tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22237947911952852872024-02-07T07:53:23.585+00:00Mid Century GirlA vintage lifestyle blog from a girl who loves the 1950s!Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-34414161983773947682015-06-20T17:14:00.002+01:002015-06-20T17:14:32.078+01:00Beautiful South Coast<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, I had a day off work and wasn't sure how to spend it to make the most of the lovely weather that we've been having. In England, you never know how long the good weather will last so you always feel you need to make the most out of each day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And it isn't just about making the most out of the day, I have to make the most out of my summer wardrobe! I do prefer vintage summer wear and therefore have more of it than colder weather clothes. So as soon as the weather becomes nice, the challenge is to wear all your summer clothes as you will never know when it will be warm enough to wear them again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose yesterday to wear this beautiful pale yellow sundress. I purchased this Jeanne d'Arc dress deadstock from a trader at Viva Las Vegas this year. I had seen the dress there each day but it was only until the Sunday when it was reduced (and so cheap!) did I decide I really needed it in my life! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am also wearing a recently purchased deadstock necklace and clamper bracelet from Bow and Crossbones. I always feel a little sad cutting the tags off deadstock items, as they are no longer deadstock once you do that but I don't see any point in buying something if I'm not going to wear it. At least I know I will look after it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to Hengistbury Head which is only 45 minutes from where we live and walked along the coast and then back down along the beach. A great day to spend on the beautiful South Coast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dress: Vintage deadstock from a trader at VLV</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Necklace and Clamper: Deadstock from <a href="http://bowandcrossbones.com/" target="_blank">Bow and Crossbones</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Earrings: Vintage from Etsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunglasses: Vintage from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Veramode" target="_blank">Vera Mode</a></span><br />
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-67860302273538066232015-06-06T18:37:00.003+01:002015-06-06T18:37:46.052+01:00"The Big One"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here is my Viva Las Vegas 18 post after all... I decided just to post all the photos in one mammoth post rather than split them up into different parts (all my day outfits have been shown in previous posts!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next stop was Frankie's Tiki Room. I heard that this place gets busy and not long after we got there and found a table, a bus load of VLV-goers turned up! (And by bus load, I do literally mean an actual bus full of people!) I'm not a big drinker and one drink was enough to be very tipsy! We were happy to get some cool tiki mugs to bring home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Wednesday night was a Pre-VLV show and we really enjoyed The Pringles - what a riot they were! Although this wasn't included in the weekender wristband, I would definitely recommend going to the Wednesday night pre-party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to Thursday and the Vendors rooms. I had mentally prepared myself for the hectic shopping but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I still managed to break the zipper on my dress and break a fake nail whilst trying on items in the toilets! I did get a few good things too over the four days of the event which you will start to see on the blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so happy we got to see both of the Charles Phoenix shows - he is hilarious! And has such a great slides to share with the audience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jai Malano was part of the Rhythm Bomb showcase and was fantastic! I had seen her previously as part of the The Royal Rhythmaires at Rhythm Riot in 2013 but she is now a solo act. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cavaleros provided some great early 1960s surf tunes to get us in the mood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so great to finally meet Laurence and Sylvain (not pictured)! I have been following their blog <em>Lost in the 50s</em> for a few years now and they do have fantastic vintage style and are so friendly too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And that is it for the VLV photos! We had a great time but it was pretty exhausting! Although I would love to go again, I also want to explore other parts of America and go to other weekenders. This was my third time to Las Vegas and next time, I would like to go somewhere else...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After VLV, we moved to The Mirage to stay there for a few days so we could experience The Vegas Strip. We also went to The Grand Canyon West Rim. This was my third time to The Grand Canyon but first time visiting The West Rim. On the Skywalk, Alan popped the question... and I said yes! I absolutely love the antique ring and 1950s ring box. Now to start planning a 1950s wedding!