Make do and mend your vintage necklaces with Bead Aura
September 30, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment
Walking into London’s Bead Aura shop is like entering into a mermaid’s cavern. As soon as you descend the spiral staircase into the workshop area you notice that the walls are dripping with curtains of iridescent necklaces, glittering bracelets and strings of multi-coloured beads. Alison Rowley went along to learn how to revamp vintage necklaces.
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The shape of things to come
September 30, 2009 by Lena · 4 Comments
From the boyish bodies that were so en vogue in the flapper era to Fifties hourglass and Eighties super models, each decade has defined its own ideal female silhouette. Holly Fraser takes a look at women’s ever shifting body shapes.
Infinitely entertaining – London’s hot new cabaret show
September 29, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Wherever there is vintage-inspired drama and spectacle to be found, you can be rest assured that QueensofVintage.com will be there to get the inside scoop! Frankie Murray reports on London’s latest offering of cabaret entertainment.
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Happy Birthday Paper Dress!
September 28, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment
If you haven’t heard of the Paper Dress Vintage shop in East London, then not only did you miss out on bagging some fabulous vintage bargains the other night, but also on taking on a Mad Hatter Magician, drinking copious amounts of Gin Tea and meeting Alice herself! Martha Hayes went down the rabbit hole for us and attended the shop’s second birthday party.
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Vintage Queen no 39 proves that vintage can look high fashion
September 28, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment
Our Vintage Queen number 39 shows that wearing vintage doesn’t always mean going for a period look. Her edgy, designer-inspired outfits make her look like she’s just stepped off a catwalk.
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A thoroughly disappointing affair: Tea at Rick’s
An admirer of Bogart and Forties Hollywood, QueensOfVintage.com editor Lena was keen on spending a Saturday afternoon at Tea at Rick’s, a tea and tease event at London’s Cellar Door Club. Unfortunately, things weren’t quite as expected.
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Bringing back the big band sound: The Tenor Ladies
September 26, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment
They are London’s hottest retro act: The Tenor Ladies are on a mission to bring back the era of big band sounds to a society starved of glitter, glitz and grit. QueensOfVintage.com has caught up with the two Tenor Ladies, Scottee and Sami Knight, to find out more about their live act and love for all things vintage.
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Are you into kitsch?
September 25, 2009 by Lena · Leave a Comment
Well, American songwriter Allee Willis, who penned the Friends theme tune for example, certainly is. She has turned her 1937 LA house into a shrine to all things kitsch, sentimental and over-the-top. Luckily for us we can now admire her treasures online as her virtual ’Allee Willis’ Museum of Kitsch’ has just opened to the public.
The ten best vintage coats available online now
September 25, 2009 by Lena · 3 Comments
The cold season is upon us, so if you need help finding the best vintage coats available to buy online now, look no further. Ellie Woodward has done all the work for you, and from trench coats to capes and military jackets, here are her ten best finds.
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Vintage interiors peeps visits an all-vintage home in the Netherlands
September 24, 2009 by Lena · 3 Comments
Today our vintage interiors peeps series is snooping around a fantastic vintage home in the Netherlands. Its owners, two passionate vintage collectors, have lovingly brought together furniture and decorative pieces from different decades to create a cosy home and garden.
