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Fashions Continuing Love Affair with 40’s & 50’s
We knew fashion would come to it’s senses one of these days, and now that the love for vintage inspirations has really taken root we can rejoice in all the new eye candy coming our way. Prada’s Spring...
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Daily Outfit Inspirations – Gardening with Betty
Today’s outfit is a little bit work a tiny bit fantasy… all because it is something I put together for a shoot and then proceeded to have a bit of a diva moment in. The divine Bernie Dexter sent me...
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Autumn Winter 2012 -Trends to Try.
If you invite me to dinner this winter, expect that I will turn up looking something like this. As a dutiful style blogger, I try and hit the real world chain stores and boutiques as the new seasons...
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We go downtown to the Millennium Biltmore – Vintage Hotel History Heaven!
The Millennium Biltmore is a place that you must go. Absolutely, without a doubt, if you have a vintage loving bone in your body; you MUST get to this gorgeous place! I’d been told that it was located...
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1940 Makeup Tutorial – A Simple Authentic Style
Much of what we see around, and indeed even my own daily style, is not (strictly speaking) vintage makeup. Instead it is a way we have taken elements from the past and stylised them to suit currents...
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Daily Outfit – 1980s retro does 1940s vintage style
Saturday was almost 40 degrees here, and that is the kind of heat that you really need to be prepared for. I recently came across this cute little 1980s summer number and knew that to make it oh so me,...
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1940s hairstyle tutorial for your vintage Christmas!
Thank you so much for your patience everyone. This was a few days late in coming as I’ve had a terrible bout of tonsillitis and have had no voice! So while the tutorial was ready, the voice over...
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Daily Outfit – To Market to Market in 1940s Style
With school holidays having only one more week remaining here, it seems I’ve spent a lot of time shopping these past few weeks. Shopping for food that is! Today is no exception as we head out to get...
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My Middy Hair Cut. The Perfect Cut for Vintage Sets.
Since 1997 I have been trying to get this hair cut. Like many of you I have all kinds of pictures, illustrations and even original cutting diagrams. So the questions is, after such a very long time,...
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The Perfect Vintage Hair Cut – The Middy and How to Style It.
There is so much talk on the vintage pages of the internet about “what is the perfect hair cut for vintage“? While there is no single answer, given we all have preferences for different eras,...
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Vintage Loungewear
Vintage dressing gowns form the backbone of my collection. There is nothing so glamorous and relaxing as having these to swan about in after work. Pieces from the late 1930s through to the mid 1970s...
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Daily Outfit – Vintage Pake Muu
Inside my vintage clothing collection there are a few prized possessions; this is one. This dress is an original 1940’s Pake Muu, designed for elegant holiday lounging. It is a cotton dress with a...
View Article3 Easy Ways to Tie a Headscarf – Retro Style!
Learning how to tie a headscarf retro style, is easier than you think. It’s one of the quickest ways to solve a bad hair day and the varieties are only limited by your imagination. I’ve been asked many...
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Vintage dressing gowns form the backbone of my collection. There is nothing so glamorous and relaxing as having these to swan about in after work. Pieces from the late 1930s through to the mid 1970s...
View ArticleVintage Loungewear
Vintage dressing gowns form the backbone of my collection. There is nothing so glamorous and relaxing as having these to swan about in after work. Pieces from the late 1930s through to the mid 1970s...
View ArticleDaily Outfit – Vintage Pake Muu
My treasured vintage Pake Muu Inside my vintage clothing collection there are a few prized possessions; this is one. This dress is an original 1940’s Pake Muu, designed for elegant holiday lounging. It...
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