Experimental // noise

Vintage per kilo

2013-07-05T10:04:00.000+02:00

Just as so many girls my age (or so it seems) I love vintage clothing and the challenge of mixing them with high street items into a nice outift. Most of the time I prefer shopping at the local thrift shop, but when one of my vintage-loving-friends told me about an event where vintage was sold per kilo, I knew I had to check it out. One kilo of vintage would cost me 15 euros. So I was off to Amsterdam on a cloudy saturday morning and met up with my vintage-loving-friend and the Amsterdam train station. The event would be held at a place called Undercurrent, up in Amsterdam north. We took the ferry and hoped on scoring a couple of nice items.

When we got to the ‘vintage per kilo’ (as it was called) event, we had to stand in line for a couple of minutes, and I could see that the place was already full of vintage-loving-people. As the wardrobe and entrance were free (Yeeh!), we got our blue bags and the shopping could begin! I really, really regret not taking my camera with me, because it was a very interesting sight. The first thing I noticed was the enormous amound of shoes that were lined up. As the shoe lover I am, I immediately began to scavenge for a nice pair of shoes. And I found ‘m! A pair of dark brown, broque-ish pair of shoes that also had a perfect fit. Nice. Off to the bags it was. This was where, for me, the chaos began. As the place was beginning to run full, everybody seemed to meet up at the baskets the bags were placed in. I didn’t have to look for long before I found a really nice handbag. But.. it was quite heavy, so I put it down for a moment and it was snatched away immediately. What a shame! Luckily I found another handbag that I really liked a couple of minutes later, due to the, also, enormous amount of bags.

I already found a pair of shoes and a bag that I really liked, and it was time to find some shirts, skirts, dresses or trousers. My expectations were raised quite hight after the shoes and bags, but the clothes weren’t really were I had hoped for. At the end, I found a cute seventies-ish top and a simple black shirt, but that was all I got from the endless line of racks. Just before I decided to call it a day and got in line, I found a creasy hat (which is actually from Zara, so not really vintage) and I decied to throw it in. After waiting in line for aaaaages, my friend and I (who also found a pair of shoes, a bag and a couple of skirts) hopped on the ferry again and went home after our vintage adventure. So, in the end I was happily surprised! I liked the venue, the atmosphere and the amount of vintage that the organization had come up with, even though the actual clothes weren't really my style.

Spikes and violins

2013-03-18T11:08:00.002+01:00

Last week I felt like spoiling myself and ordered a new haul from Topshop and everything5pounds.com. It included ten pairs of new shoes <3!!! I do feel a bit guilty about ordering from a company so cheap, I hope the labour conditions in the factory aren't too bad...

The beanie and earrings (both in my favorite color!) sweater and shoes are all new. I dyed the tights myself.

I can't actually play the violin, but I would like to... especially since watching Treme.

The sweater reads DOPE, but I didn't get a good picture of the text...

Single life

2013-03-12T12:39:00.000+01:00

So it's been a while since my last post... I broke up with my boyfriend and I was too busy celebrating single life while secretly being heartbroken. This actually resulted in some nice outgoing outfits, but I lost my camera charger so I couldn't take any pictures :(

So here's an outfit I wore back in 2012 instead!

My break-up haul just came in, so I'm gonna unpack it and after that I'm getting a new charger in my new heels ^^

Phixi

2013-03-04T18:49:00.000+01:00

We'd like to introduce a new category, the webshop review. I’d like to show you one of my precious spots on the World Wide Web: Phixi.nl. Phixi is a vintage-orientated webshop were they also sell customized items, lovely satchels and grandma’s jewelry. Based in Rotterdam, it’s a fairly young webshop.

‘We carefully handpick all of our items to make sure that the quality, materials and details are in great condition. Every piece is truly unique and has its own story. Whether you like the edgy Madonna look, or the beautiful and classy style of Audrey Hepburn, we promise you won't be disappointed!’ – Phixi.nl

My Phixi repetoir now includes a woolly sweater with golden studs, a leaf pattern top, an oversized demim shirt, a leather mini skirt, a dark blue, velvet blazer with military details (which Dorus picked out for me!) and a small cross pendle. With vintage colthing, especially when bought online, you never now if the piece you just bought really fits you. So I have to admit that the denim shirt is a tad to oversized for my liking, but I just love the decoration on the neckline. Besides, there’s nothing that a bit of tailoring can’t fix.

