Loafers have been a preppy favourite for a long time.
Although considered an American classic, the design actually orginated in Norway. In the early 1930s a sho... Read More...
Has anyone else suffered particularly with Hay Fever this year?
I've had hayfever since I was about 6 or 7, so I'm used to wearing sunglasses even when it's clo... Read More...
Today I thought I'd share another selection of my vintage brooches.
After all, I've only been threatening it since I shared my animal brooches back in April. I ... Read More...
Buying vintage lingerie is a bit of a minefield. For starters, we don't all feel comfortable in someone elses old undercrackers, and if you're lucky enough to f... Read More...
2 years without a video and then 2 in 2 months, I know!
I seem to be on a roll, so if there's anything you'd like to see in a video, tutorial or otherwise, fee... Read More...
These days I sport curly hair a lot.
But I was once the owner of the worlds most resolutely straight hair.
I would spend hours curling hair with tongs, mous... Read More...
To write about Vintage Rotterdam is an odd thing.
That's because Rotterdam is a brand spanking new city of sparkling glass, concrete and high rise buildings. It... Read More...
Look video!
I've been being asked for a tutorial for this 20s/30s inspired pin curl hair do for a very long time, at least since this post from Paris in 2011! W... Read More...
I can't resist a vintage brooch.
The advantage of a good vintage brooch is that they can often be picked up for mere pennies at boot fairs and charity shops, th... Read More...
There's never anything in this world that everyone loves.
Whenever you see talk of Dior's "New Look" arriving post war in 1947 it often comes attached to the id... Read More...
I love berets, they're the perfect versatile hat.
You can wear a beret in different ways to create a different look, they roll up small to stick in a bag or poc... Read More...
The Bob certainly isn't a new hair style, even if by "new" you mean 20th Century.
Shorter hair on women can be found in 2nd Century Rome, Ancient Egypt and the ... Read More...