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Union Station and The Bradbury Building have some significance to me as they were used as filming locations in my all-time favourite movie <em>Blade Runner</em>. I had been to these places on my last America holiday but it was still so fantastic to go back. We also got to see the Ennis House later in the day which is also used in the movie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This yellow dress and purse were recent purchases. I just love yellow and I can't say that enough! I also really like the fit of this dress and it is very comfortable to wear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These photos were taken in the park outside City Hall. City Hall is also featured in another of my favourite movies, <em>L.A. Confidential</em>. Los Angeles has some really amazing buildings and architecture and it really is great to walk around the city and see so many recognisable filming locations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can't see in the other photos very well but the earrings I am wearing match the bracelet, I love a good matching jewellery set. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from Etsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bolero: Vintage from Dreamtime Vintage, London</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Purse: Vintage from eBay</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunglasses: Vintage from Vera Mode</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Vintage but so old I cannot remember where from!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ballet pumps: New Look</span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-2044186854264501732015-05-03T18:08:00.002+01:002015-05-03T18:08:40.856+01:00Beautiful Santa Barbara<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favourite places that we went to whilst on holiday was Santa Barbara. Even though it was a 2 hour drive from our hotel in Los Angeles, it was definitely worth making the trip out of the city and up the scenic Pacific Coast Highway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our first stop was the County Courthouse, chosen because of the beautiful location! I loved seeing all the Spanish buildings in this city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I admit that I didn't get many good photos of this outfit, sometimes you are just too busy having fun to remember to take "outfit photos." I purchased this dress from Crush Vintage but through an Instagram preview. It is perfect for Summer and I am glad that I decided to find out more after spotting it on the Crush Vintage Instagram page. Sometimes it really is worth enquiring when you see a photo on Instagram!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We went for lunch at a great Mexican restaurant - Los Agaves - which I had found whilst doing some online research. They have two restaurants in Santa Barbara and I really would recommend visiting if you like Mexican food - it was delicious and inexpensive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We of course managed to fit in a visit to an antique mall on our trip and we stopped off at the Antique Center Mall. The dresses were surprisingly rather expensive but I found a lovely 1950s charm bracelet and some very cool cufflinks (to go on a dress that requires some!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Headscarf: Vintage but no idea where from</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was another good purchase from eBay and it fits very snugly! I don't know if I will be lucky enough to find any more Anne Fogarty dresses at reasonable prices, many of the recent ones on Etsy have been over £100. 1950s wool dresses are great to have in winter to keep you warm and stylish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I particularly love about this dress is the detail on the back - look at those buttons! I haven't seen many other dresses with this sort of detailing at the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here are my Gloria by Miss L Fire boots, aren't they cute? As I explained in a previous post, when the AW14 styles were released, I really wanted the Alpine boots but they sold out in my size in their pre-orders so I decided to buy these ones. They are pretty comfy and keep my feet warm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from eBay</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Brooch: Luxulite on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Luxulite" target="_blank">Etsy</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Earrings: Forbidden Charm on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/ForbiddenCharm" target="_blank">Etsy</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-3082753598858741512015-03-01T10:55:00.001+00:002015-03-01T10:55:09.311+00:00Red Plaid in Bournemouth<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a little while since I did my last post but here is an outfit I wore on a day out to Bournemouth at the end of 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also see my lovely fox brooch from Luxulite. As soon as I saw this on Etsy, I HAD to have it. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love foxes and have amassed a collection of fox themed items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now have three wool Anne Fogarty dresses (with the last one to be presented in another post) and I have been incredibly lucky because they were all bargains from Etsy and eBay! I won this one for $20 on eBay as no one else bid on it (why?!!!) Living in the UK, I rely on buying most of my vintage online but I rarely find such bargains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have never found an advert for any of my other dresses so was really pleased to find this. The advert dates from September 1962 and it reads "Our own Anne Fogarty makes news in black and white with this dramatic dress - headlining an exclusive collection designed for the Young Elite." Have you ever found any original adverts for your vintage clothing?