It was a lovely sunny morning today and that darned northerly wind had dropped a little as well so I took myself off to the local Thursday car boot sale. I'm really glad I made the effort as I had some cracking finds. There was a huge rack of 'larger size' clothes with everything priced at £2.00 each - a truly bargainous price for plus size clothing.
I bought this turquoise summer top which was a lovely fit and length when I tried it on.
A purple batwing-sleeve sweater from Evans. I remember these being around last winter and not being sure whether to buy one or not as they say never wear a trend - batwing sleeves - that you wore first time around. I clearly remember batwing sleeves from the 80s so thought I'd pass up on them second time around. However, when the sweater in question is only £2.00 I thought I'd take a punt - and very nice it looks on too.
A 1647 (Dawn French's fashion company) blue velvet top which was £1.00 (different seller from the one I bought the other tops from.) I initially bought this with the idea of selling it on ebay but, having tried it on, I think I may keep it for myself.
A pretty summer skirt for my sister - hope she'll like it - also £1.00.
A tube of Soap & Glory facial exfoliator. I hadn't really heard of Soap & Glory as a brand until I read one of Caroline's recent boot sale posts and realised they're worth looking out for. My face could do with something to brighten it up a bit and I'm hoping this might help. The tube was £1.00.
And then the piece de resistant - a Poppy Treffry tea cosy. It is gorgeous and has apparently never been used. I really like Poppy Treffry's things so I was delighted to find this. It cost just £1.00. Appropriately enough, the 'I'm a little teapot' rhyme whas the first thing I ever learnt at school on my first day at infants.
So, all in all, 'twas a truly cracking car boot sale. Let's hope the weather stays fine for Sunday's boot sale too.
Hi, I have been reading and enjoying your blog for a while. I had to comment today. I think your car boot goodies are great. Dont worry about wearing the bat wing jumper. I am so old I have seen a few trends three or four times but I wil still wear them if I like them. Lots of trends are well worth revisiting (but definately not those huge dynasty shoulder pads LOL). Hope you keep finding the bargains.
Cheers, Eileen.
Posted by: Eileen | 06/17/2010 at 05:01 PM
Great bargains there, Elizabeth - am particularly covetous of that 1647 top - looks lovely!
Posted by: Caroline | 06/17/2010 at 09:48 PM
What beautiful things you found! Isn't a good sale just the best?? It makes up for all the duds!
Blessings!
Posted by: michelle h. | 06/17/2010 at 10:21 PM
The Dawn French top is lovely as is she! Years ago I had a very large client living on benefits. Getting clothes to fit was a nightmare. I wrote to Dawn at 16/47, she replied with a huge parcel of brand new clothes plus bolts of fabric. What a woman :)
Posted by: Maureen | 06/18/2010 at 06:40 AM
Some great bargains you've found again! I have a skirt exactly like the one you got for your sister. I'm sure she'll love it, I wear mine a lot in the summer and get a lot of comments when I do. Yours seems to be missing the belt (which matches the spotty material on the bottom) but that's no great problem. I sometimes take mine off as it can be a bit of a nuisance.
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