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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]