OOTD: Vintage Leather Jacket

 

Hello loves!

How are you doing today?

Here I am with another cute OOTD post :-) Some of you already know, I have a big passion for second hand and vintage clothing, and I just can't resist buying vintage leather jackets!

I really love the fact that vintage leather jackets are so unique and really great quality, made to last.

When you add a cool vintage leather jacket to your outfit, it really elevates it to another level.

Here is how I styled this cool vintage leather jacket, oversized model from the late ´80.-ies, combination with brown suede and smooth leather. I got it at one local second hand store in the centre of my hometown Rijeka, Croatia, and it was such a great find as I got it for 7€!

The place where we took these outfit photos is really beautiful! It's by the sea, very close to where I live, so I have this blessing of being able to often go here for little (or long) walks by the sea.

I really was missing this when I was living in Italy, in the middle of the fields, far away from the sea. When you were born and raised by the sea, it's really difficult (on a long term) to move somewhere that isn't close to the sea.

I love this last photo! The colors and the mixture of materials, colorful pebbles from the beach against the wood, I find it so inspiring! :-)

Outfit details:

Leather jacket: Second hand shop "Dobra Roba"

White sweater with pearls: blogger collaboration with a brand

Sneakers: Adidas Stan Smith (second hand)

Jeans: G star Raw (second hand)

Belt: Top Shop

Bag: Furla (second hand)

After even a short little walk by the sea, and breathing in some fresh sea air, the world indeed seems like a better place! :-)

What is your fave thing to do in your free time?

Leave me your comments!

xo from Croatia,

The last winter OOTD?

 

Hello lovelies!

How is everyone doing? I'm back with another outfit post, hopefully the last winter post of the season.

I'm really excited and ready for the spring to come! The forecast says it's going to be cold again this upcoming weekend, possibly even snowing! I personally haven't been feeling very well in this period, I had a lot of problems connected to my neck spondylosis, even vertigo and I've been feeling a lot of anxiety. It's been tough. Past week I was completely blocked with my neck, I just couldn't move it and after a couple of chiropractic treatments I'm a bit better, but still not 100%.

That's why I wanted to turn to my blog and lighter subjects, such as fashion and outfits.

This winter was a bit crazy weather, periods of unusual warmth mixed with very cold weather, you just didn't know what to expect.

I loved wearing my second hand Max & co. wool coat as it was keeping me warm, and being it a little bit oversized, it was pretty stylish even when I was all bundled up!

Warm Uggs are also a must, as well as beanie and a long scarf. I carried a small leather handbag by Top Shop, and it's one of my fave bags at the moment as it's very light weight and carries only the essentials.

You guys know that I adore second hand shopping, so I'm thinking, this outfit is all second hand (but some were brand new items with a tag still on!).

Outfit details:

Wool coat: Max & Co.

Jeans: Max Mara 

Boots: Ugg

Bag: Top Shop

Beanie: Ellesse

Scarf: Replay

These outfit photos were taken at the centre of my hometown in Rijeka, Croatia. This neighborhood is actually where I grew up, now it's cultural & youth centre.

We were actually heading to watch puppet´s theatre with my little son. It was his first time in the puppet´s theatre and he loved it! I haven't been there since I was very little, so it felt like it was my first time in this theatre too. It was fun to watch the puppet´s show :-)

That's all folks for this time! I'm hoping to post again soon and to tell you better news and be more relaxed and optimistic about everything!

How are you feeling today?

xo from Croatia,

Summer outfits vol.5: Second hand fashion

 

U pokretu 👋 A sad idem malo filozofirati o outfitu: Sve na meni je second hand (osim ovih ludih naočala koje sam “ulovila” prije puno godina na sniženjima). Traperice su jos malo pa pravi vintage komad, pronašla sam ga u second handu u Londonu, davne 2005., gdje sam i radila kao volonter. Bile su još nove sa etiketom i bile su mi tada prevelike (ah, gdje je sada taj struk?), ali sam ih svejedno uzela jer je to bila ljubav na prvi pogled (i bile su nevjerojatno jeftine)! Da, “osviještena moda”, ili kako ćemo ju zvati, u zadnjih par godina postala je pravi trend, ali moja ljubav prema second handu nije površni trend već datira još iz dvijetisucitih kada sam zivjela u Londonu i tamo otkrila “čari” second hand ducana…Dok je još kod nas second hand bio neka vrsta “tabua”, koji je asocirao na Caritas, ratne godine i neimaštinu. Drago mi je da je danas second hand postao popularan, jer realno, cijene su u dućanima prenapuhane i kome uopće trebaju nove kolekcije svaka dva tjedna?? Topic, torbicu i sandalice su sa Mojih krpica, odličnog mjesta za povoljan second hand shopping, gdje i sama imam svoj dućančić gdje trenutno do kraja mjeseca ide super akcija, pa obavezno bacite pogled 😉 Ukoliko želite, pokažite mi sto vi danas nosite, dovoljno je da me tagirate i vidjeti ću vas outfit 😉

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Hello guys!

Here is one photo session "in the movement". I find, lately, that those kind of photos are quicker to take and also they turn out better than when you actually pose.

I'm wearing all second hand here, except for the old Zara sunglasses that I bought on sales in Italy. 

I fell in love with second hand fashion long before it even became a "trend"! I volunteered in a charity shop in London, West Ealing, back in 2005. and I still to this date have some great pieces of clothing from that store, such as these Replay jeans that I wear here in these pics!

When I bought them, they were brand new, with a tag still on, and they were a bit too big on me! But I was so happy that I found such popular and great quality brand of jeans, for just a couple of pounds, I didn't even mind that they were a bit too wide. Now they're a perfect a fit, which makes me wonder, did I have such a small waist back then, huh? Also, back then low waist jeans were more popular, and everybody wore skinny models, whereas these, as you can see, are high waisted and wider model (super popular now, almost 20 years later!).

I'm also selling a lot of my clothes at a local Croatian website, where I have set up my little closet. If you know some good on line stores where I could sell internationally, let me know! Is depop still the most popular? I'm also a bit hesitant because I don't know if the shipping costs are too high, I mean, is it worth it? I have to inform myself a bit more about it!

I'd love to give it a shot, so all my blog readers and international audience could get something from my closet :-)

Your ideas and suggestions are very much welcomed!

Outfit details:

Top: Zara (second hand)

Jeans: Replay (second hand, from Pdsa charity shop in West Ealing)

Leather sandals: Next (second hand)

Bag: Mango (second hand)

Sunglasses: Zara

Necklace: from the early 2000's, bought from local street musicians from Latin America

I'll talk to you soon guys! I'm going to start sharing very soon other topics on my blog, to bring back a bit of diversity, such as wish lists, beauty product reviews, and also about old post cards (which I'm already posting on my instagram so take a look!)