Designers

When is Eco-Friendly Not Eco-Friendly?

2 March 2011

Oh dear. One of my interests is in eco fashion. It’s one of the reasons I got into vintage and thrift or charity shopping in the first place. It always seemed so incredibly wasteful to buy so many clothes that then just get discarded when people are tired of them. I used to write about [...]

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Sponsor Spotlight: Swelle Boutique

16 November 2010

Honestly, I’ve been longing to write about Swelle Boutique for ages, but the site had been waiting for a relaunch for Autumn Winter. Swelle Boutique is full of the kind of one off and limited edition pieces that make perfect statement wardrobe pieces. I think most of them would mix perfectly with a vintage wardrobe, [...]

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Designer Spotlight – Lena Hoschek Autumn Winter 2010

31 August 2010

I take it all back. You can keep Summer. When the Summer weather disappears at the end of July there’s better to cheer you up than looking for beautiful Autumn clothes. (Apart from, possibly, cake and wine) Lena Hoschek is an Austrian designer who shows at Berlin Fashion Week and started her own label in [...]

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Exclusive Preview – Lady K Loves new for Autumn

30 August 2010

I have an exciting little preview for you today! Back in June I filmed a little behind the scenes video of Lady K Loves shooting her new Autumn Winter pieces. Well, it’s now nearly launch time and I have a proper exclusive sneak peek of the new pieces just for you lovely Retro Chicks. At [...]

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Sponsor Spotlight: Make Me a Film Noir Femme Fatale

26 August 2010

I’ve always harboured dreams of being a Film Noir Femme Fatale. She’s a proper bad gal. Elegant, sophisticated, but with hints of a dark and troubled past that makes men weak at the knees and desperate to do her every bidding. Sadly I am almost the polar opposite of the femme fatale. I talk too [...]