A few weeks ago my brother came to visit, and we decided to use his time in London to check out some of the smaller museums around town. I had long been interested in visiting The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archeoloogy, so we moseyed on down to Bloomsbury to take a look. Apologies [...]
Tag Archives: London
Giveaway! Win Tickets to the Retrospective Catwalk Show
This weekend, Bourne & Hollingsworth are presenting Retrospective, a retro catwalk show tied in with London Fashion Week, which will reflect how vintage styles have influenced the predicted design trends of 2013. The show will include past fashions from the 20s to the 80s (though I am told there is a heavy emphasis on the 70s, in [...]
Afternoon Tea Review: Covent Garden Hotel
I recently had afternoon tea at Covent Garden Hotel on Monmouth Street. Being an ardent afternoon tea fan I was a little disappointed with their offering, which sadly didn’t match up to the decadent surroundings. We had tea in the ‘Tiffany’s library’, which is a small private room just off the adjoining [...]
Theatre Review: Singin’ In The Rain
Last night I went along to the Palace Theatre in London to see Singin’ in the Rain. I usually avoid stage musicals derived from movies – not because I am any kind of purist, but more often because I worry that if I love the film, then a live version missing the [...]
Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style
One of the exhibitions I have been most excited about this year will be opening this Friday. Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style will running at The Barbican until 5th September, so you have only two months to catch it. The exhibition was put together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first [...]
London Vintage Hairdresser: Claire Hair
Hard on the heels of the vintage trip to York, I will be waking at a frighteningly early hour tomorrow morning to catch the Eurostar to Paris. I have a huge list of vintage stores and cafes to check out, and will be putting together a mega guide to Parisian Vintage once I come [...]
Vintage Outfit: Tartan Cape at Westminster Abbey
Mr D and I recently decided it was about time we visited Westminster Abbey. I have lived in London for eight years but had still never seen one of London’s most popular tourist destinations. This had to be remedied. Before I tell you all what it was like, let’s get outfit details [...]
Save the Date! Sale Day at Penny Dreadful Vintage
Penny Dreadful Vintage Open Day: Saturday, 28 April 2012, 1pm to 6pm Roll up roll up! I currently have so much vintage in stock it is almost bursting up the chimney, so I am holding a special spring preview and sale at PDV headquarters in Hampstead, London. Pieces bought direct from the studio [...]
Hampstead Heath in Early Spring
Now that the weather is warming up, I’ve started to go for more walks on the Heath. I took the photo above last week on Parliament Hill looking over London; from up there you can see some of the most famous London landmarks, like St Pauls, The Gherkin, The London Eye, BT Tower, Canary Wharf, and [...]
Vintage Furs at The Candlelight Club
Several weeks ago I went to The Candlelight Club with some fellow vintage lovers for our friend Gemma’s birthday. It was extraordinarily cold that night, so I rugged up as warm as I could in a vintage rabbit fur coat (which is available now in the store) and sheepskin hat. What is clever [...]
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
