Last week I filled the store with bright and colourful vintage party dresses, but this week it is all about the LBD. I’ve managed to amass a huge collection of black vintage dresses, from the beaded 1920s number above to a late 1980s Thierry Mugler body con dress with sculptural neckline. There were [...]
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New in Store: Vintage Party Dresses
Party season will soon be upon us, so I have spent this week filling the online shop with lots of colourful and sparkly cocktail frocks and full length evening gowns. Whether you are off to a ball, out to drinks, or geared up for a big night of dancing, there should be something [...]
New in Store: Vintage Coats
It has been a while since I’ve been able to do a shop update, but just in time for the really cold weather (for us Northern Hemisphere folk at least), I’ve added a heap of cosy winter coats and fur wraps into the online shop. Have a look at what is new below, [...]
50s Style Art: Earl Diablo’s Artistic Extravaganza
Paul Culshaw is an artist whose intrinsic love of 50s style and music shines through in his work. He also happens to be the husband of my lovely friend Fiona of Straight Talkin’ Mama. My heart quavers a little when I find out that a friend makes art, writes, or plays [...]
New in Store: Vintage Accessories
The past two weeks I have been working really hard on beefing up the accessories section of the store. And boy has it worked! There are now over 80 vintage items in the accessories section, including belts, buckles, dress clips, collars, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, hat pins, gloves, cigarette cases, and even some [...]
New in Store: Vintage Knitwear
You wouldn’t know it with the unexpected heatwave we’ve been having, but autumn is on its way. Ah, season of mists and rum-soaked fruit-cakiness. I’m rather looking forward to snuggling under my granny lap-blanket, eating pumpkin soup, and reading lots of murder mysteries. And of course getting back into my lovely vintage knitwear, particularly [...]
Vintage Style: Get The Maggie Look!
With Margaret Thatcher’s vintage suits selling for vast amounts at auction, Maggie-inspired photo shoots in Vogue, and Meryl Streep donning 80s gloss lipstick to play the Iron Lady, a wildly unlikely style icon has come into force. If you, too, want to lead the country, a 70s skirt suit (preferably British made) is [...]
New in Store: Vintage Bags and Purses
I can never get enough of vintage bags. Well vintage anything obviously, but I have some kind of addiction to bead bags in particular. Joining my last vintage shop bag update I have some more beaded purses, but also some larger bags for more practical everyday purposes. After all, we can’t all be off [...]
New in Store This Week: Beaded Vintage Purses
I rather love the little beaded purses that were so popular in the 20s and 30s. They are so dainty and such a lot of work went into them, and it is lovely to think of all the lovely parties and dances they have been to. In fact, as Charlotte of Tuppence Ha’Penny [...]
New in Store This Week: Vintage Shoes
This week my brother has been visiting London and I have had a few other errands to take care of, so I have been running a little behind my usual schedule – but I’ve still managed to fit in a bunch of luscious vintage shoes ready to go into the store tomorrow. There are [...]
1960s polka dot mod dress by Berketex
1970s green and red tartan knit jumper dress
1960s black and white check blanket dress
1970s floral print hippy smock dress by Emanuelle
