I like that title, it sounds a bit like a detective novel, except it makes no sense. I thought I would entertain you with some photos of my hair. Aren’t you lucky. More accurately this is about a middy hair cut. You might have heard of a middy. It was a popular style in the
This post is both a cry for help and an event alert. Halloween is approaching at a disturbingly fast rate of knots. On Friday I wrote about 10 things to do for a vintage Halloween and number 3 was to book tickets for Don’t Dali with the Devil at The Fox, 28 Paul Street, Shoreditch.
It might be Sunday, but I thought I’d pop in a quick update as I have a few new pieces that are perfect for Autumn in the Retro Chick Shop. For a 1940s or 50s autumn look a good wool skirt is an essential. Either pleated or straight with box pleats at the hem. Wear
17 days till Halloween. And probably only 2 weeks really till Halloween parties and celebrations galore, because we all know that the Friday and Saturday will be when things happen. Now the time you should be thinking about your costume and making plans. So I’ve decided to conduct a little round up of 10 things
I’ve done reproduction vintage frocks, but today I have reproduction vintage jewellery! I just couldn’t resist sharing this, as one of my favourite shops (and favourite ladies), Notorious Kitsch, has added some amazing new jewellery to her store. Bakelite jewellery was incredibly popular in the 30s and 40s as economic conditions meant diamonds and pearls
Ah, Monday morning. Here it is again. Mondays are boring, so it’s far more fun to think about what I did at the weekend. The weekend here was calm, but overcast with a definite crisp autumnal chill in the air that required examining the contents of my hosiery drawer. It turns out all but one
Ok, so, I’ve finally given and admitted it’s autumn. I’m checking through my stocking drawer to see if I actually have any I can still wear and eventually I’ll get around to making sure all my summer frocks are cleaned and repaired to go away for the winter. As the rain starts falling and the
Back at the beginning of September I reviewed this books sister, The 1940s Look At the time I promised you a review of the 1950s Look as well, and here it is! I do feel like I’ve been reviewing rather a lot of things lately, do you find them handy or would you rather I
Sore throat, earache, aches and pains. That’s me today. I am hoping that I’ll feel better tomorrow as I have tickets for Bonanafana and I’m getting my hair done and everything. In fact Flamingo Amy is supposed to be setting my hair for me tonight, so I’m hoping against hope I’ll feel better later today.