Look vintage! Robe Dirndl et salomés

Premier essai avec la télécommande, je me suis trèèèèès légèrement coupé le haut du crâne sur toutes les photos, soyez indulgents, j'apprends!

Petit look du jour, composé d'une robe autrichienne vintage, d'un chemisier à jabots Penneys (il va avec TOUT, il est formidable!!), et d'une paire de salomés La Halle aux chaussures.

 

 

 

 

I swear they were screaming my name

Hey girlz

This post wasn't supposed to even exist but on my way to the nail salon, I went through Penneys to kill some time (and the state of my savings)

And there THEY were.

Perfect. Just perfect. They were screaming my name, begging me to take them home. I had no choice, believe me.







Ce post n'avait pas lieu d'exister mais en chemin vers le salon de beauté, je suis passée par Penneys pour tuer le temps (et l'état de mes économies)

Et là je les ai vu.

Parfaites. Juste parfaites. Elles n'avaient de cesse de crier mon nom, me suppliant de les ramener à la maison. J'ai pas eu le choix, croyez moi.

La tête sous l'eau - Bientôt pour de vrai!

Hello Daaarlingz

I apologize (again) for the lack of posting lately, I've been really busy these days... Preparing CVs, being a (harsh) driving instructor for me Irish who's finally gonna have his driving test, looking for jobs... We've hardly had a quiet evening so far.
This morning I received some good news though: I passed the exam for entering a school next year in Paris! hooooooray

Busy, busy, I DID find some time anyway to go through the sales...

Here are my new two beloved friends: my granny sandals from OFFICE and my granny dress from ZARA. I accessorized them with a granny Vintage belt and a granny PENNEYS bag. And a granny cigarette... I am in love with my new shoooooooes!!!!

Going on holidays on friday morning... it will be time to say bye again, at least for a very little while - where? come back tomorrow!
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Je m'excuse (une fois de plus) pour le manque de posts ces derniers temps, j'ai été très occupée...

Entre préparer des CVs, mettre la casquette de monitrice d'auto-école ( ici c'est un peu "conduite accompagnée" pour tout le monde - Freestyle) pour que mon irlandais décroche finalement son permis, chercher du boulot pour lui, pour moi.... On a rarement eu le temps de souffler.

Mais ce matin, bonne nouvelle: j'ai reussi l'exam d'entrée pour mon école parisienne! yeaaaaaahh

Bon, très occupée mais quand même, j'ai fait une petit tour de soldes... (Cf photos) - J'adore mon look de petite mamie!! :-) et je suis amoureuse de mes nouvelles chaussures...

Je pars en vacances vendredi matin... un petit au revoir mais pas pour trop longtemps - Où ça? Reviens demain!

Le blog buissonnière

Je suis partie (comme une voleuse) à Paris quelques jours, voilà la cause de mon absence! Me voilà de retour à dublin, pas vraiment motivée par le boulot (bizarrement) et la température affichant difficilement un 22 degrés...
M'enfin... un petit tour chez Penneys m'a remis du baume au coeur, et a enchanté mon irlandais:





Je laisse le prix sur son étiquette, ce serait indécent pour toutes mes jolies qui dépensent des fortunes chez Princesse Tam-Tam!!


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I left very quickly for Paris last week, this explaining the lack of posting! Now I'm back in Dublin, (strangely) not feeling like working and already bored by the temperature which struggles to reach 22...
Anyway... a little walk through Penneys managed to cheer me up and delighted my boyfriend.
I'll leave the price where it belongs (i.e on the tag), it'd be indecent for all my lovelies who spend fortunes on fancy cutie brands!!

car boot sales out & about Dublin - brocantes autour de Dublin

Today, Me and my Irish went to different car boot sales in and around Dublin, 3 to be precise.
The weather wasn't too bad, and I found some pretty cool stuff so I'll call it a good day! :-)

Aujourd'hui, mon irlandais et moi sommes allés "brocanter" dans Dublin et ses environs (3 vides-grenier pour être précise!) . Le temps était pas trop mal et je suis contente de mes achats - une bonne journée donc!



