Monday, 16 August 2010
Vintage fix
While in Edinburgh I had to check out "Armstrongs" vintage clothing store for a vintage fix.
The shop was packed with items of desire for men and women;
festooned with flags,
with rail
upon rail
of loveliness.
This guy just hung around looking impressive
but joy of joy vintage pinnies - long, short, Mrs Overall style and frilly.
Loving those fabrics,
but how much? HOW MUCH!
I should have bought a couple of cashmere sweaters (there were racks of these too) which were very reasonable - £15 (probably due to the fact that they weren't perfect.) I now realise I could easily have customised them a bit and enveloped myself in their snuggly warmth this winter.
Now then dear, have you got your hat?
and gloves?
Love Wend
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That looks like a great shop for spending hours rummaging around! My favourite is the diving figure!Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow! Would take ages to find anything in there I should think. Looks like just the sort of shop my sister-in-law would love - I can't be bothered if it's not displayed so I can see it without all that searching I just don't have the rummage gene!! Shame about the cashmere jumpers though as they'd have been so cosy.
ReplyDeleteJane x
Very nice! And lovely photos too. I'll make sure to stop in if I'm ever in Edinburgh. (How ever did you resist the cashmere?!?)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab shop! Nothing like that around here sadly.Did you buy one of those lovely pinnies I wonder?
ReplyDeleteBellaboo :o)
Would love to wander around there for a day or two.
ReplyDeleteThose hats remind me of my Grandma do people still buy them?
yes did you buy a pinny?
Cate x
Isn't it wonderful? I love the wall of kilts too...
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you found Stockbridge - I can just imagine you in the Barnardo's!
Wow, I would love to have a good old rummage in there, you could get lost amongst all those clothes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shop, almost too much to take in ! Did you treat yourself to pinny for your collection ?
ReplyDeleteAnn x
What a feast for the eyes, there are always regrets when you get home form a shop like this, but you must hove bought something - do share!
ReplyDeleteThose pinnies are so " now " aren't they ? I love the pink dress in the second picture - very pretty
ReplyDeleteMy favourite fabric is the one with the paisley style swirls......... and isn't that yellow man just wonderful?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I let you all down - no purchases. I was between shows so on a pretty tight time frame not to mention that I'm too tight to pay £40 for a pinny! I'm used to paying £1.99 in my local charity shop!
ReplyDelete£40.00 for a pinny but only £15.00 for a cashmere jumper - something not quite right there. Looks like an amazing shop I would need hours in there.
ReplyDeleteI loved Stockbridge when I was last in Edinburgh. Great shop though - were you not tempted to purchase a vintage sporran?
ReplyDeleteJust a quickie to ask if Niobe has got in to her chosen uni. x
ReplyDeleteSurely in a vintage shop the done thing is with one's deft handcrafting technique to swiftly and furtively change the price-tag for a more acceptable number of one's own creation?
ReplyDeleteHello Wend
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog a while ago and apologies for not popping by sooner:-)
This shop is a rummager's paradise! You could lose yourself for days!!
Off to have a lookie round your lovely blog with a cup of tea ...
Jeanne
x
I remember this shop well from my last visit to Edinburgh a few years ago. I desperately wanted my man to buy a kilt... to show off his lovely knees!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful emporium.. thanks for jogging my memory.
Michele x