i love :: DearGolden

Buying vintage ensures that your outfit is one of a kind and that your piece of clothing may have a story that comes with it. However, vintage clothing can sometimes be frustrating. Clothes may not fit like you are used to and sometimes, you have to be willing to dig through racks and racks of clothing to find “the one”. Lauren Naimolo from DearGoldenVintage on Etsy helps you solve your dilemma. By sifting through all the junk to find the golden treasures, her clear images and detailed descriptions, makes vintage shopping a breeze. Plus, with finds like these, how can you not stop and browse?

from her etsy featured seller interview: Through it all, I was (and still am) enamored with vintage clothing. I tend to wear mostly vintage and thrifted clothing. I mix up the eras and never really settle on one style or decade I like best. But all said, I get pretty misty at the sight of a late 1930s dress, that’s for sure. Read more…

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wedding :: xoelle bow ties

Having a bow tie crush on these beauties by Xoelle! Seriously, why should brides have all the fun!? Xoelle is run by Laura who often calls herself elle. Thus, xo elle. She handmakes each bow tie using repurposed vintage neckties and button down shirts.

In her words,“I love finding items that are unloved, forgotten, discarded, and sometimes abused, and repurposing them. I love the history and sentiment they retain.”

in the city :: markets + house guests + pubs

Our past week in London mainly consisted of guest visits…  a stop at the spitalfields market during the bank holiday for the vintage fair… mexican food near Angel and a coffee table score… eating baked goods in front of Harrods and having a laugh with the Big Bus driver… walking through posh neighbourhoods to the Nag’s Head and oogling at the Louboutin shoe store in Chelsea… and seeing Princess Anne’s motorcade drive through Green Park.

A second wave of guests arrived yesterday and as this was their first visit to London, they came armed with a list of top 10 London pubs to visit. I’m pretty sure the gang made it to 8 out of 10 plus a kebab house in Aldgate East, but unfortunately (or fortunately!), Robert and I went our own way after stop #2 and a quick bite at the White Horse in Parsons Green.

We are off to Llwyngwril, Wales this weekend, so stay tuned for our next field trip post!

swap-o-rama-rama vancouver

There are still a few weeks to go, but I’m happy to announce that Swap-O-Rama-Rama is back!

Join the Museum of Vancouver for this year’s Swap-O-Rama-Rama – a massive clothing swap in which a community explores reuse and creativity through the recycling of used clothing. Learn about and celebrate in the communal process of reuse and collective creativity!

The core of the swap is the gigantic pile of free clothing sorted into categories such as pants, skirts, shirts, shoes etc. These piles are the collective total of each guest’s contribution of any size bag of unwanted clothes, so start cleaning your closets! Take as little or as much as you like! All remainders will go to local charities.

date: Saturday, June 18th, 2011
time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
location: Museum of Vancouver – 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver
cost: $6.00 plus a bag of clean clothes

For more details including what you can and can not bring, please visit their tumblr page here or their facebook event here. ** please note that this event is no longer coordinated by lotus events **