A couple of weeks ago, I went along to the always-fab What Katie Did shop in West London’s Portobello Road for a special evening event. It was, as the title of this post suggests, all about pyjamas, namely WKD’s loungewear range; and pincurls. Specifically, a class in how to do the latter! The class began…
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Vintage Valentine Giveaway #2 – the winner!
Well, an astonishing 591 of you entered my competition with What Katie Did, and I now have the very great pleasure of announcing a winner. Picked at random by Katie (not sure whether it was electronically or with an old fashioned eyes closed/pencil method, but I assure you it was random), the prize goes to……
Vintage Valentines Giveaway #2
Following on from my Valentines Giveaway #1, the winner of which shall be announced later today, the brand I’ve partnered up with for my second Valentines giveaway hardly needs much introduction. They are a bastion of the vintage scene, providing the foundations for pinup bombshells’ and 40s re-enactors’ outfits – literally – for well over…
Katie of Hollywood
This is a public service announcement on behalf of all you vintage ladies of America. What Katie Did are coming to Hollywood! After months of planning and suspense, the WKD US boutique is opening at 7970.5 Melrose Avenue in a mere FOUR DAYS. For those that don’t know, Melrose is a long road (as they…
Boulder holders
Today ladies (and gents), I’m going to wax a little lyrical about brassieres. This post is prompted by a visit I made to Bravissimo, the underthings shop aimed at the curvier lady, whose bras start at 28D and end up at a KK cup. I can’t even imagine a KK cup. Except that it would…
Kiss Me Katie
It’s been hard to escape the incessant doom and gloom of recession and the turmoil that’s blighted this country in the past few months: economically, politically and environmentally! Especially when it’s plastered all over the newspapers and beaming out from every television set. The good news is that there are a few products which can…