Category: Top Picks
Five amazing vintage summer dresses to buy right now
As the weather is finally starting to reach summer temperatures it’s time to get out our summer dresses. In case you need a wardrobe update we’ve found five fab vintage dresses from a Fifties full-skirt dress to a Thirties chiffon number and a leopard print DvF halterneck - all available to buy online now.
Amazing vintage swimwear pieces to buy right now
With summer approaching we can’t help but wonder what sort of vintage swimwear we could wear on a hot day at the lido or during that beach holiday we are dreaming about. Sara de Velasco has found some amazing vintage swimsuits and bikinis all available to buy online right now.
Get Grace Kelly’s style – five vintage dresses to buy right now
No other actress of the Fifties embodied Dior’s New Look as perfectly as Grace Kelly. Demure, graceful and elegant she was ideally suited to wear Dior’s 19th Century inspired, small-waisted princess gowns. Her position as style icon was immortalised when she became a real life princess and married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 in [...]
Bad hair day? Wear a turban!
A quick and chic solution to a bad hair day for any vintage-loving girl is to don a turban. Turbans were first introduced into English fashion in the 1790’s inspired by England’s increased trade with India for cotton. In the 20th century French couturier Paul Poiret was known for his Orientalist designs featuring turbans, and turban hats remained fashionable in the Forties [...]
Unleash your inner modette: 5 amazing vintage mod dresses to buy now
Mod dresses embody the very best of the Sixties fashion revolution: the short hemlines, strong colours and cute detailing inspired by kids clothes are a two-fingers up at the formal dress code of the Fifties and an expression of a new generation of women who no longer wanted to follow sartorial rules. So here we have five [...]
Ten essential vintage beauty products
There are thousands of brilliant cosmetics out there if you’re after the essential vintage feel, and more importantly, look. Martha Hayes has chosen ten of the best, so treat yourself!
