Vintage Striped Vera Scarf

The other day I was in the changing room at Value Village and my mom, who was thrifting with me, was apparently entertaining herself by flipping through the scarves. As I opened the door to show her a shirt I had on, she tossed a scarf into my hands and said, "Look what I found--it's very cute and French-looking!" I agreed. She added, "And look at the nice logo!" My jaw dropped and heart leaped. After babbling about the fact that it is a Vera scarf, I looked at the price tag--$1.99--and babbled some more.

Judging by this article about how to date a Vera scarf by the logo, I'd say it's from the '80s or '90s, so it's not incredibly old, but I love it anyway!

Red Stripe Romper

This was an impulse buy. It only set me back $6 at Value Village. It was a romper, and it had fabulous red and gold crest buttons. I was so excited I plucked the buttons off before I snapped the picture. But then I tried the romper on again. It looked like a clown suit. 

The stripes and square collar had potential, and, after all, I couldn't let a romper go to waste. So, I took in the sides and whacked off the long legs. I cut them to make seam binding for the hem of the short legs, and used some more of the leg fabric to make matching buttons. Then I turned the former cuffs into a belt. 

Now it's a summery romper reminiscent of vintage bathing suits!

Candy Cane Carnations

My mom bought these intricately striped carnations and they totally remind me of candy canes.

See that refreshing resemblance? Clearly they make a festive bouquet.



Summer Lounging

 The glorious days of summer are starting to slip away, but they still provide some quality relaxation time. Here are several photos, originally from various vintage Vogue magazines, that I gathered from Pinterest. They capture these passing days very glamorously!

(This photo is from My Vintage Vogue. The site has an excellent gallery of restored photos.) 

Savour that sunshine!