Winter!

Winter!, originally uploaded by one two three BAM! Vintage.

Things have been quiet on the blog front lately, I've been distracted by the snow fall, and visiting friends. Despite it hitting sub zero temperatures, I'm still not wearing thermals, and it feels fine. Nor do I have a thick downy jacket to keep me warm. I love the cold!!

Just added to the store!

These new lovelies are now in the store, as well as some other unsold or unpaid for gems!

Our favourite item for the upcoming southern hemisphere Summer is this vintage 80s strapless dress, reminiscent of the best of Ken Done. Lovely heart-shaped bodice and ruched back, full skirt. Hot!

But just so the northerners aren't forgotten, we've added this cute knit dress from label Peter Lord. It has the cutest little neck tie and a pretty mini-concertina pleated skirt:

OMFG Built By Wendy SALE!!!!!

Head over to Built By Wendy, where there is a 50% sale going on. I have my eye on these items...

WARDROBE REMIX: what lies beneath the winter coat...

I wore it, but no one saw it. Spent the day walking about dressed as you see here, except with two extra much uglier, but much warmer layers for the outside weather. I'm having trouble finding stylish but functional outerwear, it's a big investment so I've been super indecisive about what to go with, and I still have no idea of what a real Winter will throw at me. Got any advice, Northern Hemispherians?

Anyhoo, the inspiration behind this smock was Wiksten's 2007 Portland Jumper:


(pic via wikstenmade's flickr, thanks to wikstenmade)

Naturally, I missed out when it was in her store. I don't think it'll ever come back (sniff), but when I found this Antipodium number and it was not insanely priced AND it was by a local designer, I thought why not?

Vain & Vapid New Collection!

I am so excited about the new Vain and Vapid Winter Collection!

All the commenters are be raving in particular about the Crosby Dress (I was one of them!) so I'm fearful that my super clicking skills won't be super enough when the shop gets updated (today? Tomorrow?). But here's hoping!

(pics courtesy of Alyson of unruly.things and Julie of Vain and Vapid)

The button front skirt

Right now I'm wishing I had a high waisted button front skirt in my wardrobe...

(via thecatspajamas flickr)

(via Wiksten)

(via Mociun)

It really all began with the Alison skirt from Wiksten's Fall Collection, but I missed out. I had my eye on the vintage one from Liebemarlene that eventually fell into the hands of Ms Thecatspajamas, but decided I would look out for one myself. How much do I regret it now that I've seen it rocked so hard and so well?

If I had access to a sewing machine I might be tempted to make the Wiksten version, as her pattern for it appears in the latest issue of Stitch Magazine (woohoo!), but I think what I need to do is publicly wish for it on this blog and hopefully ABSY WILL TAKE THE HINT AND PUT HER SEWING ROOM TO GOOD USE FOR MY BENEFIT.

eBay NOW!

Just added to the store...

WARDROBE REMIX: Harmonica Practice in Plaid

Harmonica Practice in Plaid
Originally uploaded by one two three BAM! Vintage

Here I am writing on behalf of Abs, who has been learning the harmonica for a while. She's pretty good, but you should also see her on her bass guitar. Phwoar! Maybe she'll blog about it sometime (hint, hint).

I've always been mildly envious of Abs' ownership of this dress...At one point I think she was going to put in the store, which gave me some hope, but then she came to her senses.


Dress: Vintage Plaid Summer Frock (Zoo Emporium)
Shoes: Vintage black patent leather bow flats (Goodwill)
Harmonica: Borrowed from The Slowburners lead
Vintage Modular Couch - eBay
Cushions - homemade by Absy

eBay NOW!

Just added to the store...

Cotton Love

Oh hello again!

During my many hours online, I came across Cotton Love, a vintage clothing eBay store FOR DUDES, YES THEY EXIST:


(via Cotton Love)

They're based in the UK, so there are some lovely warm Winter things up for grabs! They seem pretty popular actually, I think perhaps I'm just a little slow on the uptake when it comes with men's vintage, but what the hey.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

EBAY Now!

Hey everyone! We're still riding on the Obama-high right now but have managed to calm down enough to update the store, including the awesome classy Malcolm Starr number we blogged about before:


...and these lovely vintage numbers:

Red Gloves

I'm preparing for my first real winter so I need accessories to keep my extremities warm!

I found these pretty gloves through a friend:


(via Dadaya)

Her work has such intricate and cute embroidery, and I want I want I want! Wouldn't you love these to keep you warm?

She runs an Etsy store for her label Little Toadstool.
She is a much more prolific Wardrobe Remixer than us!
She has an English blog!

Also added to the store...

More items added to the store - these ship from Sydney! An awesome vintage red plaid boyfriend flanny, and a cute and risque nautical themed micro mini from the 80s. Wear it on its own or with cute shorts or leggings!

In the store!

Hey everyone, we've just added a couple pairs of vintage shoes to the store! A great pair of black and white spectator heels and the cutest pair of white bow flats. These two items ship from the States, so if you're in North America, shipping will be cheaper.

New Items added to the store!

Hey all,

New items have been added to our store, including the recently blogged Diane von Furstenberg western shirt dress, and a hot hot lipstick red jumpsuit!

The current auction ends in a couple days. Check it out!

Yokoo

I've always dabbled in the ol' yarn crafts, but now that I'm experiencing actual cold I feel more inspired than ever. Makes me wish I had brought my knit and crochet tools with me, but whaddyagunnado? By the by, 5euro for a pair of circular needles hurts so much in this current economically depressed climate, especially now that the dear Aussie dollar is pretty much worthless, despite our economy still being strong - how does that work? Can anyone explain? But I digress. Flickr-ing through the latest Wardrobe Remix just now I've found the most cuddly woollens to warm my extremities this Winter, courtesy of etsy seller Yokoo:



(via Yokoo's Etsy)

These are totally stylish and functional, and she takes the most beautiful photos. I want!!