Vintage Outfit for The Maritime Museum

Posted on 01/12/2011 by in London Places, Outfits

 

It’s been a while since we had one of these posts, hasn’t it! Right now blogging has taken a back seat while I work on getting the shop up to speed; I hate leaving it but I only have so much time in each day and as it is it still never feels enough. Oh and if I look tired in the picture, that’s because I am.

This is what I wore to spend the day in Greenwich with my brother last week. Greenwich is a really pretty area of London and well worth a wander around. Sadly the character of the place is slowly changing, with the individual shops and pie ‘n mash cafes gradually being replaced with soulless chain stores. I was also hugely disappointed last time I visited to find that the antique and vintage market I used to visit is no longer, with the land being sold off to put up blocks of flats. Sigh. However there is still plenty to see in the area – the covered craft and food market is worth a look, as are the handsome old buildings of the Naval College, the beautiful Greenwich Park, the Royal Observatory and The National Maritime Museum. There is also a fan museum and a foot tunnel under the Thames, neither of which I have done yet but are both on my London list. And from next spring the Cutty Sark (the only tea clipper still in existence) will be open again.

I wore a vintage 70s wool coat with fox fur collar, 60s sweater dress, blue tights, leather gloves by Aspinal of London (a Christmas present last year), vintage brogues, and a 1940s vintage handbag.

The Maritime Museum itself was interesting in parts, but not one of London’s best museums. I do however highly recommend a visit to the Painted Hall in the Naval College, which is totally breathtaking. This is the third time I have been to see it and it still makes me smile when I step inside.

 

A royal barge within the Maritime Museum

The Painted Hall in The Old Royal Naval College

The Painted Hall in The Old Royal Naval College

The Painted Hall in The Old Royal Naval College

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15 Responses to “Vintage Outfit for The Maritime Museum”

  1. Vix 01/12/2011 at 4:45 pm #

    What a lovely surprise! I’ve missed seeing you and your fab outfits. Loving that camel coat with the groovy teal tights. That painted ceiling is breathtaking, isn’t it? x

  2. Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping] 01/12/2011 at 6:01 pm #

    Your coat is gorgeous, very stylish. There is still a very small area of market for antiques and vintage, at least there was a couple of weeks ago – I think it’s called the Clocktower market.

  3. Tasha 01/12/2011 at 6:53 pm #

    Very fun outfit! LOVE the coat. The painted hall does look pretty amazing.

  4. Courtney Thomas 01/12/2011 at 7:06 pm #

    I have a soft spot in my heart for that place – the Queen’s House was commissioned by Anna of Denmark, the subject of my MA dissertation! And I am smitten with your ultra-chic coat.

    xoxo ~ Courtney
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  5. Lady Cherry 01/12/2011 at 7:54 pm #

    Gorgeous outfit, and lovely new hair colour too. Greenwich is such a little treasure trove. xx

  6. Helga 01/12/2011 at 8:24 pm #

    LOVE that coat,darl!
    We lived in Greenwich for a few months in 92,and loved being there.What a pisser that the market is no longer going,and it’s losing it’s character!Frigging hell,it was such a lovely olde worlde kind of area.It’s the bloody same all over.
    XXX

  7. izzy 02/12/2011 at 12:13 am #

    I love your coat so nice! This place is so beautiful :)

  8. ariane 02/12/2011 at 5:54 am #

    Hi! nice to finally see you! i am impress by the Museum especially the royal barge, nothing similar in our museums! I love you coat.

    Ariane

  9. Misfit Sarah 02/12/2011 at 8:55 am #

    That coat is so lovely and looks super warm – thanks for the lovely pics. This will go on my to-visit list!

    Sarah xxx

  10. Perdita 02/12/2011 at 11:29 am #

    The painted hall is haunted! (You can tell I take a trip here every year…I could do the tour).

    I adore that outfit on you, superb! I am loving coloured tights at the moment too.

  11. LandGirl1980 02/12/2011 at 10:09 pm #

    Loving the outfit popsicle :) You rock brogues.

  12. Lisa 03/12/2011 at 5:06 pm #

    Beautiful architecture! Thanks for sharing!

    Hope the shop is coming along! (Love the fox fur collar!)

  13. YYZ 04/12/2011 at 2:03 pm #

    You look downright smashing! I just love that coat and it looks lovely with your gamine-ish hairstyle and those sweet shoes. Lovely!

  14. Miss Meadows 04/12/2011 at 8:01 pm #

    That royal barge would be perfect for the summer! To just…you know…hang around on. Drinking champagne… ;)

  15. Dora 05/12/2011 at 11:56 pm #

    Amor,
    You look ravishing, love your coat so gorgeous.
    what an extraordinary place!
    Besos

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