wanderlust: when in barcelona...

In late April, I travelled to Spain for a one-week holiday (a little short for an interesting country though!). First stop was Barcelona for a 3-day 2-night stay. Despite a short stay, I managed to squeeze in visits to a vintage store and a thrift store.

I was lucky that Holala! Plaza was within 10 to 15 minutes walk from the hotel where I stayed. Hence, after checked-in and freshen up, this was the first place I went. The store is big and the merchandise is nicely displayed and organised in racks. One can find women and men vintage clothes and accessories. I would say most of the vintage dresses are from the 70s to 90s. There are several Holala! stores; worth to visit if you are in Barcelona.

Holala! Plaza

Plaza Castella 2,
08001 Barcelona
Monday to Saturday, 11 am to 9 pm
Tel: +34 93 302 05 93

Humana is an NGO who aims are environmental protection, humanitarian aid to developing communities and assistance to other groups in Spain. Humana sells used clothes to help them to achieve their social purpose and to self-financing. The price of clothes is as low as 2 EURO! During my stay, I visited a Humana store at Ronda Universitat, 19. Looking for vintage pieces may require time and patience. And if you are lucky, you might find something you like.

Although during this trip I did not check out many vintage stores, I was still happy with my visits. I hope I will be able to return and visit more vintage stores. Keeping my fingers crossed! 

Hope you have enjoyed reading this short post; until my next post, have a great weekend and stay chic!

outfit post: mix n match

Hola! I am back from hiatus and I am very delighted to be back here; to share thrifting or vintage hunting adventures and vintage purchases with you.

Whilst I away from the blogging world, I travelled to Spain for a short vacation. I will share more in the upcoming posts. In this trip, I did something differently from my past trips - travelled in style (in the terms of wardrobe). In my past trips, my wardrobe staples are a pair of denim pants and t-shirts. Whilst there is nothing wrong wearing jeans and t-shirts in a vacation, well, why not try to bring it up to the next level? And I did so in this trip.

Outfit: vintage dress, leather jacket, tote bag and wedge sneakers

Location: Park Güell

This is one of my favourite vintage dresses. It is a late 1930s or early 1940s rayon dress which I bought from Victory Girl Vintage on Etsy. Dana has curated many lovely pieces in her Etsy shop and if I could, I would like to purchase all the lovely 30s and/or 40s dresses!

I styled this beautiful vintage dress with a leather jacket to make the whole look edgy. Mixing vintage pieces with modern pieces or elements elevates a look and exudes a little edginess (in my case).

What is your travelling wardrobe? Do you plan your outfits? Any tips? Do share with me as I am eager and happy to hear your views.

That's all for now, till my next post. Stay chic!

when in kuala lumpur; it's back to thrifiting!

In my recent trip back to Kuala Lumpur for Chinese New Year celebration, I managed to thrift. Oh boy,  I miss real thrifting so much! And I was lucky to score few items - yaaay!

The store is huge and prices are as low as RM5 (about USSD1.20 / HK$8.70) per piece! No time to loose but to starting digging...

A homemade vintage dress in an excellent condition for just RM5! It is a tad snug, so need to alter the dress. The print and colour is fabulous, a very pretty dress. So hard to leave it behind! 

A closer shot of the dress.

I think this a house dress or robe (?) but the print is beautiful. First of all, this is kind of unlike me to get this piece but I was thinking of wearing this as a jacket - will see.

Oh, this piece is from Emanuel Ungaro and it costs RM10.60 (about USD2.40 / HK$18.50)!

Now, where is this place?

Family Bundle

17, Jalan Wawasan 2/3

68000 Ampang

Kuala Lumpur

Opening hours: Daily 10 am to 12 midnight

When was your last thrifting trip? What did you score? Do share with me, I am interested to know thrifting scene in your area.

It is good to blog again, till my next post, have a great weekend and stay chic!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had a good one. Apologies for the hiatus - technical issue. My eight or nine years old laptop has decided to take a long rest. I have been told eight or nine years is quite a long 'laptop' life. Normal life cycle is five years. Anyway, I bought a new laptop as a Christmas gift for myself. Now, I am happy to be able to blog again. 

Whilst I was not blogging, I have been online shopping expanding my vintage wardrobe; shopping of different yesteryears: the 1940s and 1950s. As these two eras are relatively difficult to come by in Hong Kong, I rely on Etsy a lot. Here is a snippet of my purchases.  

I cannot wait to complete the alterations which mostly are re-hemming and start wearing these beauties.

Hope you are having a great weekend and started the new year with a great start. Till my next post, stay chic!

   

outfit post: 70s does 30s or 40s dress

Outfit: vintage dress and heels 

This is one my favourite vintage dresses and also one of the great finds during a vintage hunting trip in Bandung, Indonesia six years ago. It was the most fruitful trip by far. I bought 12 vintage dresses and a vintage top! Oh boy, I miss shopping at flea markets. 

The reason this vintage dress is one of my favourite is because of its style; which is 30s or 40s inspired. Based on the label, this is a Mag Fortail Creations, Paris dress. After some searches on the Internet, I suspect this is a 1970s dress. I found a dress which has the same label in Etsy.  The motive and the colour are just so lovely and romantic. Luckily the dress still fits after all these years!

Photos by Lily Chen Photography 

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend, until my next post, stay chic!