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Blouse - Modern - Topshop

Skirt - Vintage 1950s novelty skirt - Coco Repose

Bag - Vintage 1950s straw + lucite bag - New Old Fashion Vintage

Jewelry - Vintage 1950s demi parure set - Olivia Marcheline

Sunglasses - Reproduction - The Vintage Drawer

Shoes - Modern - NineWest

As promised, this is another outfit post featuring my latest favorite skirt. This horse buggy skirt is one of many beautiful novelty skirts Coco Repose managed to get their hands on. They all came from the same lady who obviously loves amazing prints and colors! When I saw this skirt at the Love Vintage Show it was love at first sight - I know we are going to be together for a very long time.

This is an outfit I wore for a lunch date with the boyfriend at a cute French bistro at Palm Beach. I still enjoy these dates. Even though we’ve been together for years and live together, it’s still nice to take some time and do something special. It’s too easy for us to stay at home and sit on the couch concentrating on our own laptops. After all, we both enjoy a good drive in the sun and good food :)

Don’t forget I’m giving away double passes for you to win to the Love Vintage Melbourne Show May 17-19. This is a great opportunity for you to find some beautiful treasure, one like this skirt hopefully! :)

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3 weeks ago
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MBFWA outfit 3: Vintage at Fashion Week

Picture by Keishikibi

I’m not sure how it took so long for me to post the third and last outfit that I wore to the fashion week, but here it is. I was snapped by Keishikibi (StreetstyleAustralia) and also by Getty Images/Zimbio - my picture actually showed up at Newcastle Herald as part of their streetstyle poll. My friend Nusardel actually pointed it out and I made every one voted for me hahaha. And it doesn’t really matter that they spelled my surname wrong ahahha :) I’m happy enough that I have a shot or two to share with you. I actually have another outfit post coming up with this skirt, so I’ll show you more details soon enough!

Blouse - Vintage 1970s - The Vintage Mistress

Skirt - Vintage 1950s novelty skirt - Coco Repose

Bag - Vintage 1950s - c/o The Vintage Mistress

Hat - Vintage 1950s - PoppycockVintage

Shoes - Modern - Nine West

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4 weeks ago
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NoraFinds | Vintage Fashion Blogger Sydney | 1950s Day Look

NoraFinds | Vintage Fashion Blogger Sydney |V1950s Day Look

NoraFinds | Vintage Fashion Blogger Sydney | 1950s Day Look

Hat and matching bag - Vintage 1940s - Hollie Point

Top - Modern - Topshop

Skirt - Vintage 1950s - The Vintage Mistress

Shoes - Modern - NineWest

Photographs by Gin Francis.

Another photoshoot I did with photographer Gin Francis. This is the second shoot in the trilogy we’re planning, and hopefully this look is a fresh difference from the last one. After discussing the possibility of bad weather, we decided to move the shoot to Queen Victoria Building and Hyde Park if the weather permitted.

I picked a 1950s day look, wearing some of these earth-colored pieces for the first time! I thought I would channel a bit of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, creating a casual but still graceful look! What do you think? Have I succeeded? This top is from Topshop, hence preventing me from wearing the appropriate bullet bra for the genuine look, but I don’t think it looks that bad. What do you think?

Anyway, the program for the Love Vintage Show March 15-17 Sydney (Hordern Pavilion) is now out and I will be there with the Old Hat group on the opening night to greet you all! We will be dressed in our best vintage and big smiles! I am still recruiting more people to join us for the opening night, so if you’re a vintage lover wanting to wear your best vintage between 1920s-1950s for Friday March 15th email me at mail@norafinds.com with your details ASAP!

And don’t forget I still have double passes for you to win so you can still come and visit one of the best vintage fairs in Australia! Enter here (competition ends this weekend)

Love,

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A Vintage Disaster

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Dress - Vintage 1950s/1960s “Embassy” dress - Victor and the Mature Vintage Sale

Bag - Vintage NOS “Glomesh” bag - c/o Over The Top Vintage

Hat - Vintage 1950s straw pillbox - JLVintage

Shoes - Vintage 1980s “Bally” shoes - I Love Vintage

So my vintage meetup was a disaster. A friend of mine came along, and basically she was the only one (+ me and boyfriend) there. The lovely bloggers Tim and Jesse showed up a few hours laters (I didn’t know they were still showing up), and I missed them by about an hour. Gutted. Many couldn’t make it for various reasons, and it stormed in the morning, so I guess more people couldn’t be bothered. I think I will leave it to others to organise meetups. So if you’re keen on attending one, check out Old Hat group.

Wanting to make sure that I didn’t leave anyone out, I hung around for a bit - chatting to some Sydney Antique Centre sellers and trying on beautiful pieces. I actually purchased a gorgeous 1930s velvet/rhinestones hat to match my 1930s velvet/rhinestones dress, a piece I’ve been saving for the cold weather. But that’s for another post - let’s talk about my outfit.

This shift dress is the piece I picked up at Victor and The Mature sale, a beautiful Australian “Embassy” dress. I found out from blogger/seller Bess Georgette that these dresses used to be sold in Coles (a supermarket line here in Australia) and this is the fun article she recently wrote about these dresses. Can you imagine if you can still buy these dresses in Coles? Hmmm… I spend too much time grocery-shopping already I might never leave!!

My accessories are all first-timers on the blog, but I know they’ll make more appearances in the future. Especially my gorgeous gorgeous bling-bling of GloMesh clutch. It’s just perfect with my new vintage Bally heels with the brown and gold colors. Don’t you just love it when pieces just accidentally match each other? Or are you one of those wise ones that only buy things that match existing pieces in your wardrobe and build your collection that way? I have to admit I should probably think about how I will wear a piece before buying it, but I often go “ugh, I love it. Life is too short.”

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