world war II nurses and plans for the week...

Although my posts have been few and far between at the moment I honestly have been working :) including dealing with bits and bobs for my etsy shop. I really hope to have it up and running really soon, I'm nearly there with it all!

I'm also super excited about plans for the next few days (well Friday onwards really). It's my birthday on Friday and my Ma and I will be heading off to Vintage at Goodwood. I really can't wait and have been trying to decide what to wear all day, alongside doing uni work of course! I'll keep it a surprise for now. I'm spending Saturday with the boy and then on Sunday a few us are going to All Star Lanes on Brick Lane which is an awesome American Diner which also has a bowling alley. They do amazing milkshakes in there so it should be a giggle.

Sorry, no outfit posts this week, so instead I thought I'd share some of my dissertation research with you. I am currently doing an MA in History and Culture of Fashion and have chosen to research the evolution of nursing uniforms primarily around WW2. I can't share my personal research images unfortunately but here are some that I found online which are pretty cute ♥

This last one is my favourite. I think nursing uniform looks so glamorous, seems such a shame that nurses today just wear pyjama style overalls, though I'm sure they are much more comfortable and practical!

ttfn

xxx 

karen elson in dazed & confused

I got Dazed at the weekend. I don't always go for this magazine, but I have to admit, the minute I saw the Karen Elson interview in this issue I was sold...

I especially love this last black lace dress which is Marc by Marc Jacobs.

I'm thinking I need to organise this blog a little better so I shall be working on doing regular posts or maybe regular features. Need to have a brainstorm. I'm also currently working on getting my shop together. The outlet for the shop will probably be through Etsy as they have managed to do currency conversion  up there now, which was my biggest worry as a seller based in the UK. I am also picking up a clothes rail later on today which I'm super excited about. I have vintage coming out my ears and I simply need to get more organised. I also really need a mannequin for dressmaking and the like, if know anyone who's selling one let me know!

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straw hat and vintage

Long time no see. I really wish I had more time for blogging, but with my studies and part time job it's really difficult to fit it all in along with gathering stock for my shop and the odd bit of sewing.  But hopefully I'll find a routine with it soon enough.

This weekend I have had to return to my family home to look after my Mother's pony which means lots of riding and mucking out, ultimately tiring yet it's lovely to be out in the fresh air away from the city fumes. I have also manage to take in and re-hem a vintage find (see below). It's such a comfortable piece perfect for hot summer days. It might go in the shop, but then again, it might not. I really love it for its versatility and it looked great with the straw hat I found of my Mother's.

These photos aren't that great as I unfortunately don't have my fabulous photographer here this weekend. So I had to do the old timer on the camera on the tripod, rushing back and forth. Definitely makes the task slightly more difficult!

I also wanted to share this trailer for a new movie 'Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky', I don't know much about it but I am certainly intrigued....

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Shop opens!

I have been a busy bee of late sewing and setting up shop online. I have been working on some lovely bows to start up my shop with. The shop is ultimately going to stock hand-picked vintage items, reinvented vintage pieces as well as some vintage-inspired pieces handmade from both old and new fabrics. This is kind of a test to see where it is best to sell my threads so please have a look at the shop and see what you think!

These sweet bows are only £3 and come in a variety of colours as well as their own little handmade quirks. I hope you like them.

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THE SHOP

three bands/singer that i'm loving the style of at the moment...

Diane Birch...she really makes me want to cut a fringe again, looks so good with a hat too...

The Like...

Au Revoir Simone...

By the way, all these ladies also have great music, though I have to admit I love to call some of these ensembles my own.

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back in london town

I have been frightfully neglectful of the blog this past week, I do have an excuse though as I have been on a mini holiday to the Peak District with my family. I barely touched my laptop the whole time I was there, which was actually quite refreshing!

I haven't properly been through my pics but I thought I would share some highlights of the trip which included visits to stately homes such as Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House as well as vintage shops in Manchester and even the Gallery of Costume Museum....

Unfortunately these pics are great quality, I need to go through them. I hope to go into some of these places in detail, especially the Gallery of Costume (above) which was actually situated in an old Georgian building which was really lovely.

Have a gorgeous day

xxx

homemade playsuit and waffles

What a lovely weekend. Involved picnics, reading in Hyde Park, sushi, drinks in Covent Garden and even outfit photos (finally got round to it!). First off though, here is the playsuit that I made this week...

I'm really pleased with the way it came out. It never ceases to surprise me how quickly you can make a piece like this. Ok, so it takes more time than walking into a shop and buying it, but when you wear something you've made with your own fair hands, it's a real guilty pleasure.

So now you know what I look like! The pics were taken by the ever-patient Richard, you can see his flickr here. I edited these using Picnik pretty cute programme. I edited these to have a 'lomography' look which I was quite pleased with as I've always fancied a lomography camera.

Oh and these were the waffles we made Sunday morning. I think Sunday morning waffles should become a tradition, they were utterly delicious and completely over-indulgent.

xxx