Un cappotto vintage molto particolare per la mostra di Ossie Clark e Celia Birtwell

Quest’anno tra le mostre più belle viste a Milano a tema fashion devo sicuramente inserire nella top list la mostra dedicata a Ossie Clark e Celia Birtwell alla Fondazione Sozzani, Mr & Mrs Clark.

La mostra raccoglieva capi e disegni realizzati dalla coppia tra il 1965 e il 1974, una mostra che ripercorre attraverso la loro moda gli anni della Swinging London, nella quale i due artisti hanno segnato la storia della moda, di quella inglese in particolare. È la prima volta che una mostra li vede come protagonisti in Italia e il loro nome per me è strettamente legato al mio concetto di vintage. Li ho scoperti infatti proprio a Londra, molti anni fa, nelle mie scorribande tra negozi vintage e markets della capitale inglese e da allora sono particolarmente legata alla loro creatività, tanto che sogno un giorno di possedere un capo di Mr & Mrs Clark.

Ho visitato la mostra insieme a Elise di Azul Vintage che era a Milano con me in quei giorni e ho indossato per l’occasione un capo vintage molto particolare scovato da Tiziana – Vintage Afropicks: questo cappotto verde degli anni 80 è infatti un pezzo estremamente interessante e lo si capisce leggendo la doppia etichetta all’interno del capo; l’etichetta di una sartoria milanese e l’etichetta dello stilista francese Emanuel Ungaro. Perché avviene questo? Semplicemente perché il capo è stato confezionato dalla sartoria che etichetta il capo, ma con un tessuto originale di Ungaro, motivo per il quale è presente anche la seconda etichetta.

Adoro il colore e il calore di questo cappotto che ho indossato per l’occasione con un maglioncino nero e un jeans Levi’s entrambi second hand, un paio di stivaletti texani Golden Goose (second hand anche loro trovati su Ebay) e la mia borsetta APC (acquistata invece su Vinted).

Tutti i gioielli sono vintage “dal mondo” (la spilla a forma di palma invece arriva dal mercato dell’antiquariato del Naviglio Grande a Milano!)

The Ladybug will make you change your mind on vintage caftans

“Originating in Asia, the caftan has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. Though the caftan is of ancient Mesopotamian (modern-day Iraq) origin, it has been used by many West and Southwest Asian ethnic groups. It may be made of wool, cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with a sash. Popular during the time of the Ottoman Empire, detailed and elaborately designed garments were given to ambassadors and other important guests at the Topkapi Palace. Variations of the caftan were inherited by cultures throughout Asia and were worn by individuals in Russia (North Asia, Eastern Europe and formerly Central Asia), Southwest Asia and Northern Africa (…) In some cultures, the kaftan has served as a symbol of royalty”.

Now, I wonder: how come that we Europeans consider it as a piece to wear at the beach as as swimsuit cover? NO WAY!

Ok, I am a vintage caftan lover, I totally die when I see a vintage elaborated piece from somewhere faraway in the world but when people say: you can wear it at the beach, I die twice!!

For me this magnificent piece, better if vintage, is a sort of art that can be worn exactly everywhere (ok, also at the beach!) and reducing it to a beach piece is not recognizing its value and multiple opportunities to style it. Winter, summer, autumn, spring, the caftan is perfect all year long!

I found this wonderful Indian vintage piece in white gauze from Vintage Afropicks selection (Tiziana knows very well what I die-for!) and I couldn’t help wearing it at the first occasion last summer: a Sunday lunch at the Jewish neighbour in Milan. I decided to wear it in town with a very casual outfit: as it is quite transparent I wore it with a white organic cotton tee and a pair of C17 vintage jeans from Inimitable Vintage. I added a sparkling piece (my Colors of California sequined flats) and a wonderful handmade in Italy mini bucket bag from PS Red Whale.

All my silver jewels are vintage Indian and my henna hand decoration was made from the amazing Laura Mehndi.

What do you think? No more caftans for the beach right?!

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The Ladybug on Depop and vintage finds

It has been about a year now since I started using new platforms to sell my vintage and second hand finds other than Ebay. I have been an Ebay seller for many years but I needed something different, with different rules and lower fees. I was studying Depop and Vintag and I realized that they were interesting options with better prices and less stress than Ebay.

I started my Vintag shop only for vintage pieces and my Depop account to sell almost everything, from vintage to second hand. On both platforms I buy and sell and I have a few favorite sellers. One of them on Depop is Tiziana from Vintage Afropicks that I also met a couple of times in Milan at the East Market. She has very interesting vintage pieces because they are often rare and honestly priced. The only problem is that many of them are sold super quickly (or are too small for me!).

This time I was lucky enough to find this vintage dark red cape and to buy it before anyone else did! This loden cape is super warm and I found out that it is also perfect when you wear large blazers or sweaters!

Today I wore it with Zara prince of  Wales culottes and black turtleneck sweater and paired it with black laced ankle boots from Ouigal and handmade Coco headwrap from Madame Ilary.

I added to this cape a vintage Nina Simone brooch (that’s how they called it!) that I bought at the Lipscani Antiques fair in Bucharest a few months ago. Brass earrings are handmade from Metalica Creazioni.

If you are curious about my Ebay, Depop and Vintag online shops just look for theladybugchronicles as a user on each of them!