Vintage Liberty Dress

Here are a few photos of another one of my recent vintage purchases - a lovely late 70's/early 80's Liberty cotton and wool mix shirt dress. I bought this recently from online vintage retailer Martha's Closet. Another one of my favourite online haunts, Martha's Closet is one of the best vintage websites in the UK (in my humble opinion) and is very reasonably priced. I like how you can browse by decades, their descriptions are always VERY detailed when it comes to the designer, condition etc and I have snapped up a fair few bargains from their "Special Offers" section. Another massive plus for me is the reasonable delivery charges - I refuse to pay over the odds for delivery no matter what I am buying!

I loved this dress the moment I saw it! I have a real "thing" just now for Liberty prints, dresses are a staple of my summer and winter wardrobes and the mix of colours make it very easy to wear. I have already had this on with some pumps and a cardi, but the great things is because of the heavier weight of the fabric it will be great coming into Autumn and Winter when I can layer it up, add some tights and any of my knee high boots! Winner! It has got great wee side seam pockets and I like the fact that it doesn't button all the way down, because dresses like that always seem to gape open on me.



you can never have too much tartan!

Today I am going to share with you one of my favourite vintage websites! Not only is it a Scottish website, it is merely "up the road" from me, so to speak - based in Forfar! The Frockery  stocks an eclectic mix of vintage, retro, recycled and quality contemporary clothing and accessories, it is VERY reasonably priced AND the service is second to none! Being as impatient as I am, I love speedy delivery and The Frockery never disappoint - trust me!

Over the years, I have picked up quite a few pieces from The Frockery including a boho summer dress, a great winter jumper and the most favourite dress I own which you can see here! That is a photo of the back of the dress, where all the detail is. I wear it again and again every summer and always get lots of compliments about it.

Below are some photos of my latest purchase from The Frockery and it was love at first sight! Anyone that knows me well will be familiar with my slight obsession with tartan so to find a shirt featuring 5 different tartans was just meant to be!! Not only that, but I love the embroidery that features across the front and back - it really adds something to the crazy mix of colours that is already going on!

I know it might be seen as a bit of overkill to add one more tartan and wear it with my Royal Stewart Circle Scarf, but I couldn't help myself! I certainly don't do things by halves! I am wearing this with my black "I <3 Cissyface Vintage" tshirt and some dark was denim skinnies for working today. Much warmth and comfort needed for this awful, rainy (supposedly Summer's) day!

new charity shop find...

I think anyone that shops second hand/vintage regularly will agree that things go in waves. There are ups and downs. You can go for weeks finding nothing you like and then all of a sudden you can pick up a plethora of beautiful things one after the other!

Well, it seems I am having a good run of it just now and here is another one of my little gems! I bought this poly/cotton mix summer top from a charity shop in Dundee for £3.80

I have put this through a gentle cycle in the machine and I think it has come up lovely and fresh. I am going to wear it with dark wash skinnies and perhaps a nice long pendant necklace - definitely nice and breezy for a warm day! 

My amazing new orb watch...

Hello all! How are we today? I just wanted to share with you guys another amazing little find of mine!

My sister and I like to make regular trips to the Abernyte branch of the Scottish Antique & Arts Centre and lately we have found a good few lovely pieces! I still have my eye on a few things, so I won't tell all or one of you might swoop it and buy something before I get the chance! These days, as soon as you label something "antique" the price seems to take a massive hike, but I do honestly find that most of the pieces are very reasonably priced. I was looking at a 1920's beaded evening bag the other day and it was a mere £18!! You couldn't even buy the modern equivalent on the high street for that! It was truely beautiful, handmade and something others would undoubtedly covet when you used it! 

It is an amazing centre to have pretty much on our doorstep and really is somewhere you can lose hours and hours looking at the masses of beautiful things on display! I very rarely come away from a visit empty handed because if you see something you love, you need to snap it up before anyone else does! There is also a "new" wing of the centre which has a great clothing/accessories/jewellery room (which I obviously LOVE) where you can find anything from Joules clothing to Joey-D bags and Bill Skinner jewellery!

Below is my most recent purchase which is a mens wind up spinning orb fob watch. This was in the antique wing of the centre although it is not particularly old. I loved it none the less and had to have it! It came on a leather thong, which I have changed for a dark gold chain of my own and it has now become my favoutire necklace!

I love how it spins freely, it catches the light and also because of its clear back when you wind it up you can see all the parts of the mechanism moving! It's a bit steampunk and apparently it is something like a watch that's mentioned in Harry Potter??? Not being a fan myself, I would have no idea!

As you can probably see in the background of the photo - I have it on today over my newest charity shop dress! I can see me wearing this necklace A LOT over the next wee while as when I fall in love with something, I rarely take it off!

I have also recently ordered two new vintage dresses online, so when they come I will tell all and upload some pics! Watch this space!

Charity Shop Find

I was having a rummage around the charity shop in Broughty Ferry the other day and came across this little number! One of my new favourite dresses I think - very "me"!

I really, really want to style it up with some Jessie J/Pat Butcher esque, over the top jewellery and some high heels, but for working - teaming it with a comfy cardi and a vest underneath (so it's not too low) was great!