Vintage store in Budapest.

Today during my lunch break instead of picking up lunch and eating it while working at my desk I messaged my friend Katarina (yes we have the same name) and we went to explore small vintage store called simply "Vintage" located right in front of our office building near Corvin tower at Kisfaludy street.

The store gets vintage clothes and accessories in bulk from UK and it just got a shipment of faux fur and real fur coats as we arrived, the ladies were unpacking them so the store was totally packed and it was a mess.

As many other vintage places these days this one was also packed with vintage and contemporary second hand pieces and not to organized but if you look closely and spend some time there you can find real gems!

So I did!

I found a real cute, well preserved faux fur, soft coat in chocolate brown waist lenght with surprise, surprise sleeves long enough for my long arms! Since I am 6'1'' I am often having trouble finding jackets which are size 36 with long enough sleeves but this one although vintage fit me like a glow. The coat cost me only about 30 Euros which is a great price for such a fabulous warm vintage coat.

Also, I bought three chic vintage pins to bedazzle my new fur coat with.

How do you like it lovelies? Please don't hesitate to share with me a list of your favorite vintage shops all over the world as I am traveling quite a lot for work and for my blog I might as well check them out during some of my future trips!

p.s. I want to thank Lucija from Osijek Croatia who shared with me some AMAZING photos of her vintage finds, I can't wait to share these photos with you tommorrow! Keep them coming lovelies! Sharing is caring!

“Vintage Clothing is not only glorious and stylish, it’s also the way forward in terms of recycling. 

Whenever I go into great vintage stores, I wonder why we ever buy new things.”  

British actress Thandie Newton

Hrelić report: Vintage treasures

My friend Iva and I got up early today on a cold November Sunday to go for a vintage treasure hunt at one of the well known and quite historic vintage markets in Croatia – Hrelić. 

So this post is our Hrelić report and foto report of what we found, Iva was brave enough to hold a camera with her hands freazing for two hours, so thank you Iva for these lovely treasure photos! 

We tried to park the car as close as we could but there was tons of people marching despite the cold weather across the Sava river bank where you can already see the first sales people selling every single thing you can think of from home made honey, old clothes, shoes, house wear and original police handcuffs, handcuffs? Yes, we were interested in hearing the story behind this as well but the gentleman selling them didn’t care to share J

Further down there is a motor vehicle selling lot, one lot next to it there are traders of various “made in China” goodies: clothes, footwear, furnishings, housecleaning supplies etc. all mixed up with gypsies selling their stolen goods or those they picked up from peoples trash, these items can be easily recognized as they are usually in a very poor condition, but there are also old people selling their “family treasures” like vintage leather suitcases like the one bellow which I got couple of years ago from a charming old man who personally purchased this suitcase in Sarajevo during Olympic games 1984. and has saved it ever since. 

     The old man was wearing a suite when selling it and he used his pocket tissue to clean it for the potential buyers as the rain started falling. I purchased it in excellent condition for 10 kunas ($2), cleaned it once more from inside and out and now I use it to store my belts and it serves as a decoration as it's sitting on top of my closet.

I have fond memories of searching for and shopping for vintage pieces at Hrelic. The most important thing is to have an eye for what is trash and what is a true vintage treasure and of course to know how to bargain. J 

Bellow is what Iva and I have found today. For contacts and directions to my favorite vintage places in Croatia and internationally please consult the map in a right column of my blog.

What do you think of vintage shopping lovelies?

All photos by Iva Mažar