Category: Fashion & Beauty
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5 Ways to Tie a Head Scarf
I LOVE head scarves They take up very little space, are practical and can add a pleasingly vintage or rockabilly look to just about any boring old outfit. How to tie a headscarf is a question I get asked a lot. So today I’m going to tell you 5 different ways to tie a headscarf!…
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What Are You Wearing? The Perils of Spring….
I had an odd Bank Holiday weekend. After all the planning for the Marvellous Cocktail Party I’d completely failed to plan anything to do over the weekend, or even realise it was a Bank Holiday at all, and in consequence the weekend felt a little “bitty” and fragmented. Of course the wonderful British weather didn’t…
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Campaign for Clearer Clothes Sizing
Here at Retro Chick I’ve talked about clothes sizing a LOT! If you don’t believe me check here, here and here, not to mention my press page. When I think back to shopping in my teenage years I had no idea of the measurements of my waist, hips and bust. All I knew was that…
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How to Wear Summer Hats……
Frankly I don’t think people wear enough hats. In line with my eternal plan to look as fabulous as possible with as little effort as possible I think the wearing of hats is to be positively encouraged. Nothing makes an outfit look “finished” like the addition of an elegant little hat. My own fairly modest…
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Friday Frock Love – 30s Style
As of this minute there is less than a week to go till my first ever event! You may recall I’m throwing A Marvellous Cocktail Party with the Fabulous Miss K of Blue Skies Vintage Events. As of now there are just 2 tickets remaining, due to a return, so if you want them you…
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Dressing Room Inspiration
I have to tell you something that may make you jealous. I have a DRESSING ROOM. Ok, what I actually have is a room with a boiler cupboard in it off my bedroom that my estate agent claims is a third bedroom, but in my head I call it my dressing room. It contains my…
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Who Likes Short Shorts?
Not me, actually. It’s probably been a good 8 years since I last wore a pair of shorts. I have a long body, short legs and wide hips and there’s nothing more guaranteed to make me look hideous than drawing horizontal lines across the widest part of my body. Recently, though, I’ve been looking at…
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Birthday Chick…..
Ah, Monday morning here you are again…. Only this time you are so much more cruel as you follow a fabulous week of parties in the Spiegeltent and a weekend of birthday celebrations and eurovision nonsense. So, as I may have mentioned, Friday was my birthday! I share a birthday with Mr Chick, so technically…
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The Winning Frock……
Today is my birthday. But while I await the traditional army of extra postmen drafted in to carry all my cards and gifts I thought I’d pop in and let you know the winner of the Lady K Loves dress design vote! Update: the post has arrived. I got a threatening debt letter and a…