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WIW - a fine vintage (and a quick whinge)

Helena

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Hi friends, just sharing my fun sweatshirt which I bought from a local business. Is it black? Is it just mainly a plain sweatshirt? Is there not much to it? Yes to all. But I LOVE it. I wanted to something to proclaim my birth year but without being too over the top, and this is perfect for me. Not to mention it is super-comfy!

Funny enough as I own my age, I am looking at my photo and thinking my GAWD that woman needs a nap and a trip to the salon STAT! I'm hoping it's the bad light in that spot of the house.

Cheers to all our fine vintages! xoxo

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Mirjana

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So cute Helena , I am glad that you find sweatshirt with that year, but the problem is that people will know your how old are you. Lol!

Angie

(website)

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KILLER cute! And YOU look great too

I bat for Team Own Your Age with you. I was born in 1970. These are my faves:

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Anonymous

I love this! And that’s an awesome find at a local business, I feel like ours are all either vintage (which I love but don’t have reasons to wear) or t-shirts only.

notsaf

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Love it! You look so great!

Anonymous

Very cute! Not sure I'm about to wear a 1961 myself How's it going over there in crazy land, oops, I mean Ontario?

Irina

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Very cute!

Jenn

(website)

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I love it. You inspired me to go looking for a shirt with my birth year, and I discovered 1973 is sort of a "thing", because it was the year of Roe vs Wade. Double meaning!

Glory

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Ah super cute with the white jeans. Also love the black and white sole shoe.

Scarlet

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Aw, I think you look super cute. I like the idea of owning your year. I wish I could find something like that.

Helena

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Glory, thank you! They are Naturalizer and sooo comfy; highly recommend if you need a pair

Jenn, that's really cool - love the double-meaning, and you share a birth year with DH.

Thank you Irina and notsaf and Gillian!

Lisa, let's just say we're back to 5 o'clock cocktail hour on the porch to cope with the news I pulled DD out of school yesterday (DS is mostly virtual already) ... she's not going back until I am confident ANY of the elected or non-elected officials here has a clue what they are talking about!

Angie, high five and love those! Mirjana, you are so funny and adorable! xox

Helena

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Scarlet, thanks, and try Etsy, or I'm happy to share this lady's details if you ever wanted similar

JAileen

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Very cute outfit! That’s the year I started college...

Style Fan

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JAileen, that is the year I started University! It is an adorable outfit.

Cardiff girl

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You look lovely,it must have been a good year!l like your hair alittle longer.

Murph11

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Oh, I love this!

... and went down the Etsy rabbit hole

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Runcarla

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That’s the year I started high school! You look great, TG!

By virtue of my vintage, I qualified for vaccine registration as of today. Jumped on the computer first thing this morning and got appointments for myself and DH two weeks from now. Woohoo!

Anonymous

Great shirt, Helena -what a fun idea! And it’s always great to patronize a local business!
Janet and StyleFan, ‘74 was first year of college, too. And the model year of my beloved first car - a red Chevy Nova.

Scarlet

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Helena, please do share. Send me a message if you prefer

slim cat

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Adorable- and you look fab in it ( not that some pampering wouldn’t be nice .
I’ll probably won’t do my year - would do the horoscope ( the year of a fire horse ).

Helena

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Oh I'm happy to share I just didn't want to look like I was selling something Angie if this isn't appropriate, by all means remove https://nolalovedesigns.ca/

Scarlet

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Thanks for the link. The "mother hood" and "hood lum" sweaters made me laugh.

rachylou

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‘74! *Youse a wee baby* Fun!

Joy

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Ditto what Rachylou said. Alert me if anyone finds a 1946 shirt!

Jaime

(website)

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So sorry about the situation there - my sister's husband is from Toronto and his mother still lives there. Still unvaccinated at 90!
Rant over. Love that you are owning your (seems to me very young) age! You look super and not at all in need of a desperate hairdressing appointment btw!
I was born June 66. I wonder if I should go with a 666 sweatshirt !

Sal

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You look great Helena - I have always wanted Angie's one as we share the same birth year!!

And I can understand the desire for a haircut/pamper etc... And sorry to hear Ontario is having a tough time at the moment.

Aquamarine

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Oh you look fab! Fun!

Brooklyn

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Super cute.

Suz

(website)

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You look amazing! I love this sweatshirt! Super great with the white jeans.

I am feeling ancient here and while I'm happy to own my age I am not quite up to putting it on a top. Yet.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Love it! Great outfit, and I don't see any of the issues--haha!

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