LVFX

Yesterday was the Nakameguro Flea Market! The stalls began just around the corner from the station, and they continued all the way down to the end of the street. My aunt and I had a space in front of a cafe called Potager, where there were people lined up to eat. The food smelled good from where we had our wares spread out on the road. We tried selling old clothes and bags, silverware, and such. We sold a portable gas stove for 100 yen to a young guy who was overcome with happiness, and I was proud to be a part of that. Everything else went for 50yen. Honestly, we were happy if people would even look at our litter, let alone pay for it.

At previous Nakameguro Flea Markets, I have purchased some 'nice stuff': yellow Joseph LaRose pumps, 300yen, vintage Sonia Rykiel sunglasses, 2000yen, a black and red leather clutch, 100yen, navy rain boots for 200yen. This time I got this amazing reversible cape, yes, cape, for 300yen. It's tan and Sherlock Holmes-y on one side, and tartan plaid on the other. Black Cole Haan sandals, hot pink pumps, and a vintage sweatshirt with skiers in an 80's style print, those three for 100yen. A white Design House Stockholm scarf, and one of those ethnic scarves, two for 500yen. It started to rain before the flea market was scheduled to end, so everyone was trying to sell their stuff like mad. There's this one secondhand store I frequent called Jantiques, and by the time it started to rain they were giving away their dresses, sweaters, and shirts! Yesssss.

I don't know what it is about second hand, but I think that it's a lovely concept. Your sense of quality, and value gets recalculated by strangers whom hinge on their own credo. What they sell at Jantiques for 6700yen is really worth nothing. This one woman bought an old blue acrylic sweater that was damp from being left in the garage, and said how cute it was. One girl who was wearing a leopard print fur hat, and a kelly green vintage coat came and bought a plaid knit cardigan and skirt set (which I had my eye on, and was planning on taking home if no one bought it), and green fisherman's pants (which were mine, but I could never get the look right). She came with her mom, and was adorable. One old lady got a knit sweater with four bold black, pink, yellow, and green horizontal stripes (a sweater I got at the salvation army for $4.99), and paid 60yen instead of 50yen because she was willing to pay the extra 10yen. What a riot.

What didn't sell we threw out, but took the buttons from some skirts.

Moving on.
From Brazil. From Japanese and German parents.
Lovefoxxx.
images from POP magazine, and Glastonbury Live