five stones vintage

new dresses coming soon!

2011-03-22T20:58:00.002+08:00

the feb issue.

2011-02-17T20:24:00.005+08:00

Hey we're in this month's NTUC Lifestyle magazine! Did you check it out yet? There's a spread on vintage shopping so if you are a fan of vintage, find that issue now!

polyester shirts.

2011-02-15T00:23:00.003+08:00

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Polyester shirts coming soon to the site! Insane prints and awesome buttons to boot.

zebra crossing.

2010-12-05T10:53:00.003+08:00

thanks giving.

2010-11-27T14:05:00.019+08:00

This post is the
better-late-than-never, oh-it's-finally-here
GIVEAWAY just for Singapore!
Thank you for all your support.
As promised, here is the (fashionably late) November Giveaway:
WIN A S$25 GIFT VOUCHER TO FIVE STONES VINTAGE!

There are 3 ways to enter.
For each method you get 1 “name in the proverbial hat”
so the more ways you enter, the greater your chances!

1. Suggest our Facebook page to your friends.
Go to Five Stones Vintage on Facebook and suggest our page to at least 10 friends who love vintage!
When you are done, comment on this Facebook post saying you have done so.

2. Follow this blog and...
Leave a comment on this post. Say hello, say anything!
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3. Spead the word.
Retweet this twitter post OR share this on your Facebook Wall.
Post a comment on this blog post if you retweeted or shared.
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*Contest ends midnight 12.12.10 (Sunday).
*Voucher is valid through February.
* Winner will be picked on Monday night via random.org. Entries will be numbered in the order of Facebook comments and blog comments.

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sassy

2010-11-14T20:43:00.008+08:00

If there's anything worth a read, check out this great post here and don't miss out the links to this and this. Love the idea of Sassy and will hunt down a copy on eBay soon.

first dates.

2010-11-09T21:18:00.004+08:00

This post is about time and numbers.

The Five Stones Vintage online store opened on 08.08.10 because a figurative almanac in a mind pronounced it auspicious. :P
8 November marks the 3rd month of Five Stones Vintage and time really does fly by!
We were featured on the Shiseido Artistry Page so check us out!

A friend once suggested I chronicle my life by labelling all the objects in my room with a placard:
Rusty Box, bought: 12th May, 2009;
Chain: found: 7th July, 2007; worn when I first met _______.

Anyway, 3 new dresses in the shop!
And the sweetest one of all, the First Date Floral Dress.
Go shop now!

OOAK

2010-11-06T12:32:00.002+08:00

OOAK, One Of A Kind.
I must say I only learnt that acronym about a month or two ago.

Here's a look at just some of the things coming up in November!
I love how you really can't find everything here anywhere but here.

We've got some vintage blazers, rad skirts, blouses, floral dresses and well, what else do you spy? Psychedelic 80's prints, 90's grunge, 70's abstract...

It's going to be a busy November/December. I hope I have time for this, this, that and five stones, oh I do.

Thrift #2

2010-11-05T16:14:00.006+08:00

HELLO! Happy Deepavali.

Here's thrift #2!

$4 each, mailed.
DBS Current 023-015591-5
fivestonesvintage@gmail.com

1. Topshop Sequin Halter - worth its weight in sequins, great for this season's sparkly festivities; UK10, fits a 6-10. Halter straps at the neck and criss cross open back.

2. Vintage LOGO Tee - SKK Casters, soft stretchy cotton; fits a UK 6-8.

~~3. Prairie Crop Top -~~ ~~Floral print in a cropped length, open-back; fits a UK 6-8.~~

4. Rosette Cocoon Knot - Lightweight knit top in a muted blue. Mini floral print and a billowy cocoon shape with a cropped front; 21" front length, fits an XS-XL.

mad.

2010-11-02T00:32:00.003+08:00

What was your halloween costume?

this or that?

2010-10-28T16:45:00.009+08:00

Topshop Wilderness Flower Shirt for £45, or Grey Gardens Silky Shirt for S$35 ?
This, or that?

vintage shoe bags.

