Ice Flower

I remember a blogger mentioning how common it was to find an original Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress in thrift shops, and how you'll eventually meet the one that's your size. ( I forgot the source, sorry.) I thought, oh well, probably in the US... So I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted this DVF dress in one of my favourite second hand shops!

One thing I always look out for when second hand shopping is materials I couldn't afford new, and silk is definitely one of them. A heavy silk jersey wrap dress, what else can you wish for for the winter? A pattern called Ice Flower, maybe. Which is what this lovely pattern is called, which I've found out after some online detective work. It makes me think of ghosts of jellyfish rather than flowers, but that's just my personal weirdness. 

Oh, and it cost just the same as all the other, cotton or polyester, no-name dresses... After finding out how much these wrap dresses cost new, I'm really marvelling at my luck now!

This shot reminds me of the days I used to do Hungarian folk dancing, as this twirl looks just like a folk dance move!
I was just wondering how many time Hungarian folk dance and DVF was mentined in one page when I found this interesting blog entry of Diane's looking through the DVF website. Guess what, she visited Budapest in the summer! Really nice of her that she writes about her experiences and am I glad she liked my city!

Wearing: Second hand DVF dress, Calzedonia tights, Chinese booties, 

Promod trench, C&A hat and scarf.

I've seen this before... 

A new feature, yay! In this section you can click over to a previous outfit featuring certain components of the current one. (Gosh, that sounds businesslike!)

In other words, check out my remixes, girls. :)

Same trench, different season: The Wind of Change, my first post ever in glorious spring!

Hey, Purple Girl

This is what my boyfriend said when he came in through the door and saw me in these sunset-colours.

I love this purple top-something, it's a really comfortable t-shirt material, with no closure, that I got in a Chinese shop. I don't know if you have those in your countries, here, they're very basic clothes shops run by Chinese who live here and import clothing from China. I really couldn't be less interested in brand names, so I don't mind that my purple something doesn't even have a label sewn into it. It's comfortable, flattering and versatile - that's the main thing.

I fell for the vibrant colour of this tunic and although it's a few sizes big for me and probably wasn't intended as a dress, I couldn't leave it in the second hand shop. I wear a miniskirt underneath it, to avoid too much leg (or butt...) showing when I lift an arm or the wind is too harsh, like today.

I have to admit my favourite items to thrift are bags. Mainly because you don't have to try them on. :)

My necklace is a new aquisition, I fell in love with the tiny drawing of a city behind glass. The cuff was love at first sight as well - placing red right beside fuchsia? I had to have it! (Both handmade, from Jojó Art Shop.)

What do you enjoy shopping for the most? Are there any items or or shapes or colours that simply call your name and you can't leave without them? :)