I do like a relaxing weekend, with not much on the agenda apart from going out for tea on Friday, and the winter ritual of trashy Saturday night TV.
And this was an easy-going sort of outfit to match the lazy weekend vibe.
I've almost given up on ever finding a vintage jumpsuit that fits me.
I have tried on several, but they are always too short in the body (I am long-waisted), tight on the thighs (which doesn't flatter), and of insufficient length in the leg.
So for the time being, I am contenting myself with modern versions; this one was just £1.49. Yes, the local Barnardo's came up trumps again.
(I say almost given up, because I tend to the view that if you are patient and keep looking, you will eventually stumble across pretty much anything you are after in a charity shop.)
(I say almost given up, because I tend to the view that if you are patient and keep looking, you will eventually stumble across pretty much anything you are after in a charity shop.)
Got my Burton boots on - they are so comfortable, I suspect they will get a lot of wear.
Jumpsuit, sequin beret, boots, vintage necklace and bangles - charity shopped
A very cheap outfit, this one; it comes in at under a tenner.
So far, I have been quite restrained in my purchases from the charity shop where I volunteer, and it seems the things I choose to buy cause some amusement among my fellow workers.
A feather boa is a wardrobe staple, don't you think? That's what I told my colleagues anyway.
The huge brightly coloured 1950s blanket and 1970s duvet cover were both heading for the rag bag, accompanied by the sentiment well, no one's going to want those! before I swooped in to rescue them.
£1 each (well, 90p actually, I get a 10% discount).
I was immediately drawn to this young lady, isn't she pretty?
A bit of research (the internet is a wonderful thing) reveals that it is a lithograph (c.1920) of Herta Zuckermann, who was a pupil attending art classes for children and young people run by artist and progressive educator Franz Cizek at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in the early 20th Century.
There seems to be some debate as to whether this work is by Cizek, or a self-portrait by Zuckermann herself.
Not that it matters, but I'm hoping the latter is true.
On the Way to Church
The Three Kings
A Christmas Feast
These works are definitely Zuckermann's, included in Christmas: Pictures by Children (1922).
I wasn't even sure how a lithograph is produced, but there is a good description here.
Charity shopping isn't just thrifty, it's educational.
And lest you worry that I will overspend, here is a selection of the items I have sold over the last few weeks on Ebay to fund my shopping.
I wonder what we were all looking at?
Hope you all had a great weekend!
xxxx
There seems to be some debate as to whether this work is by Cizek, or a self-portrait by Zuckermann herself.
Not that it matters, but I'm hoping the latter is true.
The Three Kings
A Christmas Feast
These works are definitely Zuckermann's, included in Christmas: Pictures by Children (1922).
I wasn't even sure how a lithograph is produced, but there is a good description here.
Charity shopping isn't just thrifty, it's educational.
And lest you worry that I will overspend, here is a selection of the items I have sold over the last few weeks on Ebay to fund my shopping.
The alternative to flogging my guts out for Debenhams is going well.
I wonder what we were all looking at?
Hope you all had a great weekend!
xxxx
