Who is Googling This Stuff?!

The internet can be a pretty unforgiving place, but when the top search for Marilyn Monroe is ‘Marilyn Monroe is

7 Unsolved Vintage Mysteries and Disappearances

I think the tragic disappearance of Flight MH370 is probably pre-occupying all of us at the moment and it goes

9 Classic Hollywood Stars Who Didn’t Make it to 40 (and What Happened to Them)

I turn 40 next week and this milestone got me thinking about all the Hollywood stars who died tragically young

50 Gorgeous Vintage Hats

Wearing a hat versus not wearing a hat is the difference between looking adequate and looking your best. (Martha Sliter)

Vintage Style Icons: The Ice-Cold Blonde

Hitchcock’s fair-haired heroines are perhaps those that spring to mind when you think of an ice-cold blonde. They was certainly

Looking for Vintage Events?

I really look forward to the vintage events I go to each year, but I tend to stick to the

50 Darling Vintage Day Dresses

I really should wear jeans a lot less. Part of me really yearns back to a time when it just

1950s Style Icons: Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield was an iconic bombshell of the 50s and 60s and was known as the ‘Working Man’s Monroe‘. She

My Vintage Take on the Oscars

The news this morning is filled with the pictures and winners from last night’s Academy Award ceremony – well, that

1940s Style Icons: Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake was one of the most popular movie stars in the early 1940s. She made her name paired with

Beauty and the Blitz: How to Wear 1940s Makeup

Beauty in the 1940s was a strange mixture of glamour and practicality. Despite harsh rationing and shortages of makeup and

The Very Best Vintage Swimwear

The sun is shining gloriously here for the first time in, well, what feels like months! Am I too early

1950s Supermodels: Jean Patchett: The Girl with the Beauty Spot

Jean Patchett was one of the best known models of the 1950s. Today, February 16th, was her birthday and she

Radioactive Cosmetics: Makeup of the Atomic Era

From the 1920s through to the 1950s Atomic energy was terrifically fashionable. Radium was used in everything from beauty and

Rock the Fifties Look: 5 Must-Have Vintage Jewellery Pieces

As the world of fashion’s love affair with all things retro continues, we are once again turning to the Fifties

Mods and Mad Men: 1960s Makeup Tips

1960s makeup is perhaps one of the most recognizable of the vintage styles of makeup, whether you choose to go

50 Sensational Vintage 1960s Dresses

As I’m sure you know by now, I love nothing more than a great vintage 1960s dress – I’m just

Beauty Solutions of the 1940s: Wartime Workarounds

Beauty throughout the 1940s was dominated by wartime shortages and rationing. Clothing rationing ended in 1949 and soap rationing in