go vintage…

to pick up where we left off before, here are the pictures of going vintage from vintage pop up beauty salon from lekeux events.  A bit of 60s beehive style teamed with vintage style orla kiely navy blue A-line dress with chunky brass buttons and 40s victory rolls with pretty daisy tea dress with peter pan collar and frilled, chunky buttoned  mac. If you can’t get to a fair lekeux events can come to your home, perfect for a birthday or hen party …

gifts which cut the mustard…

holiday gifts which undoubtedly cut the mustard…you can choose vintage or handmade: in the house there’s domestic goddess in the kitchen, perfect accessories for office blogging or something to wear.  Diane Keaton has always been my ultimate ‘favourite’ actress and seeing as i also love 60s Mary Quant these vintage find of Annie Hall style shoes are to die for, don’t you think?… See for yourself on pinkmilkvintage‘s new etsy treasury: pass the mustard darling

Pass the mustard will you darling?

For a while now I have been harbouring secret desires for mustard…the colour is wherever I look in interior design magazines that I am also obsessed with, fashion magazines, on models on the net, in vintage stores.  And you have to be discerning in your taste as some of the vintage seventies yellows can look rather dirty and the others are far too bright and happy to be seen or worn without protective eye wear and a public health warning.  However, still being in the process of moving from Greece to the UK and my life in storage any home purchases were out so it was left to me and something I could wear. Being strawberry blonde I was concerned that it might result in a clash of the yellows though and shuddered at the thought of the word ‘bilious’ but I am happy to report that I am utterly thrilled with my mustard purchase which is this cute big pocket shift dress from closet.

It has also converted me to being an avid fan of the line closet, a concession at dorothy perkins, who have some amazing new designers since I last went into a store way back in the nineties I think.  What’s more the dresses are actually designed and made in London,  a rare opportunity nowadays on the high street to support made in Britain.  I’ve already got a little christmas sack of quirky vintage reproduction style closet dresses waiting for me and the next wishlist made.  To make matters worse, just spotted  this beautiful drop waisted twenties style 60s dress on etsy…and yes it’s mustard heaven.

rare 1960s flapper style dress with hand beaded collar from TrueValueVintage

As for the edible variety I have to say I can’t stand the stuff except for wholegrain mustard on a Nigella warm potato salad with bacon and spring onions…yummy.