A few little VINTAGE FASHION gems to add to your Blog Roll...

Being the vintage mad, Internet obsessed woman that I am, spending time trawling like minded blogs and web sites is part of my morning ritual.

Of course nothing is fabulous if it is not shared with others right?

So, perhaps you have time to check these little gems out...?






I've only just stumbled across this London based site.
This amazing vintage on line magazine is a must for any vintage fan. Choc full of information about vintage fashion, beauty, and interior style secrets...It's definitely worth adding to your favourites!




"Whether you want to find the hottest vintage action By Location or By Decade, if you have a vintage piece ready to be revamped in our exclusive Make and Mend section, or even if you want to steal the style from our 100 Vintage Queens, we’ve got more vintage style advice and gossip than you could wave a Mark Cross overnight bag at! So if you bask in Bakelite and frolic in frills, our dedicated team of vintage-obsessed writers and gurus are making it their mission to bring you all that’s fabulous in the vintage world"

I know I've mentioned WARDROBE REMIX before but this Flickr site really is a brilliant photographic ode to the art of thrifting and a how to guide for all those gals who want to know how to wear their vintage and look fabulously cool and right on trend!

I love trawling through the photo's ...great for a daily dose of inspiration!













VINTAGE VERVE

A wonderful little blog by a vintage mad girl living in the vintage capital of Australia...Melbourne of course!


And speaking of Melbourne...

One of my favourite bloggers and go to girl for all things lady-like and vintage inspired...
LADY MELBOURNE is one of those wonderfully chic gals who just makes everything look good!

Vintage Fashion, Fashion, Fun!

Ok, so a little round up of things you really should get along to over the next few weeks...




Sydney Vintage Clothing, Jewellery and Textiles Show

WHEN: 17th - 19th April
WHERE: Canterbury Racecourse,Canterbury
WEBSITE DETAILS: http://www.lovevintage.com.au/main/page_program.html

This is the best vintage show around. Jam packed full of fabulous vintage fashion catwalk shows, vintage best dressed competition, vintage fashion workshops swing dance exhibitions and lucky door prizes. The best bit though is there are dozens of vintage stalls selling clothing, accessories, posters, fabrics and much much more.

Fashion Weekend - Sydney

WHEN: 14TH - 17TH of May 2009
WHERE: Royal Hall of Industries
WEBSITE DETAILS: http://sydney.fashionweekend.com.au/rhoi/
Presented by Shop Til You Drop Magazine, this is the first event like it in Sydney. Featuring a catwalk show, beauty makeovers, manicures, hair styling, cocktails and statement purchases from dozens of Australian designers at a fraction of their retail price!

It's not vintage but it's still a must for any girl who loves fashion!

The Finders Keepers Markets

WHEN: 15th-16 May 2009
WHERE: Carriage Works, Eveleigh, 245 Wilson Street
WEB SITE: http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/markets.php

A showcase of some 60 emerging designers and artists from all around Australia. The markets brings together new contemporary independent artists and designers of original and high creative standards. Art, Fashion, accessories, Jewellery - There's something for everyone!

The markets will feature free live music, with a cafe and bar open all day.

Vanity Fair Vintage Market
WHEN: 9 May 2009
WHERE: Leichhardt Town Hall, Cnr Norton and Marion Streets, Leichhardt
WEBSITE: http://www.vanityfairmarkets.com/index.html

Held once a month in Leichardt, this is a great market for anyone interesting in vintage clothing and accessories. There is a plethora of fabulous finds including dresses, bags and items made from recycled vintage materials, vintage accessories such as bags and shoes, jewellery, sewing accoutrement's, linen and lace, boudoir items, gentlemen’s clothing and accessories, fashion art, shopping ephemera such as old catalogues and advertisements, patterns.

You name it, you can find it at Vanity Fair.

Fashion in the City

This just in from one of my favourite daily alerts for all things fabulous, DAILY ADDICT:

The MLC Centre in the Sydney CBD is having a fashion moment with a photography exhibition featuring works by 21 top fashion photographers including Derek Henderson, Carlotta Moye and Simon Lekias. From Barely There to Wondrous Exhibition until Wed 8 Apr, MLC Centre, Sydney CBD. Free.

