RECENT VINTAGE ETSY PICKS

It's been absolutely YONKS since I last did a Best of Etsy post, mainly cos I've not been perusing it as often as I used to. Not sure why to be honest, guess I just have ups and downs with it. Meh. Back into it in a MAJOR way this week though!

Here's a few vintage gems I managed to find while I was rooting around...

 

I'm not saying I'd 100% wear EVERYTHING I've picked here, but they're still my faves.

If I was any sort of blogger worth my salt I'd have included links to all the shops and listings so y'all can go check 'em out yourselves... But I'm not.

HOWEVER, if you have an Etsy account you can "add me to your circle" or something, which means you can see all my favourites and I can see yours? I think? My username is kirstyannemclaren - imaginative.

Failing that I find a sensible search will throw up most of these (eg coral scalloped blouse, Mickey sweatshirt, candystripe cardigan etc...), though usually my go-to search is "90s grunge." Predictably.

WINO FOREVER

Happy suicide Tuesday y'all!

Let's all just chill for a sec and take some time to remember how awesome Winona Ryder (particularly late 80s and early 90s Winona Ryder) really was/is/will always be. Why? Why the hell not.

Wino and Claire... My head just exploded from awesomeness.

Beetlejuice, Heathers, Mermaids and Girl Interrupted (and Little Women but shhh don't tell anyone) are all rightfully up there as Winona classics, but who could forget the amaze-balls Reality Bites from 1994? Doesn't the trailer make you YEARN for the simpler times of the 90s, with good pals, good chats and good coffee? I mean, sure, I was SEVEN in 1994 but that's not the point...

Dated, yeah but relevant nonetheless.

You and me (and Winona) and five bucks. Sorted.

And also, My Sharona stuck in my head all day now. No bad thing!



PS I'm bringing "what is your glitch?" back. Get ready, this is SO happening.

SCOTTISH BALLET: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

Yesterday, after yet another day of pampering at Blythswood Spa and a humongous curry for tea, my friend Jenna and I trotted along to the Theatre Royal to indulge in Scottish Ballet's winter offering - the sumptuous spectacular that is The Sleeping Beauty. I've talked about my love for the ballet before and this time I was thrilled to be given the chance to wax lyrical to my heart's content in a wee article for the programme:

This isn't sad at all...

Back in October I was invited along to Scottish Ballet's southside HQ to investigate the painstaking costuming process involved in a grand production like The Sleeping Beauty, and found that heaven DOES exist in the huge warehouse-style hangar that is the wardrobe department. If you have a spare five mins gie it a read - click on the pictures to enlarge:

It truly was an amazing show. The 1940s costumes in Act III looked stunning contrasted with the earlier extravagance of the late Regency gowns. My favourite costume was Auroras when she has her first proper dance with the Prince after she awakes... It's just a simple, light and airy white dress (almost like Victorian undergarments) but it looked so elegant and innocent, especially with her hair down, dancing such a beautiful, romantic duet.

I also loved the other four princesses dresses, and especially enjoyed seeing them updated for Act III - for example, Snow White's traditional fairytale gown was transformed into a smart navy and white skirt-suit with a quirky poisoned apple-shaped fascinator!

The Lilac Fairy was my favourite dancer of the night. Unrivalled fluidity and grace - gobsmackingly good.

The baddies.

Aurora and her pals.

One of the many fairies who bless Aurora at her Christening.

All in all, yet another smashing success from Scottish Ballet. If you fancy going along, and WHY wouldn't you, booking details can be found here.

BITCHING AND JUNKFOOD

So my next bumper blog is on a fabulous Mulberry event I was invited to last week, but I'm a little pressed for time at the mo as there are literally hundreds of photos for me to whittle down! Nevertheless, the post should be up by tomorrow afternoon.

In the meantime, here's a collection of some of Bitching and Junkfood's latest offerings... I'm seriously swooning over this remade vintage jumper, as featured in the Urban Outfitters winter magazine:

Lush, right? I mean, hey, it's a bit out there but I'm really bored of bland, beige knitwear at the moment. Give me loud colours and mad embellishments any day! All about the bells and whistles at the mo.

Also LOVING the grungy 90s styling going on in these shots from their website...

Dark, bushy eyebrows and a pale pink lip = makeup heaven. Defo going to try out this look soon. Can anyone recommend a good baby pink? I've tried a rubbish No17 one before but it didn't stay on and looked really sheer.

Hmmm.

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway to win a Monki dress, innit!

ETSY SPOTLIGHT: D4NE2D33P

AKA Yard666sale, this shop is possibly my most favourite on Etsy at the moment. I've already bought two things from them (vintage Rancid tshirt and religious iconography long-sleeved top, OBV) and am itching to get my paws on more tacky, trippy, witchy 90s gear.

Just check these awesome photos. I wanna be a D4NE2D33P grrrl SO bad.

So aye, this shop is amazing and these pictures are the coolest things I've seen in a loooong time.

GAHD, as Bee and Lisa have both pointed out, there's at least several hundred things on in Glasgow tonight which I can't go to as I'm back working heinous full-time shifts at my old joabby. BOO. So instead, when I get in ama make like Tavi, dress up like a goth and lip synch to Taylor Swift... PLAN.

Oh, Tavi. YOU belong with MEEEEE! Amazeballs.

Sorry if this post was pathetically lacking in any real insight much beyond the likes of GEE GUYS THIS SHIZ IS WAY COOL. Working full time is zapping all my energy at the mo. That and some inappropriate mid-week drinking *ahem*

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