November 24, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Dear Diary

War & Peace

This weekend I happened to be in Kent. Happily this coincided with the annual War & Peace show at the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, so I decided to pay it a visit. The entrance fee was £18, so I ummed and aahhed a little, before parting with my cash (seriously, no one gets much

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Fashion & Beauty

What Are You Wearing? Faking It

After being boiling hot for weeks this sudden cool comes as a bit of a shock. It is, of course, actually still quite warm out there, classic British Summer weather in fact, but after the heat and humidity of the last few weeks it seems a positive chill! No matter though, as it gives me

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Dear Diary

Top of the Retro Chick Pops

I am suffering with insurmountable technical issues at Retro Chick HQ. Technical issues which boil down to “My new laptop won’t play my video so I can’t edit them”, so probably aren’t all that insurmountable. Until normal service is resumed I had a little trawl through my stats and was intrigued by the top 10

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Fashion & Beauty

Retro Chick Style Icon – Mae West

Sometimes it’s not the way that someone dresses that makes them my style icon. Style is about so much more than just putting on clothes. It’s about the way you carry yourself, intelligence, wit and confidence. So whilst there’s no denying that this is pretty damn glamorous. That’s not the reason Mae West became an

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Fashion & Beauty

A Smashing Day Out – The Chap Olympiad 2010

This weekend, as you may have heard me mention, was the weekend of the Chap Olympiad. On Saturday 17th July the ranks of the fabulously dressed descended on Bedford Square Gardens in Bloomsbury with well stocked picnic baskets to view some sporting events for the athletically disinclined. The Olympiad is in it’s 6th year, I

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Fashion & Beauty

Friday Frock Love – Poppy Valentine

I first found Poppy Valentine through the wonderful world of Twitter. I liked her pretty vintage style avatar and her website looked cute. Then I found out she’s moving to Norwich and will very soon be my neighbour (ish) and I jumped for joy. The Poppy Valentine shop is now open in the beautiful Art

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Weight Loss Body Battles – A story from the Trenches

I witter on a lot, about a lot of different things. You might have noticed. I’ve talked about body image and dress sizing in the past, but it occurs to me that although I have alluded to my own body battles I’ve never really told you about them. So today it’s all about me (that

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Fashion & Beauty

Shoe Love – Clarks Originals

There’s a holy grail in the shoe world. It’s shoes that are comfortable to walk in, attractive to wear and versatile enough to do duty for many occasions, smart and casual. A few weeks ago I bought a pair of Clarks shoes on eBay, with a reasonable heel, nice styling and, even better, nice comfy

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Fashion & Beauty

Ethical Design Spotlight: Nancy Dee

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these spotlights. To be honest nothing was inspiring me that much. But yesterday I had a press release for Nancy Dee drop into my inbox. I popped off to her website, and found it full of pretty retro style dresses, all made out of stretchy, comfortable

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