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Mother’s Day special: vintage mums from the silver screen

George — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:01:58 +0000

Does your ma’ remind you of a silver screen starlet? Is your momma a strong woman raised in stylish decades gone by? Do you vintage gals find yourself raiding your mum’s wardrobe, playing dress-up as a vintage movie star? Be the answers yes or no, here at QueensOfVintage.com we’ve brought together some of the most [...]

Just in time for Mothering Sunday: get your mom a vintage tea set

Lena — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:59:10 +0000

In the UK Mother’s Day is just around the corner and many of us will be buying a little present for our mothers to remind them how special they are. Mothering Sunday celebrations are part of the liturgical calendar in several Christian denominations, and historians think that children who served in houses were traditionally given [...]

Down the rabbit hole – a Sixties fashion story

Lena — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:21 +0000

Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end!…Our Alice in Wonderland fell down the rabbit hole and encountered a bunny girl, a mad hatter, a cat woman and a beauty queen – in a world inspired by Sixties vintage. photography: Ivars Krutainis stylists: Chloe Adele & Julie Elgar hair: Leila Mauro (email: leila@ninasvintageandretrohair.com) make-up: Jo-Ann Doherty (email [...]

Twenties key style elements: fashion meets leisure

Lena — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:29 +0000

Think Twenties fashion and plenty comes to mind: short, fringed dresses in loose fitting, sensuous fabrics, silhouetting willowy, boyish bodies. Cloche hats covered bobbed hair and framed flirtatious eyes and narrow, knowing brows. It was a time for Bright Young Things, a new partying set free to be young and frivolous and to Charleston ‘til their [...]

Ten essential vintage beauty products

Lena — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:06 +0000

There are thousands of brilliant cosmetics out there if you’re after the essential vintage feel, and more importantly, look. Martha Hayes has chosen ten of the best, so treat yourself! Elizabeth Arden – Eight Hour Cream Once you’ve tried this legendary skincare classic, you’ll never leave home without it. The best selling Eight Hour Cream created by Miss [...]

Tips and tricks for living and decorating with a non-vintage guy

Lena — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:59:21 +0000

Co-habiting with a partner who doesn’t think living in an atomic era house is something to aspire to can be difficult. Angel Cutsforth knows the reality of life with a non-vintage guy all too well. Here she shares her best tips and tricks on how to come to a compromise when living and decorating with your [...]

Storm Thorgerson: Right but Wrong – new exhibition on the cutting edge album artist

Lena — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:33 +0000

From Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath to Megadeath, Muse to the Mars Volta, the Idea Generation Gallery presents a retrospective of one of the greatest album artists of all time. The art of Storm Thorgerson is as famous as the music it accompanies. As a childhood friend of the founding members of Pink [...]

Kings of Vintage: Bring the cravat back!

George — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:11 +0000

Is there any other item more dapper than a cravat? When was the last time you saw these bibs of silk or satin out on a weekend stroll? This week George Walker is on a mission to bring back the cravat as the ultimate choice of neckwear for the manly debonair gent. Will you be [...]

Flapper invasion in Manchester: we went to the Charleston flashmob

Lena — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:59:19 +0000

It’s Saturday afternoon in Manchester and shopping area Piccadilly Gardens is teeming with shoppers and pedestrians going about their business. A man in a velvet frock coat casually sets down a stereo by a grassy verge and presses play. ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ by big band legend Louis Prima is soon blaring from the speakers. Two smartly [...]

Win: a pair of vintage sunglasses in time for spring

Lena — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:01:47 +0000

If you are looking for the perfect pair of vintage sunglasses look no further. QueensOfVintage.com has teamed up with fabulous online shop Giant Vintage to give away a pair of vintage sunglasses to a vintage loving girl or chap. Now that we’ve spotted a glimpse of sunshine we’re eager to reach for our sunnies – better enjoy [...]