So, market was last month, and what a fabulous market it was! A great success all round,And I am dead excited about the next one, which you can catch on the 17th of July at the Ashburton Town Hall from 9am! So excited. I have just spent all day updating loads of gorgeous goods on my website, new Pretty Poppy Handy Purses, handmade by yours truly, and lots of stunning secondhand, vintage inspired dresses and skirts...check them out at www.marcisboutique.co.uk oh and they are dead cheap too! Real bargains, so don't miss out!
Slowly but surely the world of Marcis is picking up bit by bit... I am so excited about up coming markets and aim to do a lot more of them. So keep an eye out on the events page at Marcis Boutique.
The world of vintage is just such a fabulous place to get completely lost in. I find all things vintage and vintage styled to be so precious. It's important to me to keep the old styles alive. So classic and play full. Me and my good friend Gem (who designs and makes the jewelry at Marcis Boutique) have been having a good snoop around for vintage finds. She's been slowly collecting stunning vintage furniture pieces, which again you can find at the markets and soon to be uploaded on my website also. So keep checking back for lots of new items in fashion and furniture at bargain prices. Its all very exciting!
Showing posts with label vintage fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage fashion. Show all posts
Where my vintage obsession began!
Im sat on my gorgeous fresh bed on this stunning spring eve. The light that fills this room makes everything look beautiful. The sky outside has gone from a deep orange to a crisp blue ready for the stars to be lit. Across me I see my wardrobe, all my clothes on display, and i suddenly realise i have the wardrobe of my dreams. There are all colors you can dream of, wonderful sixties print dresses and tops, high waisted floral mini skirts, high waisted jeans and sailor shorts, oriental wrap around dresses, silks and lace peaking through, 10940's and 50's tea dresses and not to forget my all time wonderful polka dot collection. Outfits inspired from the 20s right through to the nineties... fabulous!
I started to think back to where my obsession began for all this old retro and vintage fashion. I remember being little and feeling out of place with all the clothes everyone was into at school, and i wasn't that impressed with the styles i saw on tv and in magazines. My aunt used to visit us from Germany and she always wore these lovely 50s/60s tea dresses and little pumps with them, she looked so feminine yet casual, and with a tailoress for a mother i couldn't help but noticed the beauty in certain fabrics and how they would move when being worn, It wasn't long before i realised how all the materials of my time were just cheap and tacky. So every time i saw someone on the telly or a old picture, wearing fantastic old clothes from the 20s to the 70s i would instantly fall in love with these images. I began to dream of being able to own a dress or shoes like my auntie would wear. I was also bought up with parents who were greatly into old 60s 70s rock music like the stones and Hendrix, so i would become crazily absorbed with the fashions of those times as well as the music. more and more i compared the beauty of times long gone by in the fashion world compared to my present world, and they were so much more stunning. I was completely wrapped up in it, and didn't know how i could start gaining the look i so much wanted and loved. so slowly, piece by piece, from the age of 11 i would collect rare vintage items or great old finds in charity shops and hand me downs. Slowly i began to feel more like myself and who i really am... just a old soul in this new world.
I started to think back to where my obsession began for all this old retro and vintage fashion. I remember being little and feeling out of place with all the clothes everyone was into at school, and i wasn't that impressed with the styles i saw on tv and in magazines. My aunt used to visit us from Germany and she always wore these lovely 50s/60s tea dresses and little pumps with them, she looked so feminine yet casual, and with a tailoress for a mother i couldn't help but noticed the beauty in certain fabrics and how they would move when being worn, It wasn't long before i realised how all the materials of my time were just cheap and tacky. So every time i saw someone on the telly or a old picture, wearing fantastic old clothes from the 20s to the 70s i would instantly fall in love with these images. I began to dream of being able to own a dress or shoes like my auntie would wear. I was also bought up with parents who were greatly into old 60s 70s rock music like the stones and Hendrix, so i would become crazily absorbed with the fashions of those times as well as the music. more and more i compared the beauty of times long gone by in the fashion world compared to my present world, and they were so much more stunning. I was completely wrapped up in it, and didn't know how i could start gaining the look i so much wanted and loved. so slowly, piece by piece, from the age of 11 i would collect rare vintage items or great old finds in charity shops and hand me downs. Slowly i began to feel more like myself and who i really am... just a old soul in this new world.
Vintage Spring
I love waking up to a sunny day after a long, hard winter. When you see the grass slowly getting greener and flowers dotted around, you know summer is just around the corner. Spring is the perfect time of year to start fresh and prepare for the new year! It is such a inspiring season.
I can't get enough of putting flowers in my hair! Weather my hair has been short and messy or long and tousled, flowers are the ultimate hair accessory in my opinion. Especially when the spring sun turns its yummy head and starts to give everything a magical little glow and all the flowers begin to blossom.. what better way to celebrate all the daisies and daffodils than prettying yourself up by putting some in your hair.
On my walks with Poppy a few days ago, I saw the cutest little lambs, three of them, all going round and round in circles having great fun, pushing each other off a rock! My high waisted sailor shorts and cropped trousers are ready and waiting for me to get in them and trot off out into a sunny day...roll on summer!
I was going through my underwear drawer this morning when I came across endless amounts of swimming costumes I own, All vintage style! Yet I still can't stop hunting down vintage/retro swimwear! I think they are just fabulous, especially the skirtini swimsuits that suit any shape and size!
I can't get enough of putting flowers in my hair! Weather my hair has been short and messy or long and tousled, flowers are the ultimate hair accessory in my opinion. Especially when the spring sun turns its yummy head and starts to give everything a magical little glow and all the flowers begin to blossom.. what better way to celebrate all the daisies and daffodils than prettying yourself up by putting some in your hair.
On my walks with Poppy a few days ago, I saw the cutest little lambs, three of them, all going round and round in circles having great fun, pushing each other off a rock! My high waisted sailor shorts and cropped trousers are ready and waiting for me to get in them and trot off out into a sunny day...roll on summer!
I was going through my underwear drawer this morning when I came across endless amounts of swimming costumes I own, All vintage style! Yet I still can't stop hunting down vintage/retro swimwear! I think they are just fabulous, especially the skirtini swimsuits that suit any shape and size!
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