One. Seaside walks
I have always been a homebody, and never more so than since the pandemic. I love being at home, and for the most part I am content to “travel” places via my books. But I do miss the sea. I’ve been watching a lot of shows set in rural England, and it’s always the coastal regions that make me long to visit again. I hope that next year, we will be able to travel to Vancouver and at least see the Pacific again. I would love to visit the east coast (Nova Scotia, PEI) but it’s such a long trip from here, it seems a bit daunting these days.
Two. Turquoise
I am so obsessed with turquoise these days; both the colour and the stone. Both work very well with the summer style I have adopted. Turquoise was my paternal grandma’s favourite colour, so for a long time, I stayed away from it because it seemed like “her thing”. But I have been adopting more and more into my wardrobe lately, as well as rediscovering some of the pieces that she left behind. The image above is from a scrapbook I made back in 2008/2009 and, not gonna lie, I would love to find a necklace like that now. How fabulous!
Three. Long Dusters
This Ralph Lauren runway outfit lives rent free in my head at the moment. My biggest thrifting wish currently is to find a duster/robe/coat like the one in this photo. I don’t think I would wear anything else this summer if I had the choice. I’ve been getting creative, trying to recreate the same vibe/mood using pieces in my closet or things I am able to find at the thrift stores. I think I found a few options, but none quite as stunning as the original, alas.
Four. Vintage ad
Leafing through the stash of 80s fashion magazines I managed to score on FB Marketplace a few months ago is one of my favourite “treats”. I enjoy the glimpse into the past, the celebrity gossip (never mind that it’s old now, good gossip never ages), and the fashion inspo. Perfume ads are so fascinating — you can dissect the images and taglines, and they say so much about the culture of the time. This Fendi ad, however, is just visually stunning.
Five. Cabinet of curiosities
Speaking of coastal chic — this cabinet of curiosities (spotted in a design book I thrifted) has reignited by obsession with such items. I have a somewhat similar cabinet — with shallow shelves instead of cubby holes — that my husband built me years ago for my nail polish collection. Since I have mostly downsized in that category, I am now using it as a jewelry display for rings and bracelets. So, a cabinet of curiosities of sorts. But I would like to maybe have a separate, larger one for my (miniature) pottery and miscellaneous collections.
Love the shape of that duster! Please post if you find something similar because it’s hard to find them with waist definition like this.
No luck! But I have been looking at dresses that button up the front to try to approximate the same design – just by leaving them unbuttoned from the waist down.
I remember that gorgeous Fendi ad (tho I didn’t remember the brand till just now) – guess I am vintage too then! 🙂