Vintage Clothing & Retro Style
| 05/16/2008 11:23 AM |
| High Five Friday! |
 I've just discovered High Five Fridays. What a great idea!So my High Fives this week are all blogs and go to 1. Ikonic Vintage. For wishing me a Happy Birthday and linking to me, and also for having the High Five Fridays link on her blog. 2. Vintage A Peel. For a great blog and some stunning photos of vintage 60s boutique clothing 3. A Slip of a Girl for writing a sexy funny and strong blog about pants, and having some great photos. 4. Posh Girl Vintage, for setting me off wondering what gorgeous outfit I should buy for my 30th birthday next year, instead of worrying about getting old. 5. Sew Retro, for giving me the urge to try making my own clothes. I know you know people that deserve high-fives... I could even be one of them. Find out how to give your High-Five Fridays here! The purpose of this meme is to give high-fives to 5 people, posts, blogs and/or websites you've admired during the week. |
| 05/15/2008 11:02 AM |
| Wedding Season Style |
 Ah, the weather is heating up, my hayfever is kicking off and that can only mean one thing.Wedding season is upon us.  Of course, just to be difficult, I got married in November, I also wore red. I wore a Vollers corset from Fairy Goth Mother and a burgundy silk skirt from The Frock Factory with a black net underskirt and a black chiffon shawl. I also sewed some black chiffon into the top of my corset as it was a little low cut and I understand showing your nipples to the Registrar isn't good etiquette..... My difficult and petulant nature aside, April to September are by far the most popular months for weddings, meaning that around this time the UK is full of brides and guests with some very specific fashion choices to make. For Brides to be the distinction between white, cream and ivory is something they now know. Choosing a dress is a major decision, and often a major part of the budget and modern Brides have such a huge range of choices.  From the huge Hollywood Dreams, high drama, high price wedding dresses costing £1500 upwards.  To a simple and elegant off the peg dress from Debenhams The choices are greater than ever! If you want something *really* different you could make your own, commission someone else to make one for you to your design, or you could go vintage....  This is a 1930s lace column dress from The Vintage Wedding Dress Company.Dresses from The Vintage Wedding Dress Company cost upwards of £1000 and can be tailored to fit.  Posh Girl Vintage is based in the US, but has beautiful vintage dresses that would be great for an understated modern civil wedding. This beautiful 1950s dress costs $545 Alternatively, you might always be able to grab yourself a bargain on Ebay. Second hand wedding dresses tend to go for a LOT less than new, and if that helps you get the dr  ess of your dreams, who else but you is going to know?This Hollywood Dreams dress is currently only £249 on Ebay , a fraction of the new price.  And, of course, even Retro Chick is in on the act with this stunning simple and elegant Victoria Jane by Ronald Joyce dress selling for £29.99. Significantly less than the hundreds even such a simple style costs in a wedding boutique! |