I’m so excited, I just had to share this! I’m on the Harpers Bazaar website after being picked as one of the winners for their Vintage Style competition. I’m wearing my 20s outfit which I posted earlier this week – how cool is that?!
This is my vintage 1920s outfit which I adore – the dress actually belongs to my mum but I’m holding onto it until she next decides she wants to wear it! She bought the dress for a twenties-themed party about 15 years ago – we looked everywhere for something and ended up buying it from(…)
I’m so ready for spring to arrive! I was woefully underdressed for a day-out in February so it’s my own fault, but I’m being optimistic and hoping for some warmth and sunshine! Besides, I’d bought a new sixties-style cape coat in the sales and I couldn’t wait to try it out! [7 photos]
This was inspired partly by Marilyn’s iconic red dress from Gentlemen Perfer Blondes, and partly by her habit of wearing sexy little wiggle dresses. What do you think?
I haven’t posted a design for a while (so much for my New Year’s resolution eh?), but this is one I did a few weeks ago with Jean Harlow in mind – the dress would be made from a gorgeous ivory satin with draping around the neck and a (faux) fur stole with tan Mary(…)
The UK has been under a severe weather warning for the past 24 hours, but even though it snowed all day yesterday we still only have about 2 inches of snow! I think we must be the only part of the country who aren’t up to our knees in the stuff, but the snow we(…)
I felt like designing something 20s inspired, but couldn’t be bothered with drawing all the beading and fringing you normally get in a flapper dress, so here’s an adaptation of the tennis-dress I designed for the ClothesBox competition. It’s just a bit simpler and a bit sleeker and I thought Clara Bow would look great(…)
One of my new year’s resolutions this year is to do more drawing, so I thought I’d start by designing a dress for one of my favourite fifties fashion icons: Grace Kelly. What do you think? Would she have looked good in this? (Obviously she would have looked good dressed in a bin-liner but you(…)
What’s nicer than spending the first day of a new year with good friends in beautiful relaxed surroundings, laughing, talking, having fun? A bit tired, and slightly hung over, but making the most of the new year! One of my new year’s blogging resolutions is to get out and about to take my outfit photos,(…)
What do you think of these seamed tights? Aren’t they fabulous?! Appropriately they have J’taime squiggled along the seams (which for those of you who don’t have my very basic knowledge of French means I love you!). I though I’d team them with my preppy Christmas jumper and some pretty suede heels for some pre-Christmas(…)
Wow, it was chilly out there this morning! It had only just got light (check out the dawn photo below when it really WAS too dark to be taking photos!) But if you’re wrapped up in a warm fur coat wearing a miniskirt isn’t too bad… although I have to admit I stuck a pair(…)
I have to admit, there’s not a lot of vintage in this outfit – just my (faux) fur gilet – oh and my shoes which were a second-hand eBay buy (they’ve got leopard print soles – how cute is that?!). I also wanted to share the first real frost we’ve had so far this year.(…)
Clockwise from top right: Benefit Lemon Aid – this primes your eyelid and gives a nice pale base for dark eyeliner – perfect for a nice clear cat-eye flick! Miracletouch Creamy Blush by Max Factor – I like creamy blushers, I find they stay on much better than powder blush and don’t dry my skin(…)
Some days it’s just too cold and miserable to make the effort and you just want to sling on some jeans and a jumper, but add a splash of lipstick and a (faux) fur coat and you instantly feel fabulous again! Although though I suspect I look a bit like a polar bear in this(…)
If you have been following my blog for a while, you might recognize this as my Goodwood Revival dress. I didn’t get any good photos of it that day, so I thought I’d re-style it and take some more photos. The outfit I wore to Goodwood was a lot more authentic – pale tights, big(…)
This is my first attempt at an outfit post which isn’t relying on my trusty brick wall as a background. I still need lots more practice (especially because I’m taking the photos myself so focussing is proving a problem with the self timer! I think I need a cardboard cutout of myself to set the(…)
So, how are your mo’s growing MoBros? My husband’s new Movember moustache is very prickly, but since it’s only for a month and for a great cause, I’m still smiling! If you don’t know about Movember it’s a movement responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces throughout November all over the(…)
Hmm. I had a strange mode on my camera by accident this morning (think I had a custom white balance on there by mistake) so I had to correct these in Photoshop and I still look slightly jaundiced! I’m not ill, I just haven’t got the hang of my new camera yet! 😉 I need(…)