Four Hundred Pennies’ Worth

Cane Hoops :: Loftus // Blanko Noir // No flashSome of my favouritest things out of my wardrobe are secondhand, and I don’t mean Vintage Important Pieces with pedigrees signed by the queen. I mean just little things I found in the local charity shop for a few pennies.

It’s a real pleasure to be able to shop in a charity store that has not been curated to within an inch of its life. It’s like entering an Aladdin’s cave – the possibility of treasure lurking under every lampshade, behind every worn out boiler suit truly exists. The discovery of some lovely piece amongst the dross is a sheer delight.

These large hoops are woven in cane. I love the earthy look the cane imparts, but the danger of using such a material is the association with dowdy (we Aussies would say ‘daggy’) rattan furniture of the 1980s. But it is the sheer size of them that takes them out of twee territory into chic. At just over 6cm across they are dramatic pieces of sculpture that swing from my ears.

This recent acquisition came from the Salvos charity store in Wodonga in country Victoria, and at only $4 I scored a bargain. And I think I got more than my money’s worth.