Travels through my Vintage Wardrobe Part 1
One of the nicer things about being a lover of fashion over several decades is that my collection of clothes that I just can’t seem to part with grows. Most of these vintage pieces have been constant wardrobe companions for several years. The Chanel Suit for example was bought twenty six years ago in Jenny Vanders (now in Drury Street Dublin but then in the George’s Arcade) for the enormous sum of £100. I remember putting down a deposit and paying it off over a couple of weeks. It’s from the 60′s and has a glittery thread running through the pink in true 60′s style. I have worn the Jacket and the skirt separately but perhaps the time has now come to wear it as a suit? The lining is pink silk with the intertwining CC’s all over it. Since Mademoiselle Chanel didn’t die until 1973 I like to think that perhaps she oversaw the making of my particular suit.
My 60's Chanel suit
The Kimono robe is hand made and lined in silk. All hand stitched it is really a piece of art work and happily sits in my lounge on the clothes stand in regal fashion.
Vintage Hand Made Kimono Robe
The fun and flirty dress came from Wild Child six years ago and took me complete with fishnet tights and long black gloves to a valentines ball where the theme was a dash of red.
Fun and Flirty
Blue chiffon with beaded white top Dress
The Blue Chiffon dress has such a tiny waist that I don’t know how I ever wore it. I’m dreaming of the day I get back into it but until then it remains a thing of beauty hanging in my wardrobe!
