In the second of my two posts for Shurgard‘s blog, I am asking: so, you think you have a good eye for vintage clothing and accessories? Perhaps, after many years devoted to your own collection – honing your eye for a bargain – you realise you prefer hunting down vintage and antiques more than your…
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Starting a Vintage Collection: Beginner’s Basics
Collecting anything, but especially vintage clothing or accessories, can vary from being a casual hobby to an all-consuming compulsion. As a collector of everything from Beanie Babies (as a kid) to vintage housedresses (ongoing), I have experience at both ends of the spectrum! I was asked by Shurgard Self-Storage to write a piece about said…
Goodwood Revival – a very vintage fashion guide
While entering mid-August does make me feel more than a little sad that summer is soon on its way out, there is one positive to the inexorable creep of the year. It’s coming round to one of my favourites events of the autumn, the most excellent Goodwood Revival. If you don’t know about the Revival…
Vintage beauty with Vaseline
Hello! Today I am talking vintage beauty. There are few beauty products out there that can claim to be as truly vintage as Vaseline. Except maybe lead and belladonna, and thankfully, we stopped using those on our skin a long time ago. I’ve been a genuine, lifelong user of the wonder-grease, from my very earliest…
Top 10 UK vintage date ideas
Online dating. It used to be a little bit taboo, back in’t day. I met one of my ex boyfriends online (albeit not through a dating site, but through a forum) back in 2004, and I remember during our three years together, I was rarely honest about how we met. But times change – after…
Roaring Engines in the Roaring 20s
Occasionally, I get the chance to go out of my comfort zone and write about something a little different so here, for your Monday delight is just that! This post is all about the motor cars of the 1920s as seen in the Great Gatsby and is brought to you in association with Adrian Flux….
The King’s Ginger heads East
Welcome to the very latest instalment of my history serial looking at the life, loves and, well, liqueur of King Edward VII on behalf of The King’s Ginger. This month, I took the King on a date to do something a little bit cultural – and what’s more cultural than a museum? This one is…
Girl’s Best Friend – Diamonds galore
Gemstones have always fascinated me. My mum has always worn beautiful jewellery, and she acquired her love of it from my grandmother. My whole family was very widely traveled thanks to my grandad’s travel agency (see my last but one post for pictures) and they’d often come back with a gem from some far-flung place…
A ghd old giveaway
Is your hairdryer a bit tired, lifeless, lacking in power? Generally a bit rubbish? Mine is. It’s not even that old – a few months at most. It’s because I was stingy. Cheap hairdryers aren’t all that great – WHO KNEW? NB. Hairdryers don’t work outside. Also excuse my totally casual hairdo today! If you…