Never Knowingly Underdressed.
byI am definitely never knowingly under-dressed. But occasionally I am unknowingly over-dressed. Yesterday we headed out to meet up with some old friends who…
Fashion & Beauty
A Modern Vintage Manicure
byIn the 20s and 30s it was considered a little “extreme” to paint your entire fingernail. The “moon” manicure or reverse French Manicure was…
Sneaky Peek
byBusy, busy, busy. Like a bee, bee like, actually. That’s me right now. See. (Not too busy to spend time cutting out my head…
Things You'll Never Be Able To Afford – Christian Dior Couture Fall 2010
byLusting over things you can’t afford can be pretty depressing. I, however, have no illusions that I will ever be purchasing myself a Christian…
Vintage Hair with Flamingo Amy
byNo vintage look is complete without a proper hair do. For years I’d admired elaborate rolled hair dos, curls and fingerwaves, but remained totally…
What Are You Wearing? Faking It
byAfter being boiling hot for weeks this sudden cool comes as a bit of a shock. It is, of course, actually still quite warm…
Retro Chick Style Icon – Mae West
bySometimes it’s not the way that someone dresses that makes them my style icon. Style is about so much more than just putting on…
A Smashing Day Out – The Chap Olympiad 2010
byThis weekend, as you may have heard me mention, was the weekend of the Chap Olympiad. On Saturday 17th July the ranks of the…
Friday Frock Love – Poppy Valentine
byI first found Poppy Valentine through the wonderful world of Twitter. I liked her pretty vintage style avatar and her website looked cute. Then…