Little Miss Bossy becomes a calendar girl!

I have told you all about Jez Brown Photography HERE! 

But I also promised you my first collaboration with him and here they are - the pics! 

Yesterday I got told that one of them made the cut to be in the Reckless Girls Calendar 2012 - say hello to Miss December! 

Be surprised which pic will be featured! 

At my ripe old age of 32 I am ridiculously excited about this!

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I am wearing a lot of my own wardrobe but some (especially the fabulous hat) is the stylists own - and who was the stylist? Of course Sarah's Doo-Wop-Dos - to be read about HERE!

Home is where the vintage heart is - Sarah's Doo-Wop-Dos

A 2 months hiatus and then 2 blog posts in a day? 

 Ladies get your smelling salts out!

 You've heard about Sarah before - she's also the owner of 4th time round curiosity shop (blogged about HERE) and you've seen her amazing work in my previous post. Sarah is my personal vintage guru in Bedford. If you want something, need something, like something - she will know or probably possess it. She's one colourful and great lady!

Her newest venture is a vintage hairstyling business - Sarah's Doo-Wop-Do's. Specialising in the 40s, 50s and 60s she can also cover all other eras and has great experience with psychobilly style and synthetic dreads.

 One of the most squee-worthy events in Bedford recently was the start of a vintage Shop - Rose-tined Vintage has opened it's doors (blog post to follow) and Sarah has her own little hairstyling booth in the shop. It looks so pretty and like so much fun you want to move into the little booth!

 

Sarah's flyers

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The booth in Rose-tinted vintage

The gorgeous lady herself

Have a look at more of her work - Sarah's Doo-Wop-Dos

You can find Sarah at the Rose-tinted Vintage shop (4 Clair Court, Bedford) every Saturday. Book appointments there Saturdays between 10am - 5pm, other times by request.

Styling prices:
Just victory rolls £10
Simple full vintage do £15
Vintage up do £20 (but price will depend on complexity of style)
You can always email a picture of a style you'd like her to re-create.

Email Sarah at curiosityshop4@hotmail.co.uk for more details or to make a booking or just pop in and see her one Saturday!

She's also holding a vintage hairstyling workshop this Thursday the 13th - there's only one place left, so hurry if you are interested!

Home is where the vintage heart is - Jez Brown Photography

Call me Phoenix. 

I am back blogging rising from the ashes.

Or with a little less drama - I've stopped sulking and I'm getting on with it.

In the past year I've gotten to know the vintage scene in Bedford and the quite exciting members of this circle. Jez Brown is one of them.

Being hooked on all things American already as a child - like comics and Happy Days  (I am not getting the theme song out of my head now!) he fell in love with the 50s very early on.

In his youth he was heavily involved in the psychobilly scene (one of my regrets - something I never knew of and would have loved in my youth) and up to this day he is a huge supporter of rockabilly music and organises quite a few music events in Bedford. 

He is also a selftaught pin-up photographer who created the world of "Reckless Girls" - they are his take on a pin-up and vintage loving community in Bedford. And the community is thriving!

For the upcoming year he'll bring out a Reckless Girls calendar!

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Recently I also had the pleasure to work with Jez - it was really good fun with a very pretty outcome - will share very soon.

Have a look at his photography - Jez Brown Photography and Reckless Girls.

If you would like to book a session prices start as litte as £25 per hour and negotiable editing rates. If you'd like to have a stylist, he can organise Sarah's Doo-Wop-Do's who did all the styling and hair on the pictures shown. I will blog about her and her prices very shortly. Hair accessories are by Lil' Mischief - and again, I am repeating myself, will blog about it soon.

Contact Jez - brown.jez@gmail.com

Versatility of Victory Rolls

I am a bad blogger.

But I am such a moody cow these days that I just can't be bothered.

With a better mood more inspiration will come. 

I hope.

Anyhoo, this cheered me up. My son thinks my victory rolls are a great home for his lego knights

When I unravelled them at night I actually found a helmet and another sword. Hadn't even noticed half of the day. :-)

Playsuit #1

I have no idea what's going on with blogger -  it wouldn't let me upload pics for days. Still can only upload them one by one.... 

But with my boy's birthday last week I had been very busy anyway - hope to be back again now from my short hiatus. 

I'd been selling my old clothes on Ebay again recently and things went fairly well - so I was able to stock up on some vintage! A few more outfit-posts are to come! 

First I got my hands on this adorable playsuit! Brown is hardly ever the colour of my preference but brown with white polka dots makes me feel like Pretty Woman herself!

I am sure the suit is 80s does 40s vintage but it's a beautiful and comfortable rayon, sits perfectly and was such a bargain. Ever since purchasing I've been kind of living in it.

I also tried all brown accessories - Mr. Bossy got me lovely brown brogues at the market a few weeks ago - but in the end I decided all brown is too much of a Safari look for me. But I like the brown-white scarf with white shoes and a white belt - that's my favourite. 

Note to myself - tie the belt tighter!

Home is where the vintage heart is - Beach Belles Burlesque All Dayer

There's another GREAT upcoming event in Bedford!

