Market Day at Sutherland Hospital



Some styles in the retro resin brooches are still available. Meanwhile the SuperTramp LP bag has sold (one young guy thought she was Susan Boyle!!) Got a lot of mileage out of that story!



This bag is one of my best sellers; it comes in a fabulous lime/orange/navy combo & lilac/beige combo. Selling out fast!

An assortment of scarves, ranging from $10 to $30. Soft muslin to lambswool.

Elvis has left the table (he sold straight away!) but I still have some resin necklaces in various colours and a crystal necklace left.

Here's a lovely selection of accessories I had for sale at the recent fundraiser at Sutherland Hospital. The markets are held once a month & the staff, visitors & patients love to come & shop. Check my web-site for various hospital markets that I attend. http://www.recycology.vpweb.com.au/

More "This Goes With That"

Heres a selection of the fabulous finds I discovered on the Easter Sunday market!

Glorious sunny day! Couldn't believe all the bargains I found (well, I DO have an uncanny knack to sniff out a bargain!!) How well they all mix and match together!            Sub-concious buying?

Pure silk LISA HO bias-cut dress teams beautifully with this charcoal silk velvet SABA jacket

Over exposed shot, but shows off the rouche detail on the yoke and pockets.

Pure silk fuscia ruffle shirt which goes with everything!

Pop it over the Lisa Ho silk dress.Great for travelling; no ironing needed! (In my previous "this goes with that" blog I feature a Carla Zampatti fuscia silk top. One of my favourite colours)

Ahh, I just love this double layer tulle petti in soft pink, with an ever-so soft apricot tulle underlay. The petti can go under or over so much; take a look!

How pretty is this combination!

Pop the tulle over the Lisa Ho

Karen Millen UK, net & silk chiffon applique mini, featuring bronze bugle beads around the waist & hips.



Close-up detail of the silk devore cross-over jacket.



I found 2 of these satin wiggle dresses. The other is black. They have a deep V back, and pussy-cat bow trim at back waist. Very cute and sexy! Teamed the purple dress with the raffia bag.

Sweet blue floral cotton day dress, with a black net petti attached! This never-used handbag looks great with the dress.

Now how matchy is this handbag to the dress?! But I like it matchy (that's the old school in me) The cats-eye torty sunnies and bangles complete the look.

Pucci, Gucci, Fiorucci! We used to chant that back in the 70's. Oops, giving away my age! This dress is a "keeper" for me; I have chocolate suede knee-high boots, & also orange/teal ankle boots which will match this fabulous dress that comes from New York.

1960's Ninette of Melbourne black cocktail dress with diamonte detail trim. This is for sale in my shop at the Vintage Fashion Emporium, Sydney Antique Ctr, Surry Hills.

Who needs to travel the world when you can pick up all these labels at one market!

I bought 2 different styles in this black pure silk "Little Joe, New York" label. Too excited to iron them before photographing them!

There's the tulle petti again! It goes over everything!

Not one, but 6 pairs of cats-eye retro sunnies! These (similar) sold out at my recent Love Vintage Show in Sydney, so I was thrilled to find more; have already sold a pair via Facebook. (I just love being the Hunter and Gatherer for the time-poor shoppers out there!)





And how cute do they look with the raffia & bamboo handbag, torty bangle & retro resin orange bangle. Please come and visit my shop in the Sydney Antique Ctr, or visit my web-site to find locations of my market stalls around Sydney. Thank you for visiting my blog too!

1920s Great Gatsby, Darnell Collection & Croquet!

            It was the last day of the Blue Mountains Roaring 20's Festival, so my friends and I decided we must drive up to Mt Tomah Botanic gardens to enjoy the jazz, play croquet (as one does..) look at accessories from the Darnell Collection and take tea. These ladies are from the Croquet Club and gave us tips on how to play. Very genteel...(I like the Dunlops with the tea dress, at least they aren't Nikes)                        AQuite a serious business indeed.

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There was quite an attractive blond lady wandering around the gardens, wearing an exquisite cream embroidered Chinese coat over trousers. We met up again in the book shop, looked at each other; I realised it was the lovely Charlotte Smith from the Darnell Collection. She recognised me from the various Vintage Fairs that we do. So we had a chat; all things Vintage of course! She had just had a fabulous time in Las Vegas with (part) of the Collection. And this being the last day here, was about to pack up her display. Good timing! 

The weather was closing in, but that didn't deter the picnickers in costume sitting around on rugs enjoying the jazz. (No photos sorry as my computer is playing up...its taken weeks to get around to this)

And the band played on!

We decided to look for lunch in one of the little villages, as the restuarant was full at Mt Tomah (should've packed a picnic...but the weather was "iffy")

Then stumbled upon these fabulous Vintage cars being unloaded and put under cover in the marquees. I was excited as I knew it could ONLY be something to do with The Great Gatsby.....and it was! However, being a Sunday, & awful weather, filming had stopped for the day. These were,as I found out later, the "pick-up" shots being done. 

This car looks just divine! Maybe some blokey car guy can enlighten us to what type it is?? This truck is literally "under wraps"

Here's a note from Baz; self explanatory

A family doing renovations were always being mistaken for part of the set!! But the houses around the Mt Wilson area are absolutely fabulous; its like a time warp, transported to England, or New England.

There were dozens of trucks, catering vans, marquees, tents, etc scattered all over the village, tucked away on various properties, down laneways. It was like a treasure hunt; alas no Leonardo or Baz.....