A Night at The Movies…..

by Retro Chick
September 30, 2011
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On Wednesday night my style took a little trip back to the early 60s.

Under my local alter ego Vintage Norwich I’d been asked to team up with our local independent Cinema – Cinema City – to organise a very special evening for Norwich Fashion Week.

They were planning to screen Breakfast at Tiffany’s and wanted my help to turn it into a fashion party with a vintage twist. I roped Lucy from the Glamourologist and Kerry from Missy Vintage in to help me. Between us we organised local DJ’s G+G who play vintage vinyl and put together a huge dressing up box of vintage goodies and a pop up vintage fashion library for people to browse while they sipped their Bellini’s.

Here we are calming our nerves with a Bellini before people started to arrive.

You can read all about the evening with more pictures over on Vintage Norwich.

Because it was Breakfast at Tiffany’s, released in 1961, I decided it was time to foray into a decade I know not much about and trip over into the early 60s.

I have a gorgeous late 50s orange shantung silk dress that I’ve yet to have chance to wear that felt perfect for the occasion. It feels very Joan Holloway from Mad Men.

At the back it has a kind of train / tail feature topped with roses.

❤ Dress - Vintage ❤ Pearl Necklace - Vintage Lotus Pearls ❤ Pearl Bracelet - A Gift❤
❤ Earrings - Vintage ❤ Shoes - Primark ❤

I used the Style Me Vintage Books for a few tips on 60s hair and make up. The beehive took me aaages, it’s amazing how I can do victory rolls in 5 minutes, but a bit of backcombing took me 40 minutes to get looking vaguely neat. Practice makes perfect!

It was very odd, whenever I caught sight of myself in a mirror I didn’t quite feel like me without my curls. It’s grown on me though and I might try it again in future!

What do you think?

9 Comments

Fiona - Straight Talking Mama September 30, 2011

I like it I think it suits you! I know what you mean about wearing something different and not quite recognising yourself, it’s weird huh?
Suzy September 30, 2011

FanTASTIC! The event looked like great fun (wish I could’ve been there) and I like the look a lot. The dress is great and you did a brill job of the hair and make-up. Backcombing is exhausting, I know 🙂 I love a 60s look, whether it’s early 60s or later on in the decade. I think my favourite though is mid-60s Mary Quant-inspired. I love neat little Peter Pan collar dresses, dolly shoes and dark eye make up 🙂
Nelly September 30, 2011

What a fun night that would have been.I have a similar dress as yours with that train and flowers but a bit longer and in a greeny satin and its wayyyy to small for me sadly But will still keep it.
Mim September 30, 2011

I think you look beautiful with your hair like that, and the dress is so elegant. The clean lines of some 1960s stuff can be really lovely.
Franca September 30, 2011

I adore that dress (such an unsuaul colour) and i really like your hair like that!
Lori Smith September 30, 2011

Gorgeous! That dress is beautiful and the hairdo really suite you 🙂
Inez October 1, 2011

I love your hair this way. I used to wear curls all the time, but lately I’ve been putting my hair up à la Audrey Hepburn with a flower pinned to the top and it looks much better than the curls. I’m definitely won over and it’s much less work in the evenings!
Danielle October 2, 2011

Cute I love the way you styled you hair, and the dress goes so well with your complexion.
rachael October 23, 2011

What a great idea! Wish I lived nearer to norwich so I could come to some of your fab events xx