December 21, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

Roller Skating – Retro Style

So, you know I skate Roller Derby now, right? Well, if you didn’t I do. I haven’t talked about it LOADS, so I was sort of surprised when I got an email from Rookie Skates asking me to try out a pair of their skates. Turns out Rookie Skates had no idea I was Roller

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Vanity Sizing

Figure "Flaws", Fashion and Futility

Oh dear, Retro Chick is getting ranty about dress sizes again. I’ve written a lot on the topic of vanity sizing and our relationships with our body size, but this morning I read an article entitled “Would you rather be a ‘Marilyn’ than a size 14” on the Guardian website and I felt the urge

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Fashion & Beauty Vintage

Retro Chick Reviews: Vintage Hairstyling and Retro Make Up

Most vintage lovers have heard of the books I’m going to review today. Lauren Rennells books on Vintage Hairstyling and Retro Make Up are often talked about as amazing resources. They’re not cheap to buy, particularly if you live in the UK, so many people Um and Ah over it for a while. Can they

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Fashion & Beauty

A Pre Party Peek

December’s here, it’s party time! A whole month of inventing festive party outfits before I have to out all my Christmas themed goodies back in the wardrobe for another year! Todays outfit was actually a dry run for a party I am going to this evening, as this evening I am bound to run out

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Fashion & Beauty Vintage

Retro Chick Presents: A Quick Vintage Up Do

Oooh look, another video tutorial! I’ve been asked for this one loads, but it’s a hair do I make up as I go along, and I only do it for about 2 weeks every 3 months, at the point where my hair is too long and I really need a hair cut. Which has all

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Fashion & Beauty Vintage

Vintage Style Specs for Sex Kittens

Meow! As a glasses wearer I remember when the choice of reasonably priced glasses frames consisted of oval or round wire frames or thick black rectangular ones, that was pretty much it, no other choices. I’ve worn contact lenses for years, the ones that you sleep in, but for 2 or 3 days a month

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Fashion & Beauty

Braving the Chill

The best thing about winter is coats. When the chill really kicked in I was so pleased to be able to get last years beautiful and glamorous Heyday! Fifth Avenue coat out again. On Saturday morning we needed to pop to the Supermarket for supplies, and seeing as our route to the supermarket goes near

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Fashion & Beauty

Winter Coats from Littlewoods

Cold enough for you yet? Certain newspapers are full of dire warnings of the worst winter on record, a new ice age if you will. Apparently we can expect show up to our shoulders and we might as well invest in husky dogs to take us to work as a car. Except when you ask

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Fashion & Beauty

Beyond eBay – Buying & Selling Vintage

I’m pretty sure we’ve all bought or sold something on eBay at sometime or other. For a long time it’s been the biggest and easiest place to buy and sell vintage clothing or antiques. However, rising costs and lowered quality has led people to lose a bit of patience with the behemoth that is eBay

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