2010-10-24T16:33:00.005+08:00

Do we use shoe bags anymore these days?
Probably because, in the past, shoes had to match the bag, which in turn had to match the dress. And you couldn't just have one dress. What a nice little idea.

One Floret Shoe Bag for sale on Five Stones Vintage!

images via Etsy

October Giveaway Winners!

2010-10-21T12:26:00.004+08:00

We're so excited to announce the winners of our first big giveaway! First off, here at Five Stones Vintage, we would like to thank all of you wonderful followers who entered a whopping total of two hundred and forty three entries! That's 243 in just less than 20 days!

We will be picking three winners via random.org in this order - SGD25 Gift Certificate, Prize Pack 1 and Prize Pack 2.

And the winners are...

Cue drumroll, pause, suspense, pause, bated breath, pause.......

"Hey did you know Rachel Zoe's pregnant?"
"And do you know what a Krisbian is?"
"How are you today?"

Let's do a little recap of the prizes up for grabs:

We've got a gift certificate for the Etsy Store & Five Stones Vintage online store.
Prize Pack 1 contains a red kiss lock purse, a super rad tie-dye bodysuit and a pair of gold aviators.
Prize Pack 2 contains a Stubborn Mule ring, Tortoise Clubmasters and a sheer mesh bodysuit in red!

The winner of the coveted SGD25 gift certificate is...the person who left comment #136. And that's Jasmine1485! Congratulations!

Prize Pack 1 with that fabulously hippie bodysuit goes to the person who left comment #82 and that's... va!

Prize Pack 2 with that awesomely cute Stubborn Mule ring goes to the person who left comment #156, ThisIsMaggieT!

To the lucky three, we will be in touch shortly. Congratulations!

If your comment was not picked, fret not. Five Stones Vintage will be hosting a local giveaway just for you Singaporeans! If you're from overseas, we're also having a 10% off storewide in the Etsy shop until 31st October. Simply convo after payment for a 10% refund. :) *does not apply to shipping

And that's a wrap. This giveaway was so fun we'll probably host another one very soon, an international one too, we promise.

too much of a good thing

2010-10-16T14:40:00.005+08:00

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What would you obsessively string together?

goody woody.

2010-10-14T00:19:00.005+08:00

There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly. The... the other important joke, for me, is one that's usually attributed to Groucho Marx; but, I think it appears originally in Freud's "Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious," and it goes like this - I'm paraphrasing - um, "I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member." That's the key joke of my adult life, in terms of my relationships with women.

Brilliant.

Grainy woody. Old photos are so much better than bright gaudy 90's realism which brings me to this super bloggiversary giveaway by windshield diaries that I'm hoping to win win win because because because (are justifications needed? oh dear, this is turning into a rant but only because it's exciting and didn't someone say that to feel pressure is to live in the moment?) I would be tickled pink to win the Diana F+ and be snap-happy forever! No, my life will take on a warm pink hue and I will live in a dream-like trance. Go here to join!

long slouchy tunics.

2010-10-11T19:40:00.005+08:00

Coming soon to the store.
Late 80's/90's minimalist with great hanger appeal.
Good as scandalous barely-there dresses, volume against super skinny skinnies, mixed with all your silver chunky finger ring things and heavy chains.

We think these should be called Roomy Rumi Rags (a la Fashiontoast's penchant for shapeless things) / Shape Shifter Shirts / Boneless Billowy Blouses.

diamonds.

2010-10-09T21:25:00.005+08:00

"A kiss may be grand but it won't pay the rental."

c.

2010-10-09T21:16:00.003+08:00

the word of the day for 8th october is ___________
she would like to be described as ___________, positively.
isn't it such a ___________ (variation of a c-word) that you would call me that.
what a ___________ ___________.

lace blazer.

2010-10-04T14:11:00.006+08:00

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Nude Lace Blazer in the Etsy Shop.