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am also wearing my new Miss L Fire Alpine boots. These are the second pair of boots I have bought from them this season but I just could not resist getting these. The first pair I bought will be featured in another post but for now you can feast your eyes on this pair ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really wanted the Havana boots that they made a few years ago but never managed to get a pair so was so pleased to see that they had done a very similar design this season. Unfortunately, they sold out of my size on the Miss L Fire website during the 'pre-release' last year so I bought the Gloria boots instead. Then last week, I saw these Alpine boots on Zalando on sale and in stock with my size... So it had to be done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from eBay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Miss L Fire via Zalando</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Brooch: Luxulite</span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-66826054534398303112015-01-18T12:14:00.001+00:002015-01-18T12:14:38.301+00:00Atomic Fleck<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of my favourite recent outfits...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This early 1950s Toni Todd dress was one of my more 'riskier' Etsy purchases in that there was a very limited description and the photos weren't great. The price, however, was a bargain so after some of my questions were answered by the seller, I decided to purchase it and I am glad I did because I love it. The photos have made it look like a blue but it is actually more a grey colour!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also LOVE my new Miss L Fire shoes! Especially as they were free!!! I was lucky enough to be the UK winner of their Thanksgiving Instagram competition in which they were giving away a pair of the Manhattan (seen above) or Savoy shoes. Although this is not a style of shoe I would usually choose, I think they look better than on their website and they are so comfortable to walk around in. I have quite a few red items of clothing and accessories in my wardrobe so I am glad that I did choose this style and in this colour. Also, if anyone is interested, this pair (and many others!) is currently on sale on the Miss L Fire <a href="http://shop.misslfire.co.uk/shoes/product/Manhattan%20Black%20and%20Red" target="_blank">website</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from Etsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Coat: Vintage from Vintage Fair</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Gift from Miss L Fire!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Earrings: Vintage from Rhythm Riot trader</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bracelet: Vintage from Clobber Vintage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Brooch: Luxulite from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Luxulite" target="_blank">Etsy</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-23153088804268539952015-01-03T16:30:00.001+00:002015-01-03T16:30:27.747+00:00The Christmas Dress<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year! My first post of the year reflects on what I wore on Christmas Day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This dress arrived a few weeks before Christmas and it just made sense to wear it on Christmas Day with some red and white accessories. I love the ivy embroidery around the neckline and cuffs. Unfortunately it was a bit too big for me so since wearing this dress, I have actually sold it to someone else. I have been quite ruthless in the last few months with some of my vintage items, ones that I know I am unlikely to wear again for whatever reason, I will try to sell on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am also wearing my new poinsettia hair clip from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RosieAliaDesigns" target="_blank">Rosie Alia Designs</a> on Etsy, she has some great hair accessories in her shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from Etsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Vintage (purchased so long ago)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Belt: Vintage from eBay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hair clip: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RosieAliaDesigns" target="_blank">Rosie Alia Designs</a> on Etsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bracelet: Vintage from Clobber Vintage, Bournemouth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Earrings: Vintage from Etsy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-77297301486700716162014-12-22T19:12:00.001+00:002014-12-22T19:12:41.780+00:00A festive outfit for work<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First and foremost, I wish all my blog readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will be the last post of the year and I decided to make it a festive one. I have wanted to do some work outfit posts for a while but it is difficult because<em> </em>I leave for work early in the morning and I'm too tired by the time I get home. I'm not a vintage purist when it comes to work clothes either - comfort and practicality is important for me - so I mix vintage with repro and mostly wear separates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Top: Vintage sweater from I can't remember where!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Clarks</span></div>
