I couldn't resist

Wearing: Vintage Vest and Old Navy Maxi dress

While i was away in the countryside I could not resist not taking some pictures on top of a large pile of hay. This type background is extremely common in the Romanian countryside and I thought it was the perfect backdrop to my maxi dress I was wearing that day.

By some miracle 2 minutes before I left to get my pics taken, I saw on the bed this old folk vest that used to belong to my great grandmother as I was told. I loved the embroidery pattern and the colour combo on it. I did not bring it with me as it was made out of a super itchy material, it was not lined and most importantly it was extremely badly stained in some areas. I was told by my aunt that she tried several times to clean it and restore the vest but without any success. It's such a pity because it is such a wonderful piece. I would have loved to have something in my closet that belonged to my great grandmother since I never had the chance to meet her.

The last few days

Hello Darlings..
I'm back in Vancouver... getting used to the time difference once again. My trip in Romania was amazing. I had so much fun and I met the most wonderful Romanian bloggers...I spent so much time with Nookie from Fashion in my Eyes and Alice from Dulapul Bunicii that I feel they are both one of my closest friends... I know we will always keep in touch and remain friends forever. On our last meeting I also had the pleasure of meeting Monica from The Styletrip , a wonderful girl with an amazing sense of style... we were all wowing over her DIY pink jeans( you can see them in the pics). I'm thinking of making a pair as well though I don't know how great they will look on me but her look was definitely inspiring. We went to Festival 39 in the Old Bucharest a place that tries to keep that old world charm... we had the Festival Frappe which was way too sweet... I had to order a sparkling water to go with it otherwise I don't think I would have been able to drink it. Monica and Alice left quickly so me and Nookie went to Unirii Shopping Centre for some window shopping.



I'm wearing: F21 tee, Zara Jeans and Bag, Gap Sandals,Aldo Necklace and Alice in Vintageland Headband (a lovely gift from Alice herself)


Nookie's outfit ( everybody was watching us while we were taking pics)





The girls made my trip one of the most memorable I had in Romania. I will miss them so much and I can not wait for the next time I'm in Romania to hang out with them.

Old Bucharest

My darlings I'm back in Bucharest and I'm so busy... so many people to see so many things to do ... I feel like i need a personal assistant to keep track of the last few days I'm here.
Yesterday Nookie from Fashion in my Eyes and I walked around the old part of Bucharest where the architecture is beautiful. Most of Bucharest consists of communist style neighborhoods but the old Bucharest has that old world charm that I love.



I'm wearing: Joe Fresh top, H&M skirt, Expression Sandals, vintage bag that i found in my gramma's closet over the weekend trip

We started on Victory Avenue and stopped at a couple of boutiques including Raionul4 and Raionul 6 which left a lot of disappointment. Raionul 4 had a couple of great things like Dries Van Noten pieces, but Raionul 6 had the weakest merchandise inventory I have ever seen. I have no idea how in this economy such a store still exists. We did not take any pics of the stores as their designs were not in any way spectacular.





Next we stopped for lunch at Cafe Bistro Vilacrosse at the Kings Valley... an alley with lots of little restaurants... then we continued in around the Lipscani area which is truly known as the old town. Nookie bought a couple of retro postcards at a stand there.

King's Valley

Nookie texting over lunch

Lipscani

beautiful bicycles to drool over



Overall I had an amazing day... Nookie is the best company ever... she is such a funny girl.