I wanted to share with you the two latest additions to my vintage insect collection. Aren’t they fabulous? Well, I’ve learned from experience that bug jewellery is very much a matter of personal taste, they seem to have the power to either delight or revolt, but I love them! I especially love the wings on(…)
I saw a very dear old friend of mine yesterday (well, not so *old* actually – she’d just love being called that, ha! but we have known each other since we were 7!) and she gave me these fabulous vintage gifts as a belated birthday present. I just wanted to share how gorgeous they are(…)
Well, that’s the look I was going for. Of course I look nothing like either of them, but that’s where my inspiration was coming from! What do you think of my saucy red-seamed tights? Aren’t they fabulous. It’s a pity you can see the huge bruise I’ve got on my calf, that serves me right(…)
Today is a bit of a red letter day. I *finally* own my very first pair of vintage glasses thanks to the fabulous people at The Vintage Optical Shop. Aren’t they great? There’s something about wearing some gorgeous vintage specs which make you want to have fun and get pulling faces. Trout pout anyone? Plus(…)
I wish I’d had a bit more time this weekend. I had so many things I wanted to do, and so many ideas but I’m guessing you know what it’s like, life just kind of gets in the way! What with being a mum, being a daughter, being a wife I only really got half(…)
Wow! It’s cold out there! Great weather for snuggling up inside a warm fur coat and getting some post-Christmas fresh air! If you’d like to see how I did my quick 5-minute beehive (which doesn’t involve backcombing) then take a look here. It’s easy as pie!
I know there’s nothing authentic about this outfit, my silk scarf is actually from the 1960s, the headscarf style is inspired by 1940s land-girls, my clothes are modern and my Grandma’s pearls are probably from the 1950s, but it was a nice outfit to wear, and surprisingly liberating to wear a headscarf! It’s nice not(…)
Jeepers creepers it’s COLD out there! About 5 minutes after I finished taking these photos it started hailing and then sleeting. Yeuch! Bring back summer, I want a tan and a chance to wear shorts again! This beautiful vintage 1940s dress was kindly loaned to me by Helene from Revival Vintage. It pretty chilly once(…)
I can’t tell you how nice it’s been today to have some free time to relax and do some sketching. I haven’t done any drawing for months, things have just been too busy, but I do enjoy it. I also find the costumes in Strictly Come Dancing really inspiring. Yes, they’re gaudy and covered in(…)
I have a secret soft-spot for the Seventies. Despite being horrified by flares, paisley and anything brown throughoutt my younger years, I seem to have finally got over all that. Flared jeans are now my favourite kind of jeans, I’d be lost without my shearling-style gilet and I love nothing better than a good clucky(…)
While I spend a lot of my life in relaxed 70s-style jeans or little sixties-style minidresses, it’s nice sometimes to dress like a grown up! And 1940s fashion is perfect for that. There’s something very elegant about it which makes you want to do your hair nicely and put some makeup on! I was lent(…)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or more precisely haven’t stopped by my blog in the last few days) you probably know that it was Goodwood Revival at the weekend. I haven’t really posted anything about my outfits so I thought I’d share those with you today. On Friday I wore a 1960s houndstooth(…)
Anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis will know that I’m a Sixties girl at heart, and most vintage I buy is from the 60s or 70s. So I relished the chance to try something a little different with this lovely vintage 1950s dress. I was lent it by Helene at Revival Vintage(…)
There’s a great 4 storey antiques emporium near us, and its one of my 7 year old son’s favourite places to go and browse around. Each floor is packed from floor to ceiling with everything from vintage clothes to old china, furniture and fascinating random old things. It’s like a treasure-trove and it’s a great(…)
As I think I’ve mentioned before I ‘m not quite ready to embrace an 80s revival yet. The memories are just too vivid from the first time round, but I do love a nice sequined top. They remind me of all the things I loved about the 80s: glamorous outfits from Dallas and Dynasty and(…)
My favourite decades for vintage clothing are the sixties and seventies. The only problem with this is that there was so much synthetic material around.. rayon, polyester, nylon and those just aren’t the fabrics to be wearing when its 30 degrees outside. That’s why I love this vintage shift dress so much, it’s from the(…)
It’s been a bit too hot to be dressing up recently, but as we’ve had a bit of cloud cover today I’ve finally got the energy to try out some lovely new vintage clothes! I love this vintage 1960s dress, I feel like an extra in Mad Men when I wear it, especially with my(…)
Doodling around with a 60s-inspired block colour pleated mini dress… Edited with BlogPad Pro