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-30564007927546530752014-12-07T19:10:00.002+00:002014-12-07T19:10:24.121+00:00When in Bath...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... do as the Romans did and visit the Roman Baths! And this is exactly what we did when we visited Bath back in October. Bath is one of my favourite cities in the UK and I have blogged about it before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here are some photos taken at the Roman Baths. I have visited the Baths before but many years ago so it was nice to go again. I always find it difficult to take outfit photos for this blog whilst I am out and about, as we often need to take a few with different poses and I do wonder what the other people around me must think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from eBay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jacket: Vintage from Blackout 2 in London</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Office (but they have a great vintage style and are so comfortable!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I purchased this Jonathan Logan dress on the Facebook group "Ooh La La." Whilst I don't find a lot to purchase on this group, I do feel particularly pleased when I get a good bargain like this (£25!) from a UK seller. Jonathan Logan is one of my favourite 1950s designers and there is a plethora of dresses on Etsy with this label. I have a couple more Jonathan Logan dresses, which I aim to feature on this blog soon! </span></div>
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-54902618270530051682014-11-08T16:09:00.002+00:002014-11-08T16:13:08.150+00:00Back when it was warm...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been blessed with some unseasonably warm weather as of late in England but this past week there has been a sudden drop in temperature!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from Cut + Paste on Etsy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunglasses: Vintage from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/Veramode" target="_blank">Vera Mode Vintage</a></span><br />
Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-66831356300031309582014-09-18T11:13:00.002+01:002014-09-18T17:16:26.425+01:00Goodwood Revival 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Sunday, my boyfriend and I attended the Goodwood Revival. You may remember I blogged about the 2012 Revival <a href="http://mid-centurygirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/goodwood-revival-2012.html" target="_blank">here.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As the weather looked like it was going to be somewhat unsettled for the Sunday, I decided not to wear the outfit that I had originally planned and went with a different outfit which you have already seen on this blog <a href="http://mid-centurygirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/bows-braces-vintage-fair_24.html" target="_blank">here</a>. So this post is more about the event rather than my outfit (although I did choose some different accessories to go with the dress this time!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year's event was bigger and better than 2012!! As I didn't attend the 2013 event, I do not know if the changes made were present last year or were new to this year. For instance, the "Over the Road" area was much bigger and they made more of a feature of the Car Show. There were just so many cars that we didn't get to see all of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I also managed to meet up with my friends Vicki and Nicky who went for the day. Vicki runs the awesome vintage shop This is Vintage in Bournemouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, it was a great day out! My legs hurt so much by the end of the day (I changed in to ballet flats at lunch time but even that didn't really help) - there is just so much walking around and not many places to sit down and relax! You may also be surprised to hear that I did not even look at any vintage clothes shops! There were a lot of vendors but I really couldn't be bothered to sift through racks of vintage when there was so much more to see and do. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">My boyfriend also enjoyed his first Revival so I think we will probably go next year.</span></div>
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-6100543570053390842014-09-07T15:29:00.001+01:002014-09-07T15:29:25.807+01:00Seeing spots<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never buy dresses or skirts with polka dots on them. Polka dots are so ubiquitous on reproduction 1950s dresses that when I see them on vintage 1950s dresses, they just don't appeal to me. That's not to say that I don't like polka dots because I actually do! So when I saw this dress in a shop in London recently, I was very much drawn to it, even though I had reservations over the polka dots!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When my Mum saw my Stylecraft Miami wicker and lucite bag she loved it so much that she said she wanted one herself! I reasoned that because it was vintage, I was unlikely to be able to find her one. But I was determined to have a look and on my first Etsy search, I found another one so I bought it for her! It is actually a little bigger than mine but it is still Stylecraft Miami and the same style of bag, as you can see. In fact, in the last couple of weeks, I have seen a third bag on eBay in this style! Vintage, yes. Unique, certainly not!</span></div>
