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Vintage fairs and evening fun

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i just wanted to share what I got up to last weekend weekend, as it was a delightful time I had.

On Satuday evening i went to Fleur and Bethan’s birthday party. As I have a smashed iphone I couldn’t take any pics while I was there, but I did maange a couple of pics of my outfit before I left.

The skirt is particularly amazing. It is an original 50s items and has an insanely full skirt printed with bows in black and gold. The printing techniques are interesting, with the gold “overprinted” on the surface. I’ve never seen a skirt printed like this before! I wore it with an ancient black topshop blouse that I must have had for 6 years or so!

The night was lovely, particularly because I got to see my friend Jayne (from great lifestyle and beauty blog Jayne’s kitschen) this pic is stolen from her! Jayne and I used to work together back in Leeds over 3 years ago,  it was amazing to get the chance to catch up and shows what a small world it is!

On Sunday it was Farnham Malting vintage fair. Here I had a stall selling some of my vintage wares, particularly popular were the stunning Rhona Roy and Victor Josselyn dresses I had, these will be coming to ebay soon!

The day wasn’t just about selling, it was also about buying. I managed to buy just three items in the end, i was tempted to buy SO much more though. The fair had a great selection of both vintage and homemade items from a real variety of periods too.

The shoes came from another lovely Liz (of thewasherwoman.blogspot.co.uk) she had some of the most sensational shoes I have ever seen. It took great restraint to buy just one pair as they fitted me like a dream.

The hat came from a stall I forgot to take the name of (i think it might have been Carinsbrooke vintage?). The stallholders daughter was also one of the beautiful models in the fashion show.

I also bought this fab Laura Ashley maxi dress from the same stall. It’s an original 70s item and has an amazing hunting look novelty print.

On the day I also gave a talk about collecting, and compered the fashion show. I really enjoyed the day I have to say!

Big thanks to Fiona for inviting me along to come and do the talk and show!

Dublin delights

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Last week one of my best friends got married in Dublin. This meant I was lucky enough to spend 5 days in the wonderful city. Today I’m going to share with you some of my outfits, and some of the fun things myself and my frineds got up to whilst we were there.

We arrived on thursday afternoon. After dumping our cases in the thoroughly nice hostel we headed to temple bar to check out Dublin’s pubs.

We started off with dinner in a lovely pub just off temple bar. They were playing fab live music in there. Me and my friends made the most of posing in the quirky settings.

Then we headed off to make the most of Dublin’s bars. In my case a lot of Irish ale and citder were consumed.

This led to me looking like this in the morning.

This also meant i seemed to find it too difficult to dress myself, hence help was required with petticoats!

On friday it was ever so chilly but we still made the most of wandering round the city and checked out things such as the art gallery and a number of the churches and cathedrals.

Despite the fact we are all 22 and 23 we larked around jumping outside trinity college!

On friday evening we we to the pub across the road for dinner. Another tasty meal was had!

Saturday was wedding day. The wedding was just outside the centre of Dublin, and the castle where the reception was held was absolutely stunning.

With one of my oldest friends Caro. We will celebrate our 20 year anniversary of knowing each other next year.

 

The beautiful bride entering the church

The bride with some of our stunning friends : )

In typical Irish fashion we partied until the we small hours of the morning.

My dress for the day was a mid 1950s Horrockses with amazing scalloped hem. I wore this with a pair of 50s cream court shoes and carried a beaded 30s handbag.

On Sunday we had quite a chilled day and spent the morning wandering around Dublin flea market that has a really cool vibe to it. Lots of bargains to be had!

On Sunday night we went to a stunning restaurant in the city.

On monday it was time to go home, but we made the most of the day with a trip to the guinness store house. An informative day, and a tasty guinness to finish it off. The view from the guinness bar was amazing!

Big thanks for my gorgeous friend Natatsha for getting married. She looked so stunning on the day, it was completely emotional, but at the same time lovely to see the first wedding of a group of friends I’ve mostly known since I was 11. Also much love to the lovely girls I spend 5 days wandering around Dublin with. It was great to have a few days of fun with some of my favourite people : )

Come and join me at Farnham Maltings on 2nd June

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Drum roll * I am excited to make a little announcement on le blog today about a vintage fair I am going to be at!
 
 
Come and join me on the 2nd June for a day of vintage fashion and frolics at Farnhams maltings. Not only will I be giving a little talk and compering the fashion show, but I will also have a stall selling some delightful goodies. I’m trying to make sure I bring a little bit of something for everyone along, and will be coming armed with vintage fashion and accessories from the 30s to the 80s. All carefully selected. I’ll definitely be bringing two sensational 60s suits, some amazing 70s maxis and a few of my old favourite cotton 50s dresses. So do come and say hi! It looks like being a very fun event.
Not only will there be a varied selection of stalls offering the best in vintage, but there are also a number of other events happening through the day including workshops and makeovers.
My stall will probably be something like this! (This was me at the festival of Vintage in Epsom last year)
 
 
Tickets are just £4!
If you see me at the fair do come and say hi! I will be typically attired in a crazy 50s dress- I promise!
 
Find out more about the fair here