So, if you have a creaving for vintage pieces in your garderobe and there isn’t a vintage shop in sight, this is the place to be. Have I mentioned yet that the orderd clothing arrives in two workdays, packed in crispy wrapping paper complete with cute labels? Almost like receiving a present from yourself!

Fallout

2013-03-04T17:01:00.001+01:00

I've got a thing for films, books, games, series, anything with a postapocalyptic setting. The mix of long-lost technology with a hard, wild-west lifestyle. Tried to express it in an outfit today :)

... And off course this calls for some lovely nuclear wasteland tunes ;)

Debut

2013-02-25T09:55:00.000+01:00

It was about time that I make my debut here on Experimental//Noise. If you got bored already with Raveliens posts and outfits, you'll be happy to hear that I will throw in some effort as well. So, to make it up with you all, I'll wil post an outfit, jeej! As you might have read, we both no longer live with our parents. Ravelien has left the nest slightly longer than I have, so my choice of clothing isn't as limited when I'm visiting my folks. Actually, I find it kind of challenging.

Valentines Day

2013-02-24T20:31:00.000+01:00

On Valentines day I felt a bit goofy, so I wore my big red hat with my moms '80s jaquet.

Earrings I wore to match the colors of the jacquet - I bought these at yet another thrift store for twenty cents!

I love combining different patterns...

I even picked a song about being weird to match the outfit ;)

I'm a penguin

2013-02-15T05:35:00.001+01:00

My boyfriend told me about a bed and a closet he wanted to buy at our local thrift store, so I came with him to check them out. I'm glad I did, because they were absolutely hideous and the shop happened to have a sale on all their -already supercheap- clothing. I'm usually not that impressed by their inventory, but of course I could never resist peeking around. I found this velvet waistcoat for only 2 Euros. It's way too big, but I can tailor it and today I just wore it open.

When wearing (fake) leather, it's usually the most upper layer of an outfit. I love the idea of covering it up, twisting the conventions, making it peek out. Covered by the waistcoat, this leather shirt gives the same idea like a jacket with leather sleeves. I couldn't find my black and gold belt to go with the buttons, so I took this metal one and wore two necklaces to balance it out.

These platform pumps by Asos are my favorite shoes right now. The herringbone pattern is mesmerizing, and I like to match it to other patterns and fabrics in my outfit. Here, i used a fishnet fabric top by Seven Sisters. Beside that, the heels are just freaking awesome and I love the gorgeous contrast of the girly ribbon and the cool PU. Oh, these shoes!

The point of this blog is to not only post my own outfits, but make street style photos as well. As awkward as taking pictures of myself in my bedroom can be, asking strangers on the street to photograph them transforms me into the socially awkward penguin! Today, I saw a guy pulling of a long, fur coat and still look heterosexual! I knew I had to have his pic, but I didn't think of that AFTER I complimented him on his outfit. Argh! Tomorrow, I'll overcome my fears and start photographing stylish strangers. I promise.

To kink or not to kink

2013-02-14T14:11:00.000+01:00

Last weekend I found myself at my parents' house with nothing to wear. Usually I'd just raid A-chans closet, but since she moved out a few months ago there wasn't a lot to choose from. So I began peeking around our moms warderobe. I found this beautiful double-collared salmon pink blouse. It belonged to either my grandma or great-aunt. It makes me a bit sad that I'll never know who its previous owner was, but at least now it can live in a warm, loving warderobe again!

Today I combined it with my favorite Cheap Monday 90's styled jeans, a detailed bralet from Topshop and a pair of kneehigh PU boots. These boots can make almost every outfit too kinky, resulting in a kind of fashionable-dominatrix-look. It's a shame, because the platforms on these boots are so high but also so damn comfortable. Luckily, these megaloose jeans are the perfect antidote for that!

I tried bringing some of that kinky vibe back in my outfit by wearing nothing but a bralet under the wide blouse. While at home with my boyfriend this worked perfectly well, but when I went out in public I realised that I had to show a lot of cleavage if I wanted the bralet to show at all. So, being stared at by quite a lot of people, I fastened a few more buttons. I immediately felt more comfortable, haha!