The opposite of Koumpounophobia

Koumpounophobia is the fear of buttons. Apparently, one in 75,000 people suffers from it. I'm glad to say that I am not one of them. If anything, I'd say I'm a koumpounophilliac (but hopefully not in a kinky way). Which is lucky because this weekend I scored the motherload of buttons courtesy of my local-ish charity shop (above).

Almost a large sweet tin's worth of buttons for £3, I am over the moon. As you can see, they come a variety of colours, sizes and shapes.

My favourites right now are the heavy metal buttons with New York Paris Milan etched on them. I think they will make cute accessories with some ribbon or felt. And I can't wait to start decorating items of clothing of mine with some colourful and mismatched button action.

Other finds included:

• a pretty shift dress with drawings of pin-up girls all over it by Betty Barclay, £3! I wore it today with my thin, mint blue, double-buckled belt and my mint peeptoe flats and here's a photo. Yes, I know, not an everyday occurence round here. And I still suck at taking photos, so sorry if it's a little blurry. Click to enlarge.
• two different bundles of material, £1 for both. As the bloke pointed out, they look like curtains at the moment -ones an abstract garish print and the other a sweet, pale yellow floral - but I have high hopes for them becoming a pretty summer skirt and something else that I'm not quite sure of. We'll see.

My mind is buzzing with the possibilities. No doubt another DIY marathon is on its way soon.

The pin-up look- how they're wearing it

It looks like trend for the pin up look is set to run for a while yet. I really like the way it's been interpreted by the three ladies below (click on image to enlarge).


Look 1: This is pretty much the classic look- full skirted, 50s dress, hair tied up into a bun and side-swept bangs. The pink wedge platforms add a touch of modernity. Image: Face Hunter

Look 2: Ooh, I really like this one. The playsuit the way I would wear it, mauve textured knee socks with peeptoe, wedge sandals and a cute vintage clutch. What makes this look work for me is the way she wears that scarf. Image: Face Hunter

Look 3: Red, white and blue. Pin-up goes Americana for extra style points. The tomboy clothes are subverted by the girlie clutch, make up and slash of red lipstick. Not too sure about those shoes though. A pair of mid-heeled Mary Janes or brogues might've worked better. Image: Style Scout