A very quick intro from me this week as I am about to head into the kitchen to make chicken kiev for dinner. I’m also not feeling terribly chatty right now as I just finished watching Gallipoli and am feeling rather grim and glum. Tears were shed, oh yes. Of course it is a
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
Happy Friday all! As you can see I’m still soldiering on with the Friday round-ups – I really want to crack this thing! I appear to have sorted out the captions and linking, but the sizing is still driving me a bit bananas (blogger was much easier). And for some reason nothing in the
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
This round-up is a day late possums, as I spent yesterday afternoon (my usual time for putting this together) going for a walk on Hampstead Heath and then having a pub lunch at The Spaniard’s Inn with my brother. I have been working so much on the website lately that I hadn’t really been
Happy Friday everyone! Here is your usual round-up ofthe best vintage on the internet this week. I have been sporadic with my posting this week due to website dramas. As you know the launch had to be pushed back to Wednesday, then yesterday the useless hosting company I’m signed up with (*cougheasyspacecough*) managed
> Men photographed in traditional pin-up poses. Hilarious, but it also makes you realise how concerning it is that this kind of cutesy pose became so identified with womens’ sexuality. I hope you have all had great weeks and are looking forward to the weekend. Mr D’s folks are down visiting from Scotland so we’ll
Franca and Dave’s first dance at their wedding was to The Lovecats – isn’t that wonderful. Well I was hoping that I would have the new website ready to go today, but I haven’t done a single piece of work all week due to my rotten cold (other than making sure I still got blog
> Autumn 1949 advert, Vintage Chic Hope you have all had great weeks, and enjoyed the oddly warm weather we’ve had in the UK the past few days. I’m still working away on the new website which is rather dull, but I am hoping it will be ready to go live this time next week.
Robert McGinnis 60s cover art at How to be a Retronaut This week has been another of working away on the new website; it is now really coming together so I am very excited and can’t wait to show you all once it is ready to go. After all the travelling we did last
1970s British Airtours BA flight bag 
1940s black faille fit and flare coat 
1950s coloured glass agate bead necklace 
Vintage red satin brocade Chinese jacket 
1940s suede and snakeskin Panda wedges 
1960s wool plaid and suede suit by Sears 
1970s purple velvet flared skirt by Lee Bender at Bus Stop 
1940s filigree wirework bracelet 
Vintage blue wool cape with hood 
1970s red knitted tunic top