Your Grandad met Dior you know!

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A few pics from the family archive today. All these feature my wonderful Nanna. A woman who simply tells the BEST stories.
On Thursday we were just chatting and I mentioned that I was reading a book about Dior. Nanna piped up “ your Grandad met him you know” I was like, Nanna are you sure? Shy, world hating, people-phobic Grandad Hugh met Dior? “Yes. He came over to London with his assistant and your Grandad met him, he drove him around London for his boss”. Still I am a little bit shocked by this! It must have been when my Grandad was working for the tailor Hector Powe. His boss there was someone who knew everyone and it appears that Christian Dior himself was one of these people!

One of these pics proves a very important point too, about the bikini. This picture was taken in 1946 and one of the ladies (my Great Aunt) is wearing a bikini. Proving contrary to popular belief the bikini was a key fashion piece for the beach in the 40’s, even if it wasn’t referred to by that name!

A complete blog overhaul

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As much as my blog title “High-waisted,? Corseted? Floral?” Is still very much me I feel its time for a change. Nothing major, just a little bit of an update now I am trying to get all technical and add things like twitter to my blog : /

I could realistically just call my blog obsessed with Horrockses, considering how much I write about the brand, and the simple fact that I rarely go a day without thinking about Horrockses dresses in some respect (it really is rather worrying. I have to say).

But no, something a little more different. The first thought that popped into my mind was The vintage Vanguardista ( Spanish meaning cutting-edge or avant guard) but I came to realise that actually when you translate it doesn’t really make that much sense I just liked the sound of it.

Then, after slipping into thoughts of summer time and watching the tennis it came to me Advantage in Vintage. I could play around with this idea all day long. The vintage advantage (go on try and say it, it’s a tongue twister if there ever was one!), Advintage or even just advantage vintage. So yes, a blog overhaul and a new name. Lovely.
The picture is of me wearing one of my beloved Horrockses dresses

Another Horrockses moment

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I think from the sheer volume of posts I write about Horrockses it could be said that I am a tad *just a tad* obsessed with the label. Anyway, whilst I was in New Look last weekend I spotted this dress, I would say it looks pretty familiar?!? It looks pretty nice on too…


http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/dresses/dandelion-prom-dress_216436519

http://www.vandaimages.com/results.asp?image=2007BL7758-01&itemw=4&itemf=0001&itemstep=1&itemx=40