New Acquisitions

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Coat: Flea Market.  Bag: Madewell.  

My first two new Autumn acquisitions.

The first is this coat.  You can imagine how I found it.  As Michael’s driving past a local church flea market I yell: “OMG stop the car! Stop. The. Bloody. Caaaaar!!” He pulls over without even asking why.  He already knows.  I jump out and literally run into the market where I saw the coat hanging on a wire fence.  I’m thinking to myself: ‘will it fit?’    Two minutes later I’m sitting smugly back in the mini with it.  It fit!

The second find is a Madewell leather drawstring bag that some have seen on my Instagram photo in a fitting room. The Mansur Gavriel bag re-ignited the current trend for them and I’ve worn various vintage ones throughout the years (including my still loved white DIY studded one), but I never found a vintage one that I was 100% happy with. Remember this red one or this croc one??  When that happens I suck it up and buy retail to get exactly what I want until the right vintage one turns up. This simple Madewell one ticks off the boxes and is logo free.

You can follow me on my Instagram where I tend to post new finds first!

19 comments

    • Karen says:

      absolutely 🙂

  1. Sing of Singature Style says:

    Great Coat. Reminds me of what Burberry is doing this season too.

    • Karen says:

      makes it even better!

    • Karen says:

      thx lovely. Yea the back is probably nicer than the front.

  2. inhalingstyle.com says:

    I died a little death when I saw that picture of the coat the first time you posted it. And you’re right, it is hard to find the right vintage drawstring bag.

    http://www.inhalingstyle.com

  3. Anonymous says:

    omg, this coat is so beautiful. i want the same >,<

    • Karen says:

      Check etsey!

  4. Sophia Charles says:

    I love the bag!! and the pattern on the coat is gorgeous!

    Sophia | sophiebysophia.blogspot.com

    • Karen says:

      thank you. yes the pattern was too good to resist.

  5. inhalingstyle.com says:

    I died a little death when I saw you post the picture of the coat on Instagram! And yes, it is hard to find a good vintage bag!

    • Karen says:

      Ha Ha I know right? its ridiculous. As for the vintage bag, yes, I’ve seen hundreds over the years. The best ones go fast.

  6. inhalingstyle.com says:

    I died a little death when I saw you post the picture of the coat on Instagram! And yes, it is hard to find a good vintage bucket bag!

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