December 10, 2012Published by Retro Chick at December 10, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyWhat Are You Wearing? Warm in WoolBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. It’s definitely winter then. Autumn leaves are gone and we’ve got snow flurrys, icy pavements and freezing temperatures. Cotton frocks just aren’t really going to […]
December 5, 2012Published by Retro Chick at December 5, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyFestive Fair Isle FeetChristmas is a time for novelty tights. Oh yes it is, sorry! I’m a big fan of seamed stockings for most of the year, with the […]
November 28, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 28, 2012Categories Fashion & Beauty VintageVintage Girls Party Season Survival KitI expect your doormat is aflutter with gilt-edged invitations? No? But surely your mantelpiece is groaning from the weight of all those heavy embossed cards you’ve […]
November 23, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 23, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyThe Countdown to ChristmasEvery year I write one of these posts about advent calendars for grown ups in hope. And every year I buy myself an advent calendar from […]
November 19, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 19, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyDo You Have the Time?Now I’ve typed that title I am quietly rocking along to Green Day in my own head. But this post isn’t actually about Green Day, it’s […]
November 16, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 16, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyFriday Frock Love: The Pretty Dress CompanyLast week I got chance to go to a few press days to have a look at next years collections. Often press days are more useful […]
November 9, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 9, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyWhat Are You Wearing – 1930s AndrogynyTodays outfit isn’t todays outfit at all. It’s actually the outfit I wore on Wednesday when I went to London for a couple of press days, […]
November 2, 2012Published by Retro Chick at November 2, 2012Categories Vanity Sizing"Real Women" – Is Fashion Warping Our Sense of Reality?Something of a minor storm in a Champagne coupe has been brewing over the last few weeks. Marks & Spencer have apparently ditched their “too glam” […]
October 31, 2012Published by Retro Chick at October 31, 2012Categories Fashion & BeautyHappy Halloween!Mwahahaha! It’s the best holiday in the calendar, even if you don’t get a day off work. Halloween is an excuse for parties staying in with […]