OCTOBER GIVEAWAY

2010-10-02T19:42:00.042+08:00

October 1 is Children's Day and in the spirit of returning to a time of careless carefree-ness, happy days and dollar-senselessness, let's have a GIVEAWAY for all things vintage! FREE STUFF, UH-HUH! :) We're also celebrating our first year on Etsy on 7th October (WOOHOO!) and the memory of that fateful afternoon 7th October 2009 that we sold our very first item - an Avon Owl Brooch. It's also the second-month anniversary (are we dorky) of Five Stones Vintage so there's lots to celebrate! Happy Halloween too!

And now, the GOODIES to be won by 3 LUCKY PEEPS!

❤ SGD25 Gift Certificate
(approx USD19) to be used in the Etsy store or fivestones-vintage.com by 2011.

❤ Vintage Prize Pack 1
containing these 3 items:
a vintage kisslock coin purse in red (4.5" by 5")
a tie-dye bodysuit (XS-M)
a pair of vintage boho aviators (5.5" across)!

❤

Vintage Prize Pack 2
containing these 3 items:
a Stubborn Mule Gold Ring
a pair of tortoise clubmasters worth USD20 (see

here)
a sheer mesh bodysuit in red (XS-S)!

RULES

This giveaway is open to EVERYONE WORLDWIDE because it's a small world after all!
Contest ends ~~31st~~ 20th October, midnight (Singapore time/ GMT+8).
There are 6 ways to enter.
For EACH method you enter, please leave ONE comment on this blog post.
One comment is one entry!

1) Be a Five Stones Vintage fan - http://facebook.com/fivestonesvintage
2) Follow this blog.
3) Follow our twitter.
4) Tweet about this giveaway with a link to this blogpost.
5) Check out the Etsy Shop and post a comment of your favorite item.
6) Check out Five Stones Vintage and post a comment of your favorite item!

GOOD LUCK! 3 LUCKY WINNERS WILL BE DRAWN VIA RANDOM.ORG
Only valid comments will be entered.
We will ship the prizes anywhere in the world.
Please leave a contact/log in when you post comments so we can notify you if you win.

ZARA Clogs

2010-09-29T23:33:00.003+08:00

ZARA clogs for sale here.

Biba / Barbara Hulanicki

2010-09-25T22:28:00.002+08:00

We've got a Biba + Pariscop animal print tunic shirt in store! Shop now >>>

A little bit about Biba on wiki & TOPSHOP. It was started by Barbara Hulanicki, who has designed some very desirable items recently for TOPSHOP - namely the leopard print dress with the very clever shoulders above, as seen on Alexa Chung. Funny how ‘The Biba Look’ or 'Dudu Look' is described as ‘fresh little foals with long legs, bright faces and round dolly eyes.'. Does the The Rainbow Restaurant still exist? Oh wow, Anna Wintour worked at Biba. Anna Wintour, working girl?

A little excerpt: Hulanicki’s first encounter with her new customers was at 10 o’clock on the Saturday morning it opened. "...the curtains were drawn across the window… the shop was packed with girls trying on the same brown pinstripe dress in concentrated silence. Not one asked if there were any other styles or sizes," Hulanicki remarked...

The Biba look consisted of what Hulanicki called "Auntie Colours" - Hulanicki described them as ‘look[ing] like a funeral.’ These colours were blackish mulberries, blueberries, rusts and plums.

Auntie Colours.

via guardian, WWD

via The Fashion Guide, Nickel in the Machine

old photos

2010-09-24T14:20:00.002+08:00

twice as nice!

2010-09-23T20:22:00.005+08:00

We're on the frankie blog today... and culturepush! joy! This moment must be remembered. Worked hard all day but spent most of it busy getting caught in the rain. Hurry up and wait, really. New scarves coming soon to the shop, a couple of rad tops and really cute Tomato jars for the Etsy shop.

heads and hands.

2010-09-22T19:16:00.003+08:00

Oh no, they sold!
I wanted to adopt them, the vintage boy & girl.

