What have you bought lately?

[FlorenceBlack]

As per the title, I’m just looking for inspiration and interested to see what people are buying.

The last thing I bought was a pair of board shorts, neither stylish or beautiful, but practical.

Green Gab denim jacket from Sezane, it's really soft and perfect for this time of year, and olive green tapered linen trousers from Uniqlo, comfortable, easy to wear and great value for money, I think

Anyone seen any nice summer tops/t shirts lately?

I love vintage! Sadly the woman who owned the 50s onwards clothes shop locally has now retired and shut down her shop. She had great taste. Florence of Florence and the Machine went there.

This seems such a meaningless question? What else are shops full of right now?

Where have you already looked - and what sort of thing are you searching for that you haven’t found?

I'm not one who buys clothes, a choice, but a few weeks ago I bought from a Sainsburys store a cotton blue and white sweater that I thought would be good for cooler Summer evenings. When I got it home I tried it on, my usual size, and it buried me. Looking on line I saw it advertised as being 'over-sized', when I went to return it I went 3 or 4 sizes smaller to get a normal fit!

@Karistyleaftea The neckline of the French Connection striped top is a square neckline, yes. I have a thing about square neck tops. I have a couple of plain jersey ones from H&M as well.

Petit Bateau long sleeved white T-shirt
Gap leather blazer of 90’s vintage from Vinted
Red baby tee from Cotton On
Python loafers from Cos
Cream collared jumper from Uniqlo

That’s the thing I haven’t looked! Walked past Zara and Next and Primark and M&S when I haven’t had time to look. Only place I’ve been in has been Sainsbury’s Tu. I do have a Grazia to browse for inspiration.

I might go to the new Me + Em store and others there when it opens in Bath as I’m due there this month.

When I walked past these shops last month they didn’t seem to have much summery stuff in, apart from Primark.

Thanks. I have some tiny Topshop hot pants from 1990. Vintage item! That I will never wear again ;-)

Red seems to be a summer colour this year. I am happy as it suits me!

I have just bought these trousers from monsoon.
https://www.monsoon.co.uk/elma-print-balloon-trousers-green-1000878874.html?utm_content=brand&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ag%3A21426431457%3A198557365561%3A803398096732&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=aud-1938467780120:pla-2443471386860&nb_mi=12198991&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=1000878874&nb_ppi=2443471386860&nb_placement=&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21426431457&gclid=CjwKCAjw5NvPBhAoEiwA_2egfqSkJd28s8m9ePtpvmXYYTm6MM4UANhTiJ0rUcEN5aHF5uaQYpICTBoCc0IQAvD_BwE

Adidas spezials in linen and pink - still getting used to the arch support.
Two Charnos bras in pink and crème brûlée from Pour Moi.
Denim jeans from Crew Clothing - proper denim!

Two pairs of Levi’s; one wide leg and the other skinny, both mid rise.

Chanel ‘dad’ sandals via Vestiaire

Lululemon black bike shorts

Two plain race back rib vest tops from Tesco

Sounds good. I like and suit red. Will look out for it.

These y2k style shorts from Named Collective. Love ‘em.

They’re fabulous, @DaisyMayBojangles!

Thanks! They’d been out of stock for ages, then logged on and they were in the sale!! 😃

No - I hadn't got round to replying yet as, tbh, I wasn't sure of the exact definition of what counts as vintage these days!!

But I see others have replied - so I can now start to carbon-date my old clothes!! I'm sure I still have a few 90s slip skirts stashed in the baskets on the top of the wardrobe (where the cat sleeps ... 😁!!)!

To me, "proper" vintage (because I don't know what else to call it), is what I wasn't old enough to wear first time around. I'm slightly older than you, & started to become really interested in fashion - & music - in my early-to-mid teens. So I loved the whole creative freedom that came with the New Romantic/Goth/Indie scenes - it was hugely influential on style in a way that I'm not sure has really happened since?

So the 80s are my own mental cut-off point. No stirrup pants or satin bomber jackets for me! The 70s & before that are my idea of "proper" vintage - I remember my mum's puff-sleeved mini dresses, & my aunt's Biba maxis, & have always loved the clothes from that era. But I have vintage clothes & accessories dating from the Victorian era onwards.

I'm really enjoying them too!

My cut-off used to be the '60s because that was when I started taking an interest in clothes. But then I got into Jackie-Kennedyesque suit jackets that I remembered the grown ups wearing, so the limit slipped to 1970, when I started buying my own clothes. But now I'm finding myself drawn to '70s shirts with the dagger collars so it's slipping again...

I think I'll always draw a line at Y2K stuff though, not because I'm sniffy about the clothes - it was a golden age for the high street in some ways, prices coming down but the quality still holding up - but it's too disconcerting to see the clothes I wore in middle age - not even my youth - repackaged as vintage!

Yes I think of 60s and 70s as vintage. Clothes from the Victorian era, wow. They must be worth a fortune too now!