13 Dec 2010

Buttons

One of the amazing things with vintage dresses and blouses from Japan (70's, 80's) is the variety of buttons. 
I can't stop wondering if every button has really been designed and crafted just for this dress. The details, and the finishing (especially when they combine metal and stone / plastic parts) keep surprising me. 


I recently came across a place "recycling" buttons from old, damaged (Japanese) dresses. It reminded me of how old people used to keep and re-use the metal boxes. I bought some, and many still had bunches of thread, or event fabric stripes in their holes. 

5 Dec 2010

Vintage hunt in Asia 2 : random piles

While I was inspecting and folding my latest findings and then making piles, I noticed the strange, random color and pattern combinations resulting from this. 

I took some pictures of the piles. Somehow, the unstable pictures reflect their fragile steadiness... 








3 Dec 2010

Vintage hunt in Asia

Hi,

I have been actively browsing my favorite places for new items... I really enjoy the talk with the old ladies who sell those old dresses, and over the years they became part of my inner "family". And I have been really, really lucky so far, with around 100 new items (many winter / summer dresses, about 10 blouses, a handful of coats, knits and skirts).

I took rough pictures of the first items, soon to be added on my etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/JulesAtelier). I guess the first pictures will be added around the 20th of December, and I decided to add new items at a weekly basis, in 2011.

In the meantime, if you have any questions / requests (measurements...), please let me know by mail.

Wishing you merry December days,
Jule 

a 2 color coat, with detachable hood 
a beige jacket, with side pockets 

and one of my favorite findings... xs  

 olive green / gold wool knit with gold buttons

 golden buckle
 and a selection of blouses

I love the silver embroideries on the neck 
(please click for detailed view)

the pink one has a beautiful relief print
(please klick to enlarge)

 pleats, pleats, pleats on the skirt

and two xs green dresses
 one flower dress for the end
the color combination 
is quite amazing

22 Aug 2010

2 Jun 2010

jardin d'hiver



1er janvier 2010
Centre culturel suédois à Paris (3ème)