We meet the girls behind Jumble & Pearls
Rummaging around the Jumble & Pearls vintage and designer sale is the perfect way to spend a leisurely Saturday afternoon. We’ve met up with the three girls behind the sale to chat about their favourite vintage finds and whether Jumble & Pearls might soon come to a pub near you.
Lucky number 13: meet our latest Vintage Queen
March 30, 2009 by Lena · 5 Comments
Our Vintage Queen number 13 looks lovely in her doll-like dresses and kooky accessories.
Read more
Get a free vintage hair and beauty make-over this Saturday!
QueensOfVintage.com will be doing free vintage make-overs at the Affordable Vintage Fashion Fair in London this Saturday, 4 April.
Read more
Starting soon: the London Burlesque Festival
Starting on 1 April, Chaz Royal’s International London Burlesque Festival is back for a third year, showcasing the best in British Burlesque and beyond.
Vintage shopping in Copenhagen
Copenhagen has got to be one of the most fashionable cities in Europe, so it doesn’t come as a big surprise that there are plenty of amazing vintage shops to be found. Line Holm takes us on a tour of some of Copenhagen’s finest thrift shops, including one fit for a queen, literally.
Read more
Editor style challenge: find me a bathroom cabinet
March 24, 2009 by Lena · 2 Comments
Having been on the hunt for a vintage cabinet to fit into her tiny bathroom for ages, QueensOfVintage.com editor Lena couldn’t resist asking Lauren Cooke for some help.
Vintage Queen number 12 knows how to do laid-back chic
Our lovely Vintage Queen number 12 is an expert when it comes to layering her amazing thrift finds. The result is a cool, laid-back style with a definite hint of Eighties.
Vintage film characters we love: Tippi Hedren in The Birds
March 19, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment
Tippi Hedren’s performance as Melanie Daniels in Hitchcock’s 1963 film The Birds set a new standard for icy blondes. In the film, her costumes of neat suits work perfectly to enhance the random violence and crazed aggression of the birds.
How a few new buttons can transform a dull thrift find!
Sometimes a few new buttons and a bit of experimenting with accessories is all it needs to transform a boring thrift find. Lucy Housman has given an old granny blouse a new lease of life doing just that.
Read more
Reader style challenge: vintage wedding veils
Last week we helped reader Bhavin to find a Forties hat for his girl. This week Olenka wrote to us, in urgent need of a vintage wedding veil. Could we help? Of course we can! Lauren Cooke finds some of the best veils available.
