Turkish

Grey turtle neck sweater Cortefiel, similar 
Black flats Parfois, similar 
Black cropped trousers Mossimo, here option under 8.00 USD
 
Matte gold tone vintage clip on earrings, similar - Brocade and chain hand bag, other brocade bag options here, here

Sapphire, gold and diamond ring, affordable option
A few months ago I was at the consignment shop and two bags caught my eye. They were both of leather. brocade and chain. They were both brand new, one was blue and the was other black, it is the one I am wearing today. 
Of course I went into inquiry mode as I picked it up and began to look inside for materials, country of manufacture and brand. In this case there was none.  
So I began to check the newspaper it was stuffed with. The newspaper was in Turkish and the date was 2014.  Mystery solved.







9 comments

Shea Lennon said...

I don't think I would recognize Turkish if I saw it, so it would have still been a mystery to me! I do love the bag though, the brocade stands out against the neutrals here.

Straight A Style said...

What a neat bag! I love the history.

Amy Ann
Straight A Style

Mica said...

What a pretty bag, it's so nice with your monochrome outfit! Interesting how you could learn a little about it even though it had no tags too! :)

Hope that you are having a nice week :) I wrapped all the Christmas pressies yesterday, so excited for Christmas :)

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Laura B said...

You find so many amazing things in consignment stores! I love that gorgeous bag!

Sheila said...

You look very Audrey Hepburn in this outfit! Love it!

That is a very cool bag, and how fun that you figured out its provenance!

Sasha said...

Thanks for your kind comments in my blog, Lorena! I love that Turkish bag! It's gorgeous. Hope you're having a great week so far. XXX

Miguel Gouveia said...

thanks :)

amazing bag

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Lydia said...

That is such a unique bag! I love that you were able to find it's origins from the newspaper inside!
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minimalissmo blog modowy said...

Lorena, first of all Merry Christmas, I wish You good health and a lot of inspirations :) More global wish - peace in all the world. (...) Sometime I am going to Turkey, weather condition in october is perfect, prices are low. There are a lot of nice and cheap clothes and accesories there, many fakes unfornately. They use good quality of cotton. Your bag is great, but I think it would be perfect in baroque or splendor outfits, no as alone dominant.