"CALL ME LUCILLE"

Apple Pie Photography Photoshoot.

2012-06-01T23:25:00.001+01:00

A fun day shooting with Claire. We talked about dogs, Pin Ups and my handsome man while I posed!!

Love as always, Lucille xx

Our morning routines.

2012-05-29T10:22:00.000+01:00

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Book Appearance; Wearable Vintage Fashion.

2012-05-22T16:55:00.001+01:00

A while back I was asked to send some images off for a book Jo Waterhouse and Clare Bridge were compiling, based on Vintage fashions. It had completely slipped my mind, and it wasn't until the book was posted to me that I remembered! I had sneaked in a photo of me and the pooch, hoping that it would be used and to our delight, it was!! Inka was so excited at the thought of being famous that she grabbed the book outta my hands and started to read in the sun.

Syd from Golden Girl of the West, one of my favourite bloggers.

My favourite pages.

Inka and I both agree on what a well put together book it is. Full of interesting information, as well as impressive thought out outfit choices for each era and a street style section.

To purchase the book (and I truly recommend you do) click here.

Photos of the book launch can be found on Jo's blog.

Love as always, Lucille xx.

One girl, two styles.

2012-05-10T23:08:00.001+01:00

A quick change from a wicker hat to fresh lillies bought by my beau.

And yes, still the same 'do. The faux bob.

Love as always, Lucille xx.

My most recent escapades...

2012-05-08T17:07:00.000+01:00

For those who don't know what I do when I'm not posing in my Vintage finery or snapping cute photos of my dog, I work at Bella Me. A specialised Vintage Salon, run by a Lady who has the same love for Vintage Hairstyling as me. It's an amazing job, sometimes it doesn't really feel like work at all and working with like minded people is always so refreshing. Lately we have been run off our peep-toes, attending a number of events we have been invited to, all vintage ones of course. The photo above was taken at a Vintage evening hosted by Eden Bea, selling sparkles of all descriptions all set in a glorious Art Deco pub, with original décor remaining throughout!

A quick snap with burly Rose-Desire and the fabulous lady behind Boo Boo Kitty Couture.

Another event we were styling folks hair at, held at the Black Cherry Lounge in Nottingham. I made sure I was all seamed up, Dita style for the event and we managed to catch all of the show. The line-up was fantastic- Missy Malone, Ivy Wilde and Flixx Demontrant, a bouylesque-r. I've never seen boylesque, but boy, it was good!!

This morning snap was taken by our local weather girl. Trailing my jubilee hair arrangement, Lucy Kite was so impressed, I was invited into her sweet little garden so she could pap me. I was more than happy about the whole affair, this lady happens to have THE most beautiful cottage in the village.

I got the photos back from Bella Me's first photoshoot for our April advertising. Yours truly was an Easter bunny for the day! Although it was suprisingly tiring, I enjoyed being in the studio and am making an effort to get more modelling work.....infact I'm off to a Vintage shoot with Apple Pie Photography as soon as I finish typing!

Photo acknowledgements;

Eden Bea Vintage Event, Paul Carroll

Bella Me Easter Advertising, Sid Thomson

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Dreams can come true!

2012-04-24T14:59:00.001+01:00

All my life, yes even when I was a little squirt, I have dreamt of owning a pair of fruit shoes. I'm a huge fan of fruit and a huge fan of shoes- it makes total sense to me!

Girls, I cannot tell you the speed my finger navigated to the 'add to basket' button on Miss L Fire's website, these shoes appear in my dreams along with bakelite bangles, gold swimsuits, strawberry tarts and hanging with the 'Drapes' outta Crybaby!!

I just can't believe my luck, ohhh I'm getting shivers.

To show off my fruit feet I chose a plain(ish) dress which lets just the right amount of bullet bra to show through. I mean, if you can't be cheeky when wearing these shoes, when can you be?!

Shoes or dog, shoes or dog. Damn, I can't pick who is the cutest.

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Sneaky Freaky Peeky.

2012-04-21T08:00:00.002+01:00

On the walls, on shelves, in frames and trapped in glass. I love surrounding myself with pretty things!

A sneak peek into my little bubble.

