Wednesday 28 September 2011

lamp loveliness....


Look at this beauty from John Lewis - what a fabulous colour. Is it too early to write a Christmas list?

Monday 26 September 2011

Beautiful Horrockses Dress in our Etsy Shop now!


We just had to share this beauty with you! Found on a recent vintage adventure it's a beautiful Horrockses dress from the 1950s.


It's so lovely we can hardly bear part with it but we must!


Find it here! For more information on the iconic Horrockses brand check this out....

Thursday 22 September 2011

Etsy Update...

A quick peak at the vintage delights we have on Etsy right now...

Vintage Revival...

What a fantastic weekend.... We took a trip back in time and boy was it amazing!

Saturday found us dressed in our 40's, 50's and 60's best at the brilliant Goodwood Revival Festival. A riot of colour, pure elegance, style and ever so slightly uncomfortable shoes met the body shaking noise, raw power and sleek lines of a bygone time as we soaked up the splendour of a true vintage festival of speed.

The costumes were amazing, (my father-in-law was particularly taken with the number of ladies in high heels and dresses) and the hairstyles, spectacular. There were many fabulous stalls selling some of the most beautiful vintage clothes I have seen and splendid displays depicting post and pre war times.

There was a true feeling of community spirit in the fabulous mess tent, strung with bunting and flags with long bench tables, you just had to talk to your neighbour - my overwhelming feeling being that we miss out today on something quite special sat at our insular tables in so many eating places.



While I should have been concentrating on photographing the amazing clothes I'm afraid that they totally passed me by when presented with the magnificence of the vehicles. Passionate about classic cars since I was big enough to sit on my Dad's lap and help him drive, it was a nostalgic trip for me back to Glorious Goodwood and the track he had raced on before I was born.




So stood on the bank between the first and second turn with my family in front of me, airmen, naval officers, chaps from the pits, girls with drawn on stocking seams, elegant ladies in fur and small round eyed evacuees in huddles, the growling hum of the '67 Jaguars raced through my body, white clouds raced across the oh so blue sky chasing spitfires and bombers and I'm sure as I stood there I had my Dad beside me...


Thursday 15 September 2011

Loving....


Kate is off to the Goodwood Revival - I am very jealous so am trying to cheer myself up with looking at pretty things. How's this dress of 50s loveliness from Clothkits?

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Hello Autumn!

Ok, so it's getting a bit colder and the summer is over. Thus the perfect excuse to treat yourself to something vintage and yummy from the world of Daisy & Jess....

Check out some of these beauties from our Etsy store






Great 70s puffed sleeved shirt / blouse (does anyone say 'blouse' anymore?) Kate thinks the pattern is somewhat reminiscent of chocolate buttons


1970s flowery loveliness - kinda reminding us of a Multi-Coloured Swap Shop vibe....

More vintage beauties coming soon so keep checking our store....