting to film more videos, and when I received a bunch of fantastic parcels in the mail, I thought “Aha! Haul video!”
Today’s video features some vintage goodies from eBay, and my first Pin Up Girl purchase ~ the Canvas Underskirt in White by Laura Byrnes. Now, I won’t say too much more about it except that I’ve been waiting a while for this petticoat, so much glee ensues.
Also, I’d like to try to make this a regular thing, and put out a new video every second weekend, but I guess we’ll see how it goes. (＾ ε ＾) ♡
If you have any videos you’d like to see, please let me know, I’d love to hear your ideas! And please do feel free to ask any questions, or tag me for a video challenge. (´ゝ∀・｀)
