On Saturday in Vienna, I died and went to flea market heaven. So much so that straight after my mini spree in the market, that I gushed about it to Austrian journalists only for them to look at me with a quizzical face because they must have thought I was a silly twit who hadn't seen much of the world to be so amazed at a flea market. The thing is, we have car boot sales, jumble sales, we have flea markets of sorts in Brick Lane though it's not very vast, we have great selected stalls at markets like Portobello/Spitalfields but everyone here is just waaay more savvy about what their stuff is worth and so the prices are in comparison steep. (I say we...I'm talking from a London-centric view....).
These headbands that Jessie tried were on the pricier side of things...EUR25-30 which to me seem fairly reasonable considering they are over 50 yrs old and were worn by natives of a Pacific island (eek...forgotten which one...)
At Naschmarkt in Vienna however, it's vast, variety a-plenty, clothes that aren't just limited to C&A rejects and cheap as chips. The last point was important because I had no intention of buying anything, I only had precisely ten euros on me... with that I bought a white wool hat with black detailing that I added to my outfit I was wearing at the time for 5 Euros (Jessie from Les Mads helped me to haggle in German...).
Then at some stalls, I bought three tops for 1 EURO, a mesh grey tee and a coral lace crop top worn here...
And the find of all find was this floral oversized jacket for 1 EURO!!! Yup, LESS than what I would pay for a bacon sarnie. A jacket that reminded me of a culmination of things... Henry Holland S/S 09, Jessica Au's graduate collection which won her the River Island Gold Award at last year's Graduate Fashion Week (met her yesterday and she's lovely!) and the Topshop spin-offs that have been inspired by the aforementioned...
The colours are a little muted but I just love the way the florals are oversized as opposed to dainty and how it's mixed up with a Grecian statue motif... I might get it taken in/up as it's very loose. Can't stop shaking my head in disbelief over how cheap it was...
