Autumn
Wow, I haven't posted since the beginning of September. I'm not sure what I've been doing, apart from not blogging, and this is just a little 'hello' to say that I am still here, but I am just starting...
View ArticleSimple Pin Curls Video Tutorial
Hi! I'm back sooner than expected, and I have something for you that is long overdue...my first video tutorial! Be kind....I've put off doing this for so long because of various reasons, including...
View ArticleBooks and Brassieres
I'm a bit behind this week as I've been ill, but here is what I got up to last weekend....Naomi was invited to talk at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival from her book Style Me Vintage Clothes....
View ArticleSingin' In The Rain at London's Palace Theatre
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of being invited to a bloggers night at the Palace Theatre in London to see the iconic musical, Singin' In The Rain. Since the show began its run earlier in the...
View ArticlePretty and Practical from Dahlia
I love it when pretty things arrive in the post, and I was delighted to be sent this beautiful blouse from Dahlia. At first I wasn't sure it was quite my style, but I find that especially in Winter, I...
View Article1,000 Thank Yous
Just over three years ago, I started writing this blog. There were a few reasons behind my decision to start a blog, but the main one was because I saw it as means to meeting like minded people that...
View ArticleMultiples of Me for Pretty Nostalgic Magazine
A little while ago I mentioned that I was working on something that was taking up alot of my time and would mean that I wouldn't be able to blog for a while. Well, I can now reveal what that something...
View ArticleCatch Up Post 1 - Modelling at What Katie Did
I have a few posts worth of things to tell you about from the last month, so here is the first!Last month I had the pleasure of doing a wee bit of modelling at the What Katie Did store in London for...
View ArticleA Review - 1930s Fashion, The Definitive Sourcebook
'But you don't wear 1930s clothes Jeni!' I hear you cry...no, but as a lover of 20th Century fashion, I have a great appreciation of the history of style, how fashion developed and quite honestly, I...
View ArticleYou shall go to the ball!
There is nothing worse than having an outfit selected for a fabulous night out, setting your hair, finishing off your make up and fake lashes, getting your handbag selected and ready....and then...
View ArticleVintage Inspired Festive Gift Ideas
It's that time of year again folks, time to spend all your money of gifts for your loved ones. I don't know about you, but as I've got older, I find the whole prospect of giving presents, almost more...
View ArticleFestive Greetings!
The presents are a wrapped, the fridge is full to bursting, the TV schedule is planned, and the booze cabinet well and truly stocked. All that's left for me to do on this rather dreary Christmas Eve in...
View Article2012 - My Year in Vintage
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I thought I would finish up my blogging year, and start the next one as I mean to go on with a celebration of what this blog is all about....lovely vintage clothes, and pretty photos....
View ArticleIn black and brown at the Barbican
One of the best things about living in London, is that even if you are completely broke post Christmas, or any time, there is always somewhere to go and entertain yourself without spending any money....
View ArticleThe Gimmick
Over Christmas I knitted a scarf, just for fun really. I fancied doing something useful with my hands while they weren't shovelling food into my mouth, plus it had been a while since I had picked up...
View ArticleMade in Britain! Dig This...Clothing
You are probably aware that I am a great fan of British manufacturing, and championing small businesses that make their products here on our fair isle, so I am delighted to welcome new sponsor Dig...
View ArticleProduct Review - Elnett Satin, Heat Protect Styling Spray
I've been meaning to write this post for some time, as I bought this product before Christmas, but as usual, life has gotten in the way.The thing that attracted me to it was the fact that it says it...
View ArticleGreat Expectations
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to watch Great Expectations at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End. Now, I have to admit that I've never read the Dicken's classic, but having seen various...
View ArticleFamily Album
I lost my dad to the cancer a year ago today. I was determined not to spend today being sad (and this blog is certainly not a place to do that!) but remembering and being thankful. To remember him and...
View ArticleSuper Cinema
More than cinema, bigger than cinema, better than cinema? I am talking about Future Cinema which you may have seen some of the other vintage gal bloggers sharing their experiences of lately. Their most...
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