Revamped Vintage
Filed in: Accessories, DIY, Fashion, Secondhand
One of the things I got this weekend was a broken chain belt with gold coins. Since it was broken I only gave a dollar for it, and since I know I´d never wear a chain belt I thought I´d use it for something completely different. The chain was turned into a spectacle chain for my new glasses and the coins were sewn onto an old scarf.
These aren´t the best images as I shot them with my web cam, but I guess you get the picture…
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30 Comments
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Lovely use for a former chain belt, but isn’t it a bit heavy on the glasses?
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Not at all really. The chain isn´t all that heavy and a lot of the weight sit on my neck anyway.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Really creative!
And the glasses look really good on you :)
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:31 pm
I live in France and I love your website!!
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October 22nd, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Great scarf!
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:22 pm
I adore the creativity! I just posted my blog about my geek glasses by the way.
The scarf is fab xx
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Agathe, you’ve got a pair of gorgeous lips!
I just bid on a pair of Rayban Wayfarers II (without lenses) on eBay, and I am planning to put optical lenses in them eventually.
I love how you manage to capture so many elements of the latest trends and make your style completely your own. The chain on them glasses is 2 kool 4 skool.
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 am
Loved it =) Very Balenciaga-esque!
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:49 am
Hi Agathe, I love your site, and your innovation with fashion. I’ve been reading it for the last week and have gained a lot of inspiration from it.
However, I’m finally moved to comment because I need prescription glasses and I’ve hated wearing them ever since I went through high school with large geeky frames. Now I use contact lenses and still hate going out with spectacles on. So it is refreshing and somewhat ironic for me to find people out there who think geeky glasses are cool.
Thanks for making laugh at an old insecurity.
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:53 am
wow that scarf looks fabulous with the the coins, they were meant to be. kinda gypsy like.
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:55 am
Great idea to reuse the chain belt and coins. The scarf is very Balenciaga. I’ll have to keep an eye out for some similar coins. I’d love to try that.
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:10 am
love it!
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:50 am
Fashion is so ridiculous. I remember I used to wear glasses like that in 7th grade because I couldn’t afford the nice designer glasses so had to settle for the ones insurance could cover which looked just like that. And I got made fun of SO much because of my nerdy granny glasses. And now they’re hip. And now they’re trendy!
But anyway, they look fab on you!
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:09 am
the gold coins on scarve thing is absolutely brilliant!!! i wish i can find more goodies in 2nd hand shops like you.
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:31 am
How very Balenciaga of you! Great work.
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:40 am
You are so innovative. Love the coins on the scarf!
October 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 am
I am so inspired now, thanks! : )
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:19 am
Thank you guys! It´s so funny to hear from all of you that have worn geeky glasses cause you had do. I guess we should push for making anything that´s useful trendy. Lots of kids at school didn´t wear beanies or scarves for example in the winter, it wasn´t very cool, and now it´s completely changed.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 am
That looks really cute! Haha and ur face expression suits the mood of the whole picture! I think you’re really photogenic ’cause even when ur not smiling u look great!
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:00 am
Wonderful ideas! I think you’ve pulled off the first look very well. I guess I would look like some granny if I wore that chain over the geeky glasses lol.
Nice job with the scarf too! It’s beautiful!
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:51 am
u are so creative! U never fails to inspire me, thanks alot for that! :)
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Lovely glasses :)
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:25 pm
soo creative!
love it :)
October 24th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Those are some serious grandma glasses!
Love the scarf, i’m looking for one similar.
October 24th, 2007 at 5:08 am
Can’t say I care much for the glasses… (You end up looking a bit older than you actually are!) But I adore your scarves!
October 24th, 2007 at 8:27 am
I was just wondering how you make the scarf? was it a bandana and you just tied it?
October 30th, 2007 at 12:23 am
Looks fantastic. I definitely want to try this at home.
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:59 am
you are soooo creative.
i need a pair of nerdy chic glasses :)
November 5th, 2007 at 12:37 am
Ohmigosh, I SO need something like those for my school’s dress-up day, the theme is the 70’s. Pleeease lend me yours!
Ps. I’m one of the regular readers of your blog, and I’m simply loving this.