1930s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook is THE book for vintage girls to put on their Christmas wish list this year. Essentially, this is just one big drool-maker. There is a concise and intelligent overview on fashion during the decade in the introduction, and then it gets stuck right into what we all [...]
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1940s ‘Liquid Stockings’
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, stockings were as much an essential part of a woman’s outfit as hats and gloves. Even by the 60s, Jean Shrimpton shocked the Australian media by wearing an above the knee dress without leg coverings to the Melbourne Cup. Now, we tend to wear [...]
Now in London: Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
One of the most anticipated exhibitions happening this year finally opened on Saturday at the V&A in London. Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 gives a glamorous overview of the past 60 years of evening couture in the UK. This is the sort of fashion most of us can only look at in pictures, so [...]
Review: The Little Book of Schiaparelli
This may be titled The Little Book of Schiaparelli, but like Mary Poppin’s carpet bag, it packs in much more than you would at first expect. From the outside it has a similar look to the sort of books which are given as gifts: they tend to look pretty but contain nothing very [...]
Dulux goes 60s in London
Stop press! British paint company Dulux has been placed at number eight in the top ten ‘Superbrands’ for 2012! Frankly I couldn’t really care less about Superbrands and their respective rankings (though I was surprised to see The Royal Albert Hall at number twelve), however I loved the celebratory photoshoot put on by Dulux. [...]
Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up
Happy Friday possums! I hope you have all had good weeks. Mine has mostly been spent listing new things in the store (just for a change), as well as trying to sort out all the paperwork that had built up in the weeks I have devoted to the website and nothing else. It might [...]
Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up
Happy Friday all! I don’t know about you, but as soon at the clock hits 6 I’ll be knocking back a G&T or ten. This has truly been a hell of a week. I have been working night and day photographing and measuring and getting winter items entered into the store. That has been [...]
Vintage 60s Film Style: To Sir With Love (1967)
The movie To Sir With Love is as famous now for the title song by Lulu as for the film itself. I’d loved the song for many years, but didn’t see the film until several months ago. Even in 1967 the ‘teacher-inspiring-tough-kids’ theme in movies was hardly new, but it manages to avoid cliche, [...]
Vintage 60s Film Style: Barbarella (1968)
The 1968 film Barbarella stars Jane Fonda and was directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim. It was something of a flop when it was first released, though has since become a cult classic. After seeing it for the first time recently, I can only agree with the ‘flop’ status and am not sure why [...]
Book Review: A Vintage Affair and To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out The World
I’ve recently finished reading two books about fashion, which on the surface might seem quite far removed from each other but in some ways are very similar. ‘To Die For’ by Lucy Siegle is a gripping expose of our addiction to ‘fast fashion’, and the resulting devastating human and environmental costs that the big [...]
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
