Lady Danna Retro & Vintage

As promised, I show the second version of wearing of the outfit with the same really vintage straight pencil dress and cotton belt with metal Art Nouveau style floral shaped buckle as in the previous outfit (“Archive of 2022: Very hot autumn outfit in style of 1945 with real vintage pencil dress & bowler hat").  This time I decided to pair the dress with a really vintage silk swing dustcoat/swagger and a really vintage Spanish cream raffia and straw wide brim picture cartwheel hat made in Andalusian city of Granada. I already had several outfits with hats without labels, which, according to the junk seller from the flea store, were also manufactured by "Modas Flora Granada". But this hat is one of two from my collection that has the label of this manufacturer. Even less is known about vintage Spanish brands of clothing and accessories than about any other European brands. Unfortunately, except their virtual world, modern Europeans and specifically Spaniards are of l...

Flea markets are rare in Spain. Mostly they are in large cities such as Barcelona. But they don't exist in my small city.  Small shops partly substitute them. They are widespread everywhere.  While they can’t be called antique, some of them have "antique prices". That is, cheap garbage is sold under the guise of something valuable, very, very expensive. Moreover, often these overpriced items lie on the floor and deteriorate. I call these establishments "flea stores". If you're lucky, you can find cheap, but valuable vintage items.  I found the hat I wear on photos in one of such small flea stores. It was not in the best shape - the veil had deteriorated, the hat itself was badly wrinkled.  So me and my photographer friend (after that we can call ourselves milliners!), had to put in a lot of effort to get it in order. It was no other way! I love hats. I have a passion for them. I want my collection of them to grow.  But lately, the stock of hats around ...