a chance to win

i might have a tiny chance to win a beautiful sundress. oh how i would love to win!!!

Loose Teeth Vintage Inspired Sundress with Petticoat GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

other than that i'll try to post yesterday's outfit later on, and will also try to modify a new dress i have with some lace. have a beautiful day!

bathing suit

i was so disappointed when i saw that the 50s high waisted dark blue with white spots and white buttons bikini by h&m was basically sold out in all the stores i checked. then i browsed some racks with random stuff, and - happiness!

























no, it was not said bikini, but a black bathing suit with white polkadots and ruffle and a skirt sewn over the hips! there was exactly one left, and in my size, too! now summer can come.

70s autumn girl

when i went groceries-shopping i looked very much autumn 70s inspired. wide dark green checkered pants, a dark brown scarf, my light brown leather jacket from mango (one of the most expensive and most beloved pieces i own) and my new boots. the bag is a "fake" 70sUp one, and i like it both for the pattern and for its size.

























scarf: tassilo
pants: h&m
boots: ebay
jacket: mango
bag: well. from some cheap bag shop at the trainstation in hamburg altona.

i played a bit with the size of the picture. i do know it's blurry (parts of it supposed to be, others not) and the quality is not so good, but. it's bigger. what do you think? apart from me needing a new camera?

stop staring

yesterday i had, for the first time, my brand new stop staring! - dress. 50s retro, and very lovely! i got it quite cheap on ebay, but had to spend some money on a tailor as it just wouldn't fit around the shoulders. it is still not perfect perfect, but i can wear it and am very happy with it.

























dress: stop staring!
tights: c&a
cardigan: kenvelo
shoes: vintage (but a bit too large, so i'll sell them. anyone interested? they are a 39)

now, i do have a question: the dress is 100% cotton, but it says dry clean only. how large are the chances of distroying the dress if i
a) wash it in the most gentle program of my washing machine
b) hand wash it?
the thing is that i just can't afford to have it dry cleaned once a month. any other suggestions?

retro blouses

these are my other finds from the fleamarket today: two retro blouses by h&m and a nice black cardigan, with little black flowers made of tiny tiny plasticpearls...

for quite some time i couldn't really decide if i should stop buying clothes second hand, on ebay or at fleamarkets. on the one hand because of, well, i have had bad experiences with those small animals eating up half your wardrobe, and on the other hand, it also is very hard and takes a lot of time and energy to find good quality things for a decent price. but then, also, fleamarkets and thrift stores are so much more interesting, and it is also a lot of fun browsing them. and, finally, shopping second hand is just more environmentally friendly, in german we would say "nachhaltig". and that's a really good point.

























both blouses must be from some older h&m-collections, the are both light blue, though in different shades, and both have black piped seams and black buttons. the one to the left has a print with a small 50s-style lady sitting somewhere in an elegant dress and fine hairdo. the one to the right looks more like a blouse a waitress at a 50s diner would wear, and has a small tag saying "Peachy Keen" on the left side...