Showing posts with label 1950's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950's. Show all posts

Monday, 29 June 2015

The Creative Directory: Bowler Vintage

http://bowlervintage.co.uk/
 
In a sentence:
The greatest vintage shop in Yorkshire and certainly one of York's many treasures.
 









Without a doubt, every time I visit York I visit Bowler and last Tuesday was no exception. As soon as you walk in the door you're presented with this vast emporium of richness. I can't stress enough how much I love this place! I have so many things I've bought from here. I've got my sunglasses, polka dot shirt and two paisley shirts and a wooly hat for Ben.
It's such a good place for vintage gear because they have such a large range of everything, you're really spoiled for choice. I must take Alex here some day, she would just die!



 



The sunglasses here are always absolutely killer. I was umm-ing and ahh-ing over those orange ones for a long time. I eventually decided it was probably for the best to save my last bit of cash for the bus. Seeing them again now has made me realize that was a terrible decision. Style before common sense God damn it!



It's a must see in person if you're ever in York but if you're further a field you should have a look through the online shop.
Ps. Check out their Instagram for the cutest dog you'll ever see!


Where you can find them:

Saturday, 12 July 2014

My Grandma Would Love This


I did something here that I always think I should stop doing. I bought this dress knowing its too big - just because it was the last one and I didn't want to wait for more to come in. I just loved it so much! It's so fun and bright and what a colour! Not to mention it's from my old Sainsbury's store. (I got it while I was back visiting recently.) It definitely suits the weather we've been having.

I did take it to the alterations shop but only to have it taken up at the bottom. They were a bit too expensive to have anything else done, plus I had a half baked idea to alter the rest myself, which I did, without a sewing machine. I know, I know bad idea. It was too, as you can see in the photo above, the seam across the waist is still too low. I altered it by taking out the belt hoops but obviously the seam is still there. To be honest it doesn't bother me too much. The other annoying thing about it is it's ability to crease. Honestly, the wind just needs to blow and its done! Hmm not really selling it am I?! Haha.









There's something wonderfully 50's house wife about it, I'm sure my grandma would approve. 


Anyone else ever greatly misjudged their altering abilities?

oxoxo