And I can't bloody make it because it's my sons birthday! I can tell you I am so peeved about this - but of course my baby comes first.

On the 23rd of July

Bedford Esquires presents the 'BEACH BELLES BURLESQUE ALL DAYER' 12.00 - 4.00PM - HOLY MOLY'S - BIZARRE BAZAAR in association with Bedford Burlesque - A veritable bevvy of fabulous stalls selling the best in hand-made and vintage...FREE ENTRY TO BAZAAR 8.00PM - MAINSTAGE - 'BEACH BELLES BURLESQUE SHOW' featuring: - Lexi Sexx - Daisy Cutter - Nelly Plum - Glorian Gray - Madame Treacle Compere: the infamous Mister Joe Black Musical hilarity from Elliot Mason 11.00PM - 2.00AM - HOLY MOLY'S - FOXYBELLES CLUB NIGHT SEASIDE FOOD AND SAUCY SEASIDE TREATS AVAILABLE ALL DAY TICKETS: £8.00 advance from Danny's Bar or online at www.wegottickets.com Ticket price includes entry to Holy Moly's after the Main Event.

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Have a look at this cute little promo vid!

Find the event on Facebook.

Home is where the vintage heart is - Bedford Vintage Market

Come and have a look at the Bedford Vintage market - it's part of the Handmade Market Bedford and takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month in Bedford town center from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm!

4th Time Around Curiosity Shop and Rose-tinted Vintage (amongst others) will be trading this Saturday July 9th! Go and buy gorgeous handmade gifts, great vintage clothing, retro homewares & books and then browse the handmade section of the market too! 

Extra special this upcoming Saturday: besides her "4th time Around Curiosity Shop" stall Sarah will also have a vintage styling salon at the market for the day - so if you are in need of a vintage make-over - this is the place to be for you!

Sarah with her 4th time around Curiosity shop and Kat with her Rose-tinted Vintage are always trading there!

I shall have a wander round this month!

Find it on Facebook.

Sucker for nautical goods

Yes that's me. Guilty as charged.

Right after worshipping polkadots I am obsessed with anything nautical. I see it and I want to possess it. Badly.

This loverrrrly dress I found months ago at the Flitwick Originate Fayre in February - it cost a mere £3! I loved it straight away, obviously. It's an interesting dress - it has an (I think) expensive looking top with two golden sailor themed buttons at the back and a fairly long skirt but with a drawstring. I think it's very typically 80s does retro.

Ever since I took the shoulderpads out I love it even more. And it has pockets!

Heels would be better of course but I do a LOT of walking a day (I am talking about 3 hours at the minimum) so even wedges leave me sometimes crippled at night. These also very nautically looking red flats are from Primark about 5 years ago.



Attached is my 1940s bow brooch which I have shown several times before.



And the obligatory shots of my hair....

Ship ahoy!

Home is where the vintage heart is - Tea Dance in Bushey

This event is not really local to me (though not too far) but nevertheless sounds like a lovely one!

So in case you'd like to go I cannot leave it unblogged!

As I have no car at the moment I won't be there but hopefully there will be a more local one for Bedford.



"Come and join us for a lovely afternoon of social dancing. Whether you can Lindy, Jive, Jitterbug, Foxtrot, Waltz or Quickstep all dance styles are welcome. There will be a fun taster class at 2pm to get you moving on the dance floor. The Dance Hall has a Beautiful Wooden Sprung Dance Floor. Complimentary Tea, Coffee & Cake. Admission £5 Tickets in advance available at: www.Busheyfestival.org.uk Tickets available on the door on the day Organised by www.Swingsters.co.uk in conjunction with www.Busheyfestival.org.uk and www.Lincolnsfields.co.uk Lincolnsfields Childrens Charity – reg. No. 298392"     Sounds like good fun!   Sunday the 3rd of July  2-5pm The Dance Hall at The Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey Hall Drive Bushey, Herts, WD23 2ES Facebook



Retro inspired swimwear

This morning my trusted postman brought me a very charming little packet. My much coveted swimming costume!

Months ago I have blogged HERE about this darling little swim dress from Bon Marche which costs an affordable £20. Well affordable for the average person - not so much for me. So I went - as usual - on an ebay hunt and tracked one down for less and it's as good as new! It is a size too big but never mind. I am such a sucker for navy and white polka dots I just had to have it!

The built-in cups are very bullet-bra like .....

..... and  I was delighted to see that underneath the skirt is peeking a very low cut leg line!

The high street is bursting with vintage inspired swim wear! I had a good look around and really all shops have some kind of wrap-around retro style on offer, a few stores do swim dresses. Even the leg line is cut fairly low on a lot of pieces - though the truly retro looking ones with the lowest cut legs are the priciest!

Now I need a swimming cap to preserve my set!

Again they are very easily obtainable online but as always Ebay seems to be the winner in prize. I'll either look for a yellow one or even better for a daisy one similiar to the picture below!



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My son got new trunks and floats the other week - so swimming pools here we come!