A rick-rack late 50s shelf, still got some gaps for kitsch cats and original daschund ceramics!

Paintings on the left painted by my sweetheart, original pin up artwork and my favourite photograph of a couple dated 1941 on the right.

Beautiful butterflies in their own glass domes.

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Stealin' her 'Do.

2012-04-18T21:05:00.001+01:00

I've been working on this hairstyle for a while, getting curls and volume in the right places. I've been recreating it from a photograph I lust over nearly daily. As I work with hair as my profession, I need my barnet looking the best she can and I ain't happy until it's damn perfect! But I never put my bristle brush and Elnette down until it was finished.....and it's all down to this marvellous lady with the killer 'do....

Love as always, Lucille xx.

In her yellow bow....

2012-04-09T19:31:00.001+01:00

...she's cuter than the Easter Bunny......and more stylish.
Hope y'all have had a super break!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Hair, a day in the life of.

2012-04-03T10:27:00.002+01:00

1. A pretty simple style hair wise, all hair is smoothed in a bobble (you will need long hair to do this) and secured pretty much on the hairline. Tuck the ponytail underneath, smooth and pin. I was attending a Vintage evening so I adorned my bun with flowers, birds and butterflies!

2. Faux bob with Jedward style fringe (so my mum says). Inspired by Call the Midwife. An easy style, can hide your curls if they have started to drop, a perfect casual style to wear with my Freddies of Pinewood shirt!

3. Big faux bangs, the sides smoothed into two victory rolls at the side. Taken from this book. I have clipped the back bit with a barrette, but it can be left down also.

4. A lovely rolled style taken from one of my favourite blogs; Bright Young Twins.

So that's what my hair has been upto these past few days, what has yours been upto?

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Ice cream colours.

2012-03-26T07:39:00.001+01:00

The sun shone for me at the coast!

I lay a posin' on the pebbles in an ice cream coloured outfit; Horrocks circle skirt, Mint green sandals, a sparkly pink Pin Up Girl sweater, mint green Lux De Ville bag and an ice cream to match!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

She's surprisin'

2012-03-20T09:10:00.000Z

Today I am off on a surprise visit. It involves travelling down to the coast and spending time next to the sea and hopefully making someone very special to me smile. I've never done a surprise visit before so I wanted to make sure I had the perfect outfit for the occasion.

Inka bought me a swell dress for mothers day so I thought I'd take it out for an adventure. Inka knows my exact measurements and I have know idea where on earth she found this little flowered wiggle from. It's even an original with it's own matching belt....this pooch knows her stuff! Paired with wooden bangles and tiki shoes, I'm hoping my slightly tropical outfit will bring tropical weather to the East Coast!

Now to pack Inka into that big black hat box....

No surprise visit is complete without a fabulous updo! One of my favourite styles, the 'poodle' updo which has many variations to it. Seen modelled by the likes of Betty Grable, just simply pile up the curls on top of your head!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Bobcat Bop!

2012-03-18T15:43:00.002Z

Two friends I have known from the Rockabilly circuit happened to pop into the salon yesterday. They were willing models for Victory rollin' and it was so nice to see them. I developed bag, shoe and denim dungaree envy whilst they got their hair done! Well, I was reminded how fun it used to be jivin' and strollin' with these gals. After deckin' myself out in stripes I limbered up for a night on the dancefloor. The Bobcats supplied the rhythms, and I was boppin' from then on!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

No Slobbin'

2012-03-08T07:26:00.004Z

Recently it was requested that I was to attend one of our girly days at the Eden Hall Spa in 'slob clothes'. Eden Hall is beautiful, the sorta place you want to elegantly arrive in your best frock and glide around their gardens, sipping a G&T. How on earth can I be expected to dress down?? The panic started to set in.The words 'slob clothes' cannot be found in my vocabulary.....or more importantly my wardrobe. Not because I am a slob snob, I just don't feel comfy in comfy clothes. So I had ten minutes. I already had my hair stuffed into a headscarf and my normal makeup routine was stopped altogether- apart from a quick swipe of my eyebrow pencil. My poor bare lips, they feel dry and naked without rouge!!

