30th December 2008 Happy New Year Everyone! I am having a big problem with my email account and have had orders and not received the forms so if anyone is reading this and awaiting reply and invoice please accept my apologies and email me at my other address - samayaling@yahoo.co.uk Otherwise having a lovely lazy time, have done some good buying too and looking forward to the fairs, starting 11th Jan @ Hammersmith....x samaya.

StilinBerlin on ZDF Heute Magazin

StilinBerlin on ZDF Heute Magazin from Mary Scherpe on Vimeo.

This short piece was aired on 11.11.2008. Sorry for not taking new pictures - I do not feel very inspired by streetstyle in general these days and opt for StillosinBerlin.

If you miss Berlin's streetstyle, visit StreetClash.

16th December 2008 Hello! now I am done til after Christmas with the fairs, I had great day at Hammersmith and my man Robert did very well for me at Frock Me too so I am off to buy some presents tomorrow...also did my local Christmas Market today - good fun and sold lots of jewellery, Bristolians drive a hard bargain, haggling me like mad. I had some very crazy rude customers at Hammersmith by the way. It was all over a 1960s Chanel Bag (Navy classic) I had, I only wanted £200 for it and it was incredible, they kept saying £150. over and over, then £180. then that they were going to take it (oh yeah?) to the Chanel store and get it verified and then buy it, in the end I was red in the face and a bit shaken and told them they were doing my head in and that I did not want to sell it to them. They seemed a bit shocked and went away only to come back AGAIN a few minutes later, but by then I had hidden it and said it was sold (never done that before!) Then later a lovely couple came and looked at it, it was their anniversary - and the man bought it for her and I was so pleased it went to some lovely people who were so happy with it. Merry Christmas to all!

7th December 2008 I went down to the Retro Flea market at Trinity Hall today to have a browse, nothing worth buying for the fairs but I did get a sack of old marbles for my son and had a strange & embarrasing experience on my way out; I heard gospel singing coming from upstairs (its a huge old church) so me and my boys went up to listnen only to be spotted and then asked to join them, the minister came out (yikes) and asked us to come to their new church next sunday and I am so polite that when he asked for our phone number I gave it to him! (later was asked why I did not give a wrong number...) Now I will have to deal with it on the phone, I would love to hear them sing as they were amazing but thats all - now the boys are saying "have you heard mum has joined a Nigerian Gospel church?" Think I will have to say something like "thank you for the invitation but I am a stout (literally) pagan."

6th December 2008 Just back from Stroud Vintage Fair, it was great - lots of rough handling of the clothes though so had to put a lot away for a calmer, more gentle fair...hum. A customer of mine, Samantha came along with her sister, itwas great to meet htem - Sam puts 1920s chiffon and beaded dresses in the washing machine and gets away with it, mad if you ask me! Off to London next Sunday for a double fair day - not really looking forward to sorting out what stock should go where but I do have some beautiful new dresses and jackets so lots to choose from.....here is a cute tennis dress due to be loaded up to the 1930s dresses page asap:

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