Phew! It’s not often I post in the evening on a Friday night but after such a hectic couple of days I wanted to share the few photos I took at yesterdays Marvellous Cocktail Party that I organised with Karen from Blue Skies Vintage Events. We had an official photographer there, Esther Ling, so hopefully

Wheee! Last Saturday I took part in my first ever proper photo shoot. The wonderful Ruby Demuir, photographer to the Stars, is completing a series of photos as tributes to the Stars of the Silver Screen. You can see Barbarella, Raquel Welch in One Million Years BC and Christine Keeler on her Facebook page. I,

It’s Tuesday after a 4 day weekend, so lets ease our way back into the working week. A nice start I thought would be some pretty jewellery from long time sponsor Eclectic Eccentricity who I’ve yet to grace with a proper spotlight! Eclectic Eccentricity are actually a local, Norwich based, company and I finally had

I am currently in the wilds of Sussex. It wasn’t intended to be a holiday, but I left my dongle at home and lack of internet access forced me to take a couple of days off. Shame. I’ve been camping in the woods, stayed in a country pub over night, met Lady K Loves for

Yesterday I spent a scorching hot day in London pretending to picnic on top of the South Bank Centre. It was the press preview of the Festival of Britain celebrations, that kick off today and carry on until September and they wanted 2 “models” wearing, and I quote, “fabulous glamorous 50s dresses” to hang around

On the 4th June this year there’s a fabulous 40’s fundraiser in London Tahn…. Swing for Skin is in aid of DEBRA UK, the charity working for and with individuals and families affected by the rare but devastating genetic skin disease EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa). You can find out more about the condition on the Swing

Of all the things I ever thought I’d reuse from my wedding day, my bouquet was last on the list. My corset, yes. Shoes, yes. Even the red glass plates we put the table centres on. But my bouquet? I had a bouquet of velvet roses as I have very bad hayfever and didn’t want

Blimey. It’s April already…. We’re already a quarter of the way through the year. Can you believe it? Back at the beginning of January I made 8 New Years resolutions and I thought maybe it was time to have a look and see how I’m getting on so far! Spend More Money In theory the

This was originally a post written by Mr Chick on Vintage Norwich, but I thought it was so useful it could stand republishing here! Remember, all auction houses will be slightly different, but these are some good handy general tips. You can’t move for auction shows on television at the moment; Flog It, Dickinson’s Real