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-26649280969511157002014-08-18T18:14:00.004+01:002014-08-18T18:14:56.955+01:00Who wears short shorts?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ooh man, dig that crazy chick!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First capri pants and now shorts, have I abandoned dresses and skirts forever? Nope, but I do love these shorts! I have wanted a pair of navy 1950s shorts for a long time... I couldn't find a vintage pair in the right size and the repro companies out there did not seem to make any navy ones so I was very happy to finally find these original 1950s shorts from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CrushVintage" target="_blank">Crush Vintage</a> on Etsy. I have bought a few things from them before and their items are always at good prices. The shorts needed a little alteration as they were a little too big but they now fit great. And I took them on their first outing to a picnic in the New Forest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it is safe to say that I definitely prefer dresses and skirts to trousers... having said that, I do love the 1950s capri pants that I see girls wearing and I've been dying to own a pair myself. However, trousers/ pants are just so difficult to get right in the measurements! Buying a full skirt or dress is so easy by comparison and it is for this reason that I have generally stayed away from buying vintage trousers online. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/" target="_blank">Ballyhoo Vintage</a> has a great range of 1950s and 1960s capri pants/ clam diggers/ pedal pushers and I really wanted a pair... so I bought these deadstock ones as they were not very expensive so I figured if they didn't fit right, it wouldn't be a huge waste of money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are super tight and there isn't much give in the fabric. It is the right size (I actually had to get them taken in a little by the ankle) as any bigger and it wouldn't have the right look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Capri pants: Vintage deadstock from <a href="http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/" target="_blank">Ballyhoo Vintage</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-3141668740453671572014-07-20T20:30:00.002+01:002014-07-20T20:30:41.134+01:00Southsea Common<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was good to read your comments from my previous post about having too many floral print dresses and just to show you that I haven't <em>completely</em> gone off 1950s floral prints, here is an outfit I wore a few weeks ago...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For those of you who have been reading my blog posts for a little may remember <a href="http://mid-centurygirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/a-day-trip-to-london.html" target="_blank">this post</a> which I did last year. When I went to London last August, I went to Judy's Fair at Spitalfields where I met a girl promoting the fair. I absolutely loved her dress and took a photo of her in it (which I included in the post.) Then a couple months ago, I saw that the same girl was selling some of her clothes on OLL. I did think if she was to ever sell this dress then I would need to buy it... and luckily for me, she was selling it and I bought it from her! As she is a similar size to me, I knew it would fit (and it does) and I have since bought other things from her (I love finding someone in my size who is selling off their vintage wardrobe!)</span></div>
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-68987609439890707072014-07-02T19:37:00.002+01:002014-07-02T19:37:46.512+01:00Not another floral print dress...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wore this outfit when I went out for dinner for my Birthday a few months ago. I have to admit, recently, I have really gone off 1950s floral print dresses... I do really like this one but I see so many floral prints on Etsy that they all start to look the same. I try to look for more interesting or different prints in 1950s dresses (and I seem to have bought a lot of plaid dresses!) As a result, there will be a couple of floral print dresses in my wardrobe that I plan on selling as I know I won't be wearing them anymore.</span><br />
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-10710375875537128232014-06-17T18:51:00.001+01:002014-06-17T18:51:25.375+01:00Atomic Festival!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So since my last post there have been a few changes in my little world... I have moved into a new place with my guy... and it's great! I also have a new job... or I will do in a few weeks when I start it. I will still be working in clinical research but in a different role with more responsibility (and more money!) in a different research facility so yay for me. And I booked a holiday to America for 2015 (Yes, I will finally get to revel in all the VLV fun!) And I managed to do all this in one week. But now on to more important things such as....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Atomic Festival! At the beginning of May, the first ever Atomic Festival was held at Sywell Aerodrome in Northampton. I had tickets for the Saturday but I kinda wished I had weekend tickets because it was so much fun that I didn't want to go home on Saturday evening!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so glad that it did not rain... and although it was very sunny, it was a pretty cold start to the day! This plaid dress was perfect to wear to this 1950s Americana event and I teamed it with my Rocket Originals wedges and then, later on in the day, my saddles shoes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is actually the second Mr. Mort dress that I own. The first Mr. Mort dress I have yet to wear even though I consider it to be one of my favourite dresses (how is that possible, to have a 'favourite' dress that I've never worn?!) This one has a fully lined circle skirt and it's pretty heavy (it swings and hits your partner when you jive in it!