Scores From My November Clothing Exchange

almost two weeks ago, i hosted my annual winter clothing swap. everyone scored several great pieces and, as usual, we all had so much fun, laughing, drinking wine, trying on clothing and catching up. anything we didn't want was donated to a verdun family that recently lost everything in a fire. 

this year, a few of the girls stuck around afterward so that i could photograph them wearing their favourite acquisitions. we picked up some chinese food, drank more wine, touched up make-up and then shot away. 

this is my chum, jessie, who fell in love with a vintage, blue velvet jacket (you'll see more of this jacket in a it):

and here she is in a lovely, ankle-length, zebra print dress by b starlet. we lacked room to shoot the whole dress but i'm sure you can tell by this bodice that this dress looks fantastic on her!

jasmin, a new friend and the latest addition to our swap crew got her hands on this military-style dress by toska that i had thrown into the pile:

she and this dress compliment each other so well!

jasmin also found this h & m jacket that looks like it was made just for her:

here are jessie and jasmin in their gorgeous finds:

this is sophie, who has been with our little group for a couple of years, now:

she fell for this cute blouse from collectif, a french rocka/psychobilly clothing company:

being a horror fan, she was also quite happy to come across and claim this diy, friday the 13th top:

my daughter, as usual, left the living room, giggling and exclaiming "yes!" and "score!", with a huge pile of clothing in her arms. unfortunately, being that she is twelve and neck-deep in her oh-my-god-ew-don't-take-a-picture-i-hate-it phase, you'll just have to imagine the band t-shirts, skinny jeans and hoodies that she acquired.

given that i was hosting and photographing, i did not give myself time to prepare for being on the other side of the camera but two of my favourite items are this lovely, silk, floor-length holt renfrew night dress:

and an only slightly-faded version of the spy dress, which i'd had my eye on for the longest time. here it is worn by bernie dexter for pinupgirlclothing.com:

i've already packed away at least ten items for the next exchange, which will take place in february!

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