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Latest Vintage & Designer Clothing Arrivals for Winter

• blouses • cape town • clothes • clothing • coats • crochet • designer • dresses • Find of the Week • General • jackets • leather • leather jackets • new arrivals • shirts • skirts • south africa • suede • velvet • vintage • vintage clothing • vintage store • winter

Take a peek at our latest Winter warmers (lots more not shown –click here for the full collection). Genuine leather, faux fur and wool jackets/ coats, jerseys, crochet tops, velvet skirts, printed dresses and more for thrifty mavens. Click on the pictures and links below for full listings. Remember: only one of each item available so act fast to […]

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Latest Vintage & Designer Clothing just in – Winter 2015

• blouses • catalogue • clothes • clothing • coats • designer • dresses • fashion • Find of the Week • General • jackets • new arrivals • shirts • tops • vintage • vintage fashion • vintage style • winter

Brave the cold and look fierce while doing it in these hot finds just added to the collection. Over 50 new hand-picked items just in, and only a fraction shown below – click here to shop our entire wardrobe. Some of our favourites this week include: Salko Austria wool “loden” long coat Pure wool jacket […]

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The Last Days of Summer

• clothing • How to Wear Vintage • outfit • photo shoot • photos • vintage • what to wear

My wonderful friend Lauren of LNH Photography took these photos of me a little while ago, during the Summer. Technically, the title of this post is misleading as the last days of Summer have passed, yet as the cold of Winter approaches and I look back at these photos I still yearn for beach hair, […]

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April Vintage Experience market at Truth

• babette clothing • cape town • clothing • fashion • General • market • vintage experience • vintage wednesdays

After taking a few months break from markets, we were back at the latest Vintage Experience market (formerly known as Vintage Wednesdays) at Truth on 25 April. I couldn’t believe just how much the market has expanded since the last time we were there! The back of the venue has been opened up to accommodate several […]

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Dear Spring

• clothing • fashion • floral • flowers • How to Wear Vintage • mr price • outfit • spring • ysl • yves saint laurent

Wearing: vintage pants, shoes, belt; Yves Saint Laurent bag; Mr Price top, bangles For me, Spring is a time for letting go of the the things from the past that are weighing us down. That may be negative people and bad habits, or clutter in the home and clothes that don’t suit us anymore (though […]

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