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the reasons why I'm a bit gutted I was only there for the Saturday was that I missed the Poodle Parade on the Sunday. I did get to snap some photos of this super chic lady and her lovely dogs though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have to admit, I was not that enthused to see Demon Drome's Wall of Death but my guy really wanted to go so I went too... AND THEY TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND!!! It was definitely one of the highlights of my day at the festival - the two guys and girl were amazing and I still can't get over the stunts that they did (they went so fast that I did not get any good photos but if you ever get the chance to see them at an event - DO IT!!!)</span></div>
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Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-35521132719238672132014-05-21T19:49:00.001+01:002014-05-21T19:49:55.287+01:00Big Cat<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to start off this post by saying THANK YOU to all the kind comments on my last post. I really do enjoy blogging and reading the comments to my posts and your words of encouragement certainly made me feel better as I go through a bit of a stressful time with moving to a new property.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So on to today's post... these outfit photos were taken back in March when it was somewhat colder! I think I was trying to channel a bit of Audrey Hepburn in Charade with the red coat and the hat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried on this hat at the Bows and Braces Vintage Fair in March and I immediately fell in love with it. I never thought the pill box style would really suit me but this seemed to really work. However, I did not want to spend too much at the fair so I decided not to purchase it. But this just meant that I spent the following week thinking about it! It is funny how the 'love of vintage' will drive you to lusting after such items. By the end of the week (and having thought of various outfit combinations which necessitated the hat) I phoned up Gloria from The Little Vintage Shop in Lymington to tell her that I <strike>wanted</strike> needed it... only to find out that it had been reserved for someone else until the next day! Gloria said she would phone me if the lady who had reserved it does not come back and to my luck, she did not return for it so the hat was mine!! I was quite surprised because when I 'reserve' items in vintage shops, I always go back for them...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dress: Vintage from This is Vintage in Bournemouth (also on Etsy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThisIsVintageDorset" target="_blank">here</a>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hat: Vintage from The Little Vintage Shop in Lymington</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Marks and Spencer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bag: Vintage from Vintage to Vogue, Bath</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Coat: Vintage from a trader at Lou Lou's Vintage Fair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Gloves: Vintage from Etsy (surprisingly for me, the only internet purchase in this whole outfit!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-31833996005478729122014-05-11T11:35:00.001+01:002014-05-11T11:35:40.823+01:00One year of blogging!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday marked one year of blogging! Woo! I had been reading vintage lifestyle blogs for a while and had always wanted to set up my own but my guy had to persuade me to do it and I'm glad he did because I have enjoyed doing outfit and event posts over the past twelve months (and I hope you have too!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Although I started out doing weekly outfit posts, recently it has become more of a fortnightly occurrence. I still have many more outfits to post about (and I will be continuing to buy more dresses I am sure) but as I am looking for apartments to rent with my guy, my time has been spent looking for places and also spending money on homewares. Inevitably this means less money spent on vintage clothing and accessories! I hope in the future, when we have found a place, I will be able to do some Mid Century home posts. I have already bought a few key Atomic and Mid Century items for our home but they now just need a home to go into...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Also, in the midst of looking for an apartment and buying home stuff, I am booking a holiday to America for Spring next year! This is obviously quite costly and time consuming but I hope going forward that fortnightly outfit posts will be attainable. I really admire those bloggers out there who do frequent posting and maybe once things settle down in my life, I will get back to weekly posts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyway, back to my blogging anniversary, here are my top four favourite outfits from the past twelve months!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is easily a favourite dress, it has a linen or linen-like material and I originally blogged about it <a href="http://mid-centurygirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/bows-braces-vintage-fair_24.html" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good times in Narbonne (France) in this dress and I simply cannot wait for the first HOT day of the year, so I can wear this again! Original post is <a href="http://mid-centurygirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/holiday-outfit-post-6-new-favourite.