December 23, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Dear Diary

Pin Curls – The Results and The Poppy Valentine Vintage Evening

So yesterday you saw the pin curls.

Today you can see the results!

Last night was the Poppy Valentine vintage event for Norwich Fashion Week and it went astonishingly well! The place was packed with people eating cupcakes and drinking fizz. I don’t know if I offered much in the way of styling advice as I appear to have spent much of the evening having my photograph taken by the Evening News or having my hair done by Flamingo Amy, but I did my best!

I shall start with the hair, as I know you’re all gagging to know how it turned out.

I actually quite like how it looked when the pins were removed, it’s got a kind of 20s feel once loosened up a little.

And… the finished results….

This next picture is from the Evening News gallery and is the result of a very long time stood on those spiral stairs! You get a better look at the other side of the hair in it.

Amy and I are both wearing Doris Day dresses in vintage fabrics.

And now onto the rest of the evening!

Flamingo Amy gave Claire of Poppy Valentine a fabulous 60s bouffant to go with her 60s style tunic dress and vintage jacket, and Amy herself was sporting a fantastic beehive!

Pretty Vintage bought along her vintage china for people to eat the yummy mini cupcakes from and coupe glasses for vintage cava.

The new Spring Summer fabrics were a hit, though most people are still in winter shopping mode. Several people had beautiful beehives created by Amy and many tips on pin curling and backcombing were dispensed!

One last collage of photos for you.

19 Comments

  • Jess February 24, 2011

    You and Amy both look spectacular!

    It’s a pity I couldn’t make it, I wasn’t even back in Norwich until almost seven!

    Looks like a good night.

  • Steph (@mrs_sock) February 24, 2011

    your hair worked out lovely! I’d love to be able to beehive myself! my arms get too tired! Looks like you had a fab night – I love the doris day dress x

  • LandGirl1980 February 24, 2011

    Looks like you had a fab time! Interested to see how long the set lasts for šŸ™‚ And also – I like it before it was brushed out – tres Flapper šŸ™‚

    • Retro Chick February 24, 2011

      Probably about 5 minutes. My hair is having a “dammit I want to be straight” hissy hit at the moment!

  • Fiona Culshaw February 24, 2011

    Love that pic on the spiral staircase, looks like a great night!

  • Franca February 24, 2011

    you look lovely, and that stair picture was well worth the standing about time!

  • BooBoo Kitty February 24, 2011

    You both look amazing!

    I love the fabric of Amy’s dress šŸ™‚

  • Bitty Boss February 24, 2011

    Oh hell yeah! It turned out beautifully. Go girl!

  • kerry February 24, 2011

    I’m so sorry to have missed it. You all look fabulous. I am so wanting my hair vintaged up right now!!x

  • fritha louise February 24, 2011

    You look fantastic! And your dress is gorgeous.
    Those incredible beehives put my attempts to shame. I think I’m going to get practising a bit more!

  • Dial V for Vintage February 24, 2011

    You look wonderful! And what a pretty dress! šŸ™‚

  • Ali Bunn February 24, 2011

    Everyone’s hair looks great! Wish I could have made it… x

  • Lady Cherry February 24, 2011

    That Flamingo Amy is a bit nifty with the pin curls isn’t she?? It looks fab…I have to say that your face looks a little bit worried in the first unveiling pic before the curls dropped – it’s that nervous five seconds that you stare at it before you decide whether you like it!

  • Lottie February 24, 2011

    You all look amazing! I am so jealous that you live so close to Amy, what a fabulous hairstylist. Look at Claire to – quite the vintage style queen šŸ™‚

    I LOVE the dress Amy has on, are there anymore of them? I have to have one!

    Lottie -x-

    • Claire Read February 25, 2011

      I have enoh fabric to make one more, let me know if you want it x

  • Laura Connell February 24, 2011

    Very nice. I want to know how to get the stylist’s do as well!

  • VictorianKitty February 25, 2011

    Gorgeous hair! Both dresses are awesome. I love vintage fashion. And it looks great on you!

  • Abi Gray February 26, 2011

    I meant to come along to this but couldn’t face going out in the horrible weather. Wish I’d made the effort now. Glad you had fun anyway x

  • Ms Wanda February 27, 2011

    I’ve got my eye on one of those Doris Day dresses. They’re so cute!

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