Yes, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and as cynical as you might feel about it, if you and your loved one are going to give each other presents, perhaps consider one of the vintage gift ideas for her we’ve listed here. Ladies, if your gentleman needs a bit of a nudge, you might want [...]
We’ve really fallen in love with a new range of vintage drawings – Vintage Trudy – which is launching next week. What makes these charming little sketches to unique is that they were drawn by a timid newly-wed in the early Fifties, who had moved to Britain for a new start after the hardship of [...]
When it comes to glamour, poise and beauty, nothing beats the famous Ziegfeld Girls. These chorus girls from Florenz Ziegfeld’s theatrical spectaculars known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931) – based on the Folies Bergère of Paris – had a legendary following of male admirers. Their theatrical showmanship, costumes and style is still inspirational today.
Have you ever been a little confused by the choice of lipsticks out there? Are you still looking for the right one for you? Vintage-loving ReeRee certainly was, so much so that she decided to create her own range of lipsticks – Rockalily. With a great selection of colours and real staying power, her range [...]
My name is Liz Tregenza and buying vintage has been hugely important to me for most of my life. I started buying vintage handabgs in charity shops when I was only seven or eight and from these it simply snowballed. My obsessions really got going when I went to university to study a fashion degree, and I became [...]
Style Me Vintage, Clothes – a Guide to Sourcing and Recreating Retro Looks (Anova Books, currently £5.89 on Amazon, available from 1 February) is the third book in a series on vintage styling, which has so far covered hair and make-up. Written by London-based vintage stylist and personal shopper Naomi Thompson, the book covers a [...]
Do you get house envy when you visit a friend’s home for the first time? We’ve all gone positively green over the gorgeous pieces our friends seem to pick up from flea markets in Berlin, and each of us quietly weeps inside at the words “It’s just something I found by the side of the [...]
London-based vintage hair and make-up stylists Lipstick and Curls specialise in looks from the Twenties to the Sixties. We’ve caught up with owner Amanda Moorhouse to chat vintage style icons, the merits of a good beehive and the must-have beauty product for any vintage lover. QueensOfVintage.com: How did you get into vintage and which eras [...]
While looking through her Thirties pattern magazines, Jennifer Knox came across an article on glove care she just had to share. Here is some great, orginal Thirties advice on how to wash your gloves. I love white gloves but am always worried about ruining them when I clean them. I have a bunch of white leather gloves that were [...]
My name is Charlotte and I recently moved from Chichester on the South Coast to London. I’m a self employed seller of vintage and upcycled clothing and accessories and vintage blogger. Growing up with an antique dealer mother, a stepfather with an impressive array of collectables from the Thirties – Fifties, and a WWII fanatic [...]
Have you ever been a little confused by the choice of lipsticks out there? Are you still looking for the right one for you? Vintage-loving ReeRee certainly was, so much so that she decided to create her own range of lipsticks – Rockalily. With a great selection of colours and real staying power, her range [...]
Style Me Vintage, Clothes – a Guide to Sourcing and Recreating Retro Looks (Anova Books, currently £5.89 on Amazon, available from 1 February) is the third book in a series on vintage styling, which has so far covered hair and make-up. Written by London-based vintage stylist and personal shopper Naomi Thompson, the book covers a [...]
London-based vintage hair and make-up stylists Lipstick and Curls specialise in looks from the Twenties to the Sixties. We’ve caught up with owner Amanda Moorhouse to chat vintage style icons, the merits of a good beehive and the must-have beauty product for any vintage lover. QueensOfVintage.com: How did you get into vintage and which eras [...]
My name is Liz Tregenza and buying vintage has been hugely important to me for most of my life. I started buying vintage handabgs in charity shops when I was only seven or eight and from these it simply snowballed. My obsessions really got going when I went to university to study a fashion degree, and I became [...]
My name is Charlotte and I recently moved from Chichester on the South Coast to London. I’m a self employed seller of vintage and upcycled clothing and accessories and vintage blogger. Growing up with an antique dealer mother, a stepfather with an impressive array of collectables from the Thirties – Fifties, and a WWII fanatic [...]
Our amazing Vintage Queen number 78 dresses in mid-century style – we think she looks fabulous in Forties, Fifties and Sixties. Plus how could we not love a girl who’s into The Beatles and has a crush on Ray Davies?
Do you get house envy when you visit a friend’s home for the first time? We’ve all gone positively green over the gorgeous pieces our friends seem to pick up from flea markets in Berlin, and each of us quietly weeps inside at the words “It’s just something I found by the side of the [...]
This time our vintage interior peeps series heads over to Berlin to visit a fabulous vintage flat which has been loving furnished with treasures from the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies creating a stunning, modern family home. Katja is an avid collector of vintage designs. She shares her vintage flat with her husband, little daughter and two [...]
The Thirties was an era of stylish, sophisticated clothes as the decadence of the Twenties flappers gave way to a more sombre era. Likewise, with interiors, the art deco flamboyance of Twenties design developed into a more elegant style. Nell Darby has a comprehensive guide to introducing some Thirties elegance to your study area.
This fab tutorial on how to give a cardigan a Las Vegas spin comes from brilliant vintage blogger Charlotte over at Tuppence Ha’Penny. Here she shows us how to applique a cardigan with playing cards. You will need: - red felt remnant - white felt remnant - red sewing thread – white sewing thread - cardigan or sweater - freezer [...]
Vintage shops are full of great men’s Seventies T-shirts, which would be perfect to add a bit of vintage cool to our summer outfits, if only they weren’t a few sizes too big. QueensOfVintage.com has teamed up with amazing craft site ‘Cut Out + Keep’ to show you how to quickly turn a baggy thrifted [...]
If there’s one thing Jennfier Knox loves more than wearing vintage it’s making her own clothes using vintage patterns. Here she has a fantastic guide on how to use a pattern sheet to re-create your favourite looks.
During the Forties, American teens were at odds with the adults. They went to clubs that served oversized menus and soda and would listen to music by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong. They would go dancing in ballrooms, for walks with their sweethearts and took advantage of their time as youths. [...]
Agent provocateur and a brief threat to society’s moral decency in the Sixties, playwright Joe Orton was “The Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility” and all-round hell raiser. As with any good icon, his life was short but his infectious sense of mischief and humour still shine bright. Amy Rosa reports.
The Kinks’ 1966 single ‘Dedicated Follower of Fashion’ is a strange little ditty. Although the band mock the exuberant fashion culture of the mid-Sixties, this was a song performed by a band who are now retro style icons. More recently, even the fashion industry has embraced this musical attack on fashion – so what do [...]
When it comes to glamour, poise and beauty, nothing beats the famous Ziegfeld Girls. These chorus girls from Florenz Ziegfeld’s theatrical spectaculars known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931) – based on the Folies Bergère of Paris – had a legendary following of male admirers. Their theatrical showmanship, costumes and style is still inspirational today.
The women of early cinema and stage still fascinate with their wide-eyed innocence, vampish charms and confident sexuality. Here we’ve put together a little gallery of Twenties and early Thirties stars whose style, wit and talent has proven to be timeless.
During her lifetime Wallis Simpson mainly made headlines for her relationship with King Edward VIII and his abdication which was constitutionally necessary for them to marry. Today, Wallis is is still in the headlines but this time relating to her spectacular jewellery and couture collections that have come to auction. As an American divorcee still [...]
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