When Sarah Ayoub brought her first vintage blouse home, her parents begged her to get rid of it – now she understands why
As I admired my reflection in the mirror, a sales assistant told me the dress I was trying on was a very popular pick among the store’s clientele, but most left the shop disappointed. It wouldn’t zip up around the bust. Having finally found a merit to my smallish chest – which seems unchanged from when I was 15, as the rest of my body gets wider and softer – I committed.
I found the dress at The Vintage Clothing Shop in Sydney’s St James Arcade while filling in time between giving lectures at a city university. It was a bright 70s maxi, with folky floral detailing on that fitted bust, a loose and flowing skirt, and the kind of voluminous sleeves that would make a Zimmermann devotee swoon.
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