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Recommendation: One Man, Two Guvnors
Last night, I had the pleasure of going to see One Man, Two Guvnors, an English adaptation of the Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. I was somewhat drawn to the...
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Summer swimwear glamour
I don’t sunbathe and I hardly ever swim but, for some reason, this year I’m getting rather obsessed with bikinis, bathing suits and anything beach related. Staying glamorous in the summer is always a...
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Heptagrin Girl
On 22nd May 2012, I spent the evening at the Bloomsbury Theatre enjoying the comedy delights of Festival of the Spoken Nerd. The night was called “pi-curious” and proved to anyone in the audience, if...
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My heptagrin spiral skirt
Last month I told you about lovely Jess Hawke, the Heptagrin Girl, and how she came up with the design for her heptagrin spiral skirt. I also told you that I’d ordered one from her Etsy shop and that...
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Can ghd air rescue my hair?
I got my hairdryer as a Christmas present from my parents, some time around 1992. It was a professional style dryer and came with a diffuser (which was handy for my then-permed hair), and a nozzle for...
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What Katie Did AW12 collection launch
On Sunday afternoon, I headed across London in the sunshine to the What Katie Did boutique for the launch of their AW12 collection (and a sneak peek at SS13 too). It’s always a real pleasure to visit...
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An ode to big pants
Last year, when the lovely Cate Sevilla wrote about big knickers for BitchBuzz, I never thought I’d switch from my much loved cotton bikini style pants. Then, earlier this year, I started to notice...
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Five of the best vintage style brands
The style of vintage clothing from the 40s and 50s is beautiful, but the fabrics and fit sometimes leave a lot to be desired. Modern bodies and twenty-first century laundry habits don’t always sit...
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A day at the seaside
Things have been pretty hectic for me recently and so I decided I needed a day at the seaside to help me relax. The only sensible choice was Brighton as it’s not far from London and there’s just so...
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Three great brands for vintage style shapewear
I know that many women swear by their Spanx, but I’m really not keen on undergarments that make me look like I’ve been squeezed into a sausage skin. I like my lingerie to look good before and after I...
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The Chap Olympiad 2013
On Saturday 13th July 2013, I attended my first ever Chap Olympiad. Celebrating “sporting ineptitude and sartorial prowess”, this annual event from those splendid fellows over at The Chap magazine has...
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Vintage wedding inspiration
As some very dear friends of mine are getting hitched this weekend – in a gorgeous outdoor Humanist ceremony – I thought I’d finally do what I’ve been pondering all summer… have a wedding week on...
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Review: Wonderbra ‘Dots Chic’
A few weeks ago, when I was at the Littlewoods lingerie bloggers event, I fell in love with a gorgeous new lingerie set from Wonderbra. Part of their Glamour collection, the Dots Chic set has a balcony...
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Review: Gossard Retrolution
I fell in love with the Gossard ‘Retrolution’ range as soon as I saw the photos accompanying Retro Chick’s review earlier this year. My lingerie holy grail is something with a lot of coverage for my...
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Joanna’s Wardrobe
I only properly discovered Joanna’s Wardrobe last month when I opened the Kiss Me Deadly newsletter and saw a photograph of a rather gorgeous teddy. The claret stretch satin of this limited edition...
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What Katie Did: Rita and Kate
I’m a big fan of retro lingerie brand What Katie Did. Despite personally preferring a more modern bra shape, you can often find me swooning over items in their newsletter, on their website and in their...
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‘Renaissance’ by 51 Degrees
This Monday evening we’re giving the traditional festive dinner party a makeover at ‘Renaissance’, a 51 Degrees event in London Bridge. 51 Degrees is a series of events put on by food-geeks, for...
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Style with Ethics: Love ur Look
I first discovered Love ur Look via a Retro Chick blog post back in 2012 and I’ve seen their styles crop up on her other blog too, We Want All The Dresses. Like Gemma, I’m not a fan of text speak so...
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Topshop Archive Collection
Last week I popped into Topshop at Oxford Circus to buy a gift card as a birthday present for my teenage niece and I spotted some clothing with a delightfully retro label. You can imagine my joy when a...
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The return of the bullet bra?
Last Friday, I made a brief appearance on all 40 BBC local radio stations as part of the Georgey Spanswick show. Prompted by a Daily Mail article* by Sandra Howard on the supposed return of the bullet...
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