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Cold spring outfit in style of 1940s

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Spring is on the calendar, but it is not felt every day on the street. Spain has a very strange climate. It can be warmer here in late December and February, but very cold in March and April. The weather may be warm and almost hot for several days in a row, but the next day it will start to get cold with an icy wind blowing from the snow-capped mountains. Therefore, this outfit, which I wore in early April, can be worn in autumn, winter, and spring. It all depends on your cold tolerance and the weather. When the winds blow, my ears begin to hurt, and therefore the best headdress is a fur hat, covering the head as best as possible. And this thick wool jacket with wool pullover, wool blend shirt and thick wool skirt is perfect for inclement weather. I am wearing: Real vintage striped brown-blue-white pure wool jacket with leather garment, with stand-up collar by vintage luxurious brand “Miss Antonette” by Franz Haushoffer, made in West Germany, about late 1970s-early 1980s (after 1975, ...

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

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Finally, I enter the final chapter of the retrospective of my fashion experiments. I was increasingly fascinated by the Middle Ages in four forms - dark, combative, romanticized (inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites) and modernized. And still steampunk, pirates, a modernized version of the Victorian era and the Belle Epoque, until the late 1910s. I managed to get my hands on a few authentic vintage pieces of clothing - a black astrakhan fur muff, a navy blue suede maxi skirt ("Bagutini pour Cygielman" brand, made in Italy, about 1970-1980s) and a homemade velvet black maxi dress from the late 1960s, with gold splashes print, with an imperial waistline and long sleeves. I also bought in secondhand a long coat made of felted wool, several very long sleeveless dresses made of wool (made in Austria and Bavaria), linen and cotton shirts (also made in Austria and Bavaria), leather, silk and woolen corsets, two fitted coats made of wool blend, leather hood and leather bracers - a replica...