Newcastles affordable vintage fair!

Be warned, be warned, this is both a content and picture heavy post-most unusual for a lazy blogger like myself.

Let me give you a short but very much sweet prologue to such an occasion;

Upon browsing facebook and refreshing my news feed in a banal sort of way, I happened to see the words 'vintage' and 'newcastle' in which my attention was caught. To cut a long story short, the lovely people at Judy's affordable vintage fair were asking if any bloggers or photographers in the Newcastle would be interested in working with them. Given my pitiful follower count and quite frankly embarrassing photography skills I had a slight hesitation- but after much pulling of myself together I sent an e-mail stating, yes, I would love to work with them.

After a 10-2 shift at my workplace I ran(or rather shamelessly badgered my Mother to give me a lift) to Northumbria university of where Newcastle's vintage Fair was being held. After a brief conversation with the girl working on the door, I was directed to a bundle of tightly rolled tote bags with 'Judys affordable vintage fair' printed upon. My mission, if you like, was to scour the venue for well dressed ladies and gentlemen, take their picture and hand them a bag within the process I assume as some sort of award for being so impeccably dressed.

Admittedly at first I felt a little odd, worrying for the welfare of the poor unassuming shoppers innocently browsing who were to be greeting with a hysterical smile and a frantic squark of 'canitakeyourpicturepleaseireallylikeyouroutfit' from myself.

However, it was very fun. Low and behold my shoddy photography and some delightful outfits as sported by the North east.

 I love this skirt so much. Award for the most nonchalantly granted permission of a picture to be taken goes to this girl too, very cool indeed.

The shoes, the shoes, my kingdom for/to hopefully aqquire some shoes similar to these because they are fantastic.

 The following few pictures are of Recollection clothing , check out the shoes!

Some cheeky delights at Two penny lane.

 I believe the famous phrase of 'when in doubt, wear a woolen jumper/floral shirt/some tweed' can be applied anytime and and anywhere.

These are of a local trader Vintage at number 18

 Eep. I challenged somebody to wear that. (note, peta will not thank you. Just throwing that wild suggestion)

 It has struck me now that perhaps I should have made an effort to note the names of both the lovely laydeez who participated/very nicely granted permission to me to take their photos and of some more of the stalls, however my concentration was very much on not frightening them as I loom towards them with my trusty digital camera. So apologies for that.

All in all, a good day. Much amount of thank you and grattitude can be shared amongst the people at Judy's affordable vintage fair

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Time wasting.

Oh I would love to say the disproportionate word to picture ratio within this post was some sort of artistic statement, that pictures speak much louder than whatever incoherent gibberish I type with such abandon however it is really just a case of laziness, and the fact I have to go to work in less that 10 minutes, weep weep.

forever buying meaningless bits and pieces from craft stores

yet still finding something to do with them?

procrastination is an attempt to ignore revision led to me papering my walls with old magazines. Time well spent.

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EXCELLENT THINGS FOR SALE!

Sometimes, when I sell old clothes I think to myself, yes, yes, this happy customer will look like a fantastic, super  vintage styled independent woman with an eye for some fine garments.

But then other times I think, they may just look like their inner sense of direction has went for a wander and they are ultimately confused as to what era it is/ who they are.

Regardless of such ponderings, I have some lovely clothes for sale on ebay for lovely prices.

Have a gander and perhaps have a bid!

I have for once in my life embraced technology and with that the power of HYPERLINKING! so, you can find full details upon clicking the name of the garment.

Introducing the following...

1980s blouse

Arrogant cat skirt

1950s blouse

Happy bidding!

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Poor photography and uninteresting news;

charity shop, 1.50

charity shop, 1.50

charity shop, 1.00

Ah! The good old charity shop. A little less daunting than a 'vintage shop', much more reasonably priced and of course for a good cause.

Behold the items I purchased yesterday. Fed up of having to pay extravagant prices for pieces that are not so great in the city centre myself and my grandmother ventured father afar in order to pick up such delightful bargains.

I also bought a long sleeved silk type blouse for three pound(three pound! the most expensive thing I bought! I shall be living on bread and water in the upcoming weeks) however I forgot to photograph the said. 

Actually I lie, there is a photo of me posing awkwardly in it but for some reason I always feel slightly silly posting an 'outfit pose' type photo upon such a website. Is that just me or does anyone else have a crisis of confidence come the uploading stage? (eg, realizing what you thought was a quirky pose is actually, in retrospectt-stupid, and possibly could end in internet ridicule?)

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Apart from that I just feel ever so sad the easter holidays are coming to a close.

But on a happier note, I am thrilled to announce that this morning I got tickets to go and see my favorite band ever perform live.

apologies and new things

I have no excuse for my absence, really. So for that I apologize profoundly. I've just been 'faffing' on as they say, going out, spending/wasting money and going to the cinema. Twice in one week! I'm sure producers and directors will be quaking in their expensive leather boots as the thought of i watching their films with such avid interest. As I have mentioned, the spending of the money has been the norm for me this week. Half term holidays and a complete lack of a worthwhile hobby has meant that I find myself again and again sitting on some sort of dubious public transport on the way to town in preparation to buy things.

Firstly, let me introduce you to The Most Hideous Top I have ever purchased.

This was bought on a whim at the charity shop and I have definitely developed a love/loathe relationship with it. Whenever I wear it I feel like a cyclist from the 1970's, the type of person that would wear ill fitting leggings and have a perspiring brow all the time.

Tis one of those garments that when worn, I screw up my nose in confusion, unsure whether to hastily change my outfit OR ensure I wear no coat in order for the world to witness such a top.

Naturally my friends dislike it claiming 'the colours are just bizzarre;

Yes, it is interesting. However, on a less controversial note.

New shoes!

Que typical bloggers irritating foot pop pose.

Another 'new' thing which has come into my hands, is some records. My father has been badgering me for a while to become someone who owns a record player. To cut a long and if I'm honest, tedious story, I now have one and now have a collection of records! Here is a mere one picture of David Bowie's excellent 'The rise and fall of ziggy stardust'. 

Apart from the above pictures, little more has happened in my life. Probably not the best lifestyle to lead when attempting to attaining a somewhat interesting blog....

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CAN ege bamyasi

 Wasting my life away on e-bay resulted in the productive purchase of one of my favorite band t-shirts.

You are all probably sick of seeing this black skirt.

I also decided to throw peoples perception off guard by adding the silver shoes. They're like something you might see on downton abbey, although of course, downton abbey's shoes would be polished and expensive unlike my cheaply manufactured scuffed exhibits.

jacket, vintage given to me by my brother, t-shirt, ebay, skirt, topshop(yep, that one again!)

 

And another shameless 'face spam'. 

 I am going to go to college now, having had the worst night sleep ever to be recorded within my brain space.