I popped down to Capital Car Boot Sale in Pimlico yesterday.
I like this car boot for the pure basis that you don't have to get up at the crack of dawn. Why do car boots usually start when I'm just crawling home from the pub?? There is NO NEED to start so bloody early!
I digress... Here's what I bought home with me inside these 2 massive Vogue bags (This car boots got a bit of a reputation as being a little bit more upmarket than your regular boot sale):
My first buy was this vintage cardigan. It's in amazing condition, it doesn't look like it's been worn. It also has a genius lining inside it so that you don't get the dreaded itchy cardi feeling on your skin. It cost me £4 and I've attached a beautiful vintage butterfly brooch I also bought:
Next up, this 70s style print caught my eye. It's actually a Topshop dress and a size 14. (I have had to admit that I've gone up 2 dress sizes... At least shopping at car boots keeps costs down if you are a yo yo weight gainer/loser). A little too big at the chest, but nothing a well placed safety pin won't fix. Not keen on the arms, but perhaps useful to shove tissues up in the winter?! (Desperately trying to think of a reason to keep this one.. only thing I can come up with currently. Rubbish justification, I know... Must try harder.):
You can also just about see the huge bright red heart ring I got for 50p:
Now, in a similar style, I spotted this genuine vintage 70s maxi dress for a fiver. The lady selling it asked me if I was going to a 70s fancy dress party. When I answered 'No, I just love the print and I'll wear it out.' , I think she thought I was a bit insane. Some people just don't 'get' vintage... Their loss in my opinion. Give me someone's 30 year old clothes, with a life and story behind them... Something I'm not going to see anybody else wearing, over an identikit dress from River Island any day.
I'm wearing this with a £2 Warehouse belt I also bought, though it's a bit big. I may look miserable, but I call this the Victorian look.
Did you know that back then, photographers would get their subjects to say 'prunes' rather than 'cheese'? This would illicit the small, tightly controlled mouth they considered beautiful. (Can't say I've ever had a small, tightly controlled mouth but first time for everything.)
I don't care if I look like your Granny- you're Granny must have looked great!
Here's a closer pic of the print:
Clearly I was in the full hippy-swing, so I also invested 50p in these beautiful bindis:
And opted for this folksey skirt too... (Cat with robot eyes was not included in the sale):
A brilliant beauty bargain was waiting round the corner for me... A girl was selling these brand new, never opened Barry M liquid eye liners in bright shades for just 50p each, originally £4.50 a pop. It would have been insane not to get one in every colour.
What I didn't bank on, was just how long lasting they are... I was messing around with the pink one this morning. Despite ferocious scrubbing with baby wipes, I cannot remove the bloody pink line across my eyelids. I've had to go to work looking slightly ridiculous today ... (The miserable face still firmly intact, but I blame that on Monday mornings.)
Speaking of today's outfit, I picked up this H&M dress for £3. I've teamed it with my charity shopped wedge boots from Friday:
I really should have ironed it. Oops.
What else did I buy?? Ok... I'll whizz through the rest:
This black Topshop dress (£3) with an empire line waist as I knew it'd be flattering. I also bought the over the knee black boots (£7) which my sister instantly labelled "slut boots"... Hmmm... I think she's right. I was clearly caught up in boot sale fever.
Here's a 2nd vintage brooch I bought, cutely decorating a brown knitted poncho (£2) that still has it's tag in:
I also picked up these cute vintage screw back earrings:
My last purchase was one of those 'the car boot sale gods are looking down on me' items. I am dog sitting for 2 wire haired sausage dogs in a couple of weekends time and spotted this little guide to their breed for £1:
In conclusion, I spent far too much money on things I didn't need. But they are all pretty and it was a lovely afternoon on my own, time to myself. My phone had run out of juice so was switched off in my pocket. I think I'll make it a more regular Sunday thing...Switch off and car boot!
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