Thrift of the Week...

We're back! Thrift of the week has been on hiatus due to an overwhelming number of thrifted delights during my last stint in LA... far too many to talk about.. followed by a severe drought back in England. But this week the thrifting Gods were smiling upon me!

I scored these vintage frames at work no less... I don't think I've ever mentioned what is it I do for work while I'm in England.. well I work for my Dad who owns a chain of independent Opticians. This week I was sorting through the recycled glasses when I spied some vintage cases, which immediately sparked my interest (they really don't make spectacle cases like they used to!)... inside were these little gems... unsurprisingly due to my fathers profession, I already have a pretty vast collection of vintage frames.. but a few more can't hurt! Plus the sunglasses look fabulous on.. so unusual to find a semi rimless winged sunglass!!!! 

For giggles, here is a pic of me in the first pair, before I removed the reading lenses hahaha

Next up are a few things I picked up at my favourite UK thrift shop, located in the grounds of a local hospice. 

FYI I have this thing that I subconsciously do when on my way to a thrift shop... which may or may not raise my freak flag haha... I come up with a mental list of items I am looking for (usually hats, well tailored high waisted shorts/ pants/ skirts... hand knits... shirts in good fabrics..and real leather purses) I'd say 80% of the time when I think about what I am looking for... I find it. And, this week was no exception. (I found the glasses the day before, and would you believe vintage winged sunnies were on my to-find list!! Spookaroo!!)

Here's what was my list this wk:

Sleeveless collared shirt

High waisted shorts

Hat (like I need more hats!)

Sunglasses

A purse (to replace the one that died in LA)

This baby was a humble £2.00 and looks pretty rad on... although I can already hear my Grandma giggling at me for wearing it backwards, but I just love the way this style looks the wrong way round!

This wasn't exactly on my "list" (although I am always looking for shirts as I think they are the hardest thing to purchase!) 

It's the softest cheese cloth... satisfies my adoration for broderie anglais and has the cutest little buttons on the shoulders. Plus it's just the right cropped length. The perfect partner for high waisted stonewashed denim. £1.75

Speaking of high waisted stonewashed denim.. these shorts were begging me to take them home. They're not vintage.. but pretty damn near perfect. There's a button missing so they were a mere £0.60p ... never worn... with the Topshop tags still on them (incidentally the original retail price was £30.00) 

Lastly... sleeveless collared shirt! Huzzah! I love the deep V and the wide collar... the fabric has a nice drape too. £1.70 

But wait.. there's one more thing!

Before I hit the hospice shop, I went to visit a friend from my old job who is recovering from key hole surgery (check out her blog here and wish her lots of get well soons!) Anyways, she had recently done some scavenging in her attic and found a whole mess of vintage treasures... and very sweetly gifted this purse to me... my list is complete!!!!! Thank you my love and feel better soon!!!!!

It's chocolate faux alligator with a clasp closure that snaps like a dream! 

Well, I think I've rambled on quite enough for one evening, I still have to tackle the remainder of my Oxford trip at some point... 

Have any of you thrifted anything exciting lately?

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Dree Part Trois

3rd Installment From our shoot with Greg Reeves, while I muster up the energy to tackle the mamoth Oxford Part II!!! 

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Dree Part Deux

Second photo set
Photography Greg Reeves
Make Up - Myself
Styling - Dree (that's us two ha)

I love the oddness and intensity of these...


More to come


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Dree Part Une

First photo set from the shoot with Greg Reeves. Click to enlarge...

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Oh heavens. Will I ever learn?

Last night my sister and I went out with our work friends as a sort of farewell for my sister, whose departure back to Los Angeles is imminent. Unfair. Apparently I decided to drown my sorrows in jagermeister. And wine. And vodka. And beer. Oh, what fun was had sharing stories and giggles, pretending for just one night that I had adopted some sort of magical drinking karma...

I had not. 

Woeful is the girl who wakes up on a blissfully sunny day, full of hope and promise, with what can only be described as an invisible steel bar drilled through her temples. Ouch. Needless to say I was resigned to my bed for the best part of the day. Missing the glorious summers day beyond my window, and cursing the negative after effects of mixing my drinks. A favourite quote from The House Of Mirth by Edith Wharton comes to mind; 

"...was feeling the pleasant languor which is youth's penalty for dancing till dawn"

Although there was surely nothing pleasant about my situation, I found that it was vastly improved by the following, for which I could not be more grateful: 

1. My sister making me Mac & Cheese. Love. Followed by Pasta Carbonara, buttery brown bread toast and four cheese pizza. Apparently my hangovers crave Italian, and who am I to neglect such things?

2. Tea. Lots of delicious tea. Cherry Cola & Berocca have also proved themselves invaluable throughout the course of the day. 

3. Lounging; Bed, trampoline, sofa. 

4. Music. Zeppelin, Pierces, Regina, Talking Heads, Beatles, The George Mitchell Blues Collection. 

5. Drawing. Painting. Doodling. 

6. Talking with dear friends in distant lands whom I miss terribly.

7. Receiving a precious lil' postcard from my darling Bree. 

8. Remembering past hangover experiences, how amusing they are to me now, and thus how one day, this to shall be nothing more than a fond memory from my carefree youth. 

9. Looking through the photographs from the previous evening, and putting 2 & 2 together. 

10. Writing this here blog about the entire debaucle. 

Evidence:

Here is what I painted today 

Make your own animation

So many pictures today!

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She's not a girl who misses much. . .

A treat: 




Could Kate Moss be any more fabulous in this video? Swoon.

Here are some photos from a shoot I did a few months ago. . . My inspiration was the early Beatles.

Hair make up & styling by me, photography by Dan Taylor.

It's Friday!!




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