Top: Dorothy Perkins
Cardigan: Eugenie Cashmere
Skirt: Vintage via eBay
Tights: mesop
Boots: Duo Boots
This is the second vintage tartan skirt that I “accidentally” bought from eBay. It’s even more schoolsy than the first, and I wore it with polkadot tights, knee-high boots, and a cashmere cardigan that I’ve sewn up the front so the buttons don’t gape.
It’s still pretty uniform-esque (I think it’s my beloved peterpan collar) so I added a cute vintage brooch that I bought of Etsy months and months ago:
Brooch: Vintage via You In Mind
It’s a little goldtone gumball machine, and the “candy” inside the dome actually moves around! It’s vintage, but they must be pretty common because I found this one on Etsy for a steal after getting pipped at the post trying to buy an identical one off eBay. A cursory search on Etsy brings up this one, and this one.
In a pretty decent act of Fail, I wore this brooch to the dentist. He laughed when he saw it, but I felt like a bit of an idiot. What? Sweetooth? Me?
oh i do love kilts and peter pan collars – i think i may have to get one for the winter, i think they are timeless, you look amazing as ever x
Thanks, Maria 🙂
I love the school girl look, but in my middle-ish 30’s I don’t think I ought to try to pull it off. You look great!
Nah! I just turned 34 and I’m still doing the schoolgirl look!
That reminds me an awful lot of the Adelaide High School winter skirt, but flatter across the front.
http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/Enrolment/Uniform
LOL, thats actually the second time I’ve heard that!
Ooh you look so warm and toasty! So sick of Melbourne’s weather. It’s made me realise I do not have enough warm clothes but I do have lots of summer dresses! You look fantastic as usual x
I’m finding EXACTLY the same thing Jess. I’m wearing a lot of tights and cardigans to winterize my summer frocks!
I really love this outfit, it’s the kind of thing that appeals to me. For some reason I am drawn to schoolgirl and librarian-like looks. I think you’ve pulled this off well, it doesn’t look costumey. That brooch is TO-DIE-FOR! Thanks for linking me up!
Can you tell me if you hand sew or machine sew your cardigans so they don’t gape? I want to have a go at that but don’t have a sewing machine…
Hi Elizabeth,
I tend to machine sew them now simply because it’s quicker, but I have hand sewed them in the past 🙂
Cute brooch- love it! Love that you wore it to the dentist!!!
LOL, thanks Rochelle! I didn’t even notice until he pointed it out to me. Such a ninny
Love the outfit! Very cute! Which Duo boots are these? They look awesome? Do they still have them?
Hi Ali! They’re the Medina style in black, and I got them from the Duo Outlet store. They’re still in stock in a few sizes: http://www.duoboots.com/outlet/
Have you seen some of the cute brooches by Hug Me Harry. I really like the skipping girl brooch: http://hugmeharry.com/women/skipping-girl-brooch.html
and the come fly with me brooch: http://hugmeharry.com/women/come-fly-with-me-brooch.html
Very cute, Marnie! Thanks for the link! I have a brooch similar to the skipping girl one (but in enamel) and I love wearing it. The come fly brooch is amazing! I might have to buy it, lol!
Hi Lilli, I’m pleat-obsessed and heading down the tartan path. This is perfect timing cos I’ve literally just put my collection up on my blog. I find the best skirts in church op shops and places like Savers, in sizes about 3 or 4 times bigger (label wise) than what I wear. Most of the time they look barely worn. Go pleats, go tartan! You look lovely as usual and I looove that brooch 🙂
Oh, your skirts are AMAZEBALLS! I rarely have luck at Savers – everything is usually a bit too small. The turquoise plaid skirt is INCREDIBLE! I hope you’ve found a way to wear it 🙂
hahah your dentist sounds funny!
i love this outfit so much. your boots look beautiful…. you and i could have easily gone hunting with Queenie in these outfits….. (here’s mine – http://deerdonna.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/diamond-jubilee-outfit.html )
Very cute! I love your rings, too! Sublime 🙂
Hi Lilli,
Ever since I saw this outfit I have been searching for a gumball brooch with moving gumballs, static candy will not do. I must not have been the only one. I think your post has generated a worldwide shortage. The search goes on.
Thanks for the wonderful blog.
Cheers,
Trish