This dress found me at the Custard Factory’s vintage flea market held every Saturday in Birmingham, England ($30). Its fun details made it stand out. I adore the silvery bejewelled, empire waist. It’s label-less and homemade — demanding a trained eye to size it up. In fact, all vintage dresses do. I normally wear a US size 8-10, but [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘ethical living’
November 13, 2007
Bazaarly happy
I only go to church once a year – to pay homage at the Christmas bazaar. On that blessed day, musty church basements are filled to the rim as revellers line up to buy homemade gingerbread, pies, jams and relishes of every flavour, handicrafts and used tat. What bliss! This year I even volunteered (a little). The [...]
May 4, 2007
Charity on your doorstep
After the harrowing car boot sale last week I was still left with piles of crap. But every cloud… and this week it came in the form of junk mail. Two separate charities – PDSA (vets for pets or some such thing) and Help the Aged – dropped collection bags through my mailbox and it was [...]
April 11, 2007
Best of a bad bunch
There’s nothing I love more than fresh cut flowers to brighten up my little terraced house. It’s amazing how a bright bunch of blooms can lift your spirits and make you feel slightly spoiled. I picked up five bunches of daffodils for just £3 from a vendor in the Bullring and they are easily [...]
April 9, 2007
Wild animal kingdom (aka Primark)
Primark is so good it’s bad. On any given day in the Bullring in Birmingham, shoppers lug more Primark bags than all the other high street stores combined. We all know the bargains are unbelievable and the clothes are on trend. It’s a thrifty girl’s dream except for one thing – the store almost begs [...]
