After watching Rachel Zoe project all day yesturday I suddenly felt like jewellery shopping. To satisfy this urge, but also stick to my budget I googled "vide grenier 06". If you are into vintage and second hand stuff and you come to the Côte d'Azur this is the first French expression you have to remember : flea market. There are a few websites coming up in google and they will tell you for the next few months where and when to find flea markets, antique markets and carbootsales in the Alpes-Maritimes region (06).
This time I managed to wake up early, so I arrived just a few minutes after the opening. I had doubts about going there so early, that the sellers won't be willing to negotiate as easily, but I was wrong. The amount of clothes piled up and jewellery displayed in huge bowls along with furniture, toys, china and outdated electricals were amazing.
It took me 2 and a half hours to walk through, and in the end I got what I went there for. Which is pretty obvious as they sell literally everything. Vide grenier stands for empty attic and in this case they mean it. From plastic cups, antique drawers and baby clothes to Horror-movie-rubber masks you can find anything there. And the best thing is that the most usual price is 1 euro!
I give myself a gold star for being so good in negotiating , because all in all I paid about half of the money I should have.
And what's in the bag?
Robe the soirée from the 80's - I am dying for the shoulder-pad trend anyway
I fell in love with the Dries Van Noten -esque print of this dress/coat
The ring was my most expensive purchase today (13€) but it was love at first sight
I'm still quite sad about the rabbit fur coat and the snakeskin impliqué necklace I convinced myself not to buy, but whatever!
It wasn't the last vide grenier 06 :)
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