I've found myself some neat stuff to ward of the end-of-summer blues...
This is a WWII-era U.S. Army sack (dated 1941); they sure were built tough, as this one is in such nice condition. I found a nickel from 1961 and a fishhook inside, so I guess it had a second life carrying someone's tackle around; always fun to have a little backstory! I'm going to use it to carry my books around at school.
"1941", see? That was a neat find, and just $5.00!
My Fall shoes! Inspired by all those '30s and '40s college girl pictures, I fell in love with these Bass saddle shoes. Don't ya love the little heel? Makes 'em a little bit more elegant than classic saddles, but they're still very comfortable to walk in.
Some cool dresses I found at the antiques store: this red 1950s house dress was $8.00; the 1960s pink square dancing dress, 1940s rayon day dress, and 1940s knit sweater dress were all $10.00 each.
....Just to reassure my fellow vintage lovers , I should add that I just hung up the sweater dress for pics, and it is now sitting all nicely folded on my shelf ;)
Not a "find" per say, but after months of dreaming, I finally got the gumption to bang a few nails in the walls and start building a Wall Of Hats in my bedroom at home. Yes, now I'm in a dorm room (darned residency requirement...!!) but I can't wait to go home again and spend some more time admiring my handiwork, haha!
Found anything fun for the upcoming autumn??
awww I love your finds!! I love your wall of hats!! ... I need to do that!!! I need to repaint my room bc I i hate orange.... so LOL im going to paint it shabby chic pink and beige to match my pink and white 1940's quilt. Your vanity reminds me of mine bc its vintage and it has cute little vintage pretties on it!!! haha!!
ReplyDeleteAutumn is my favorite time of year! I love layering and mixing fabrics! I have been obsessing over those Bass shoes for quite sometime, please let me know how comfy they are:)
ReplyDeleteWonderful finds and I loooove those shoes.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I'm so sorry to hear about your things that were lost in the flood, but glad to hear you're ok. Keene was really A OK after yesterday, so I was surprised and sad to see what happened in Brattleboro and all over southern VT for that matter. :(
ReplyDeleteOn a lighter (albeit more shallow) note, I love your new finds! You are a master thrifter. The third dress from the left is my favorite. I haven't been thrifting for faaar too long..
The shoes!! And those are some lovely dresses you found. Yesterday I found the sweetest, rickity-est little handmade twig chair at a thrift store.
ReplyDeleteSo jealous of your finds, that bag is amazing and those dresses are gorgeous. Love what you have done with the hats, my best ones are all on hooks in my room so I can admire them. Recently I have purchased a 1950s wedgewood print day dress from eBay will share it on my blog once it arrives! x
ReplyDeleteAll those dresses you got look fantastic. I can't wait to see more of the 60s square dancing dress, it looks perfect! That straw hat with the rose-colored ribbon you have on your wall looks so lovely! I need to find on just like it for myself someday.
ReplyDeleteCool finds!! I love your oxfords! So cute!!
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wow! What a amazing finds! I adore that bag and those shoes are so perfect for fall! Lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteThank you dolls!!
ReplyDeleteYour finds are lovely! I am especially loving that WWII bag - what a neat piece of history. I bet that will make a cute collegiate book bag. I love those dresses, too, especially the sweater dress. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHooray for hat walls! I live in a rented house and I'm not allowed to put holes in the walls but I've driven in some big thumbtacks to hang up about half a dozen hats - hats look just as good on a wall as on one's head! I love your new frocks so much, you're really lucky to get those lovely treasures for such bargains as are the beaut shoes and bag (LOVE!) XOXO
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to create my wall of hats for the past 4 years but still haven't gotten around to doing it-- guess I don't want to put so many nail holes in the wall.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see you wearing your lovely new dresses! Using the WWII bag as a bookbag is also an original and fun idea.
your pink dress is soooooooo cute!!!!
ReplyDeletei've just bought a pair of original victorian leather gloves for only 5 euro,a 70s does edwardian shirt and a pretty pink 40s or earlier cotton dress for 17 euro!!