happy birthday.

Happy Birthday T. jones

the best thing about having a sister is knowing that we will always have a best friend 

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western style.

if you managed to check out Balenciaga's Spring 2011 collection at Paris Fashion Week you may have noticed something other thn a pregnant Miranda Kerr modeling. the models both male and female were wearing what is generally considered a western trend metal collar tips. we at GI jones have already been embracing the bolo tie western trend and are equally loving these metal collar tips. and it just so happens that we have found an amazing vintage pair still in the original packaging!

these will be going up on our eBay tonight.

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turban tuesday.

Giorgio Armani spring 2011

Prada spring 2007 show

Jason Wu spring 2011

it appears we're  not the only ones with an unhealthy turban obsession. according to the NY Times turbans are "making a glamourous comeback" with designers such as Jason Wu, Jean Paul Gaultier, Giorgio Armani and Prada parading fashionable head wraps down the catwalk, and the likes of Kate Moss, Solange Knowles, Salma Hayek, Ms Ambrose and Vika Gazinskaya (who we featured in our last turban tuesday post) all spotted in statement turbans. because we love sourcing all things vintage at GI jones we have been searching for a great tutorial so we can turn our vintage silk print scarves into wearable turbans. we think the one offered by the glamourai Kelly Framel is the best and easiest yet.

via the glamourai

this is what the finished product should look like and you can view the tutorial on the glamourai  blog by clicking here. we cant wait to play around with the different scarves we've collected look out for another post soon of our attempt at DIY silk scarf turbans.

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p.s don't forget nine items are ending on our eBay tomorrow night you can have  a look at them by clicking here

melbourne adventure.

 

 

finally GI jones can show you the long awaited photos of T. jones' melbourne trip she went on with her old high school group last weekend. highlights included 4 am Crown Casino adventures, Chapel Street shopping with numerous midday bar stops to keep the boys happy (see new shoes post for some of her purchases), confusion with train doors that don't open automatically resulting in getting lost in the industrial estate whilst reading maps and acting like true tourists, a horse drawn carriage ride around the city (T. jones wearing her AA riding pants AMAZING), midnight chats and giggling sessions, crashing a 1950's dress up party because they liked the music the DJ was playing, dinner dates and so much more. the trip was such a success they are already planning one for next year. with only 4 hours sleep the whole weekend there is no wonder the photos and re cap took so long!

hope you have all had a great weekend, don't forget we have 20 fabulous vintage pieces on our eBay at the moment you can check them out by clicking here. 

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chloé.

this gorgeous classic silk embroidered Chloé top with cute bow detail on the front has just been added to our eBay collection you can check it out by clicking here.
hope you all have a great weekend  we have lots of exciting things happening for GI jones at the moment can't wait to be able to tell you all about them!

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coveted clutches.

GI jones clutches in store now

1. Sportsgirl suede leather clutch bag // 2. Vintage large white "V" detail clutch bag // 3. Vintage three tone vintage clutch bag //  4. Vintage navy clutch bag // 5. Vintage red clutch bag //  6. Vintage taupe and cream clutch bag //

7. Vintage taupe and gold detail clutch bag // 8. Vintage leather pewter and bronze detail clutch

a good clutch whether statement or plain and versatile is the perfect finishing touch to any outfit and we have eight amazing clutches in our new GI jones collection we'd  love you to check them out you just have to click here. happy friday everyone hope you have a fabulous relaxing weekend planned!

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sydney visit.

 

 



 I. jones was blessed with another visitor this week, our Mum. they spent a fun and very whirl wind four days together. these are some of the photos they took of her visit which included a trip to the markets, numerous café lunches, op shopping, vintage shopping, a trip to the dentist, family visits, more shopping, lots of walking, a Leonard Cohen concert (mum went to the brisbane one too!!), and finally a trip to Sydney Theatre Company to see True West! the rest of us are amazed they managed to fit so much into four days. they both highly recommend going to see True West if you get a chance its only $30 (if your under 30) and features very well known and great australian actors Wayne Blair and Brendan Cowell and on top of that it was directed by Oscar winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman!


OH! and before we forget the first nine items from our latest GI jones collection are up on our eBay!!! we would love you to check them out here. more items will be going up over the next few days so make sure you don't miss some amazing vintage pieces.

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new shoes.

we thought we would share the first few pics from T. jones' melbourne adventure. her first new purchases after buy nothing new month! an awesome pair of leopard print 'fur' ballet flats and a great pair of strap wedges she picked up from two little stores on Chapel St. she is so proud of herself (and so are we) for being sensible and buying a pair of flats that she'll be able to get heaps of wear out of! we'll put up some more pics and tell you about her trip as soon as she's fully recovered :)

 

 we cant wait to show you some of the great things we picked up yesterday we dont often include clothes in our collection but some pieces we find like the vintage sequin top we just want to share with you. yesterday I. jones found an amazing vintage silk Chloé bow top and just couldnt leave it behind. she also found heaps of other vintage treasures including a hawaiian theme charm bracelet a fabulous purple stone 'gold' brooch and heaps, heaps more. she will be spending the morning getting them ready to go up on eBay with the rest of the collection this week!

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the week that was.

hello! we did it again sorry.. we didnt mean to have such a long break. but we've had some technical difficulties (very sloooooow internet) and have been super busy. but we also have all been up to lots of fun things this week we need to fill you all in on :)


I. jones' week was packed full of study, study and more study. but the good news? shes now finished uni for the year (YAY!!!!) apart from study she went out for some delicious german food at löwenbräu in the rocks with T. jones' lovely bf who was in sydney for work. as good as finishing uni was the highlight of her week was an awesome surprise in the mail from her own bf, a Lomo Mini Diana! shes super new to lomography but she still promises to share her first photos with you all as soon as shes finished her first film. dont expect to much lol. despite all the study and the crappy weather in sydney this week I.jones managed to spot a plane written love message in the sky above her apartment on the one day the sun decided to show its face. cute <3 

as much as I. jones' week was study, study, study G. jones' was eBay listings, eBay descriptions and eBay photos. we're sorry we know that we promised the new GI jones collection would be up last week but with the sloooow internet it wasn't really possible. but thanks to G. jones' hard work all this week look out for them on eBay next week. pinky promise this time :)what else did she get up to? nothing less the an extreme and we reckon awesome hair make over or under as the case may be at the famous The God Barber on the Gold Coast! and the cutest thing in her week was her daughter Selma's first circus performance, the two of them even did trapeeze together. we only wish she got some photos. but she did get some photos of her new hair-do.


 


















even though T. jones was missing her bf and partner in crime this week she still managed to have a busy week working and more importantly planning her melbourne holiday! we are all so jealous. she is spending what is surely to be an amazing weekend with her best friends from high school. and even though they have all moved to different towns and cities they have all managed to get the weekend off to spend together catch-up and just have old school fun. sounds like bliss to us. she promises to post heaps of pictures from her trip, when she gets back. if you have any suggestions about where she should visit shes open to all suggestions and recommendations on all must see and must do melbourne attractions.


oh and we almost forgot G. jones has put her entries in the Buy Nothing New Month competition we'll let you know how she goes... but it seems that only one of her entires worked so fingers crossed its the winning one.

thank god its friday

hope you all have an amazing weekend

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