About “Notes from a Secretariat”

July 25th, 2011

UNLEASH YOUR inner secretary!

This month, Granny’s Day Out takes the secretarial look to a new level: High necks and bows. Hems that hover around the knees. Printed blouses, gathered skirts, quirky prints. Dooney and Bourke leather sling bags.

Plus – a focus on the oft-overlooked and severely underrated brooch!

With a little imagination, a brooch (or two), can be a gal’s best pal.

Pin it anywhere you like – on your collar, or the back of it; on your shirt cuffs – it’s a feminine take on cuff links; in unexpected places – such as your ponytail!

Our model, Linda Lim, is cute, geeky, and perfect for this shoot with her signature thick black-framed glasses.

We think she looks the very antithesis of cool, and so we brought her to Bras Basah complex, which seems also the antithesis of cool!

This mecca for book lovers, artists and musicians seems to have been around forever. And there, we chanced upon an old stationery shop, an unbelievable find overrun with vintage wooden rulers, pencils, and journals yellowed with age.

A hidden gem. Just like us. 🙂

All vintage clothing and jewelry from Granny’s Day Out. Everything is one-piece only.

For enquiries, please call the shop at 6336 9774.

Notes from the Secretariat

July 25th, 2011
Printed shirt with Peter Pan collar; 1980s checkered skirt; 1980s Dooney & Bourke shoulder bag; 1980s snakeskin pumps

Printed shirt with Peter Pan collar (SOLD); 1980s checkered skirt (SOLD); 1980s Dooney & Bourke shoulder bag; 1980s snakeskin pumps (SOLD)

Printed shirt with Peter Pan collar (SOLD); 1980s checkered skirt (SOLD); 1980s Dooney & Bourke shoulder bag; 1980s snakeskin pumps (SOLD)

Printed shirt with Peter Pan collar (SOLD); 1980s checkered skirt (SOLD); 1980s Dooney & Bourke shoulder bag; 1980s snakeskin pumps (SOLD)

Printed shirt with Peter Pan collar (SOLD); 1980s checkered skirt (SOLD); 1980s Dooney & Bourke shoulder bag; 1980s snakeskin pumps (SOLD)

Circa 1970s white enamel gold-toned brooch

Wear your brooches in creative ways - on your cuffs! On Linda's right cuff: Painted glass dome gold-toned brooch (SOLD); On Linda's left cuff: Circa 1970s white enamel gold-toned brooch

1950s zodiac print cropped shirt with rolled up sleeves (SOLD)

1950s zodiac print cropped shirt with rolled up sleeves (SOLD); 1950s striped skirt (SOLD); Silver brooch worn on the waist; 1980s cream leather booties

1950s zodiac print cropped shirt (SOLD); 1950s striped skirt (SOLD); Silver brooch worn on the waist

1950s zodiac print cropped shirt (SOLD)

Pin your brooch anywhere you want!

1980s cream flat booties

She means business in a 1970s printed pant suit!

Replace a button with a 1950s brooch from West Germany!

Awesome 1970s printed pant suit

1980s blue checkered dress

You don't have to wear just one brooch! Wear two, or more! Left: Gold-toned cruise brooch (SOLD); Right: Gold-toned aeroplane brooch with rhinestones (SOLD)

1980s blue checkered dress; 1980s stretch belt

Layering patterns: A polka-dotted blouse (SOLD) worn over a houndstooth dress (SOLD), secured with a beautiful brooch at the decolletage

Layering patterns: A polka-dotted blouse (SOLD) worn over a houndstooth dress (SOLD), secured with a beautiful face mask brooch at the decolletage

Another surprising example of where you can pin a brooch! Here, a 1960s black and white enamel floral brooch is secured at the back of a collar.

1960s blue mod dress (SOLD); On her collar, a silver horn brooch; On a lower pocket, a second silver pin adds interest; 1980s Dooney and Bourke leather sling bag

1960s blue mod dress (SOLD); On her collar, a silver horn brooch

1980s Dooney and Bourke leather bags are classic and timeless

Left: Silver vintage horn brooch; Right: We-don't-know-what-it-is Silver brooch! Any ideas what it may be? 🙂

Beautiful 1950s lace shirt dress (SOLD)

Beautiful 1950s lace shirt dress (SOLD)

Beautiful 1950s lace shirt dress (SOLD)

1950s red checkered shirt with two front big pockets; Silver candy pin; Lace up Oxford shoes; 1980s Dooney and Bourke leather bag

1950s red checkered shirt with two front big pockets; Silver candy pin; Cat and goldfish brooch (SOLD)

Left: Silver candy pin; Right: Cat and goldfish brooch (SOLD)

Cat and goldfish brooch (SOLD)

We love these women's black Oxford shoes with a slight heel. Are they your size?

Silver and bronze vintage candy brooch

Tan 1980s Dooney and Bourke vintage bag

Bow on a bow! High-necked blouse with bow (SOLD), pinned with a huge silver bow brooch; straight denim skirt (SOLD)

Bow on a bow! High-necked blouse with bow (SOLD), pinned with a huge silver bow brooch worn with a straight denim skirt (SOLD)

Bow on a bow! High-necked blouse with bow (SOLD), pinned with a huge silver bow brooch

1950s shift dress (SOLD), pinned with a poodle brooch and cinched with a thick belt

We love poodles! And poodle brooches. Do you?

1970s printed dress with bow

1970s printed dress with bow, cinched with a thick green leather belt

A beautiful painted brooch, tucked securely into a ponytail

1980s green suede belt

1980s printed dress with shoulder pads (SOLD), worn with a red belt, silver ribbon brooch, and maroon Dooney and Bourke sling bag (SOLD)

1980s printed dress with shoulder pads (SOLD), worn with a red belt, silver brooch, and maroon Dooney and Bourke sling bag (SOLD)

1980s printed dress with shoulder pads - SOLD, worn with a red belt, silver brooch, and maroon Dooney and Bourke sling bag

Quirky carpet-style vest (SOLD), paired with a checkered 1950s skirt (SOLD); 1950s red West Germany crystal brooch

We love the print on this vintage carpet-feel vest (SOLD)!

All vintage clothing and jewelry from Granny’s Day Out. For enquiries, please call the shop at 6336 9774. See you soon!

Photographer: Kyra Ching

Model: Linda Lim

♥ A Love Affair with Vintage Jewelry ♥

July 9th, 2011

All vintage jewelry from Granny’s Day Out.

Model: Charmaine Harn

Photographer: Miss Curly Sue

For enquiries, please call the shop at 6336 9774.