I am one of those people who lives and dies by my daily planner. To Do lists, meetings, tasks, all carefully transcribed into the pages, forming a timeline of my day to day. And although that might sound stressful to some, I love my timeline. I love the organization and the planning. I like setting goals and crossing them off with relish. I love that satisfying day where everything runs like clockwork. I guess it was only a matter of time before I became a veritable clock…
One of my favorite pastimes is to peruse vintage ads – there are a few IG feeds dedicated to 1950’s and 1960’s catalogues – and I’ve shared my collection of dresses for which I’ve been lucky enough to spot their penny-saver counterpart. One vintage ad I’ve had squirreled away for years is a black and white photo of a woman in a clock skirt – and like most vintage pieces, it seemed locked away in pixels and time, out of reach. But low and behold, turns out the best way to get your hands on a clock skirt is to bide your time…..
The two most powerful warriors are
patience and time.
Leo Tolstoy
I accidentally happened upon the listing for this most amazing skirt a few months ago – where my internal clock invisibly woke me up at 3am to remind me to bid (which never happens – this gal sleeps like the dead). I couldn’t believe my luck when I was able to make her mine. Able to actually hold in my hands something that only previously existed in a dusty black and white ad, that no one else in the vintage community had yet to see in the wild. And like Dorothy stepping into Oz for the first time, she burst forth into my mailbox in technicolor.
Collecting vintage is a lifestyle. It’s not something you just wake up and do, it’s something you feel. Embrace. Building a vintage wardrobe is something that takes time. And perhaps more than anything else, it requires an obscene amount of patience. Letting go of the “right now” and realizing, “all in good time…”
And speaking of building a wardrobe (or in my case, clearcut one out) – If you missed it, I finally got myself organized enough and did a massive closet purge on the weekend! I know some of you scooped up some of my pretties in the sale (with plenty still up for grabs!) and I’m so grateful to those of you who gave my beauties new homes. Although it can be hard to let go of things, it’s pretty cathartic to help garments find their way to their next rightful owner. It makes me want to do these more regularly, and try to purge every 6 months or so….
I mean…I would. But, who’s got the time?
xoxo
Outfit Details:
Vintage Clock Skirt: Make A Sale (similar modern & vintage here, here & here)
Jacket: Betsey Johnson (similar here & here)
Headband: Anthropologie (similar)
Necklace: Etsy, shop closed (similar)
Handbag: gift, Unique Vintage
Shoes: Miss L Fire (similar here & here)
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