West Coast Wanderin' II

Here's the second in a series of picture posts about my time on the West Coast of the US last year. I spent a few days in Washington State and a few days in San Francisco (separate post coming up!) but most of my time was spent in Oregon: the south east district of Portland, to be precise. I felt very at home in the city - rain, old record shops, friendly people, deadpan humour - it was almost like being back in the North West of England! The local neighbourhood where I was staying had lots of good nooks and crannies to explore...

As well as wonderful record shops that reminded me of home, Portland had incredibly good vintage stores. There's definitely nice vintage clothing to be had in England but you have to hunt quite hard sometimes. Older items have become more difficult to get hold of so often shops are left with all the scratchy synthetic leftovers that people don't want or they're disappointingly over-priced (for me, at least!). The shops in Portland all had lots of nice quality, reasonably-priced clothing and I was very tempted to go crazy! Fortunately my budget didn't allow that but I did end up choosing two dresses that I really liked, which I'll take some photos of for a future post.

Vintage A Go Go!

The swing coat I'm wearing in this final photo is the other item I brought home with me. It's beautifully made and really warm too. It has a union tag inside and I keep meaning to work out its exact date on the Vintage Fasion Guild site. The coat came from a lovely shop called Lulu's Vintage in the Downtown area. The owner was really friendly and had lots of nice items for both men and women.

 

Etsy Update

The flakes of snow I mentioned in my last post turned into a blizzard which turned into a thick, white, fluffy blanket. 

So, this is the coldest shop update yet - all photos taken wearing fingerless mittens and thick thermal tights! A couple of new items went up this afternoon, including a grey tunic dress that I'm very fond of, and there'll be more pieces to come later in the week. The tunic dress belongs to a collection of clothes made by Topshop in the 1990s that I've been slowly adding to the shop. Two items have already sold and I only have a couple more pieces from this stash left. The rest of today's update includes some really nice, bright, cheerful pieces - good additions to gloomy days! I hope you find something you like! I've also knocked down a couple of prices in the shop so take a peek around the rest of the items too...