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not a fan of Winter but this dress made me enjoy the colder days! Original post is <a href="http://mid-centurygirl.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/its-spring.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be back soon with some new outfits! </span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-44154694557000334492014-04-29T20:06:00.001+01:002014-04-29T20:06:32.645+01:00The Mid Century Market and my Birthday!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weekends ago, I turned 27 and decided to spend my birthday in London eating lots of good food and looking at pretty vintage clothes. My birthday also happened to coincide with Bettina Scarlett's 'Mid Century Market' which I blogged about back in March. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As it was a special day, I just had to wear one of my favourite dresses...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the Anne Fogarty dress I purchased on the Sunday at Rhythm Riot 2013 and it is such a great little cotton dress. I'm surprised that this dress lasted until the Sunday of the weekender but I think it was because it was destined to be mine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dress did actually come with it's own original belt which is in good condition as well. However, it could do with being an inch smaller (and because the belt is constructed in a particular way, it isn't possible to make it smaller) so I decided to wear this nondescript black belt instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">OK, so on to the Mid Century Market... I'm so glad I got to go to this event, it was in a great location with lots of lovely traders selling 1950s vintage and vintage inspired items. Even though it was my birthday and I did have some cash to burn, I managed to be impressively restrained in my spending.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I bought a pair of 1950s cat eye sunglasses that I had been lusting after from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Veramode" target="_blank">Vera Mode Vintage</a>. It was so good to see her stuff in person and I am surprised that I managed to walk away from her stall with only sunglasses!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I also treated myself to two pairs of vintage inspired earrings from <a href="http://bowandcrossbones.com/" target="_blank">Bow and Crossbones</a> - so many pretty things at this stall! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next fair date has already been set and it is on Saturday 16th August in the same location in Hammersmith, check out the <a href="http://www.bettinascarlettpresents.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> for more details. I really hope I can make it to this one too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from trader at Rhythm Riot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Belt: Vintage from eBay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jacket: Vintage from <a href="http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/" target="_blank">Ballyhoo Vintage</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Marks and Spencer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bag: Vintage from Vintage to Vogue, Bath</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hat: Vintage from The Little Vintage Shop, Lymington</span>Mid Century Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225923078795264979noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223794791195285287.post-90930246368832763642014-04-16T07:50:00.000+01:002014-04-16T07:50:00.391+01:00My Mad Men dress<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight, UK viewers will get the chance to see the first episode of the last season of Mad Men (if you have Sky Atlantic that is!) I've loved the show for so long and thought today would be a rather apt time to show you a dress of mine which was featured in a previous season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This dress was actually the first item I ever purchased on Etsy back in 2010. It is a "Doris Fein Original" and at the time I purchased it, I didn't know it had been on the TV show so you can imagine my surprise when re-watching Season 2 on DVD and I see one of the secretaries wearing my dress! Cue lots of 'rewind and pause' moments. As this is obviously not the only dress ever made, I am not suggesting that this exact same dress made its way from the show's extensive wardrobe into my wardrobe but it is still pretty exciting to own a dress that has been seen on Mad Men. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And I am not the only one that this has happened to! A while back I saw <a href="http://coutureallure.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/my-mad-men-moment.html" target="_blank">this post</a> on the Couture Allure blog and how the blogger had her very own "Mad Men Moment." Have any of you ever had one of your vintage items featured on Mad Men or another period TV show? If you have, I would love to see!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dress: Vintage from Etsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shoes: Marks and Spencer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Belt: Vintage from Etsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bracelet: Vintage from Rhythm Riot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Earrings: Vintage but cannot remember where I bought these as it was so long ago!</span></div>
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