At the first car-boot sale, I found 3 dresses, a shirt and a skirt, Vintage, but Brand New. They still had the tag on it! They're from an Irish brand called "OZ Clothing Co."

Dans le premier vide-grenier, j'ai trouvé 3 robes, un chemisier et une jupe, Vintage mais neufs. Ils avaient tous une étiquette! C'est une marque irlandaise appellée "OZ Clothing Co." Je ne connais pas, j'imagine qu'elle n'existe plus.











At another stall, I found this stripy bustier-romper.

Sur un autre stand, j'ai trouvé ce combi-short bustier à rayures .



At the second car boot sale, I found 3 dresses. The first two ones come from Penneys, so nothing exciting about them, but they're cute.
The last one is lovely, and actually greener than what the picture shows.

Dans la deuxième brocante, j'ai trouvé 3 robes. Les deux premières viennent de chez Penneys, donc rien de très excitant (quoique?!) mais elles sont mignonnes.
La dernière est neuve et vraiment jolie. Plus verte que ce que montre la photo.







Eventually, I rescued this little cutie - so cute I just couldn't leave it on the stall!!!!

Et finalement, j'ai sauvé ce petit chou - tellement mignon que je ne pouvais pas le laisser sur son stand!!!



a 1960 Guide Michelin and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte - I feed my bookcase with classics I still haven't read!

Je nourris ma bibliothèque de classiques que je n'ai toujours pas lu!



I would have gladly tried on the frocks to show you better but they REALLY needed to be washed.... another time!

Je vous aurais bien montré mes nouveaux habits portés, mais ils avaient GRAND besoin d'être lavés... une autre fois!

bonne fin de weekend mes jolies!!!

Penneys Outfit - ou la tenue 100% Penneys!

What I wore today / Ma tenue d'aujourd'hui!





Dress, shoes and tights from..... Penneyyyyyyyyyyys!!!

Moi je danse la Polka

Yesterday, I went into Penneys for a quick fix. I hadn't been for 2 days - such a horrible feeling.
Hidden behind a rack of ugly mustard sweaters, was a piece of lovely cream fabric with big pink polka dots. When I took a closer look at it, it was actually a full circle dress, 50s style. And the only one left, in my size! the luck of the Iri...French!
I'm wearing it today, with a vintage brown belt. I'm pleased with my bargain (7 euros)!






Hier, je suis passée chez Penneys pour prendre ma petite dose. Je n'y étais pas allée depuis 2 jours - c'était horrible!
Caché derrière un portant de pulls moutarde assez moches, trainait un petit bout de tissu couleur crème à gros pois roses. Quand je l'ai regardé de plus près, il s'agissait alors d'une jolie robe "qui tourne" (qui n'a jamais dit ca enfant?), dans le style années 50. Et la seule et unique, dans ma taille! La chance de l'ir....de la française!
Je la porte aujourd'hui avec une ceinture vintage marron tressée. Je suis ravie de ma trouvaille à petit prix (7 euros)!

On dirait le sud...

It's official....summer is in Ireland!!!
Yesterday was amazing- More than 20 degrees celsius with the sun shining strong, like in normal countries!!! unbelievable!
I was so excited and so happy I wanted to do nothing and everything at the same time!

Eventually, we settled on doing both, first by walking into town in the morning and going window-shopping (a delighted boyfriend), then by having lunch in the sun, then to the park to relax and enjoy the good weather.








C'est officiel, l'été est en Irlande!!

La journée d'hier fut magnifique - plus de 20 degrés et un soleil qui tape fort, comme dans les pays normaux!! incroyable!
J'étais tellement heureuse que je faisais des bonds de 5m, à vouloir tout et rien faire!
Finalement, on s'est dit qu'on ferait un peu des deux, d'abord en marchant jusqu'au centre-ville et en faisant du lèche-vitrine (un homme heureux), puis en s'octroyant de déjeuner sur une terrasse ensoleillée, puis en allant au parc, pour profiter du bon temps et se relaxer...

dress, bag, glasses, cardigan - Penneys
shoes - one of the little Asian shops in Châtelet

Yesterday's denim outfit

Denim Jacket accessorized with buttons - Mango
Blue cardigan & lace - H&M



Brown faux vintage bag - Penneys



Denim slim - H&M
Heels - Zara thrifted.

