Beaded Piece

When I go shopping in charity stores I am both amazed at what people throw away – and what they bought in the first place. In the latter case, it’s always worth a good giggle, and in the former, I count myself lucky to be in the right place, at the right time.

On Saturday I went op-shopping for something trashy, a prop to use in a photoshoot for the Second Fashion Commandment (Thou Shalt Stay Classy). I was lucky enough to find it in the first charity store I looked in, but I was even luckier to score a few classy items.

This beautiful silk racer-back tank in a celestial shade of blue was one such. It’s beaded with silver bugle beads in the shape of a dove, the symbol of peace, and is in perfect condition. Named ‘Pecking Order’, it is by Australian label Saxonne, and is currently on sale on their website at half off for $75 … I paid $5. I’m calling that the Bargain Of The Month. Or would that be the year?