Starinski kartonski kofer i haljine / Vintage Cardboard Suitcase and Dresses

Vintage Cardboard Suitcase

Prošlog tjedna sam bila tako sretna!

Pod ruku mi je došao ovaj prekrasan, starinski kartonski kofer!

I was so happy last week!

I got my hands on this beautiful, vintage cardboard suitcase!

Kofer je malčice izlomljen, brave su mu zahrđale,

ali ja u njemu vidim ljepoticu!

Suitcase is a little bit broken, its locks are rusty,

but I can see beauty in it!

Ima orginalnu papirnatu podstavu i remenje.

It has original paper lining and belts.

"Zašto skupljaš te stare stvari?", pitaju me.

"Nisu to stare stvari, nego starinske."

"Nisu ni starinske, nego smeće."

"Ma, nije smeće, nego vintage!"

"Vintage smeće.", oni će na to.

"Ma, niiijeee! Vidjet ćete kad ga sredim."

"Što?"

"Napravit ću stol od njega."

"Stol? Što nemaš normalan stol? Kakvi sad stol?"

"Stol za moj gušt. Da mogu staviti šalicu kave na njega, koju sliku, lampu.."

"Za kavu? Lampu?"

"E, čitala sam kad osoba više ne može prigrliti neke nove ideje, počne stariti. Stvarno
ste stari u glavi!"

"Nismo stari, nego vintage!", rugaju mi se...

;)

"Why do you collect these old things?", someone asked me.
"These are not the old things, but old-fashioned."
"They're not old-fashioned, but trash."
"Oh, it's not trash, but vintage!"
"Vintage trash.", they say.
"Oh, nooo! You will see when I am done with it."
"What?"
"I'll make a table of it."
"A table? Don't you have a normal table? What kind of table?"
"Table for my pleasure. So I can put a cup of coffee on it, framed photo, lamp .."
"For coffee? Lamp?"
"So, I've read that when a person can't embrace new ideas, becomes old. Well, you're really 
getting old in your head!"
"We're not old, but vintage!", they mock me...

;)

Kad sam ovaj kofer otvorila, u njemu me dočekalo još veće blago.
Bio je pun uredno posložene robe.
Kad sam vadila komad po komad van, nisam se mogla prestati diviti.
Tu su bile haljine, suknje, hlače, košulje,
sve iz razdoblja 50tih, 60tih, 70tih!

When I have opened this suitcase, there was real treasure inside.
It was full of neatly folded clothing.
I was so overwhelmed when I took out one piece at the time.
There were dresses, skirts, trousers, blouses,
all dating back from 50's, 60's, 70's!

Light Blue Vintage Dress

Mislila sam se što ću s tom robom.
Bilo mi je žao da se i dalje ne koristi.
Napisala sam par emaila nekim umjetničkim retro dušama
i uskoro podjelila većinu stvari.

I wondered what to do with all those clothes.
I thought this stuff needs to be worn, again.
So I wrote couple of emails to some atristic retro souls
and soon distributed most of it.

Vintage Dress, front

Nekoliko haljina mi je ostalo.
Jako su male.
Taman za moju četrnaestogodišnjakinju!
Dama kojoj su haljine pripadale je bila, izgleda, "petite"!

I have some dresses left.
They are really small.
They fit my 14 years old daugher!
Lady to whom these dresses belonged to, seems to be "petite"!

Vintage Dress, back

Moja se kćer oduševila haljinama, i bojama i krojevima.
A ja sam se oduševila još više!

My daugher was thrilled about these dresses, both its colors and designs.
And I was thrilled even more!

Dark Blue Vintage Dress

Naravno, nisam odmah znala kojem periodu haljine pripadaju,
pa sam se uputila kod svekrve (76 godina),
ipak je ona bila sudionik tog vremena.

Of course, I didn't know what period these dresses belong to,
so I asked my mother-in-law (76 yrs old),
who was participant in some past times.

Vintage Dress, front

Rekla mi je da je takav kofer ona imala njena mama u ranim 50tim,
a kad je vidjela haljine odmah se prisjetila plesnjaka, udvaranja, izleta...
"Imala sam takvu sličnu 1956.."

She told me that her mother used to have such a suitcase in eary 50's.
And when she saw dresses, she suddenly remember going dancing, courting, picnics...
"I had similar dress back in 1956..."

Vintage Dress, back

Nije mi ni važno koliko su haljine stare,
imaju neku posebnu vrijednost u mojim očima.
Mislim da ću ih ostaviti za svoje cure,
ipak predstavljaju  određenu kulturu, neko davno vrijeme..

I don't mind how old these dresses are,
they have special value in my eyes.
I belive I will  store them for my girls,
they represent certain culture, after all, some past time..

Pale Rose Vintage Dress

A i curama je interesantno imati nešto što je starije od mamine mame :)

And my girls find it interesting to possess something older then Mom's Mom :)

Vintage Dress, front

Ova haljina prljavo roza boje je moj favorit.
Tako bih je rado obukla,
ali, nažalost, trebala bih se smanjiti nekih 10cm i kojih 15 kg :P

This pale rose dress is my favorite.
I wish I could wear it,
but I would have to shrink some 10 cm and about 15 kg :P

Vintage Dress, back

Posebno me je dojmilo što sve haljine imaju orginalnu etiketu
na kojima piše broj 36 i proizvođač.
Ovdje prikazane haljine su iz Velike Britanije i Njemačke.

I was impressed by the fact that all dresses hav its original tags,
stating size 36 and manufacturer.
Dresses shown here are manufactured in Great Britain and Germany.

Vintage Dress, back

Sve su u izvrsnom stanju, nije ih pojeo moljac ili slično,
zato što su od umjetnih materijala, kakvi su tada bili ultima moda :)

They are all in great condition, not bitten by the moth or similar,
beacuse they are made out of polyester which was top fashion back then :)

Vintage Dress, sleeve

Jeste li dobro pogledali detalje?
Teksturu materijala?
Ako niste, vratite se malo nazad :)

Did you take a good look onto details?
Fabric texture?
If not, scroll back up a little bit :)

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Eto, napokon i ja imam nešto "vintage".

Finally I got my "vintage finds"!