My soldier : Thomas Hackett

After publishing my latest post, I thought that it would be a good idea to tell you all a bit more about my soldier, so you know who I am actually writing about.

Nachdem ich mein letzter Post veröffentlicht habe, dachte ich dass es ein guter Idee wäre, Mal etwas mehr über meinen Soldat zu schreiben. Dann wisst ihr, über wem ich schreibe.

 Here is a picture of him and two other members from his association, about which I will tell you more later in this post.

Hier ist ein Bild von ihn, mit noch zwei Mitglieder seiner Verein. Darüber erzähle ich euch noch mehr in dieser Post.

American uniform.

 And British uniform.

 

 Isn't he handsome ? ;) 

Sieht er nicht hübsch aus ? ;)

And here are some action photos :

Hier sind einige 'Action-Bilder'

Thomas Hackett is his reenactment name, his real name is Tomáš Hataj . He is 17 years old and lives in Czech Republic, where he is also member of the Living History group called 'KVH Tommy & Yankee Association Pilsen'. He met the group and the Reenactment World during one of the Liberation Festivals, which is held every year in Pilsen. His rank within the club is Cpl. (corporal).

Thomas hackett ist sein Reenactment-Name und Tomáš Hataj

sein richtiger Name. Er is siebzehn Jahre alt und er wohnt in Tschechien. Dort ist er auch Mitglied einer Living-History Verein : 'KVH Tommy & Yankee Association Pilsen'.
Er hat die Grupper zufällig entdeckt, während ein Befreiungsfest. Diese werden jährlich in Pilsen veranstaltet.

Besides Living History he also really likes the fashions, music, cars, and hairstyles of the 1940s and 1950s.

From the 1940s his favourite musicians are : Glen Miller, Vera Lynn and Jaroslav Ježek. And from the 1950s they are : Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra. I think that is an amazing music taste for a seventeen-year-old :).

Neben das Living History mag er auch die Moden, Musik, Auto's und Frisuren der 1940er und 1950er Jahren. Seine lieblingsmusiker der 1940er sind : Glenn Miller, Vera Lynn and Jaroslav ježek. Und seine Lieblingsmusiker der 1950er Jahre sind : Chuck berry, Buddy Holly und Frank Sinatra. Schon ein interessanter Musikgeschmack für ein 17-Jahrigen, nichtwahr :) ?

 

With love,

Jip.

A scarf for my Soldier

-Einen Schal für meinen Soldat-

The title of this post probably needs a bit of exlplaination, So I will start right away.

A month ago, I suddenly got a message from a nice young man on Facebook. His name is Tomáš

 and made he made a compliment about a picture of me that he saw. We started to talk and soon we discovered that we had very much in common. Our interests, favourite music, etc. He is a WWII Reenactor and now we write each other letters the same way people did during the war, with special 'Victory Mail or V-Mail' :

Das überschrift dieser Post braucht vielleicht ein Wenig Erklärung. Vor fast einen Monat habe ich über Facebook einen Nachricht von einer netter junger Mann bekommen. Er gab mir einen Kompliment für meine Bilder. Wir haben angefangen zu reden und nach kurzer Zeit festgestellt, das wir vieles Gemeinsam haben. Unsere Interessesn, Musik, usw. Er is ein WWII Reenactor und wir schreiben einander nun auch Briefe, sowie es während der Krieg geschah :

During the war it was common for the women home to knit garments for the soldiers  who were abroad. And so I decided to knit a scarf for him. And because of that, and because of the fact that he is a WWII reenactor, I call him 'my' soldier ;).

Während der Krieg war es für die Frauen Zuhause üblich das sie Sachen für die Soldaten, die im Ausland waren, zu stricken. Und so habe ich entschieden, einen Schal für ihn zu Stricken. Deshalb, und auch weil er einen reenactor ist, nenne ich ihn 'Mein Soldat' ;).

I must say that I am rather satisfied with the finished product. It is actually my very first knitting project. Soon I'll sent it zo the Czech Republic so he can wear it. I am really happy we 'met' each other because he is a very nice person and a great friend.

Ich muss sagen, das ich recht zufrieden mit das Ergebnis bin. Es is mein erstes 'Strick-Projekt'. Bald werde ich es nach Tschechien schicken. Ich bin sehr froh, das wir uns kennengelernt haben. Er is sehr nett und ein guter Freund.

with love,

Jip.

Photoshoot with Yesim Yilanci

After a rather long time (more than a month) I can finally catch up on some blogging. School kept me busy ver much and the last few weeks I had several events with Club Interbellum. One day, a girl from the photography-section of my shool asked me if I wanted to do a photoshoot with her. I thought it would be great fun and said yes.

Nach einer langen Zeit (mehr als einen Monat) kann ich mich endlich wieder mit Bloggen beschäftigen. Ich hatte in letzter Zeit sehr viele Schulaufgaben und ausflüge mit Club Interbellum. Vor einige Wochen hat ein Mädchen von der Photographie-Ausbildung meiner Schule mich gefragt, ob ich eine Photoshoot machen würde. Ich dachte, es würde sehr viel Spaß machen und habe ja gesagt.

Find Yesim on Deviantart

The dress I was wearing is an original 1940s evening dress. I did my hair by curling it with sponge rollers and then I did victor rolls afterwards. Here are the photos that Yesim made : 

Das Kleid ist ein original 40er Jahre Abendkleid. Meine Haare habe ich einfach am vorherigen Abend in Lockenwickler aufgedreht und nachher habe ich victory rolls gemacht. Hier sind die Bilder, die Yesim gemacht hat.

