Things You'll Never Be Able To Afford – Christian Dior Couture Fall 2010
Lusting over things you can’t afford can be pretty depressing. I, however, have no illusions that I will ever be purchasing myself a
Fashion & Beauty
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Vintage Hair with Flamingo Amy
No vintage look is complete without a proper hair do. For years I’d admired elaborate rolled hair dos, curls and fingerwaves, but remained
Inspiration & Lifestyle
10 Question Style Snapshot – Intrinsically Florrie
Last year I started this series in order to give me an excuse to virtually nose around the wardrobes of some of my
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
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
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
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
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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
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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.