A big part of why I started the blog all those years ago, was that I didn’t see the way I dressed represented in mainstream media. And I suppose it is hard to put ‘vintage’ or ‘op-shop finds’ on the pages of glossy magazines, but none the less I knew I wasn’t alone in how I mixed up my wardrobe with new designers pieces, high street fashion and vintage and second hand clothes.
When I was thinking on this outfit it struck me that it’s a perfect example of how I’ve dressed since I was able to buy my own clothes when I was about 12 or 13. Even when I was allowed to go to Sportsgirl or was given a hallowed Stussy t-shirt (it was the 90s ok? Although I think they’re ‘back,’ someone remind me. The 90s that is.) I would still take myself off to op-shops to find one-off things.
If you are a teenager or you have teens and you’re reading this, do they do the same? I know we all go through a stage growing up where we are fussy and usually want what everyone else at school is wearing and god forbid you would be seen dead at an op-shop.
I suppose with Grunge being so influential on me as a teen and in a pre-internet age, the imagery that I based what I wore on came largely from magazines like Rolling Stone or Smash Hits that featured Nirvana or Pearl Jam wearing second hand clothes themselves. I can remember being 14 and finding a black slip in a Salvation Army store that was exactly like one I’d seen Courtney Love wearing and thinking I was in heaven.
So is mixing things up in your wardrobe something that some people do, and others don’t? Do you like wearing second hand clothes?
I’m curious.
What I’m wearing:
Blouse: Vintage Joseph Magnin piece from Etsy
Skirt: Liz Jordan
Heels: Marc Fisher
Belt: ASOS
Purse: Keepsake the Label
Grecian earrings: Etsy
Bracelet: Karla Deras for Roman Sun Stone