Currently on the wishlist: a vintage bust & glass hands jewelry stands in sorbet shades.

left: French Mannequin Plaster Hat Display from oldhollywood ; right: Art Deco Mannequin Head via eBay

via ModishVintage

from left to right: Urban Outfitters, alldressforms.com, Etsy (sold) Urban Outfitters Astrological Jewelry Hand Stand (retrogurl.com)

vivienne westwood anglomania x melissa shoes

2010-09-17T17:17:00.005+08:00

ecouterre.com

Late to the game, but. Oh! These are perfect!
Lady Dragon shoes. I first set eyes on these in a shop window, that frothy purple concoction with a bright green ball-ballistic!
I will plot and get these plastics somehow. Plastic fantastic, crocs be damned. We could be Mad Hatters with them on.

parasols

2010-09-10T00:57:00.006+08:00

I recently found a vintage oriental parasol that is now available in the Etsy store. Just the other day at 'One Of My Favorite Places' on a scorching hot afternoon, an old man asked why I hadn't brought an umbrella with me. I suppose women in the past never left home without one.

I would bring an umbrella with me if I had three arms.

Please do check out these beautiful parasols available on Etsy by clicking on the images below. And, the fourth has Earthworm handles. Die!

work space

2010-09-07T19:49:00.003+08:00

Inspired by an Etsy thread encouraging sellers to post a picture of their workspace, here is a photo of a tiny part of my always messy desk where I do some of my work. 'F' for Five Stones Vintage! A very pretty marquee sign letter purchased on Etsy. Born with a black thumb and living in a shady room, this is the only plant that has survived. :)

P.S. Of course the clock's not working.

a nautical life

2010-09-06T16:52:00.006+08:00

image credit.

An old dug-up photo of the Ralph Lauren Vintage Airstream. To be at sea on land, on the road like a submarine.

I came upon this very informative article on nautical fashion here. An excerpt: Nautical refers to the sea and to ships. There is a romantic image of life on the sea reflected in a navy jacket with brass buttons, a crisp white sailor’s uniform, a sou’wester hat and yellow slicker, or a fisherman’s sweater...
Yes indeed.

Nautical kitsch items we're loving on Etsy!
An Anthology of Sea Poetry
The Vintage Beach Drinks Tray
A Framed Sailor Girl Print

purse lips

2010-09-04T21:54:00.002+08:00

this purse says "kiss me".
a kiss lock purse.
purse your lips.

ETSY Finds / Vintage Wearability.

2010-09-02T17:42:00.005+08:00

From left:
Alexa Chung in schoolgirl florals. This sweet ascot bow dress from Etsy fits that girlish temperament to a T.
Agyness Deyn is not your average girly girl. An 80's denim jacket goes as great over a gown as it does a tee!
Rachel Bilson in a batik day dress and hot native american clutch! Go navajo.
Sienna Miller in a sassy sailorette dress. Nautical kitsch here!

giovanna and her initial rings.

2010-08-14T00:56:00.012+08:00

There are many things to love about Giovanna Battaglia, and one of those things is her initial ring...
I have yet to find an initial ring I love but I love Gio's even if it isn't my name. Should a ring be personal? Shouldn't a ring be personal? I'm waiting patiently for a gold signet ring with a history. Anyhoo, limited edition vintage initial rings coming soon to the Etsy store!

the smiley face

2010-08-12T23:48:00.008+08:00

So the smiley face came to be in the 60's, which in retrospect, was a happy time.
Ksubi gets the smiley face right but here's a few kitschy things i want!

1. Ksubi Unsmiley Tee, clearly for hanging upside down so the blood rushes to your head and you think you're happy.
2. Ksubi Yellow Smiley Bubble Tee
3. Smiley face rubber clogs on eBay
4. Smiley tee shirt, with lots of potential to be cut/distressed
5. Retro smiley kitchen set on Etsy because meal time is happy time.

good gay shirts.