I matched a cropped Freddies of Pinewood top with my headscarf, feeling pretty rockabilly. Then I braved my fear and slipped into a pair of black leggings. The worst fashion fad of the decade, a cop-out if you ask me which should be restricted to the gym and banned from the highstreet. Leggings do not = a trouser. So I made sure I had a pair of thick, high waisted leggings, to look more like a pair of skinny jeans rather than a pair of tights!!

I couldn't spoil my carefully picked ensemble with a pair of chunky Nike's, so I quickly strapped myself into my red Rocket Originals. A Vintage cardi acted as my comfort blanket, I wear this one all the time. So if like me, you struggle to dress 'slobbish' and the very words give you chills, you still can, without actually looking like a slob!

I only ended up arriving and leaving in my outfit. I spent the rest of the day prancing and re-winding in my 1950's blue bather, feeling truly comfy. I noticed I was the only one there with fluffy slippers and a comb in their robe pocket....

Love as always, Lucille xx.

This valentines....

2012-02-14T11:38:00.000Z

...I am surrounded by beautiful women!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Papped...

2012-02-03T07:39:00.000Z

...coming straight outta hair school.

Handbag: Lux De Ville

Shoes: Rocket Originals

Coat: My most favourite possession in the whole world.

Image courtesy of Lets put our hearts together.

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Goodness Gracious!

2012-01-31T23:11:00.002Z

Well I must say that on reporting back to CallMeLucille headquarters this evening has put a lipsticked grin on my face.

509 followers!

Thank you to all who have given me wonderful advice, compliments and for sticking with me and Inka. I think Inka gets most of the compliments, the little fur ball!

Here's an image taken quickly before us three headed out into tonight's darkness. I took a moment out from my usual posing to try out our 'Wanda pout' from Cry Baby......harder than you think!

A more serious snap of dear Ruth's hair I fixed for her for tonight's outing. She sure loves a swirl!

Seriously, a thousand thank yous, I will repay y'all in outfit post photographs!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Can I tempt you??

2012-01-26T22:45:00.007Z

Take pity on me for I am a penniless gal with too many clothes......

Shop shop shop at my Etsy store where you will find beautiful clothes in need of a new home!

It pains me to do it, but things have gotten fairly desparate. I said I'd never sell this superb garden dress....

I'm trying to keep all my listed garments all fairly priced as possible. I have a list of big things to save up for this year, so it's time to bite the bullet and re-home some of the contents of my wardrobe.
Roll up!!
Rose Desire-Belle has already bagged herself a navy spotted wiggle dress, so get there before she snaps up more!!

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Love as always, Lucille xx.

Mrs.fox & the cat with the bow.

2012-01-24T12:14:00.000Z

I can remember getting my first Tatty Devine piece of Jewellery. It was off a friend for my 18th birthday and was one of their kitsch name necklaces. It was black and plastic and I loved it. We all had ones in different gaudy colours and we thought we were the bees knees. Nowadays we have swapped our plastic name tags for slightly classier 'Carrie' style gold name jewellery. And we still are the bee knees.

I still have my first name necklace safe in my earring case, and even though I don't wear it anymore it doesn't mean my love of Tatty Devine has been forgotten. Their brooches, necklaces and cuffs always have a theme. And I love a theme. Especially if it is an animal one.

My wonderful fella bought me my first Tatty Devine brooch; a tortoiseshell fox. She will join my collection of animal brooches- I gaining quite a zoo!

The kitten and her blue bow was a present to myself, my collection is lacking in felines!

I'm on the lookout for a panda to bring home with me!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

The Village Bicycle.

2012-01-19T14:25:00.000Z

Today I spent the morning cycling from house to house to offer my cutting services. Luckily enough I have my green Rayleigh, Marlene, to take me from place to place in style! Even though little Inka had her matching blue scarf on, I had to leave little Inka at home as it was straight to the pub afterwards to bake the pies that everyone in the village loves!!

I've stayed snuggly all day with my blue embroided cardigan tightly tucked into a pair of VOH's new line of 1940's trousers.

Nothing beats cycling an old bike and Marlene sure gets me noticed!!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Gettin' Redder.

