Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

On Friday, I had a full day of parent-teacher interviews. I'd  had a terribly sore throat for days and was quite nervous about losing my voice whilst talking throughout the day. Luckily, I was okay and it all went well. School's out! As soon as I arrived home from work, I was straight off to the football with my family and cousin. No rest for the wicked! The Bulldogs won by 2 points- it was very close and exciting! I spent the weekend relaxing and I'm glad to have some time off work over the school holidays. My mum and I were able to watch some episodes of L.A Frock Stars, a show about a vintage store. It's interesting to see how the vintage stock is sourced and sold, and the people who work in the store are passionate about vintage. I do hope they make more seasons of it, it's a great show. On Sunday, I found a few treasures at the market: Above : Levi's denim skirt, Sophia Loren book and a Marlene Dietrich book. Below : Brand new...

The other day, I wore this outfit to work. I always feel a bit like I'm channeling Stevie Nicks when I wear this shirt. Source The sleeves are enormous!  I just had to pose dramatically to show them off! I also wore my new-to-me Italian made clogs, which you may have spotted in this post.  Being part Italian myself, I love finding items made in Italy.  Growing up, I remember my mum and nonna telling me that most things that were made in Italy are of really good quality. So now every time I buy something made in Italy, I love to show it to my nonna. So far I've been able to show her an Italian-made bangle and bag that I bought from a market, and I'm eager to show her my clogs too. As much as I love the look of them, I have to admit, they aren't the most comfortable shoes in the world. When I saw fellow vintage collector Candice  wearing a pair of tan clogs, I asked her if hers are uncomfortable too. She agre...