Whoa.
What is this shop of which I speak? The one, the only, Savers!! A one stop op shop for all things vintage, I think people are a bit ridiculous with their op shopping. Fellow Melbournians may be familiar with shops like Route 66 and Shag who stock fab vintage stuff and sell if for more than most non-vintage stuff. Chances are its second hand, so why pay that much? Some things have been restored, deconstructed, altered etc etc and that I get, but really, theres a limit. However, I do love a browse in Shag though I usually limit myself to window shopping to avoid temptation. I’ve also heard of a shop in countless magazines and even blogs in Sydney called Grandma Takes A Trip which sells restored vintage clothes. Granted they are often designer but still sell for ridiculous amounts of money. The stuff may be pretty but give me a trip to Savers anyday. Today I spent a grand total of $21.95 and I bought 2 skirts [high-waisted] 1 shirt and 2 scarves, one long and thin, one square. I am rather chuffed with these purchases as you may be able to guess. My favourite pair of shorts also originated from Savers as did one of my preferred dresses. Some of the original brands of these items may surprise, the shorts are Esprit, the dress Target.
Thats what I love about Savers, the possibilities. A perfect place to find an outfit for a Retro themed event, or your next night out. Also, a one stop shop for bags belts scarves skirts dresses tops and, for the brave, shoes. My absolutely most favouritest bag ever is from Savers. It cost $8. Beautiful.
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In other news, I passed my hazard perception test if I hadn’t already mentioned that, had a great xmas with family [helloooo iPod Touch!!] found a new favourite jewellery store at Chadstone during the Boxing Day sales and have generally had shitloads of fun with friends. I quit my job at the bakery yesterday for real and will begin working for my parents properly at the bookshops in February after finishing at the Australian Open. Life, in short, is sweet. Hope yours is too.
PS. Just read the previous post and thought I’d update the non-existant return readers of this blog; I didn’t go to the all-nighter and haven’t slept quite that long since then, though I did manage to sleep in for work. Not that unusual, just that my shift started at 3. PM. Oops. And the ENTER score thing worked out fine, 92.25, perfectly respectable, should be able to follow through with my first university preference, Science at Melbourne Uni if anyone was wondering, studying Psychology/Sociology. Au revoir.