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Giveaway: Clarence and Alabama
Today is all kinds of awesome. Not only is it nearly the weekend and payday, but the clocks go forward on Sunday (the light!) and we have Spring/Summer in our sights. To celebrate I have teamed up with one of my favourite people to give away a dress of your choice from the newly launched retro inspired dress shop, Clarence and Alabama (aka swoonville). Betty Classic 50s Dress // Pink Spot V Neck Halter Dress Inspired by the cult classic movie True…
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In Pictures: Hebden Bridge Vintage Cars Weekend
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London Retro Glasses via Glasses Direct
Say hello to my new Fitzrovia retro glasses from Glasses Direct. Pretty, non? I’ve been wearing these beauties whilst watching The Good Life, making pancakes, reading magazines and listening to The Kinks whilst pottering in the garden; they are officially my weekend glasses and I’m a bit in love. I’ve had an on/off relationship with glasses over the years. My first pair, when I discovered I was short-sighted, were courtesy of the NHS and had large rainbow frames (cheers for that parents). After years of…
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At Home: Retro Style In The Home
This week on the blog I’ve been focusing a lot on the home and how the littlest (and affordable) changes can make all the difference. Today I thought I’d take a peek into the world of retro inspired homewares and how they can give a home character and contemporary appeal, even if they are inspired by an era gone by. There’s nothing better than finding a mid-century modern piece of furniture or retro piece of loveliness at a charity shop or fair…
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Lifestyle Books To Read: Style Me Vintage Step-by-Step Retro Look Book
Books make a splendid gift. They’re personal, relatively affordable and they guarantee your friend/relative a few happy moments of rest. We all need a bit of that, don’t we? Style Me Vintage Step-by-Step Retro Look Book is the ideal book to gift to anyone who adores clothes, hair, makeup and the retro look. It is full of inspiration from across the eras, an abundance of photographs, tutorials, really useful tips and techniques and pretty vintage styling to escape grey days.…