May 2009

Ethical Design Spotlight – Kristinit

26 May 2009

This months Ethical Design Spotlight is on LA based label Kristinit . Kristinit is available in selected US boutiques and online, but sadly doesn’t seem to be available in the UK, but since Retro Chick has a fair portion of of readers based in the US and Canada I thought it was worth a mention. [...]

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Retro Chick Style Icon – Dita Von Teese

21 May 2009

Dita von Teese might not be an original choice as a style icon, but she’s what I’ve always secretly wished I was. In my head I’ve always longed to be a polished lady. I’d love to wear a hat and gloves and go to bed wearing curlers so that I wake up with a perfectly [...]

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Yet Another Retro Chick Winner!

20 May 2009

Back in February I ran a short competition to win a signed Confessions of a Shopaholic poster It took a while to get there as the poster had to come from the studio, but the lucky winner was Vicky from Kent and she’s sent me a photo of her with her prize!

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Do’s and Don’ts for the Perfect Wedding Guest Outfit

19 May 2009

Once you’re over the age of, ooh, 22, you suddenly start to find you get invited to weddings, a lot. Last year I put together 3 dream wedding guest outfits for some inspiration. Here are a few more tips and tricks for making sure you really are the dream wedding guest. When putting together your [...]

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We have a Winner!

19 May 2009

The Retro Chick Blog Birthday Goodie Bag Giveaway finished last Friday with nearly 700 entries. The winner was picked at random from all the email addresses entered and Karen from Betchworth in Surrey was the lucky winner! Karens prize is on it’s way to her this week. When you entered the competition you also had [...]