#1940s hat

Dress - Vintage 1950s - CircaVintage

Hat - Vintage 1940s - Dreamtime Vintage

Belt - old and can’t remember

Shoes - Betty - Miss L Fire 

Bag - Vintage 1950s - Rear Window Vintage

Earrings - Vintage 1940s - Ooh La La!

I wore this outfit to meet up with a dear friend in Shoreditch, and my friend actually chuckled when he saw me. He said he knew he'd easily spot me, and he did expect me to wear a hat. Ahhhh my friends know me too well. I don't have a lot of vintage-wearing friends but I love how they're so used to my outfits and don't even bat an eyelid. Sometimes I forget I'm wearing a huge hat until a stranger mention it! I pretty much wear hats or headscarves every day, especially when the weather is really cold or really warm! Somehow I feel the need to protect my head that way and I also think hats always add a flair to my outfits. This tilt hat is quite a special piece on its own, and it really does make every vintage outfits pop. Last time I wore it here but this time I didn't wear it as a shield against people haha.

I got this dress a few years ago from Melbourne shop Circa Vintage, and I wore it to Australian Fashion Week once. I absolutely love the eyelet detail and I was reminded that I had this dress when I saw a vintage photograph on Instagram of a similar dress. Eyelets are just perfect for hot summer days and I am hoping that this will not be the last time I wear it this year. I think the only reason I don't wear this dress often is because I am so clumsy and I sometimes spill my food on myself! Not only that I spill my food, I very very very often trip! I want to blame London's uneven pavements, but I think there might be something wrong with the way I walk hahaha. I might look elegant in pictures, but gosh one of these days I am so going to trip and faceplant!!