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April 14, 2015
Hi everyone!
Last saturday, I went to the International Collectors Fair to do the Vintage Fair Challenge I told you about. I had to style two black dresses with items from the fair, on a €150 budget. I had been to the fair three times before, so I already knew what to expect. Nonetheless, I was a bit nervous about the challenge. What if it didn’t work out? In this post, I tell you how the challenge went, whether I made it with the budget and I’m showing you the end result! And of course, I would love to hear which of the outfits is your favorite!
Vintage Fair Challenge
When I walked into the fair, I immediately bumped into a gorgeous teal hat. It was love at first sight! And yet I was in doubt about buying it, as I would have to find matching items with it. But then I figured this would hold for every first item. So, I bought the hat for €20! I took two steps and I already bumped into another stand with lovely vintage items. At this stand, I found a colourful plaid dress. I liked it so much, that I decided to replace one of the black dresses for this one. At the same stand, I even found a pair of matching shoes! I paid €15 for the dress and €20 for the shoes. And that’s how I ended up buying the first three items in no more than 30 minutes.
A little while later, my boyfriend (my right hand of the day) stopped at a record stand. So, I went looking at the jewelry stand next to that. And wow, they had such beautiful items there! I especially loved all their pearl necklaces! I kept thinking I had found the perfect necklace to go with one of the looks, until I found one which was even more perfect! Both necklaces were €5, so I paid €10 in total. In the mean time, my boyfriend managed to add 3 Rolling Stones records to our collection ;-)
We went looking for the hat stand. I became sort of a regular there, haha! Every time I went to the fair, I bought at least one hat there! So, I figured this would be the perfect stand to look for a hat to match the plaid dress. And I found it! The hat was €25.
Meanwhile, the outfit with the plaid dress was already complete. The other outfit still only consisted of the blue hat and black dress. I wasn’t able to find items which matched the colour of the hat and which were in the budget at the same time. So, the rest of the outfit was going to be black and white. That’s why I chose to add a bag and gloves to this outfit. I think the other outfit was already interesting enough with the plaid print and the colours. So, I used the rest of the budget for shoes, a bag and gloves to go with the blue hat. This last part of the quest turned out to be the hardest. Particularly, it took a lot of time to find nice white gloves. I did really want to add a pair of white gloves, because it would really give the outfit that something special. Luckily, I finally found a lovely pair for only €3! Next to that, I found a bag with houndstooth detail for €22 and shoes for €25.
Now it was time to dress the mannequins! I had never put together a mannequin, nor dressed one, so this was quite a challenge, but I loved doing it!
The result
I must say, I’m very happy with the result! Finding two outfits for €150 was perfectly doable! I even managed to buy a dress and I had €10 left! The only item I didn’t buy at the fair, is the black dress from outfit 1. Outfit 1 cost me €75 in total and outfit 2 cost €65, and that’s even including the dress! So, you can definitely find nice vintage pieces for a low price at this fair!
Like to visit this fair some time? The next edition will be held on November 21 and 22!
And now, I would love to hear which outfit is your favorite! Outfit 1 (with the blue hat) or outfit 2 (with the red hat)? I’m very curious!
Love,
Sonja
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11 comments on “Vintage Fair Challenge – The Results”
ze zijn beide heel erg goed gelukt, leuk dat je de challenge aan bent gegaan!
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Dankjewel Alexa! Goed om te horen! :D Het was ook erg leuk om te doen!
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Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Nice to hear your thoughts Selina! Thanks for sharing! :D
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Die outfits zien er super gaaf uit! Ik weet dat ik het zelfs nooit zal dragen maar ik vind het wel heel erg gaaf. En goed gedaan ook met dat budget!
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Wat een leuke uitdaging, ik heb spijt dat ik niet gegaan ben. Al zou het een onmogelijke uitdaging zijn voor mij want vintage schoenen in maat 42 ben ik nog nooit tegengekomen…
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Ah! Ik vind outfit nummer 2 overal beter maar de hoed van outfit 1 is écht geweldig :-) Zondag ben ik geslaagd met een mooie tas maar ik zag geen leuke kleding helaas. De kraam met de hoeden was wel geweldig :-) mijn zus is daar erg geslaagd!
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Wat een leuke uitdaging! Ik vind beide outfits heel leuk, maar het blauwe hoedje is toch wel mijn favoriet :) xo
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29My favorite is the outfit with the blue hat! xx
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Mooi, maar lijkt mij ook heel lastig. Maar goed dat je er al een aantal keer was geweest. Werden de poppen vervolgens ook ergens op een mooi plekje neergezet?
Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/5/c/4/retrosonja.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29Deze beurs lijkt me echt fantastisch!
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