At last Saturday 8th March arrived. I had been waiting weeks for my Crazy Retro Shopping Day. Every year my favourite thriftstore and many others in the country organize a Retro Market and it is becoming a really big thing, last edition was great but this year me and my mum went crazy. I told her to be up and ready by 8.30 so we would be in time for the opening at 10. I thought we could take our time looking at everything and commenting of fun pieces. But forget that, when we arrived at 10.10 the shop was already full and everyone was just grabbing whatever they could find! Being the thriftstore addict that i am, i already went on exploration Thursday to check if they had displayed any retro items...and came home with 5 beautiful bags! I picked up another 5 bags from my favourite thriftstore that Saturday. And after visiting 4 Retro Markets in and around Antwerp that day it added up to a total of ...15 I don't want to sounds like some crazy bag lady, but these bags are hard to find lately. Everyone is into vintage and i see more fashion people visiting these shops whereas before it was junk collector addicts like myself.
Things didn't end here. In Antwerp i found a beautiful yellow sixties coat that i just couldn't resist. I love the buttons, i love the A-line, the yellow is still fresh and popping and what really made me buy it was the tag inside. This coat came from a well-known couture shop in Antwerp, the kind of shops my mum's godmother - a true sixties style icon for my mum and her sisters - would buy her outfits from. It just makes me dream and wonder about the owner of this coat...was she beautiful? Stylish? Did she have a bee hive hairdo and matching yellow shoes? Was she 16 or married? Ahh somethime i think i should open a musuem for all my vintage finds, i could go on forever!
16 comments:
That jacket is soooo cool!
Would that be the thriftstore in the 'Kroonstraat', Yasmin?
I happen to work a few day a week around the corner there... :)
I think we will call you a baglady from now on! LOL
Wow, some beautiful bags you found! Can't wait to see what you will do with them :)
Jealous, envy and lust! Wish I were there too...great finds! Thrifting is a blast!
Yes it was a fantastic day!
Art...umm yes "Kroonstraat" was one of the shops that got raided by me :)
I went retro shopping yesterday. How funny! Great stuff you found! Check mine in my blog soon, some is already there!
Sounds you really have a great and fun day Yasmine, lucky you:)
That must have been an unbelievably grand time!!
I love your idea of Crazy Retro Shopping day, that sounds fun and looks like you picked up some fabulous finds :-)
Wow! Did you ever score! Great bags, and you're right, that coat with those buttons...FAB
I love that coat, too! Great find!
Waw, love the coat. Where's that thrifstore? I would love to go there sometime...
Love the coat and wow at the buttons!
Your bag finds are beautiful, my favourite is the white, vanity case-type one! I want one!
Thanks! I wore it for the first time today, it's just perfect for spring!
what an incredible vintage haul - beautiful goods.
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