Is anyone else having trouble avoiding post holiday shopping? To be honest, I have a hard time avoiding shopping most of the time actually! I decided that it was finally time to splurge and invest in some new hosiery. I am constantly on the look out for vintage looking back-seam tights in any color. I have yet to make the jump to the fully fashioned stockings and garter belt of a true 50's gal. Truth be told, I am just too lazy for all that effort most days! Luckily there a a few options for ladies like me who prefer tights over stockings.
Every vintage gal who has looked into vintage style hosiery and lingerie knows the brand What Katie Did. I dream of owning some of their lovely lingerie someday, but I finally bit the bullet and splurged on their back-seam tights! Not gonna lie I am really excited to own some What Katie did! I bought two pairs, the chocolate brown back-seam sheers and the contrast seam sheer black with red seams. What I really dream of are a pair of navy back-seams! I can't seem to find them anywhere, if any of you gals know where to get some please share your secrets!
Do any of you have a secret source for vintage back-seams? Please share!
Usually I don't feel its pull at that much (temptation yes, but actual desire to plonk down money, not as much), but this year, I really am. I think it stems in part from the fact that I bought relatively little for myself in 2015 (my focus being on my budding business and also on our family budget) and that I know the same will ring true this year. All these great sales though make shopping easier to justify, so I have indulged (mostly with money I received for Christmas) a little and don't feel bad at all about doing so. We all need at least a few new items to spruce up our wardrobes with for the coming year.
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*PS* I have yearned for navy seamed stockings for many, many years, too. If you ever find a source of modern ones (or a cache of vintage) please let me know, dear gal - and I'll be sure to do the same if I uncover one.
I am actually considering instituting a spending freeze on myself for the month of February! I may have gone a bit over the top this season! It's really okay, because due to my crazy holiday work schedule (yikes retail!), I do have extra spending money, but I know I should be saving it instead of shopping! It should probably be one of my 2015 goals to actually learn to save more. Thanks to ample stores of fabric I have gathered over the years, I can still add new items to my closet even when I can't shop, and that's really what I should be doing!
ReplyDeleteI will definitely share the news (from the roof tops!) if I ever manage to find navy seamed hosiery! I can't imagine the pent up joy I would feel if I ever finally find some! I did find a great looking pair on an online hosiery store from the UK, but the tights were $25 dollars, and then the shipping to the US was 15 pounds! I just cant justify spending that kind of money on something that may rip so easily! my search continues!