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The Great Gatsby in Vogue

• art deco • carey mulligan • chanel • daisy buchanan • dior • fashion • gatsby • General • great gatsby • miu miu • movie • oscar de la renta • twenties • vogue

British actress Carey Mulligan was recently featured in US Vogue decked out in some serious twenties inspired couture. She plays Daisy Buchanan in the forthcoming film adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Since falling in love with the story, having studied the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald in grade 12, I was overjoyed at learning that […]

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Vintage Ideas Market at Simondium

• antiques • decor • General • la brocanteuse • market • simondium • simondium country lodge • story concepts • vanessa's vintage • vintage • vintage ideas

On Sunday afternoon we decided to take a breather from last week’s craziness of sourcing lots of new stock, trading at the Vintage Experience market at Truth, and more sourcing, so we stopped by at the annual Vintage Ideas market at Simondium Country Lodge. I blogged about it last year too here. It was the […]

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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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News and Updates

• General

Hi everyone! I’ve been on the down-low for a while now, resulting in some people asking what’s happening, so I think a blog post with the latest news is in order. Top of the list: we are no longer trading on Facebook, for various reasons. Here’s a re-cap of what we posted last month on […]

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Dior Galore

• bag • belt • christian dior • designer • dior • earrings • fashion • Find of the Week • General • handbag • jewellery • jewelry • necklace • vintage

Besides these amazing statement earrings blogged about last week, we have a couple more Christian Dior gems in-store at the moment, such as a fabulous gold tone choker, a stylish two-toned red and white leather belt, a versatile broad grey leather belt and glossy striped bag. Bid on them now here before they’re all gone!

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