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Vintage Fun In The Sun – The First Vintage at Goodwood Festival

You’ll notice I mention fun in the sun in the title of this post. That is because I remain convinced that there must be some kind of cosmic balance that will result in the most perfect British Summer, starting somewhere around, oooh, now, and ending at the end of September. This will be our payback

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Fashion & Beauty

What Are You Wearing? When Retro Chick Didn't Match.

Yesterday I bought new shoes. From a Charity Shop. I don’t often find shoes that I like, are my size, or are a price I’m willing to pay for second hand shoes in Charity Shops, but these were just £3.75 and I loved the style. They’re New Look, nothing fancy, but I do like New

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Dear Diary

Tom Binns for Disney Couture

Lovely as it was to see Alice in Wonderland on Friday, the reason I was there was not to review the film. It was for the Tom Binns for Disney Couture jewellery collection. Before the film there was a nice little mingling area set up with drinks and snacks. Journalists, buyers and bloggers were present

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Fashion & Beauty

Alice In Wonderland – The Retro Chick Review

On Friday Retro Chick was lucky enough to be invited to an exclusive preview screening of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The screening took place in the swanky Soho Hotel screening rooms  and was to celebrate the launch of 2 new ranges of jewellery for Disney Couture inspired by the movie from designer Tom Binns.

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Travel & Events

A Charity Shoppers Guide to Banbury

You might have caught my Charity Shop Guide to Norwich at the end of January. Well this is the second of guides to the places I shop regularly. Banbury in Oxfordshire. I’ve been frequenting the shops here for well over a year and I’ve witnessed many changes. Initially almost all the shops were the source

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Travel & Events

Hidden Gems – STUFF in Croydon

Croydon. Not the most exciting place in the world. Sorry, if you live there, but it’s really not. I stayed there over London Fashion Week, because one of it’s prime advantages is it’s cheap and only 15 minutes by train to London Victoria. I really love it when you find amazing things in unexpected places

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Fashion & Beauty

London Fashion Week- Estethica – Tara Starlet

By FAR the highlight find of my otherwise not great Saturday was when I stumbled across Tara Starlet in the Estethica Exhibition. I’d found them online a few days earlier, looking at the Estethica exhibitors. It’s not often you come across a label that so completely meshes with your own likes and I was particularly

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Fashion & Beauty

London Fashion Week – Day 2

Retro Chick is currently poorly and at home under a blanket. Do I hear a chorus of “Aahhhhhs”? No? Well, my second day at London Fashion Week this season started well, and rapidly went downhill, partly due to my burgeoning disease. It started well with the Kinder Aggugini show. A collection you can read about

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Fashion & Beauty

London Fashion Week – Kinder Aggugini A/W 2010

From the minute I took my seat I fell a bit in love with the Kinder Aggugini show as the catwalk was decorated with elaborate gold candlesticks festooned with greenery and gold eagle statuettes. Kicking off with Kate Bush I did my best to snap pictures from my back row seat as the collection that

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