Accessorize!
A girl can’t do well without her accessories, can she!?. Here are my latest purchases: booties and a few bijous.
I guess I already told how I stumbled on these black suede booties from 1940’s (my guess) at a flea market near me. It’s clear someone loved the booties as much as I do because they’re extremely well kept although they’re so old. They’re just fabulous! They somehow remind me a bit of Minna Parikka’s designs.
This extremely cute silver fish pendant is actually from online auction. My guess is that it’s from 1960’s. I just bought some black leather band so that I can make this irresistible pendant as a necklace.
I think I’ll modify this wooden necklace to bracelet. These bigger beads with metal flowers are so sweet but the necklace itself is a bit awkward, length-wise that is.
These icy blue foil pearls go well with my many black vintage day dresses. I’m not a fan of lavender or other pale colours as I’m very pale myself but these pears somehow fascinated me.
What are your favourite accessories?
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Todella kauniit kengät, ja myös nuo alimmat helmet ovat hienot. Minun pitäisi käydä mummoni korulipastolla, jos hän olisi vaikka valmis jostain luopumaan ;) Vanhat korut ovat upeita.
Tällä hetkellä lempiasusteeni on musta tai oranssi huivi (harmi vaan ettei kesällä voi paljon käyttää, kuuma), koruista pidän eniten helmikorvakoruistani tai hopeisesta papurannekkeesta. Kaulakoruja en oikein osaa käyttää.. Muutamat helmet ovat kuitenkin joskus käytössä, ja hopeinen itse suunnittelemani J-kirjain.
Minulla on lapsuudenkodissani aivan täsmälleen samanlaiset kengät, jotka löytyvät vintiltä mamman jäämistöstä. Koko on hieman niukka 3½, mutta muutaman kerran olen käyttänyt niitä. Mokkanahka on vain niin hienoa, ettei niitä kovin usein raaski likaantumisen pelossa käyttää.
Thanks for commenting! :)
Jii: I remember you were the person who had the most style savvy granny. :)
I absolutely love the idea of passing something from mother to daughter or from granny to grandchild. I feel so bummed I wasn’t wiser at the age of 16 when my granny gave me a a bag of 50’s shoes. You see, she worked at a shoe factory when she was younger and she had kept all those gorgeous shoes she bought when she was in her twenties and thirties. Unfortunately, at that time I had another idea of what’s “cool” so I didn’t keep the shoes. Damn me!
Jabadaba: Do you think they’re from 40’s? My friend who has a better sense of style periods than me thought so.
You’re right, suede is really delicate material. I decided I keep the booties only when it’s dry and I also decided to let my shoemaker to take a good care of them. I guess I could use that spay on conditioner on them but I have to ask this from my shoemaker first. I don’t want to ruin these babes by taking it too easy. :)
I love the red necklace. :)
Thanks, Jenni. I love it as a bracelet. :)
Those boots are absolutely gorgeus!
I never find shoes that cool from flea markets.
Well, what can I say. I was just lucky. Booties were only 5€ and based on the other stuff I saw there I guess it was some older lady’s table. Usually all shoes I see at flea markets or second hand shops seem to be either too small or way too big. These were just right: exactly my size and narrow enough. :)
Kenkien ajoituksesta vielä.
Sanoisin että aikaisintaan aivan 1940-luvun lopusta tai sitten 1950-luvulta. Ei ainakaan sotia edeltävältä ajalta tai aivan sodan jälkeisiltä vuosilta (evakkous, pula jne.).
Ja toisaalta mamman kengät 1950-60 -lukujen taitteesta ovat jo kooltaan isompia (ja tyylikin on tietysti erilainen).