Honestly, I’ve been longing to write about Swelle Boutique for ages, but the site had been waiting for a relaunch for Autumn Winter. Swelle Boutique is full of the kind of one off and limited edition pieces that make perfect statement wardrobe pieces. I think most of them would mix perfectly with a vintage wardrobe,
On Friday Mr Chick & I had been married for 5 years. To celebrate we’d decided to head off to Cambridge for the night on the train for a nice romantic dinner and an overnight stay in a hotel. I’d been a little stressed about finding something to wear. I don’t have anything that really
This week I found myself with a dilemma. What does one wear to be on the radio? In theory it doesn’t really matter. In practice I’m sure we all know that of course it matters. The right outfit and hair can make you feel far more confident, and besides, I was going on to talk
Today I’m going to finally get around to reviewing a book that I first saw on Diary of a Vintage Girl when Fleur De Guerre wrote about the books launch party. Style Me Vintage is a book of step by step photographic guides to creating vintage hair styles, and at under £7.50 from Amazon I
Gender Politics. There’s a phrase to send casual readers looking for pictures of pretty frocks running for the hills. I actually started thinking about this while watching The Apprentice the other night. It was the Fashion episode. The teams were asked to select and sell fashion labels from a pop up shop in Manchester. Unsurprisingly
Yes, sorry, this is one of those occasional catch up posts. I have a few bits of exciting news that you might have missed if you don’t follow me on Facebook or Twitter. First up is 2 bits of news in one. I will be on BBC Radio Norfolk on Friday (12th November) at 11:30am
Now, we all know that “shapewear” is nothing new. Spanx are a weedy girdle, those things with hooks and eyes that come in a scary flesh colour are just modern waist cinchers and “bodyshapers” are just corselettes. All they’ve done is removed the suspenders because everyone seems to wear tights these days. I am a
Todays outfit is once again bought to you from the bedroom of a Holiday Inn. I’ve worn this a few times now, but this is the first time I’ve got round to photographing it for an outfit post. I really like it with my new hair cut as I think it has a really 1930s
Norwich really is a lovely place to live. I’ve considered moving before, but the thought makes me sad. It’s a vibrant and exciting city that has pretty much everything I need right on the doorstep. So, in the run up to *cough* Christmas. I thought it was high time to high light some of those