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Tartan

25 January 2012

haggis

Happy Burns Night! I hadn’t planned to do this today, then I felt guilty because I’d done Chinese New Year on Monday and I do like a nice haggis supper on Burns Night, so I thought in the interests of fairness I’d take a look at Tartan today! Burns Night is poet Robert Burns birthday [...]

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The Cheongsam

23 January 2012

chinese new year

Happy Chinese New Year! Today is Chinese New Years Day, and apparently it is the year of the Dragon which is regarded as an auspicious symbol which stands for power, good luck, success, and happiness. So fingers crossed for that then! The Chinese Cheongsam dress is a classic, so today I’ve found some beautiful vintage [...]

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4 Things to Keep From Christmas

4 January 2012

EXERCISE

Ah January, here you are. With your promises of fresh starts, your good intentions and your freezing cold weather. If you’re anything like me then you probably start January every year feeling a bit bloated, tired, very poor and filled with good intentions. In fact, you’re looking forward to early morning runs in the icy [...]

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Retro Chicks Highlights of 2011

30 December 2011

reflection

Ah, the years nearly over! Now that we don’t have cheques I get even LESS practice at writing the new year. So I expect to catch up with 2012 somewhere around March. 2011 has been a pretty good one for Retro Chick with all kinds of exciting things happening and it’s nice to use this [...]

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It’s Not What You Wear. It’s How You Wear It….

9 December 2011

1940s ice skater

That’s been my mantra for years! So when I got an email from George  a few weeks ago saying they were running a campaign about “affordability and the possibility of achieving a look without having to go out of your way on budget” I actually decided to take part. I did once get asked by [...]

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