vintage hero pieces from prada, missoni and girbaud
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vintage hero pieces from prada, missoni and girbaud
a secondhand shopping edit
The FW99 Prada Leaf Purse
1999.
The best year for Prada (and Miu Miu!).
I am updating my purse rotation for fall and remembered my most autumnal piece, a pink Prada shoulder bag with leaf appliques.
These bags are an literal tribute to autumn leaves. I get a rush of back to school nostalgia looking at them, thinking about my favorite pair of GAP corduroy pants in 4th grade with brown and red leaves printed on the fabric. I love the way the leaf appliques float on top of the bag between the metal punch holes, a salad of gingko, oak, maple. You can also find the matching leaf motif heels and boots from the FW99 collection on various resale sites.
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The Missoni Sleeveless Knit
The sleeveless knit is the best base layer for transitional weather. Most of mine are secondhand Giu Giu, which I usually pair with relaxed jeans or high rise pants on lazy outfit days. The knit fabrication is dressier than a cotton t-shirt, but the lack of sleeves keeps it casual and layering-friendly.
I’ve been very drawn to the hazy zigzags of vintage Missoni. Prints and colors are extremely powerful. They bring up different memories and emotions for everyone. For me, I feel nostalgia once again…the way the colors are so muted and the zigzags are so blurry feels intentionally lo-fi. It looks like the linear grain of TV static before flatscreen TVs were the consumer standard, or how my Motorola Razr screen would glitch.
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