The nights are getting darker, tears are being shed over the latest sentimental John Lewis Christmas ad and apparently the Coca Cola Truck is coming to our town soon. It can only mean one thing: it’s nearly party dress season! I love vintage party dresses, they are just so glorious! I’ve got a mixture of(…)
The thing I find so irresistible about vintage is the sheer variety out there. There isn’t a high-street store in the world where you would be able to find this cornucopia of variety! I’ve chosen everything from antique Victorian mourning capes, to 1920s Art Deco, 50s fur jackets, 60s swing coats, 70s sheepskin and a(…)
You will probably know by now that Rita Hayworth was always my favourite classic movie star – she just seemed so impossibly glamorous. So how could I leave her out of my vintage paper doll series? Which outfit do you think suits her best? Personally, I love that sea green voile gown!
I think we need something a little more upbeat today after the last 2 days of stories about concentration camp guards, what could be more light-hearted than playing dress-up with Brigitte Bardot? I sent out a call for vintage stores to send in their best Bardot-style vintage outfits and this is what they came up(…)
Following on from my ‘dressing Grace Kelly challenge‘ last week I thought it would be fun to ask the vintage stores I know to dress Marilyn Monroe this week, what do you think of their choices? Some of them are absolutely perfect, some less so. I’d love to know which you think are the best(…)
I sent out a challenge to the vintage stores I know this week, asking them to pick their favourite outfit for Grace Kelly, and this is what they sent in. What do you think? Which outfits are spot-on, and which are totally wrong? I think my favourites are the lace cardigan (below) and those amazing(…)
I know there’s a really female bias to my blog a lot of the time (I am a girl after all), but I’ve had so many requests for some mens fashion that I decided to feature my favourite vintage menswear this week. I hope you like it boys! And if any of you vintage men(…)
It’s the perfect time for knitwear at the moment: not quite cold enough for a coat, but not yet hot enough to go without some kind of extra layer. Here are some of my vintage knitwear favourites around at the moment. They range from chunky 1970s sweaters to delicate 1930s knitted dresses to cute 60s(…)
Wearing a hat versus not wearing a hat is the difference between looking adequate and looking your best. (Martha Sliter) Nothing can make you feel your best like a great hat, it makes me sad to think that so few people wear hats today. In the 40s and 50s most people wore hats everyday, but(…)
I really should wear jeans a lot less. Part of me really yearns back to a time when it just wasn’t acceptable for women to wear tracky-bottoms and jeans every day, but that’s all I ever see on the school run in the morning. I know it’s easier to chuck on a pair of trousers,(…)
The sun is shining gloriously here for the first time in, well, what feels like months! Am I too early to start thinking about sunshine and swimwear? We’re at that longest point of winter where we all start dreaming about lounging on a fabulous holiday somewhere so I’ve rounded up my best vintage swimwear finds(…)
As I’m sure you know by now, I love nothing more than a great vintage 1960s dress – I’m just a sucker for the Sixties! So I had great fun this week looking for the best vintage dresses from that decade and I’ve found some fabulous frocks for you. From mod minidresses, to bright psychedelic(…)
I’ve had a fabulous time this week looking through lots of vintage homewares, and I’ve found everything from antiques to things I remember from the 1980s, not to mention a gorgeous 1950s Marilyn Monroe-shaped ashtray and a 22 carat gold teapot! Do you have much vintage in your home? I seem to have quite a(…)
I love the Seventies. While I adore the fashions from other decades, I feel at home wearing 70s style. As a small child I was dressed in corduroy dungarees, chunky roll neck sweaters and puff-sleeved dresses and I guess that never really leaves you. Give me a pair of flared jeans and a faux-fur gilet(…)
I have a real visual treat for you this week, a collection of the very finest in vintage lingerie. One of the things I adore about vintage underwear is that it incorporates such a wide range of styles. We’ve got everything here from Edwardian bloomers, to 1930s tap pants, 1950s bullet bras, not to mention(…)
Is your Facebook feed full of people announcing engagements at the moment? Christmas and New Year certainly seem to be popular times to pop the question, and if you’re one of the lucky people who now have a wedding to look forward to you’re going to need a dress. Vintage wedding dresses have surged in(…)
What will you be doing for New Year’s Eve this year? Will you be meeting someone at the top of the Empire State Building, partying with friends or maybe staying in and relaxing? Whatever you’re doing you owe it to yourself to look fabulous, after all, let’s start the new year the way we all(…)
My Christmas shopping is very much underway now, and I’m trying to introduce a little vintage into people’s lives this year. Here I’ve picked some of my favourite vintage gifts. So, whether you’re buying for boys or girls, big or small take a look and get some vintage inspiration! Happy December everyone! Mouse-over to see(…)