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I'm Ale, I live in Turin, a pretty town in the north of Italy, with my husband Alf and two oversized cats named Julius and Lana. I work in animation by day, illustrate children's books by night and, in the middle, I'm a lover of all things vintage.

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Lately on Instagram

my beloved Mole Antonellianala mia adorata Mole Antonelliana my beautiful Turin: 1800s books at the vintage fair - Valentino park - piazza Vittorio Veneto - Galleria Subalpinala mia bellissima...

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Last day to get your 10% off!

Happy Sunday everyone and thanks for welcoming our handmade collection with such warmth and enthusiasm! Today is the last chance to use your 10% discount with the code WELCOMEROSASPINA, a few...

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Rosaspina Vintage S/S 2013

I'm so pleased to finally share these pictures with you, and to be able to say that the first Rosaspina Vintage handmade collection is ready! My mom and I are utterly happy to see our little dream...

May 13, 2013 Like

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Collection sketches

We would like to thank you all SO much for your sweet words in the past few days, my mom and I definitely didn't expect such a big response and we feel simply overwhelmed by the warm encouragement!...

May 3, 2013 Like 9 people like this

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Our handmade collection

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who spent her entire days drawing. Her greatest love was animation, but before being able to understand that it might have become her future job for real,...

Apr 27, 2013 Like 11 people like this

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Teenage life in the 1940s

all pictures from LIFE - photographed by Nina Leen I've always found life in the 1940s incredibly charming and even with the war pending I wish I could live even just one day as a teenager of that...

Apr 21, 2013 Like 10 people like this

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Winter's end

It was still pretty cold outside when we took these pictures in the park, but that beautiful sunshine was a clear sign that spring was finally ready to bloom. In the past few days I happily stored...

Apr 17, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Pretend outfits for pretend Spring

I can imagine this outfit brightening up a rainy afternoon, under a cute transparent umbrella, while I'm going to visit the museum of natural science in my town. 1. Toast coat - 2. vintage necklace...

Apr 12, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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Choo choo!

All aboard! Last monday Alf and I decided to spend the last bit of our Easter holidays on a 1911 slow steam locomotive, it was truly one of my best days this year! From Turin to Bra, a lovely...

Apr 6, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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Chie Mihara Giveaway! ➸ CLOSED

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you'll know that I'm a huge fan of Chie Mihara. I fell in love with her collections ever since I was introduced to her amazingly comfortable shoes back...

Apr 3, 2013 Like 7 people like this

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Vintage Easter eggs

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend! We took it extremely easy and simply spent it watching movies, eating lots of chocolate eggs, walking in the park and enjoying good friends' company....

Mar 31, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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10 grey things I like

1920s mesh purse via La SartoriaUna borsetta vintage degli anni '20 via La Sartoria Transitioning our clothes from winter to spring can be a little tricky when the weather is so unpredictable and...

Mar 28, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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A vintage vanity quiz (dall'Enciclopedi a della Fanciulla, 1963)

I've got to admit, I've always had a bit of a weakness for magazine quizzes and everything that involves silly forms to fill out, so imagine my surprise when I found this 'vanity test' from a 1960s...

Mar 23, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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New old things

a perfect cream blouse with 3/4 sleeves and the most adorable collar, soon in my new Etsy shop!*una perfetta blusa color crema, con maniche a 3/4 e un colletto adorabile, presto nel mio nuovo Etsy...

Mar 17, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Noir

You might have noticed by now how much I love black and white photographs and, maybe because I was actually dressed in gray scale myself, I thought that these snaps from yesterday afternoon could...

Mar 11, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Witches tales and graveyard guardians

Last time Alf and I walked inside the St Canice cathedral was actually the very first day we visited Kilkenny, it feels like yesterday but it was actually 8 years ago! At that time we were both...

Mar 4, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Kilkenny through Instagram

the cutest pink B&b in town We're back to Italy! Survived the northern winds, the darn humidity that makes you wake up with huge 80s hair (or is it just me?) and we're eventually home, reunited...

Feb 27, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Dear Creatures Spring 2013

If you're planning to go to Ireland in the next days, make sure to bring some very warm wool sweaters with you! I'm writing this post from the hotel wrapped in my duvet, with a large cup of tea on...

Feb 22, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Paperman

While bloggers around the globe get their outfits ready for fashion weeks, Ale gets her rain boots ready for a new trip to Ireland! Alf and I are about to leave for another irish adventure, we'll...

Feb 14, 2013 Like 7 people like this

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Giveaway: Ame Jewels ➸ CLOSED

When I was little I used to hide a green crystal under my pillow to sleep well and keep bad dreams away. Or carry a chestnut in my coat pocket throughout winter, so that I wouldn't catch a cold. If...

Feb 10, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Tram

I love taking the tram in Turin. Well I guess I don't have much of a choice since I never applied for a driving license... But taking the tram it's such a romantic thing, it's a totally different...

Feb 5, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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Ellis Island

This past weekend the weather was freezing but gorgeously sunny so I would have gladly spent it outside, enjoying a naughty amaretto flavored hot chocolate in a cafe or browsing through the racks...

Jan 28, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Let's dance!

After thinking about it for a long, long time, a few months ago (thanks also to my partner in crime Cécile) I eventually joined a tap dancing class! It was love at first sight: it's extremely fun,...

Jan 24, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Colenimo s/s 2013

It goes without saying that I'm completely smitten with Colenimo's Spring/Summer collection. It's inspired by Helen Wills Moody, an american tennis player who had a brilliant career in the 20s and...

Jan 21, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Tale as old as time

I was all giddy the other day when I found some photographs that I didn't even know I had! Alf took them during our visit to the American Museum of Natural History, one of my favorite places in New...

Jan 17, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Sessun S/S 2013

Even if winter holidays are gone, I'm not particularly ready to daydream about wearing sorbet colors or walk around with bare legs (brrr!), actually I'm still looking forward to have some serious...

Jan 11, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Housewife

Happy New Year everyone! My 2013 started veeeery slowly, let's say that I truly needed every single bit of these days off. I was just getting used to staying up till late reading or spending my...

Jan 7, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Last instagrams of the year (and pan collar overload)

a Fieldguided tote, too pretty to unwrap. *dentro questo pacchettino ci sarebbe una borsa di tela Fieldguided, ma e' troppo carino per aprirlo.a long day - as matchy matchy as you can get (you can...

Dec 30, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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A little handmade present

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you've had a wonderful day filled with love, yummies and plenty of laughter with your family and friends. I've been happily away from the computer these past few...

Dec 26, 2012 Like 5 people like this

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Written by

Ale RosaspinaVintage

Lately on Instagram

Last day to get your 10% off!

Rosaspina Vintage S/S 2013

Collection sketches

Our handmade collection

Teenage life in the 1940s

Winter's end

Pretend outfits for pretend Spring

Choo choo!

Chie Mihara Giveaway! ➸ CLOSED

Vintage Easter eggs

10 grey things I like

A vintage vanity quiz (dall'Enciclopedi a della Fanciulla, 1963)

New old things

Noir

Witches tales and graveyard guardians

Kilkenny through Instagram

Dear Creatures Spring 2013

Paperman

Giveaway: Ame Jewels ➸ CLOSED

Tram

Ellis Island

Let's dance!

Colenimo s/s 2013

Tale as old as time

Sessun S/S 2013

Housewife

Last instagrams of the year (and pan collar overload)

A little handmade present

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