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Treasure Box

laurendare — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:00 +0000

I had a banner day at Enable Ireland yesterday. Along with the aforementioned embroidered top, I also got a cute striped cropped sweater (will debut next week) and this perfect little paper suit case! Not bad for a quick trip during my lunch break?

It is in perfect condition and was an unreal price of €1.50. I can’t begin to describe how excited I was to find this. I love little paper suitcases and already have two from the Paper Source that just happen to stack up perfectly.

See! The red one holds all my stationary for my correspondences, the blue one holds all my shades and I’ll have to find something lovely to keep in my new suitcase. Here’s some detailing of the vintage children’s illustrations. The bears are playing badminton and the clown has a whip! Crazy.

PS: You can get paper suitcases too from Pink Loves Brown the shop of one of my favourite interiors blogs Making It Lovely.

Canal Gal

laurendare — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:56:48 +0000

Sweet little ensemble of some newly acquired duds. I was trying to soak every last sun ray from summer by pairing this vintage white linen pleated skirt with a cute calico cotton top. The skirt came from American Apparel’s vintage section (on the mezzanine of the Dublin store) They have some great finds at incredible reasonable prices. This was €22 and is in great condition. I got the top from Enable Ireland, Georges Street for €5. My favourite new piece is my ring from the Dublin Designer Market on Cows Lane. It was a steal for €18!

Skirt: American Apparel, Vintage Collection

Top: Enable Ireland

Shoes: Marks & Spencer

Ring: Cows Lane Designer Market

Back to School: Thrift

laurendare — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:45:43 +0000

It’s back-to-school time, and even though I’m done with higher education I am starting a new job tomorrow. So what better excuse to head to the shops to get a new wardrobe. I scored some great finds in charity shops around Dublin. My favourite shops (because of the causes) are Oxfam and Enable Ireland. Although the Oxfam on Georges Street boasts a vintage collection, I find much better items outside of City Centre (less traffic and less stylist scouting means more hidden gems for me!)

Like this amazing leather bag in perfect condition and totally necessary for the ubiquitous equestrian fall look.

And no more t-shirts for me! Time to smarten up my work attire with cute and interesting tops that will work well with skits, trousers or layered over dresses.

You never know what you’ll find in Dublin’s many charity shops, so keep you eyes open. Look for clean, quality items that you know you’ll use again. I try to go in with a colour or item in mind (clearly blue shirts were on order this week). Know your size and shape so that you don’t have to worry about trying things on.