Ahhh the dungaree! A staple piece to anyone's wardrobe. Introduced in the 1920s as workers clothing to the seventies as long overall and its rebirth in the 1990s as the washed out denim classic to today on the runway. It is a piece which has come very far.
I may have gone slightly crazy with the spending again... when it comes to concerts and clothes and music I can't seem to keep my wallet inside my bag. But today I have a fundamental question;
Vintage vs High-End
So I found myself doing a little of a Sunday shop when I found this:
Dungarees!! An essential I did not yet have in my wardrobe. Set in a lovely cafe/artsy clothes shop at the end of the last of the sales rack, it was. And trust me I was not willing to pay the €60 for it thank God it was on sale. But the price is a secret shhh... I am slightly ashamed of it.
Soon enough I found myself trying it on. It is from the new up and coming brand 'fille'. It has a lovely comfy elastic feel to it and I have to say it was a huge thumbs up!! As it's almost winter I tried it on with a big wooly jumper and tights. But this is a garment can go with more or less anything. I like to go as far as to say that you should break the fashion rules and wear it with black. I know black and navy is a big 'no no' but add a bit of glitter, accessorise and no one will notice (in fact I am as far away from a fashion expert as it can gets).
But before I could say no to my hands I was back at the shopping and then came another one.
Now I didn't try this one on. I just saw the €5 price tag and told myself I had been stolen so sure enough I was taking my wallet out again and there I was at it. Now obviously this one is denim. The fabric is far better though I had to see what it looked on.
The fit was not ideal but hey... it was a bargain. And even more so when I noticed that the brand was Levi Strauss. Perhaps we could say I have two high end dungarees. This one is a bit more tricky to style. Despite it's thick heavy material, in my opinion this piece of apparel is more of a summer item. Ideal with a bandeau bra or a shabby band t-shirt. Colour wise go crazy! Unlike I did. Bring out your inner 90s child and once again break the rules.
Verdict: the vintage wins as per usual. I cannot say that I am stingy but I definitely can't help but love a bargain. Perhaps it's not vintage but the price tag that won. Still we have to see what the two garments look like once washed. I have to say I saw people from the first shop shopping in the second. How artsy can it get?
