As I am very much a newbie when it comes to buying vintage clothing, I am always looking to learn as much as I can about my new passion. I saw this little book in the window of a vintage shop while in Sydney, and I made a note to hunt down a copy as […]
Although I have noticed staff in retail clothing shops steam cleaning their garments, I have never given much thought to why, or the benefits of doing this. But now I have some vintage outfits that won’t stand up well to being thrown into the washing machine, I began investigating steam cleaning and how I could […]
Every now and then, I come across a sign that reaffirms something…on this particular day, I was rushing into our local library to pick up a book that I had reserved, when the word “vintage” caught my eye. In the middle of the book display near the door was a book by Dawn Porter called […]
As many of you know, I love finding new interesting and clever gadgets, so I have decided to combine this love of a good gadget, with my more recent passion of vintage, and start a series of posts about interesting vintage gadgets I find on our travels. Doing this also adds a bit of fun […]
Over the last month or so, there has been some online chatter about wearing the same outfit every day vs wearing whatever you like. Some people prefer not to have to make the “what am I going to wear” decision every morning…others like the daily selection of outfits, and the fun of a fully stocked […]
Although I have now put myself on a strict budget after my rather expensive splurge in Sydney, there are a few things that are on my wishlist for winter. So this week’s My Friday Five is a selection of what I am saving up for now the weather is getting cooler… A Raincoat Not a […]
When in Sydney, I was excited to be able to visit a few vintage shops that were on my list, however we came across this one purely by accident. Surry Hills is another suburb of Sydney which has some fab vintage shops, and we were heading down Crown Street, when I happened to look up […]
Those of us in the southern hemisphere are now heading into the cooler months of Autumn. I much prefer the warmer months, but there is some initial love for the change of seasons, as new outfits are sorted out….any excuse to go shopping! But there are five essential items in my wardrobe that I find […]