2010-08-11T15:58:00.010+08:00

A little article about the Jenny Shimizu shirt on AfterEllen. Of course they're all sold out/non-existent. Good tees are hard to come by. No I'm not talking about gag-gift "Starfucks" or Nike "Just Did It" tees. Which makes me regret selling the Marc Jacobs x Chloe Sevigny Charity tee a while back. Ksubi's triple tit tee, ahh. "Flick yer bean for Agyness Deyn".

books i want.

2010-08-10T16:51:00.009+08:00

Vintage Singapore has great pictures of old toys & knick-knacks. If I recall correctly, there aren't pictures of vintage dresses or the like.
Vintage Hairstyling: What a hoot.

fallen for fenton/fallon.

2010-08-06T00:04:00.005+08:00

I want everything in the Fenton/Fallon for J Crew collection.
It's like they're saying "We're sorry this item is so popular" *throaty laugh*

80's MOSCHINO MADNESS

2010-08-03T18:20:00.004+08:00

HOW RAD IS THIS 80's MOSCHINO BACKPACK?!
For sale soon at Five Stones Vintage.

five stones are fun.

2010-08-03T13:57:00.007+08:00

Make your own five stones!
See a step-by-step tutorial here.

They make a great handmade gift and the game is quite a hoot.
Made with leftover scrap fabric in a yellow floral print filled with rice grains.
These were hand stitched because they're pretty small and couldn't stay under the foot thing of the sewing machine. :D

What did you play in your childhood?
I remember a set I had in raggedy pink, probably made by my grandmother.
What do kids play these days?
Swipey iPhone games.

(shop's namesake)

SOLD the sheer goodness of this skirt.

2010-08-02T16:40:00.007+08:00

for sale at $38 mailed.
sheer lace full skirt.
nude lining has been cut shorter.
(you could cut it all off & layer with a black bandage skirt underneath)

fits xs-m.
13" across waist (unstretched)
28.5" total length.
[payment details on the left]

a few favs.

2010-08-01T15:35:00.013+08:00

Left: http://www.nast-magazine.fr/en/
Right: http://vanessajackman.blogspot.com/

Left: Easy Fashion
Right: The Sartorialist

Coffee, tea, or me? Who's gonna be able to pull that off in Singapore without looking like a tourist shop travesty? She looks great though, with a matching red hat, no less. Latest obsession: hair scarves, so much so that I accidentally bought a whole lot of them on eBay on a click-whim. Vintage of course! Now if only I could have different hair colors daily.
D&G colour story. Brilliant. Need to get a dress in that shade. She says "Be happy and always move on".
A perfect picture on a quiet Brooklyn street. Double love for her Saltwater sandals! (which interestingly/morbidly was seen on the drowned daughter of Andrew Laeddis/Edward Daniels, fished from the pond in Shutter Island; why do I stare at these things in movies.)

Thrift #1

2010-08-01T00:04:00.013+08:00

Vintage Red Coin Purse
About 4.5" by 5".
$4.50 mailed.

Navy Hoodie, XS / UK6
$5 mailed.

Vintage Clubmaster Eyeglasses
About 6" across.
$5 mailed.

Yellow High Waist Polka Dot Skirt
24" unstretched waist.
$26 mailed.

Retro Black Beady Bag
9" by 8", 28" strap.
$8 mailed.

Topshop Red Suede Flats
UK 4/37, like brand new.
$15 mailed.

Blue Checkered Skirt, XS-M
$5 mailed.

~~Vintage Diagonal Print Clutch~~ SOLD
8" by 10.5".
$5 mailed.

SINGAPORE ONLINE VINTAGE STORE LAUNCH

2010-07-31T15:56:00.006+08:00

I could not be more excited.
*sneak peeks* coming soon!

fivestones-vintage.com

thrifted treasure.

2010-07-30T23:58:00.010+08:00

An amazingly wispy sheer lace maxi with -hold your breath- built in shorts!

print sprint!

2010-07-29T13:20:00.016+08:00

1.neon brights 2.psychedelic swirls 3.navy/white florals 4. john loves sue
5.cookie roses 6.wildlife 7. laura ashley garden 8.photo montage

surely we can relive the past.

2010-07-28T13:59:00.003+08:00