Birthday outfit

I went out for drinks last night with my lovely London friends and this is what I wore...



My mum bought me this dress as my present from Topshop boutique, you can't really see in this photo but the bottom of it is slightly sheer fabric. I'm also wearing a hairband with feathers on that my sister bought me. More present posts to come!

Corinne x

To cut or not to cut

I managed to snap up this amazing 70s dress on eBay for £13 with the thought of turning it up from a maxi to a knee length tea dress. Now that I've tried it on I can't bring myself to do it! I can see myself getting more wear out of it if I turn it up but I'm loving the length. What do you think?



*please ignore the fact I am sans makeup!

Corinne x

PS: I'd also like to say thanks to this massive pile of books I'm currently using as a tripod...

Mad Men dress

My new Etsy dress arrived from Allen Company Inc and it's even prettier than I anticipated. It's in pristine condition aswell, which is great considering it's vintage. My last two posts prove that I've been watching way too much Mad Men (or maybe just enough? depending on your point of view!). I've been coverting Peggy's wardrobe in particular and pondering her slightly short fringe (which Mia is sporting in her most recent post!). I'm pretty sure a short short fringe wouldn't work on me though so I'm sticking with my slightly too long 1970s aesthetic!

I've spend most of this weekend updating the look of our blog and also Mia's 1960s Bride blog, which if you haven't seen it, is a site devoted to her wedding! You can find out all about her search for the perfect vintage wedding dress!

ta ta for now,
Corinne x

New Hat + New Hair = New Head

Hello! Two new pieces of head related news for you all today:

1. I just got my hair done and am now the proud owner of a 1950s style mini fringe - I rather like it.
2. AND this week I received my latest ebay purchase - a lovely 1960s faux fur pom-pom hat. I love it!

(Matt just took this picture of me. I look simple)

Whaddya think?

Mia x

New dress and sewing success!

Shopping for vintage clothes can be daunting. Teeny tiny waist measurements, drowning maxi dresses, massive shoulder pads and exceptionally short mini skirts are enough to put the most daring of shoppers off. Often I find one off items that are much too small or much too big. While I've known I could turn large dresses in, the fear factor has always put me off purchasing.

Until now! You remember I told you my mum was volunteering in a vintage clothes shop? Well, she managed to pick me up this gorgeous 40s/50s dress. It's a beigey brown colour with white polka dots and it's become one of my favourite dresses!

It was much too big when I first tried it on but I've successfully adapted it, sewing in the sides to make it a size 10-12 instead of a size 14. I was really scared when I started sewing because I've never adapted a dress in this way before and I tend to have a love hate relationship with my sewing machine. It was actually a lot easier than I first thought though, and I'll consider buying large vintage dresses and resizing them in the future.

You'll find some useful sewing instructions in Cloth Magazine, they have a special section devoted to sewing techniques - check it out!

Corinne x

PS: Remember my post about my hair colour? As you can see I decided to go back to brunette!