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What are you wearing? Going green…

By Retro Chick ⋅ January 29, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

To be completely honest I couldn’t really be bothered to get dressed today. It’s cold and I am in a thoroughly foul mood for various unimportant reasons and suffering from some self doubt!
In an attempt to perk myself up I have pulled out one of my new favourites, coloured tights. These are green, I am [...]

Links à la Mode : 29th January 2009

By Retro Chick ⋅ January 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s this weeks top 20 links from Independent Fashion Bloggers. 39th and Broadway looks into Luxury Fashion Fatigue, something I’ve had for a long while, seeing as I could never afford any of the luxury I was supposed to be lusting after and Shoe day Dreams has found some Eco friendly shoes.
If you’re still bored [...]

Slinky Silk

By Retro Chick ⋅ January 28, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

As a luxury fabric silk is surprisingly practical. It’s one of the strongest natural fibres, it’s absorbent making it great for warm weather or active wear, but has a low conductivity meaning that it keeps warm air close to the skin and keeps you warm in cool weather. It feels great against the skin, making [...]

Transitional Dressing

By Retro Chick ⋅ January 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ah, so the shops are all full of lovely spring fashions. Yet somehow I’m still freezing? Could it be that it’s still January, and therefore FREEEEZING?!
Dressing for the transitional period between Winter and Spring can be a nightmare. Some days are freezing icy fog, and the next watery spring sunshine, that’s surprisingly warm out of [...]

Links à la Mode : 22nd January 2009

By Retro Chick ⋅ January 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This weeks top 20 has some great links. Particularly some DIY links from Aysha’s Rabbit Hole and Two Month’s Rent.
Enjoy!

A Few Goody GumDrops – A Few Goody Gumdrops tells you how to own a Rockstar!
Aysha’s Rabbit Hole – my new creation! still working on it though!
Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog – brick house reds
Couture Allure – [...]

You’re the one for me, fatty….

By Retro Chick ⋅ January 21, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

It’s the beginning of a shiny new year and every where you look are new exercise DVDs, slimming clubs and people jogging in band new gym kit that won’t see the light of day until next January.
It seems to me that somehow, we’ve created a culture over the last hundred years that has striven to [...]

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