I’ve been wearing vintage sunglasses for a while now but it was only recently, lying by the pool in Cyprus, that I started to wonder about the health implications of wearing them. We’re all nagged constantly about the importance of wearing high-factor suncream and avoiding excessive sun exposure and an important part of that is(…)
Why it is that Vintage fashion is so perennially popular with fashion lovers? What is it that makes people reference by-gone times and eras rather than simply following the latest trends? Well there are a number of reasons! Vintage fashion is fun, flattering and can be fantastically feminine. It is one of life’s great joys(…)
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNERS ARE: EMMA ADAMS & KATHARINE BOURNE-FRANCIS. VIVIEN OF HOLLOWAY WILL BE IN TOUCH TO ARRANGE YOUR GIFT VOUCHERS. This week I have a fantastic competition to share with you: the chance to win one of tw0 £50 vouchers to spend at Vivien of Holloway. About Vivien of Holloway:(…)
Isn’t this great? It’s been released by Debenhams and I just thought I’d share, hope you like it!
There has been so much lovely fashion blogging gorgeousness this week, it was hard just to pick my top 4, but here they are: This week I wish I’d been wearing: This great Superman-inspired outfit by Vintage Vixen Andi B Goode’s cute 50s housedress with red accessories – I love her Mickey Mouse phone case too! Sammy(…)
Is it just me or is this a bit of a strange photo of Britt Ekland? She’s so naturally beautiful, and yet what she’s wearing seems to do nothing for her at all – the fur hat, the ringlets, that pinky red lipstick…?! The photo was taken on Hampstead Heath in London in 1986. What(…)
I haven’t seen the movie Charade, but I keep seeing photos from it, and I desperately want to have the time to watch it. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn just seem like the most fascinating on-screen couple. Have you seen Charade? Is it good?
I’ve decided to start a ‘I wish I was wearing‘ feature as a way of sharing some of my other favourite bloggers and blog posts. After all, if I love these blogs, maybe you will too! If you want to see more of any of these just click on the links to read the full articles.(…)
I absolutely adore this dress, sadly it’s not real Mary Quant, but it is a very cute vintage 1960s shift dress. Oh come ON summer, hurry up and arrive so I can start wearing sixties style dresses without getting goosebumps! A real Mary Quant vintage dress would be my all time vintage ideal. What vintage(…)
I love the electric blue colour of this 50s style dress and can just see a young Elizabeth Taylor swanning around in it! Clockwise from top: 1950s Style Halterneck Satin Dress Vintage flower brooch Lilly Pulitzer Pumps – Kat Kitten Heel
I’ve heard a lot of people say that they’d love to start wearing vintage clothes, but they don’t know how to go about it. I can see why, buying vintage can be very different to buying in a regular fashion store, so here are my top 7 mistakes to avoid when you’re buying vintage. I(…)
1950s fashion model Dovima looking impossibly stylish sitting on a boat in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This photo was taken by Toni Frissell and appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, November 1946. I love the look of the sea in this photo. Even though the photo is in black and white you can almost feel that water just(…)
I bought this outfit a couple of weeks ago and this was the first chance I’d really had to wear it. I love the spring colours in it, and I also love the fact that it’s a handmade dress from the 1960s which has now been passed down to another generation. I have no idea(…)
“Fashion model with llamas, Cusco, Peru”, a fashion photograph by Toni Frissell for Harper’s Bazaar, January 1952.
I thought the topless swimsuit was invented by Rudi Gernreich in the 1960s, but apparently a slightly baggier version was around in the 1920s! This monokini was worn by Guna Mori, a Follies Bergere girl. Apologies for the size of the photo, I couldn’t find a higher-res photo! Which version do you prefer this one,(…)
It can take a bit of time to get used to shopping for vintage clothes, you need to find good vintage stores you can trust, get used to tricky vintage sizing and also get brave enough to take the plunge and start wearing vintage. If you don’t have the time to do this and want(…)
Have you got some vintage family photos? Or stacks of old magazines filled with gorgeous retro fashions? If you’ve got something to share that you think would be great on We Heart Vintage please send it over. What am I looking for? Anything fascinating, vintage or fabulous from the 1900s through till the 1980s. So(…)
I love it when the cherry blossom is out, it seems to be really late this year but it always marks the time when spring has truly arrived! Isn’t it glorious? I’ve also been waiting for some warmer weather to get some of my new vintage shift dresses out. I love the white collar and(…)