The Chap ball- what a night!

Last Saturday I had an absolute BALL (ha ha geddit?) at the Chap Ball.

This was my dress for the night, an amazing full length 30s dress by Laura Phillips. I purchased this from Scarlet Vintage in Bath earlier this year. I wore it with original 30s gold shoes. Very 30s night for sure. I also made the mistake of pincurling my hair. FAIL. My hair is currently too short for pin curling and pre pining up the top of it, it somewhat made me resemble Harry Styles : / woops.

I went with my friend Holly, and saw lots of other familiar (and unfamiliar but equally friendly!) faces there!

This is me with Holly (in the blue) and Vicky (in the green) a fellow vintage lover who is studying on my masters course!

We also met some fabulous Australian bloggers Tim and Jesse from Like Johnny and June(we are with Jesse in this pic) and Michelle from http://ravishingretro.com, and the other person in the photo is the always wonderful Fleur of Diary of a vintage girl (damn Fleur for being so tall and unbelievably elegant!)

Hope you enjoy the lovely outfits!

P.s. does anyone who was at the ball know who the lady was wearing the AMAZING 50s dress in a chanpagne colour with the heavily structured winged bodice??? I meant to ask her about her dress… but a few too many cocktails meant I didn’t!

Final vintage sale for Advantage In Vintage in 2012!

Hello all!

Over on ebay this week it is the final Advantage in Vintage sale of 2012! Wooooo.

Don’t worry, I will be back again selling next year, I just need a bit of a break to concentrate on my masters. This also means I will be back bigger, and BETTER next year!

Are you looking for a fabulous christmas present for a loved one? A dress to wear for a New Years Eve party? Or, just a coat to keep you warm as the coldness hits? Well, I have something for you!

Click here for all 95 of this weeks listings!

First off I have a wonderful selection of vintage 30s dresses. Supremely elegant, and so perfect to make a showstopping entrance at any party.

Red velvet 30s dress

Black velvet 30s dress

Or if your taste is a little late I also have a number of 50s full skirted fabulous pieces!

50s black taffeta dress

Henri Tatler model lace dress

Sambo fashions cocktail dress

Black Jerry Gilder cocktail dress

Or, If you’ve already found the dress for the party, what about accessories?

Fab vintage 50s A.B. sparkling earrings

Stunning original 20s deco beaded bag

Sparkling 70s dance shoes

Or, are you looking for a present for a loved one?

Set of boxed vintage hankies

Vintage crochet gloves

Vintage tootal men’s opera scarf

Wonderful 70s Louis Vuitton keepall travel bag ( this came from a member of the Givenchy family!)

Or, are you simply wanting to keep yourself warm?

Vintage 70s Dereta coat

Wonderful late 40s mink fur coat

Edwardian french fur muff

Vintage beaver trapper hat

Click here for all 95 of this weeks listings!

Birthdays and Baptisms

I’ve had one of those lovely weekends where I spend lots of time with the people I love. Last night was my dear friend Nikki’s 23rd birthday, and then today I went to go and see her baptised! It was a pretty special thing to go to… and even as someone who counts themselves as pretty un-religious it was certainly a moving experience.
Two lovely occasions gives me an opportunity to share  two outfits!
  

The dress I am wearing is by Martin Grant, I bought it second hand a few years back at around 10% it’s original retail value. I have to say I was pretty shocked when I looked up online how expensive his dresses were new, but this dress is beautifully cut and made. The detailing at the waistline is particularly spectacular.



I’m wearing it here with some ancient Faith platforms ( I bought these when I was in sixth form!!) and a pair of vintage earrings.
I will admit the dress is a little bit too tight for me, so by the end of the night I did feel like the circulation to my hips was being cut off.
Today I wore one of my favourite vintage 70s suits (the skirt has a 22in waist- oh the pain). I teamed it with a little mint green 70s shirt that is by Bus Stop. It has THE best buttons.
I love the little hat I wore too, I think it is probably a 40s one- mixing up particularly unmatching colours (mint green and deep red????) as ever!