Fashion chat- Dressed up or down??? All welcome!!

retro_bluebell

Ahh Goan I loove your bike! As my username suggests I love everything thats "retro"- though some definitions of retro are certainly not the same as mine! lol

Ive been finding stuff goes for far too much on ebay- Im not paying 15 quid for a second hand dress from Primark....I can never seem to find a bargain (apart from the skirt I have on today but I think I got that cheap cos its a bit garish for some!)...got any tips on how to search?

Caroline73_2

Hello all!

I was only ebaying in the early hours because I was 'working' and needed to stay awake. I didn't buy anything today but will have a look at your things (to the peeps that pmed me - Thank you)

I wish I had a bike, but I'm too scared to ride one on the road

I went to the chazza shops today and got some bargains. A black and white flower print Principles skirt, a grey 'rock chick' style tshirt (very long), a black !!!!!bow top and a black and white bangle. Bargain at £8.50.

Then I got some necklaces from Claires (£4.50) - just long black and grey beads, and a fab dress in the DP sale (I had a voucher from surveys, dress was £7) it's black and white striped.

SO I didn't actually venture into the realms of colour but at least I got some bargains!

Today I have gone for a white fitted shirt, denim mini, black leggings, very heavy silver beaded necklace. Kind of rebellious school girl look because I wore a black blazer when I went out.

goanmad

Well done on the finds, Caroline...look forward to seeing them on your blog!

retro_bluebell - as a business seller on eBay it constantly annoys me when idiots list Primark (and other high street brands) as "vintage".
I tend to search in the "Vintage" section using keywords like "1960's", "1970's", "Hippy", "Psychedelic".
I love searching on "ending soonest" and set the search options to "Between 0 - £5". Looking during the day is the best way to snap up a bargain , and if it's cheap I'm never disappointed with it as I can resell it.

Goan
xxx

piratefairy

Right, next task..Transferred some of my ebay money to my bank, and left the rest for spending, but the ICs I had my eye on went waaay over budget last night, so have narrowed down my choices to the following :
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daisybella

The red/pink one, hands down!

piratefairy

Good, thats the one i was swaying towards..have liked for ages! and it's down to £13.50

daisybella

bargain!

Mariel

I'm with that one too, it's lovely!
I've been slouching round in a hungover manner today, wearing black combats, purple and black diagonal striped tunic t-shirt and one of my pieced-together cardigan hoodies in purple with my sheepskin boots. Going to a friend's gig for a bit later so I'm going to get changed and put on a skirt and some coloured tights, maybe even heels

Right, off to do something about my appearance!

goanmad

I'm with Daisy and Mariel! Would so suit your colouring and figure...go for it!

Magpye

Thirding the red dress, it's divine. I know discussion has probably moved on re the jumpsuit, but wouldn't it look good under a very, very short, full skirt? Possibly with a large obi belt and lots of jangly bracelets up the arm. Alas I will never know as my physique is eminently unsuitable for jumpsuits, catsuits and similar.