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https://instagram.com/stasknop/ Lets talk about vintage... More and more people are wearing vintage clothes and I love it! Be it for some chic festival fashion or cute everyday outfits. So what makes a piece of clothing vintage?  Vintage is commonly used to describe an old style of clothes, anything 20 years or older is considered vintage. That's right, the 90's right up to the year 2000 is now considered vintage. So 90's kids, we're not old... we're vintage!  I have been second hand shopping since I was a child with my mam, nanny and aunt, but my vintage journey started about a year ago. The first piece I ever bought was an Adidas shell jacket from Finders Keepers in Bray. Now, I have a massive vintage collection from tie dye tees, jeans, dresses and coats. A lot of people think of vintage clothes as old and frumpy, but that is far from true! I have come across some absolutely stunning vintage pieces. Vintage clothes can be super chic and t...

Artem Beliaikin -  https://www.shutterstock.com Thrift /second hand/charity shopping - whatever you call it! I come from a long line of thrifters, my mam, nanny, and great aunt showed me the ropes at a young age. In this blog, I want to show you those very same ropes. So you too can say, " thanks hun, Oxfam!" Every saturday morning, I went shopping with my nanny Lolie and great aunt May. We used to comb through every charity shop in Bray. We'd start at the top of the town and work our way down, May and Lolie would scan the rails with military percision, rummage through the bargin bins like a pair of hungry racoons in your trash. I could be found either at the books or the toy boxes searching for toy horses to add to my collection... you know the girl in your class that was obsessed with horses... yeah that was me! After successfully aquiring a new horse, we would do the food shop and pick up my grandads weekly pidgeon magazine, yep that's actually a...