With love,

Jip.

Liebster Blog Award

The lovely Jannie from Vintage Window awarded me with the 'Liebster Blog Award'. Thank you so much ! I have to answer the 11 questions she made for the bloggers she awarded. These are the rules of the award :

Diesmal habe ich es nicht auf Deutsch übersetzt, weil es so viel ist und auch schwer, manche Fragen auf Deutsch zu übersetzen. Nur die  11 Fragen, weil einige Deutsche Bloggern dabei sind -Bitte verbessere die Rechtschreibfehler bevor Ihr es auf eurem Blog postet-. Wenn ihr aber Fragen habt, verfasse einfach einen Kommentar und ich antworte :).

1. Link and follow the blogger who awarded you
2. Blog about the award
3. Give the award to 5 other bloggers - preferably bloggers with less than 200 followers
4. Answer the 11 questions I asked you and create 11 questions to your 5 awarded bloggers

And now I'll answer the 11 questions Jennie made :

1. Have you ever had regrets about wearing vintage & said to yourself: "Enough is enough...!?"

- No, never. I'm even thinking of wearing vintage the rest of my life. It's good for the enviroment and good for me, as it makes me happy while wearing it.

2. What is the dearest vintage item in your possession?

- A pair of 1940s winter boots I bought in Amsterdam a while ago.

 

3. What do you do put under your shoes when they need new soles?

- New soles :). When the sole is only a bit broken, I try to fix it with contact glue. But when I see they need new soles, I take them to the cobbler right away to get them fixed. I've did the same with the shoes pictured above.

4. Are you the only one in your family, who wear or live vintage?

- Yes, unfortunately I am. But my family does like the fact that I wear vintage.

5. For how long did you wear or live vintage before starting to blog?

- Not so long, perhaps a few weeks. But I feel that the longer I know vintage, the better I want to dress more authentic than I did a year ago. 

6.  Many vintage lovers also seem to be cat lovers – are you fond of cats & if you are why?

- Oh, yes, I just love cats ! They are so cute and you can cuddle them. Unfortunately the black cat 

(Banjer) I once blogged about, walked away and we never saw him again. But we still have his brother to keep us company :).

7.  What season is the best & what is the worst for wearing vintage?

I think all the seaons are good, but in winter you can't wear nylons without freezing and finding vintagew winter shoes and coats is very hard. So I think winter can be the worst season if you can't find a good vintage coat or shoes if you want to look very authentic.

8. Do you make your own vintage style clothing & if you do, please show us some examples!

- I did sew some dresses some time ago, but I want to start all over with sewing and start with the very basics. I do sew my own seamed stockings and my mother made me a 1940s jacket with a pattern from my 'Goldene Schnitt'- book. But I'll  blog about that very soon.

9. Have you ever persuaded anybody to start wearing vintage – if your have, what was your best argument?

- No, unfortuantely not. Not yet :) 

10.  Does wearing or living vintage also affect the way you speak?

- Ofcourse it does. I often speak with two words, greet people on the street and such. I don't even have to pay attention to it, it just happens.

11. Could you tell us either a joke or a riddle about the vintage lifestyle?

- No, I don't know any jokes or riddles.But please tell me if you know one :).

Now I'll choose 5 other bloggers to pass the award on :

1. Erika at Fun with vintage

2. Swingingcat at Beswingtes Allerlei (a very nice German vintage blog)

3. Presley at Young Vintage Girl

4.  Eleanor at Victory Rolls and Roses

5. Luna at Vintage Tagebuch (both English and German)

Here are the 11 questions you have to answer :

1. How did you discover vintage clothing ?

Wie hast du Vintage entdeckt ?

2. If you could only take one vintage item you own to an abandoned island, what would it be ?

Wenn du nur ein Ding (was vintage ist) nach einem Insel mitnehmen könntest, was würde es dann sein ?

3. Is there a lot of vintage in the city where you live ?

Gibt es viel vintage wo du wohnst ?

4. Did you discover new hobbies or interests after you discovered vintage ?

Hast du neue Hobby's oder Interessen entdeckt nachdem du Vintage entdeckt hast ?

5. For how long have you been wearing  vintage ?

Wie lange trägst du schon Vintage Kleidung ?

6. Are you sometimes afraid ripping seams in old clothing or broken soles of shoes becaus of their age ?

Hast du manchmal Angst das durch das Tragen Vintage Kleidung kaputt geht ? Denke an aufgerissene Nähte bei Kleider oder an Sohlen bei Schuhe.

7. Have you ever worn seamed stockings in winter (despite the temperature) because you thought they were more vintage/prettier than thights ?

Hast du schon Mal im Winter Nylons getragen weil du die schöner fand als Strumpfhosen, obwohl es kalt war ?

8. Do you also adapt vintage to your daily life ?

Verarbeitest du im Alltag noch mehr vintage als nur die Kleidung ?

9. Who is your vintage fashion icon and why ?

Wer is deinen Vorbild wenn es um Vintage Mode geht und weshalb ?

10.Do you have any pets?

Hast du Haustiere ?

11. Why did you start blogging ?

Wann hast du angefangen zu Bloggen ?

Thank you again for awarding me Jannie :).

With Love, Jip.