The exhibition embraces everything from Miranda Kerr floating on a duck to Eva Mendes bringing true glamour to Bondi. Although entry to the exhibition is free you can spend a pretty penny on buying up some of the fabulous limited-edition prints which are signed, beautifully mounted and framed (85 x 65cm), for price of $750.

The best bit? All the profits will go straight to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. That should have you racing into town for a sticky beak surely?

Vintage Fashions Arriving This Week

I've been busy over the last couple of weeks travelling around the country picking up lovely new vintage pieces for the shop. I've also had the good fortune to collect some amazing garments straight from private collectors or sellers which is fantastic.

I love the stock trips. Not only do I get to travel to some gorgeous places but I get to meet lots of happy vintage aficionado's who are as enthusiastic about old clothes as I am!

The difficult part starts when I get back to Sydney and everything has to be dry cleaned, measured, styled, photographed and written up on the Bowerbird site.

Oh, and I have a paper due this week at university. Hectic days ahead...
xo

Plenty of dresses...

coats & jackets...and other vintage goodies will be avaialbe toward the end of this week at BOWERBIRD

Vintage Paris

The French Film Festival hits Sydney tomorrow and is promising its usual spectacular line up of French fabulousness featuring "the dernier cris of French talent including Juliette Binoche, Vincent Cassel, Virginie Ledoyen, Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Beart, Gerard Depardieu, Gérard Jugnot, Ludivine Sagnier, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi".

Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing the cabaret style musical Paris 36 which kicks off opening night. Set in a working class suburb of Paris in 1936 (funnily enough!) it's been nominated for 5 Cesar awards (kind of like the French Oscars) including costume design, which I am especially interested in. All those fantastic vintage dresses and 1930's showbiz gowns!

From what I can gather the film is a loving tip of the hat to studio-bound French pictures of the World War II period that's both entertaining and fabulously over the top. Although I'm generally not a lover of musicals, the French really know how to put on a show (Ever been to Moulin Rouge???) and the reviews have been excellent so I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

There are some 30 films playing over the next couple of weeks at the Verona and the Palace Academy in Paddington as well as Norton Street Cinema in Leichardt. The festival is also on around the rest of the country throughout March in capital cities. Click HERE for screenings and session times.

Another Great Website Alert...

I love an online magazine. Partly because it's free...and also because I'm an Internet junkie. I get a kick out of finding really cool websites bursting with fresh idea's and talented people doing amazing things with graphics and layouts. So, an online mag is right up my alley. Especially if it's a fashion magazine that is promoting local designers, fashions and celebrities.

My Lookbook is a fantastic visual journal of designers and e-boutiques that showcases what's hot right now and what is currently in stores and online. Each fashion spread links directly to a website or e-boutique so you can purchase your favourite outfit immediately after drooling over it on the site (while at your desk pretending your working really hard). There's also plenty of celebrity inspiration, catwalk talk and insider interviews.

Visit http://www.mylookbook.com.au/ and Subscribe (I just did!)

New Fashion Length

It is a widely held belief that in times of financial crisis there are certain things in the world of fashion that also come crashing down. Despite the trend in recent years to show off as much skin as possible there now appearing to be an overwhelming trend towards longer hemlines. It seems the world economic downturn has inspired a more conservative approach to dressing and being overtly sexy and revealing is a little passé these days.

Personally, Ive always loved a demure hemline and I'm thrilled to see the 1920's and 1940's style calf length skirts returning to the run ways. A well cut calf length pencil skirt or Galaxy style dress worn with the right pair of heels is far more captivating and dramatic than a mini skirt any day of the week (unless of course, you have Miranda Kerr's body measurements).

Our current attitude of fashion austerity is definitely not new. The Skirt Length theory has been around for years in fact. The hypothesis generally speaking is that skirts get much shorter in times when general consumer confidence is high, and when things start to look a tad depressing and gloomy like they do now, hemlines fall and skirts are worn longer.

To be perfectly honest, I don't really have a whole lot of faith in this notion as trends move so fast these days that calf length is already so "5 minutes ago" according to the latest NY runway reports... but I am definitely happy to see a lean toward a more decorous and womanly aesthetic this season anyway - My knobbly knee's and I rejoice in the knowledge that they're not getting any shorter!




Victoria Beckham's debut collection was all about the calf length skirt

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