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How began my journey into the realm of vintage... (part one)

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Love for old stuff was instilled in me by my great-grandmother, a veteran of the Second World War. Her youth fell on difficult war years, but her whole life filled with exhausting physical labor can hardly be called easy. She was born into a wealthy family, but the wealth was lost when she was only 7 years old and from then on her hardships began. Therefore, she always treated every thing with respect - she never threw away old clothes, darned and altered them. Until her death, she remained true to the old classics, she never wore jeans or tracksuits or sneakers, but wore dresses, skirts, blouses, coats, shoes and even stockings. Unfortunately, due to life circumstances, many of her things of 1940-1960 were lost and this was a great blow to her. Due to constant money problems, she was no longer able to acquire things like the lost ones. But according to my mother, she had wonderful dresses and hats made of real silk velvet! Unfortunately she died when I was too little girl and she nev

About me and my blog

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So let me introduce myself.  I am - Dannais dde Daneann - poet, lyricist, writer, creative person, conlanger,  paleolinguist, mythologist, philosopher, dreamer/romantic, traveler,  clip maker, photographer, painter/illustrator, singer, vintage collector,  milliner/hatter,  stylist, amateur fashion model, supporter of a healthy lifestyle/nutrition and of eco-friendly old fashion, just a pretty girl (who believes that her beauty shall save the world) and many more...  I am recognized in Marquis Who's Who since 2012 as a lyrics writer. In 2012-2014 I was member of International Guild of Writers. I have printed and digital publications (of my poems/illustrations) in Almanacs and literary magazines. Also I gave few interviews to Internet News Platforms.  In childhood I lived in Great Britain (Southampton), Belgium (Louvain-la-Neuve) and France (Montpellier).   In youth I traveled nearly all over Serbia, visiting ancient and mystical places, such as Mount Rtanj, the Roman city of Felix