2012-01-17T09:57:00.000Z

Let me introduce you all to Rose Desire-Belle, a beautiful burlesque performer I have got to know over the past year. Every 5 or 6 weeks we meet up so that I can keep her locks in check and its a great opportunity to inform one another of new online shops, strip teasers and tattoos we have come across.

Her ever growing baby beagle Bella joins us, listening us natter about the troubles of finding the right repro handbag or discussing her outfits for her next act whilst I set her hair in rollers. Beautiful Bella has her uses, she eats up all the hair I've snipped off the floor!

This week I was set the task of being the first person ever to colour her hair (apart from herself!) After being a raven haired burlesquer, Rose Desire-Belle decided she wanted to go red. Very red. And for this I needed to bring my whole kit, containing super strength peroxides to erase months and months of the dark dye!

It's still a working progress,we're planning on getting it even redder! The Bettie Bangs I cut in a few months ago needed some maintenance and after a few snips she was looking ready to pounce on stage and begin her teasin'!!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

I've got most of me covered baby!

2012-01-15T13:59:00.001Z

If you read my previous post, you'd be aware of the challenge I have set myself for the next few months. 15 days in and I'm not slippin'. I'm not leaving the house today, so this is my inside outfit. A couple weeks ago I'd be swanning around in a lace vest and bed shorts if I was staying inside. I'm much warmer and less goose pimpled nowadays and just as glamorous!

Stockings underneath my Tara Starlet Leopard Capris, CHECK! Vest top underneath my Lady K Loves black glitter sweater, CHECK!

If any of you gurrls have any tips on staying cosy, send em my way!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Your biggest fan.

2012-01-10T13:10:00.000Z

I knew the postman was arriving, as Inka had stirred from her snooze and was howling at the back door. I have to admit, I had forgotten what I had ordered. (Doing most of my shopping on the internet I never know what will be arriving!)

Though my brain kicked in when I saw the 'Pin Up Parade' ribbon on my maroon parcel, it's my new skirt!!

I first spotted this fancy fan Bettie Page skirt on Pin Up Parade a few months ago and with Christmas presents to buy I begrudgingly pushed it to the back of my mind. It was only until I was rearranging my wardrobe that I realised I am slightly lacking on winter skirts. (I'm lacking on winter clothes in general!) This one definitely fits my winter specifics....thick, heavy material, plenty of it and dark colours to pair with furs and sweaters.

Ok, I know I am not really dressed for winter on my top half, and I'm risking breaking my new years resolution! I am always complaining that I am cold and spend November-February hunched over trying to keep warm so my N.Y.R is to dress APPROPRIATELY. This is not a word I am familiar with, so I promise that for the next few months while the weather is still chilly, every outfit post will be wintery, not compromising on glamour and most importantly it will keep my goose-pimpled body warm and toasty!

I swear, this is going to be harder than it sounds!

Love as always, Lucille xx.

Stepping out of Christmas.

2012-01-05T08:32:00.003Z

After a rather long and boozy Christmas & New Year break, I have hardly left the comforts of my warm silk dressing gown. (only once to glam up for NYE...photos soon) I've spent the holidays floating about the house, hoovering up chocolates as I go. And if I wasn't eating, I'd be found under the duvet with a Betty Grable movie on in the background. Pretty dam lazy huh?

Today is my last day before I return back to reality (work) and I can hardly wait to slip back into my stockings. Being lazy is fantastic, but after two weeks of living in night wear, it's time for some serious outfit posting to commence. Watch out ladies...and gentlemen!

Just a quick photo to wet your new twenty twelve whistles.....I don't think I have dressed this practical since I was 11! However, I still kept it Land girls, with my lipstick and head scarf. Practical can still be ever so slightly glamorous! This was taken outside the local pub where I sometimes still work. I love being behind the bar with my headscarfs and leopard print capris. I like to think of myself as the Village Bette Lynch!

Hope your Christmas's and NYE's were full of merriment, jiving and festive themed outfits!

Love as always Lucille xx

Try this!

2011-12-17T09:07:00.000Z

Enjoy! Photos please!

Love as always Lucille xx