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 blog will centre properly. Baby steps, I will get there eventually.
You may have noticed I have had to stop posting on days other than Friday. Much as I would love to, I just don’t have the time right now. I have been frantically adding things into the store for winter this week (as anyone who follows me on twitter will have seen). The living rooms looks like a clothes bomb has exploded right now, but I am very pleased with how many things I have managed to put into the store.
If you would like to see what has been added to the store this week the main updates have been in coats, knitwear, suits, and skirts. Lots of lovely winter woollens. Each page can be sorted by recency, so you can easily check out what is new.
Hope you all have great weekends, and enjoy the round-up!
Jobs are a feminist issue: how recent government decisions affect women.
Marilyn Monroe’s skincare secrets
How to remove residue from old sticky labels.
A wonderful letter from Stephen Fry about how to deal with living with depression.
Hilarious new website that helps to cure writers block by rewarding you with kittens.
Video tutorial for pencilling vintage eyebrows.
How to organise your nail polish.
Video tutorial for creating 40s style faux bangs (or fringe).
All about the costumes used in classic Italian film La Dolce Vita.
Tuppence Ha’penny has written a great series on getting started in 40s-50s vintage: skirts and trousers, blouses and sweaters, shopping for vintage,
The first ever covers of some of the world’s most fam0us magazines.
Photographs from a cat festival in Japan. Where everyone, yes, dresses up like a cat.
A new website guide to London’s plaques and memorials.
Free downloadable knitting pattern for a 1940s fair isle jumper.
Are curves only sexy if they are vintage?
Luscious vintage Dior adverts.
I loved this collection of classic 90s outfits. So recognisable for those of us who lived through it!
Useful new website for coordinating social dates with your friends.
An old interview with 50s model Lisa Fonssagrieves-Penn.
Book review of ‘It’s Vintage Darling’.
How to make a colourful paper flower wall.
Photographs of 50s model Sunny Hartnett.
Ethical lingerie made in Southampton.
A brief history of the cloche hat.
Book review of ‘A Stitch In Time’.
A biography of Paul Newman, my favouritest ever Hollywood stud. Plus pictures. PHWOAR.
Cecil Beaton’s gowns for the role of Violetta in La Traviata.
How to glitterfy your camera strap. I am SO going to do this.
Tutorial for a 40s style forward hair roll.
Fashion illustrator of the 20s and 30s, Helen Dryden.
Five things sellers want you to know about buying vintage.
Miss Wanda has written a series of pieces this week on forced child labour in the Uzbekistan cotton industry. Do you know if it is used in your clothes? Here are some companies which guarantee they don’t use it. And this is a petition you can sign to get the EU to ban it.
Feel-good story of the week: Minute the cat.
http://www.pennydreadfulvintage.com/product-category/skirts/
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
All those listings and you still manage to compile an epic round-up! I don’t know how you do it.
Fabulous as always and delighted to you in there, too.
Have a fab weekend. xxx
These Friday posts are always so wonderful (and packed full of great stuff)…really, it’s all one needs. I hope you’re not too busy and still have some free time to relax in!
xoxo ~ Courtney
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Wowwwwwwwwwwwww Penny after all the problems you come with these wonderful round up.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I have made it again,yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and in such a good company, Vix, Helga, Desiree, Dola Luz, Sarah,you ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.
I have plenty to red too, wowwwwwwwww.
I do look forward to your Friday round up so much, my dear friend.
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Wow you’ve been hard at work, what a relief it must be to get those listings up – hope you get some fabulous sales:). Thank you so much for including me in this week’s round-up, I’m honoured to be featured along with some very creative and talented babes! xoxoxo
I need some more tequila to read this fab round of damas and links.
All my fave prostis are in this round again.
I am loving the beautiful wedding photos.
Advanced Style couple..how adorable.
Always adorar Tuppence Ha’penny gorgeous skirts.
look at you looking so elegante drinking tea.you forgot to stretch out your pinky.
I know it must be hard to do these links amor, hats off to ya!
AJUAAA!!I see my La Dama outfit made it!
Gracias
I love those! such a great choice and full of ideas for us girls!
Ariane – have a good weekend!
THANK YOU for persevering.
I am particularly taken with the plethora of luscious flared trousers and autumnal/masculine styling in the outfit photos this week; just right for inspiring me on a damp November week when warmth is vital.
Love this series of posts! So many wonderfully fun and informative links! I also adore the collection of pictures! Such amazing examples of style!
I love all these amazing vintage-inspired outfits! Your style is so adorable! =)
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Another fabulous round up. I particularly love the forties hair tutorials, can’t wait to give them a go. Plus the very informative post on cotton from Uzbeckistan
Bah! I just love looking through these while drinking my morning coffee. Gorgeous looks! I wanna eat Helga’s frock! Looks like it tastes delicious.
Sophia
omg. this post is amazing. so much fabulous inspiration. super happy I stumbled onto your blog. definitely following. If you get a sec I’d love to hear what you think of my fashion blog. It’s all about the adventures of a southern girl turned LA local. My outfit post today I shot it in front of Dee’s house from Clueless. xo
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