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Author: Cate

Music: Introducing Martyna Wren

13/04/2014Cate
Martyna Wren

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love discovering new music to listen to, so when a singer-songwriter I hadn’t heard of before started following me on Twitter I wanted to find out more about her. According… Continue Reading →

Music 1950s, 1960s, Jazz, Music

Review: Coco’s Retro Closet Rose Garden Girdle

09/04/2014Cate 1 Comment
Rose Girdle Stitching Detail

I’m completely obsessed with Etsy at the moment. I know I’m a bit late to the table but, hey, I got there eventually! One of my favourite things to look for on there, apart from vintage clothing of course, is… Continue Reading →

Lingerie & Hosiery, Vintage Fashion Coco's Retro Closet, Etsy, Girdle, Lingerie designer, Vintage lingerie

Paloma Faith – live performance on The Voice UK

07/04/2014Cate

If you didn’t see the live final of The Voice UK on Saturday night then you missed a real treat. The delectable Paloma Faith performed her new single ‘Can’t Rely on You’ live on the show. Now, I’m a big… Continue Reading →

Music Music, Paloma Faith, The Voice UK

The Big Spring Clean

05/04/2014Cate
Spring clean clear out

My Spring fever seems to be continuing and today was the big Spring clean. My aim this year is to sell my house and move closer to work, so the first thing I needed to do was make the house… Continue Reading →

Vintage Lifestyle Charity Shops

Searching for the Perfect Vintage Spring Coat

02/04/2014Cate 2 Comments
1950s Cape

Spring is always an awkward time of year for the weather. Only last week we had a day where we experienced sun, rain, hail, snow, thunder and lightening and high winds all within the space of a few hours. It’s… Continue Reading →

Vintage Fashion 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Coats, Vintage fashion

Vintage Boudoir – 1960s Babydoll Peignoir

30/03/2014Cate 5 Comments
1960s Babydoll Peignoir

I took my mum to a vintage fair in Cheltenham today for Mother’s Day. It was the perfect day out for both of us as we both love rummaging through secondhand items to see what treasures we can find. Neither… Continue Reading →

Lingerie & Hosiery, Vintage Fashion 1960s, Babydoll, Peignoir, Vintage fair, Vintage lingerie

Review: Joanna’s Wardrobe Grace Bra & Ella Knickers

27/03/2014Cate 4 Comments
Joannna's Wardrobe lingerie set

I’ve always loved the idea of bralettes; they come in such lovely designs and look oh-so-comfortable with no wires, no padding etc.  However, being a size 34DD, I have always been rather sceptical about whether they would support me or… Continue Reading →

Lingerie & Hosiery, Vintage Fashion 1950s, Bullet bra, Joanna's Wardrobe, Pin up knickers, Vintage lingerie

Music: Introducing Hailey Tuck

24/03/2014Cate 3 Comments
Hailey Tuck

I’m a big lover of old music, anything from 1920s jazz up to 1980s New Romantics. I have a His Master’s Voice gramophone and a 1960s Grenadier record player which allow me to play my multitude of 78s and 45s,… Continue Reading →

Music 1920s, Hailey Tuck, Jazz, Music

Feeding My Obsession – Secondhand Book Shopping

22/03/2014Cate 1 Comment
Books from Bookbarn

I have a rather unnatural obsession with secondhand books and my house is filled with them. The historian in me loves the idea that someone has read and probably enjoyed a book before me. I always wonder how they perceive… Continue Reading →

Books & Magazines, Vintage Lifestyle Bristol, Secondhand Books

New Vintage Inspired Spring Collections

20/03/2014Cate 1 Comment
Vanity Project Polly Pleat Dress

Today is the March Equinox, officially marking the start of Spring. The days are getting longer, blankets of daffodils fill the parks and gardens, birdsong serenades us from above and unsteady lambs leap adorably in the fields. We’ve already seen… Continue Reading →

Vintage Fashion 1950s, Boden, Deadly is the Female, House of Foxy, Lindy Bop, Vintage dress, Vintage fashion, Vivien of Holloway

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