Exploring my love of period dramas, biopics and vintage films from the 1920s up to the 1960s
I’m not in the slightest bit religious, I suppose if I had to be pigeon-holed into something I would say I’m a humanist. Therefore, Christmas for me is all about the celebration, spending time with family and friends and generally… Continue Reading
After recently reading Liz’s wonderful post from The Vintage Inn blog about her own vintage influences I started to really think about where my love of vintage actually came from. It’s always been in my blood, ever since I was… Continue Reading
Warning: if you’ve never watched Downton Abbey this post contains spoilers Lovers of Downton Abbey have very strong opinions. I’ve spent many an hour arguing over who is the best character, whether upstairs is better than downstairs, who really killed… Continue Reading
It’s that time of the month again when I let you know about those fabulous vintage blogs, articles, how-tos and shops that I’ve come across during July. It’s been an odd month with lots happening, but also with a nice… Continue Reading
Well, May has been a bit of hectic month, the day job has been insanely busy, I’ve got full into sewing my own clothes again, which means I can create all those vintage style garments I’ve been fruitlessly searching for,… Continue Reading
Period dramas seem to have been in an abundance on British TV over the last few months. However both Banished and Indian Summers, which I enjoyed immensely, have now come to an end and Poldark finishes this week. Thankfully it… Continue Reading
Apologies for the lateness of this post. I had hoped to get it done before last night’s episode but life just seemed to get in the way. On Sunday, if you weren’t watching Mr Selfridge or JK Rowling’s Casual Vacancy,… Continue Reading
Wolf Hall is coming to an end next week so what will all us period drama fans do then? Well, thankfully, there’s the beautiful Channel 4 drama series Indian Summers that’s just started (blog post coming soon!) and two brand… Continue Reading
At the beginning of December photos of Hollywood starlets and some of my favourite vintage icons start appearing in my timelines on Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram, posed in truly festive scenes. I love seeing these appear as it gives me… Continue Reading
When the advert came on TV at work (yes we have a TV at work) for the new series of Cilla my boss instantly went into moaning mode and asked ‘Why the hell do we need a programme about her?’.… Continue Reading
