I wore this a few weekends ago for a day of running around Hampstead doing errands. The dress is a vintage cotton dress in a prairie/Western style dating from the 80s, with a cute little embroidered chambray collar. I loved it at first but now seeing these pictures I think perhaps it makes me [...]
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A Snowy Winter Walk on Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is one of the most magical places to go walking in London when there has been snowfall. CS Lewis used to live right nearby, and it is usually taken that Hampstead Heath was his inspiration for Narnia; if you walk up towards Kenwood House you can even see a lamppost standing in a secluded [...]
Vintage Dresses: Sequinned 80s and Paisley Hippy
Demure at the start of the night This is a Tale of Two Birthdays. Last year I turned 30, and rather than getting depressed about it I decided, for the first time since I was 18, to have a big party and invite all my friends and be badly behaved and simply have a marvellous time. [...]
London Cafes: Louis Patisserie in Hampstead
One of the best places in Hampstead to go for tea and cake… scratch that, one of the best places in LONDON, is Louis Patisserie. This Hungarian tea shop has been trading since 1963, and I would hazard a guess that the decor has not been updated since then. The front shop is [...]
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
