Category: How to
80s how to: The Iron Lady look
With new film Iron Lady – starring Meryl Streep – in the cinemas at the moment, Margaret Thatcher is back in the headlines, but not just for her politics. Her extremely tailored style, typical of Eighties power dressing, is going through a rather surprising revival. We asked Sofia Tourlakidou, owner of vintage store SoLovesVintage.com how [...]
Book review & author interview: Style Me Vintage – Clothes
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 [...]
How to wash gloves
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 [...]
Ask the expert: this week – how to store a vintage dress
Do you have a vintage-related query? Then meet the expert ready to help you. QueensOfVintage.com editor and vintage expert Lena Weber will be tackling your vintage problems in a brand new column every week. This week reader Sophia wrote in wondering how to best store a Thirties evening dress. Sophia wrote: “I’ve been lucky enough to find an [...]
Grace Kelly hair tutorial
Grace Kelly is the epitome of Fifties glamour and sophistication. Her golden locks were always perfectly coiffed into elegant up-dos or shoulder-length styles. Here we have found an amazing video tutorial that teaches you how to copy the princess’s traidmark hair style.
Video How To: How to brush out a vintage curl set
One of our lovely readers has pointed out to us YouTuber LisaFreemontStreet and her amazing vintage hair style and make-up tutorials. We are officially hooked! So much so that we just have to share this fantastic video tutorial on how to correctly brush out a vintage curl set.
