���I love you in that dress!��� my best friend declared as we embraced and air kissed our way into an old school mate���s 30th birthday party.���Aw, thanks, love��� I smiled, ���but I���m afraid this might be it���s last night out ��� it���s gone from awesome to totally flawsome. See the run? I caught my bracelet on my sleeve!��� I was in a state. One sleeve was now sadly decorated with a fraying ladder. Damn that bracelet. And damn my favourite dress for breaking up with me.���Hey, I know, why don���t we rip the sleeves off ��� then it will be totally awesome again!��� A solution for every catastrophe ��� that���s why she���s my bestie.Throw it out? Buy something new? Oh yes, that���s definitely an option. Hey I am female and I do love to shop��� ���My name is Audrey, and I���m a shopaholic���. Admission complete.But how can I part with such a beautiful dress? It���s developed it���s own personality over the years, a bit like Kylie���s bum. Unconditionally loyal, it has seen me through boyfriends and breakups, tequila slammers and the porcelain bus. Cheers and tears ��� the works. I love me in this dress too and I���m never letting it go.Here���s a thought. I came across this Melbournian bred idea called ���buy nothing new���. Tricky and intriguing. Melbourne is often referred to as the fashion capital of the southern hemisphere. Buy nothing new? Outrageous. Impossible. With fashionistas and fabulousness oozing from boutiques across the city? No way. This is why, however, that I, a self-confessed shopping addict, really like the idea: Anyone who knows anything about fashion, appreciates everything about a beautifully tailored, lovingly made, exquisitely embellished item of clothing. And anyone who loves wearing clothes, would surely rather not wear anything mass produced and common. Enter ���vintage���. A word that now not only comes before the word ���cars���. A word now on many girls lips. A ���must do��� now on many girls��� wish lists. A trend taking off across the globe because girls care about and respect clothes that have withstood the test of time. Gossip Girl girls wear vintage. Kate Middleton wears vintage. Mandy Moore wears vintage. Beyonc�� wears vintage (ok it���s Chanel and we can���t all afford that). Loads of celebs are mixing it up ��� it���s the way to do it now if you want to express who you are and wear something totally original.The challenge of buying nothing new, even for just one month is one of the most exciting and creative adventures a girl can embark on for her wardrobe. Challenging because you have to go on a treasure hunt and it takes time (remember time?). It���s not the fifteen minute trip you take to your fave designer store on your lunch break. It���s not the five minute click frenzy when the boss isn���t looking and you order something gorgeous. It���s an actual process ��� an excursion for your often underused imagination. It may involve specific alterations and a trip to the dry cleaner, but there is no doubting the freedom and originality a vintage treasure hunt will inspire in a girl who loves her clothes.If you haven���t tried vintage clothing and you haven���t had that ���I love you in that dress��� moment, then try it. Your wallet will thank you, your sense of adventure will thank you, your ego will thank you, the planet will thank you (for recycling) and your friends will admire you. Here���s a quiz. Pick your favourite statement:���Oh, I love that dress, I saw it advertised������I love that dress, is it Scanlon?��� *���I love that dress, I almost bought it yesterday������I love that dress, where on earth did you get it, you look amazing and hot and original and I can tell you have real imagination!���The latter is my favourite response. A response often reserved for somebody wearing a vintage stunner. (And, honestly, as a lover of fashion and shopping, I can cope with any of the above compliments, you���ve got to take what you can get, right?)Check out sugarandash.com.au for clothes that have withstood the test of time.Deluxe vintage made lovingly decades ago.* ���Dear Scanlon, we LOVE Scanlon!���
A blog of beautiful inspirations for house and home, fashion, weddings, art, food and self. Vintage insipired in taste and tone.
This is a site to learn, get inspired and dream of the possibilities only fashion can do.I love all things fashion but I am very much about retro glamour and pieces that can take you back to a time where you could only dream about being in.Hope you like what I have instore for you and please let me know of any topics you wish for me to uncover.peace, love & fashionailikaxxxo
A little shrine to Australia.Vintage photographs & Advertisements & Art & Family Photos
An inspirational journey of my vintage finds and creations. See how I transform vintage and garage sales furniture finds. An online story of my travels to find all things vintage and to create a beautiful home.
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All sorts of Unique, Fabulous and Fun vintage finds plus giveaways!
I have considered starting a blog for some time now and FINALLY, the journey begins. This blog will include everything from vintage, fashion, shopping, dogs, food, friends, travel, my Melbourne and my life in general. I love to shop on a budget and truly believe that you don't need much to look great. I'm no fashion expert nor am I trying to be. This is purely for some light entertainment for me and you!
This blog is a way of sharing the highs and lows of a small internet business ,working with junk, repuposing, and some original creations thrown in! Im a visual Merchandiser, commercial artist, and daydreamer! My experiences in retail, management and home business, have taken me on this journey, and allow me to be creative and hunt for the best junk!Along with my wesite and ebay store, my studio is filled to the brim with wonderful treasures, old and new, shabby and chic, vintage, antique, and one-of-a-kind items. Once a month, I open the studio doors to the public for a great day of meeting and greeting,chatter and laughter. Come and browse....
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A Blog which details new info from the Silly Gilly children's accessories store. Also lots of info about crafting, sewing, op-shopping and family life.
Hello craft ones - a blog attached to my website for all the latest fabrics and supplies, information, fun, free patterns, and information on what is happening in the Blue Mountains craft community.
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