November 24, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

Dress Me Up, Dress Me Down.

Frankly it feels a bit weird writing this today. Yesterdays blazing sunshine has given way to grey skies and curl dampening downpours of the kind I had almost forgotten existed in the tropical paradise England seemed to have become. Yesterday, however, was glorious, and I headed off to pay a visit to the Norwich Lanes

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Retro Chick Competitions

Complicated Shoes and a Potential Trip to Paris

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you might have heard about these shoes. Just over a week ago I suddenly noticed a lot of bloggers writing about their free shoes, I tweeted about it and was contacted by Sarenza, the company concerned, to ask if I’d also like a free pair of shoes

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Fashion & Beauty

Going Clip Clippety Clop on the Stairs – Clogs

I hate Clogs. I’m sorry but these are just ugly. I had a pair in the late 90s and having seen pictures of myself in them has made me realise I looked a lot like a golf club and should really never be seen in a pair again. I thought I’d get used to them

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Dear Diary

Things To Do In Norwich – July

As you may know ( I did tell you!) I’ve launched an Events listing page for the Norwich and East Anglia area. It doesn’t claim to be comprehensive, but if you’re into vintage, burlesque or the slightly bizarre I’m aiming to list all those events that might appeal to you. On this line I thought

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Fashion & Beauty

What Are You Wearing? It's All About the Hair and Accessories

You don’t need a huge wardrobe of amazing clothes. Sometimes it’s all about the hair and accessories. With temperatures heading up toward the 30 degrees mark at the weekend I wanted something cool and comfortable to do, um, nothing much, really. Dinner, a drink by the river and more drinks in some of my favourite

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Dear Diary

Love yourself, Love others, Love vintage Challenge

I first saw this on Va Voom Vintage back on the 1st June and thought it was so lovely. It’s so easy to look at yourself in the mirror and list the things you hate, but when asked to list 5 things about yourself you love, well, personally my mind immediately draws a blank. So

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Fashion & Beauty

My Favourite Flowers

My favourite flowers are, without a shadow of a doubt, Sunflowers and Daisies. I love their big nodding heads, that look impossible to support on those tall stems and the black, yellow and white colours that just scream Summer when framed against a vivid blue sky. Summer florals are supposed to be delicate, whimsical and

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

The Meaning of Vintage

Ok. So. Before we start we should all agree that technically VINTAGE means this. by Ash Berlin But I’m not here to talk about wine. I LIKE wine. But it’s just not the same as a pretty frock. To me, vintage, as applied to clothing, is simply a term used to clarify the age of

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Dear Diary

Big Band in a Big Park

Did you have a lovely weekend? I did. Not really being a lover of the hippier side of outdoor Music I wasn’t at Glastonbury this weekend. Instead I headed off to the Plantation Gardens to spend a beautiful Summers evening listening to Big Band and Swing courtesy of The Pavilion Big Band. The Plantation Garden

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