A few vintage finds

I like going to my town's flea market's, but whenever I go it seems like I never have the time to stop and have a close look at whatever might interest me. And when I do have the time and spot something lovely, it seems like I never have any money...
However, last sunday, I happened to have both a little time and money, and I managed to find something :

4 belt buckles dating back from the 1950s-60s (according to the lady who sold them to me).

Well, now I just have to learn how to make belts!

Outfit Along : an update

Hello folks!
Here's my little OAL update :

Bad picture, but it's lucky it's dark, otherwise you would see what a mess my flat is ;). As you can see, Myrna is growing quite well (I'm currently halfway through the waist shaping). However, the same can't be said about my dress...the pile of fabric on which I put my ball of yarn is actually going to become a Hawthorn, but for the moment it's only been prewashed. I made a first muslin of the bodice, which proved I'd have to make it a bit longer, I started tracing the other pattern pieces...and that's as far as I went for the moment.

I hope I'll be more productive next week-end!

Smooth Sailing strikes again!

Remember my yellow linen pants ? I made them last year because I needed some pants that were classy, casual and with the right amount of retro. Although they were not perfect ( the waistband was notably far too loose) I loved these pants and really wore them to death...so much that they actually got damaged. They were starting to show signs of heavy fraying around the back darts, and were not in a state that allowed me to wear them at work.
And here I was, once more in need of a pair of casual, but office-friendly pants
So, for the 3rd time now, I dug out my Wearing History's Smooth Sailing pants pattern...but I made a few changes to the pattern. Here they are :

• I took the waist in and removed 1 inch from it ;
• I added pockets (which I'm not sure was a good idea as I had to insert a side seam zipper, but it works! However, my pockets being far too narrow for me to put my hands in it comfortably, I'll have to re-draft them if I make another version - which is highly likely) ;
• I made 4 tucks at the front instead of 2 ;
• I doubled the width of the waistband, which results in a much more high-waisted looks and allows me (see picture below for evidence) to wear my "breton-top-which-used-to-be-a-skirt" without flashing my belly! Yay!

And dare I say, I absolutely love my new pants!

Picture taken by my boyfriend! Daylight and a lovely background are so much better than a dimly lit building hall, don't you think? 

Well, I'll leave you for now and go back to my Hawthorn muslin for the Oufit Along! Bye everybody!