Thursday finds

I'm feeling quite guilty right now I must say.... but also quite content!

Yesterday, I found a pair of really nice Zara heels in a charity shop, for 6 euros! the shop is called "friends of the Elderly" and.... well, you could actually tell by the look of the shop and what was in it...
The ladies volunteering there were lovely and almost as excited as I was at the sight of these lovely shoes!



As you can see, I took some time to paint my nails for honoring them as I should!




In Penneys again I was helpless...

I got two dresses that were 3 euros each on sale, instead of 15 each. Funny how I had seen them for weeks on sale without noticing them properly! But I made up for the insult... obviously :-)



they're made of super-soft cotton making them super comfy - I love the cream lace on the breast!

Also on sale, this cute raspberry-colour cardigan that I got for 3 euros instead of 7.



Basic but cute, we always need one over a nice floral or black dress, don't we?

I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures I take... I wish I was a better photographer!

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Tuesday finds

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Dublin... sunny, 16 degrees...
it doesn't happen that often so I had to make the most of my day!

It cheered me up so much it actually gave me the energy to clean up the mess in our place as it looked a bit like Hiroshima...
After that I got ready and went into town in search of great bargains in my favorite charity shops and my own paradise on earth.... Penneys...

It was the first time in ages I didn't have to wear my woolly scarf and my big coat. It felt so good!




In the 1st charity shop I went into, there wasn't much, except for a belt, which I got for 2 euros. It will look great on one of my long cardigans!

The two pairs of glasses come from Penneys, 1.50 euros each...
The brown ones look like "wayfarers" and the heart-shaped ones well.... there were so cute! I just couldn't let them in the shop....






I found this Baby doll dress in another charity shop, for 5 euros.... mint condition, perfect size, perfect blue, perfect price! It originally comes from Topshop, and knowing their prices... it's a real bargain.... I like the two layers of material that gives a puffy shape down the breast... great for a sunny day like yesterday!!




In Penneys again : there was a sale on tights and socks. The opaque tights were 1 euro the pair, and the socks, 2 pairs for 0.50 euros.... I got 5 pairs of tights and 6 pairs of socks for... 6.50 euros! Not even the price for a single pair of tights in some shops...

And last... but certainly not least... my greatest find so far! The faux fur coat hidden in the back of the charity shop in which I work...



It was originally 15 euros.... but the manager told me 10 was ok as I'm working there... I couldn't believe it!



It's in mint condition and the shape in again, perfect!! quite loose, just the way it should be worn and it stops below the bum.

I looooove it!

Today, I'm off work too... so I'll go hunting again.... :-)

PENNEYS

Penneys..... ahhhhhh Penneys!!!!! I'm CRAZY about it!!!!

For those who know "Primark", the British chain store, "Penneys" is their trading name in the Republic of Ireland.

When I arrived in Dublin, it was the revelation. I was already quite a big shopper, but discovering this new shop just made my vice worse.

In some ways, I would compare it to H&M, for it's very affordable and trendy. But the thing is, it's actually cheaper than H&M, and offers much more merchandise.

The whole shop is divided in 4 departments - Ladies, Men's, Kids, and Home, where you can find absolutely everything:
Lingerie, swimwear, nightwear, hosiery, shoes, clothes, bags, purses, make-up, accessories, jewels, beauty products, household linen, interior decoration... the list goes on....

... and all that... for ridiculous prices!




window




cotton tote bags - 2 euros




vintage-like bags - 9 euros




the huuuuge shoe section




cute wedges - 20 euros




slippers - 2 euros




lovely dresses - floral : 21 euros - orange with bows : 19 euros




scarves - 4 euros




swimsuits - prices range from 4 to 9 euros




sunglasses - prices range from 1.50 to 3 euros




lingerie - bras : 6 euros - tutu thong : 3 euros / basque : 9 euros - thong with suspenders : 3 euros - bra : 6 euros




Home section - Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley canvas : 3 euros

I guess you can now understand why 1/4 of my paye goes to "Penneys"?
My mum still doesn't... but that's another story... :-)

I wish you all a good day!!