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What Are You Wearing? Dancing in the Dark.

By Retro Chick ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ 9 comments

I planned to show you a beautiful photograph of me in my carefully put together outfit for a wedding reception I went to in Twickenham (well, as beautiful as any photographs of me can be) Sadly, however, my inability to figure out the low light settings on my camera, and the fact that the lights [...]

New Years Eve – Love it or Hate it?

By Retro Chick ⋅ December 29, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

Ah, New Years Eve. That night of the year when “fun” is obligatory. Personally I love to go out on New Year, it’s a perfect excuse to get all glammed up and get rid of that post Christmas slump. Yet I’m always surprised by the number of people who “hate” New Years Eve. Do you [...]

Ethical Design Spotlight – Beyond Skin

By Retro Chick ⋅ December 28, 2009 ⋅ 15 comments

I’ve cast this monthly spotlight in the past on numerous ethical ways to clothe and decorate your body, but so far I’ve left your feet bare. Which is odd, really, as I’ve mentioned lustworthy ethical shoe label Beyond Skin a couple of times. Beyond Skin are a vegan shoe company, created in 2001 to address [...]

Christmas In Pictures

By Retro Chick ⋅ December 26, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day! Though still technically on holiday I thought I’d share a little bit of my Christmas to keep us all going till we’re back to work next week. Gifts this year included the Booja Booja truffles I asked for in my wish list, a bottle of 12 [...]

Links à la Mode 24th December 2009

By Retro Chick ⋅ December 24, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The Happy Holidays Edition Edited by Retrochick Well, I suppose I shall start this weeks Links à la Mode with this: HAPPY CHRISTMAS! It’s Christmas Eve and I’m sure visions of sugar plums are dancing in everyone’s heads as they trim the tree and sup mulled wine in preparation for tomorrows frivolities. All too soon [...]

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

By Retro Chick ⋅ December 23, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Well Retro Chicks, this is it. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I’m planning to spend a lovely day doing girly things like painting my nails and taking long bubble baths to make myself all beautiful before Christmas. I just wanted to make sure I wished all Retro Chick readers the very merriest Christmas possible! I’m [...]

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