Ten amazing vintage accessories

February 28, 2009 by Lena · 1 Comment 

The easiest way of inserting a bit of vintage style into your daily outfits is by adding some amazing vintage accessories. Rebecca Martin has found ten great items from bags to jewellery and a pinny. Yes, a pinny!

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Special reader discount: 20% off at Night Owl Vintage

February 28, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment 

Online vintage shop Night Owl Vintage is relaunching with a new site. To celebrate, all our readers get 20% off. Yay!

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Reader style challenge: find me a vintage Galaxy-esque dress!

February 27, 2009 by Lena · 3 Comments 

Reader Sarah wrote in with a tricky style challenge: “Lauren, help me! I’d love a 1950s dress like Roland Mouret’s Galaxy dress, but more sophisticated and less Victoria Beckham. Kate Winslet wears an amazing one in Revolutionary Road. I’m slim-ish, but curvy (a modern size 8-10), and only 5ft 3.” No problem Sarah, Lauren Cooke has got you covered.
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Join QueensOfVintage on Twitter!

February 26, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Okay so it’s not quite the same as having a natter under the hairdryers in a salon, or a having chinwag over a cuppa, but we thought it was high time QueensOfVintage embraced something from the 21st Century – and chose the gossiping hive that is Twitter! You can now tweet to us day and night about all things vintage.

If you’re a seller and you want to make us drool over your products, if you’re a vintage obsessive and you have tips, advice or even article suggestions, or if you just want to keep up with all the latest chat from QueensOfVintage please do tweet with us!

Simply follow this link to the QueensOfVintage Twitter page and let’s tweet up!

Party like it’s 1920!

February 26, 2009 by Lena · 1 Comment 

An economic downturn, the government complaining about anti-social behaviour because of too much drinking – does it all sound a bit familiar? Here at QueensOfVintage.com we’re having a little deja vu. Hold on, it’s the 1920s all over again! Time to face the stormy times jazz age-style with a ’20s prohibition party.

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Vintage shopping guide to Tel Aviv

February 24, 2009 by Lena · 4 Comments 

We don’t usually associate Tel Aviv with happy news so unsurprisingly it’s often forgotten that the city has a buzzing fashion scene. Angel Cutsforth shows us a different side to the city as she reveals its best vintage shops.
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Stephen Jones exhibition opens at the V&A

February 24, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment 

One of the world’s most famous milliners, Stephen Jones, will open his latest exhibition ‘Hats – an anthology’ at London’s Victoria & Albert museum today. The exhibition, which runs until 31 May, is a serious must for any hat wearer and vintage lover.

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Aquascutum: a style retrospective

February 23, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment 

When it comes to vintage English design—and by vintage here we mean characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal—you can’t get any more archetypal then heritage brand Aquascutum. Kristin Knox takes a look at a very British label and yesterday’s AW09 collection.

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Vintage Queen number eight loves the 50s and 60s!

February 23, 2009 by Lena · 4 Comments 

Our vintage queen number eight has an enviable collection of 50s and 60s clothes, which she teams with cooky bags and a Hepburn-esque ponytail.
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Queens editor Lena’s exclusive vintage interiors peep

February 23, 2009 by Lena · 3 Comments 

Well here it is, my humble home. It being a tiny studio flat means it really is humble…Not to worry, I still managed to cram it full of my favourite vintage interior finds!
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