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Frida Kahlo’s Clothes On Display
Last year I wrote a post about the incredible style of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. You can imagine, then, how exciting it was to find out that clothes from her own wardrobe have just gone on...
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Reading List from 2012
It has become something of a New Year tradition for me to make up a list of all the books I’ve read in the past year. This year I managed to rack up 72 titles, which may sound impressive but most...
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Afternoon Tea Review: Covent Garden Hotel
I recently had afternoon tea at Covent Garden Hotel on Monmouth Street. Being an ardent afternoon tea fan I was a little disappointed with their offering, which sadly didn’t match up to the...
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1920s Style in the Village of Shere
Last weekend I visited the little village of Shere in Surrey, which has a reputation of being one of the most picturesque in the whole county. Well, I haven’t visited every village in Surrey so...
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The Fashion of Pride and Prejudice
Regency silk evening gown You must be living under a Regency-period stone to have missed that it is the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice. To think we have had 200 years of Darcy! (and 18...
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Vintage jumper dress and long socks outfit
This vintage jumper dress is so cosy and warm that it has long been one of my winter staples, but somehow it has never made it onto the blog. Well the wait is over! Last week I went to visit my...
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Vintage Outfit: 1930s swing trousers and knit top
A few weeks ago I took Mr D to see the hilarious adaption of ‘The 39 Steps’ at The Criterion Theatre in London. It was the third time I have seen it, which should tell you how brilliant it is! It...
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Giveaway! Win Tickets to the Retrospective Catwalk Show
This weekend, Bourne & Hollingsworth are presenting Retrospective, a retro catwalk show tied in with London Fashion Week, which will reflect how vintage styles have influenced the predicted...
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Experience Casablanca at Rick’s Cafe with Future Cinema
“Play it again, Sam.” One of the most famous lines in one of the best loved movies in cinema history. Only, it isn’t actually what Ingrid Bergman’s character Ilsa says – which is instead “Play it,...
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Guide for a Single Valentine’s Day
Each year on Valentine’s Day, the number of couples going out for a nice meal together or giving each other cards is almost outweighed by the number of singles who take the day as a personal...
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Vintage Outfit: 50s Style Heyday Coat
Several weeks ago I visited Watts Gallery in Surrey (which will appear soon in another post). It was a very cold, damp and foggy day, so the perfect weather to show off my new coat from Heyday. I...
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Ancient Fashion and Beauty at the Petrie Museum of Egyptology
A few weeks ago my brother came to visit, and we decided to use his time in London to check out some of the smaller museums around town. I had long been interested in visiting The Petrie Museum of...
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Watts Gallery and Chapel near Guildford
My goodness, hasn’t it been a long time since I’ve written anything to you all! Quite simply, I started a new job two months ago, and with the extra energy it always takes to settle into a new...
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Tretchikoff’s real Chinese Girl
Vladimir Tretchikoff’s Chinese Girl portrait is one of the most popular and iconic images of the 50s, and still holds pride of place in vintage homes all over the world. The BBC this week...
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Style Icon Deanna Durbin 1921-2013
Deanna Durbin, star of the silver screen in the 30s and 40s, passed away last week at the grand old age of 91. It seems lately that every time a famous actress from times past dies, people say ‘she...
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Drag Queen Detox Wears Vintage Mugler from PDV
One of the things I enjoy about selling vintage is posting parcels all around the world and imagining how they will be worn by their new owners. Most of the time all I can do is imagine, but...
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Vintage Home: A New Old 60s Sideboard
  For many years I have longed for a proper 60s teak sideboard, but living in a tiny London flat meant it was filed firmly in the ‘dreams for one day’ mental folder. Then at the end of last...
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Mariage Freres: Paris Tea Museum
Last year I spent a weekend in Paris researching everything the city has to offer in the way of vintage. As is often the way of things, I came home with a camera full of photos, a bulging notebook,...
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Vintage Outfit: 80s Leather and a Record Bag for Karaoke
It has been quite a while since I put any outfit photos on the blog, more recently preferring just to enjoy going out rather than trying to desperately document everything I wear (which actually most...
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Rita Hayworth Season at the BFI
Rita Hayworth fans take note! The BFI in London is holding a Rita Hayworth film season next month, running from 1-30 June. I have to admit I have seen very few Rita films, so this will be a great...
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