The Paraders vintage

Via the Rosapina Vintage blog I just found a really good Etsy vintage shop called The Paraders. Right now there is also a lovely giveaway you can enter and win a $50 giftcard to spend on either one of these treasures or any of the other nice items in the shop. First is a 70’s shift dress in a rather amazing 50’s inspired print.


Or possibly a spectacular 50’s full skirted dress in purple and brown with a DRAGON print! I am in love with this dress for real ...



A perfect little 60’s summer dress in a very unusual lime gingham with white flowers, too cute!



This stunning 50’s full skirt dress in pink rose pattern would be perfect to wear to a wedding or any other formal party. Or just out to a fancy Sunday brunch I guess, sometimes you have to make the occassions, not wait for them!



Another cute 60’s summer dress in a green floral print on white.



Lastly a great everyday dress, a 60’s geometric textured print in peach. This I would easily wear to work quite often, in fact this dress reminds me of a somewhat similar dress I have, in mint green. That dress is too warm for summer, but now is the perfect season for it for sure. I think I shall have to wear it tomorrow.

surrounding myself with chinese silk pt. 1

This is some of the Chinese silk I surround myself with in my southern home, not nearly as much as my northern home's got, but enough to make me feel comfortable. The pillow cases are from Indiska in Stockholm, the pretty jewellery box was a gift.



This is a gorgeous top that's way too big for me, but I bought it anyway thinking that I'd adjust it. It's not as easy adjusting Chinese silk as for example polyester though, so I think a professional needs to help me, and I haven't gotten around to that yet. I still like looking at it. It's from a shop in Copenhagen.



Detail of multicoloured cherry blossoms from the pink top.



These purses I've bought for next to nothing in sets of 5 in different sizes, and used so much. The teal one is also from Indiska, the red I got at a market in Stockholm. The smallest one is ideal for coins and keys, the size after that perfect for my camera, the biggest one is just big enough for the few washing up things you need for a sleepover.



Closeup on the petrol purse with it's assortment of cute flowers.






Closeup on another pillowcase from Indiska, pretty peoneses.



Dragon on the black pillowcase, in good company with phoenixes as well, two beautiful animals I've always wanted to add to my own skin with ink. In fact I wouldn't mind having skin like Chinese silk, preferably one that I could change colour and theme of, since there are so many lovely ones. One problem would be combining it with all my vintage dresses though ... It might get a bit busy with it all. So I better keep it like it is, except for maybe adding another tattoo eventually, seeing that I oddly enough still don't have a Chinese one.